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Added credits to songs composed by Mike Morasky, as confirmed in his reply to my tweet https://twitter.com/MikeMorasky/status/1385654335531454465?s=20

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-The '''soundtrack''' for '''''[[Portal]]''''' is contained in the ''[[w:The Orange Box#Soundtrack|The Orange Box Original Soundtrack]]'' released on December 21, 2007. The soundtrack also contains tracks from ''{{w|Half-Life 2: Episode One}}'' and ''{{w|Half-Life 2: Episode Two|Two}}'' and ''{{w|Team Fortress 2}}''.
+The '''soundtrack''' for '''''[[Portal]]''''' is contained in the ''[[w:The Orange Box#Soundtrack|The Orange Box Original Soundtrack]]'' released on December 21, 2007. The soundtrack also contains tracks from ''{{w|Half-Life 2: Episode One}}'' and ''{{w|Half-Life 2: Episode Two|Two}}'' and ''{{w|Team Fortress 2}}''.  The first half of the soundtrack (consisting of songs heard in the test chambers) was composed by Kelly Bailey.  The second half (consisting of songs that play in behind-the-scenes areas, including Rattmann dens, offices, maintenance areas, and the Central AI Chamber) was composed by Mike Morasky.<ref>--~~~~https://twitter.com/MikeMorasky/status/1385654335531454465?s=20</ref>
 ''The Orange Box Original Soundtrack'' can be purchased from [http://www.amazon.com/The-Orange-Box-Original-Soundtrack/dp/B0011V1W9U Amazon] and [http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-orange-box-original-soundtrack/id270749981 iTunes]. The tracks from ''Portal'' can be found in .mp3 format inside the ''Portal'' game cache file ({{code|portal content.gcf}}) under the directory {{code|\portal\sound\music\}}.
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 . '''''Subject Name Here''''' - 1:44
-A pulsing track riddled with high pitched beeps.  Plays when the player acquires the [[Portal gun|Dual Portal Device]] that can shoot both blue and orange portals, in Test Chamber 11.
+A pulsing track riddled with high pitched beeps.  Plays when the player acquires the [[Portal gun|Dual Portal Device]] that can shoot both blue and orange portals, in Test Chamber 11.  Composed by Kelly Bailey.
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 . '''''Taste of Blood''''' - 3:06
-A nostalgic track with hints of melancholy that plays when the player first encounters the [[Portal gun]], which only shoots blue portals.
+A nostalgic track with hints of melancholy that plays when the player first encounters the [[Portal gun]], which only shoots blue portals. Composed by Kelly Bailey.
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 . '''''Android Hell''''' - 3:45
-A soaring ambient synth track that plays first in Test Chamber 13, and again in the large room of Test Chamber 18 containing turrets.
+A soaring ambient synth track that plays first in Test Chamber 13, and again in the large room of Test Chamber 18 containing turrets.  Composed by Kelly Bailey.
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 . '''''Self Esteem Fund''''' - 3:30
-Arguably the most melancholic song on the soundtrack, this lamenting track plays in Test Chambers 10, 12, and 14.
+Arguably the most melancholic song on the soundtrack, this lamenting track plays in Test Chambers 10, 12, and 14.  Composed by Kelly Bailey.
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 . '''''Procedural Jiggle Bone''''' - 4:34
-A wobbly, otherworldly ambient synth track that plays both on Portal's main menu and during Test Chamber 19.
+A wobbly, otherworldly ambient synth track that plays both on Portal's main menu and during Test Chamber 19.  Composed by Kelly Bailey.
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 . '''''No Cake For You''''' - 4:05
-A slightly creepy, hopeless track that plays in Test Chamber 16's Ratman den.  Throughout the track, high pitched radio transmission-like beeps and rythmic, water-like synth bells can be heard.
+A slightly creepy, hopeless track that plays in Test Chamber 16's Ratman den.  Throughout the track, high pitched radio transmission-like beeps and rythmic, water-like synth bells can be heard.  Composed by Mike Morasky.
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 . '''''4000 Degrees Kelvin''''' - 1:01
-A dramatic, chaotic track that plays [[GLaDOS]] attempts to incinerate the player by lowering them into the fire pit on the [[Unstationary Scaffold]] at the end of Test Chamber 19.
+A dramatic, chaotic track that plays [[GLaDOS]] attempts to incinerate the player by lowering them into the fire pit on the [[Unstationary Scaffold]] at the end of Test Chamber 19.  Composed by Kelly Bailey.
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 . '''''Stop What You Are Doing''''' - 4:00
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 . '''''Party Escort''''' - 4:21
-A soft, synth-filled ambient track that plays during the protagonist's first encounter with the [[Rocket Turret]].
+A soft, synth-filled ambient track that plays during the protagonist's first encounter with the [[Rocket Turret]].  Composed by Mike Morasky.
-* The high-pitched ringing heard throughout the song ''may'' represent the Rocket Turret's aiming laser.  This, however, is unconfirmed by Kelly Bailey, the composer.
+* The high-pitched ringing heard throughout the song ''may'' represent the Rocket Turret's aiming laser.  This, however, is unconfirmed by Morasky.
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 . '''''You're Not a Good Person''''' - 1:24
-An intense percussive track that plays during the turret ambush towards the end of the protagonist's escape.
+An intense percussive track that plays during the turret ambush towards the end of the protagonist's escape.  Composed by Mike Morasky.
-* This track shows some similarities to the Half-Life 2 song [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3LbvWMCC3g "The Innsbruck Experiment,"] which was also composed by Kelly Bailey.
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 . '''''You Can't Escape, You Know''''' - 6:24
-Plays during the final battle with GLaDOS, as [[neurotoxin]] flows into the [[Central AI Chamber]].
+Plays during the final battle with GLaDOS, as [[neurotoxin]] flows into the [[Central AI Chamber]].  Composed by Mike Morasky.
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 . '''''Still Alive''''' - 3:05