“Exile Vilify”
from the single Exile Vilify (From the Game “Portal 2”)
2011
iTunes
For those who aren’t as in-tune to the gaming world as others, this isn’t the first time The National has contributed an exclusive song to a video game, and furthermore, the second time they’ve contributed to the Portal series of games. “Exile Vilify” is a piano and string-drenched lament that appears in Portal 2, but judging by the single’s artwork, may have originated as a High Violet B-side. Either way, it’s the kind of track that emphasizes atmosphere and build over everything else, making it a good fit for the at times similarly structured world of video games.
What other songs have they contributed to games? And what other song did they contribute to the Portal series?