The National :: Exile Vilify
What is it with sublime music moments in video games? This new track from National in the middle of Portal 2 was strangely and terribly moving, much like the bit of Jose Gonzales that was woven into Red Dead Redemption (or Tomas Dvorak’s entire soundtrack for Machinarium). There’s something about stumbling upon music when you’re not expecting it, I guess – something that resonates quite strongly for me.
(Also: Owen Pallett is apparently responsible for the string arrangement here. The man has a way of popping up in every good song, ever.)
