The Aperture Science Psychoacoustics Laboratory is the moniker of Mike Mora… Read Full Bio ↴The Aperture Science Psychoacoustics Laboratory is the moniker of Mike Morasky, a composer for Valve. The laboratory is part of the Aperture Science Laboratory, researching psychoacoustics to enhance the immersive and multidimensional experience generated by Valve's most widely lauded game, Portal and its successor Portal 2.

According to Aperture, "Whether you’re a mega-science corporation with decades of test experience, or a young start-up liberating your first test subject from non-testing with a chloroform-soaked rag, Aperture guarantees results. Wake up your test subject, open the chamber door, and press play—let Aperture’s patent-pending rhythmic compliance enhancers do the rest." Thus far, three volumes of material have been made available and are all free to download from here: http://www.thinkwithportals.com/music.php

Comedy = Tragedy + Time
Aperture Science Psychoacoustics Laboratory Lyrics

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Cara Mia Addio Cara bella, cara mia bella! Mia bambina, o Chell! Ché la…
PotatOS Lament Potato lacrimosa Potato po uota Diva me a atra anima evicta …
Still Alive This was a triumph. I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS. It…
Want You Gone Well here we are again It's always such a pleasure Remembe…

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Ganymede, Jupiter III

8y↑86

It's all really funny, when you do the math.

Bonifác Kéner

@Sockren yes

Sockren

4y↑2

@Jacob Smith 2+2=4 is a fact, but its not funny -veggietales

Spartan War118

yeah you suck at it
but some people just suck it
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

InitiateD

And I suck at it.

Joel HatesYou

10y↑158

Does that mean we all have to laugh at WWII

Ted

XD FUNNY GERMAN MOUSTACH MAN XDD

Ven -es

3y↑1

@Audrey DeLaughter I laughed
when George floyd died

Firefox

4y↑1

No, The meaning of "comedy=tragedy+time" - - - > the literal genre tragedy started in ancient greece. The genre "comedy" derived from it, some TIME leater. In game, There are more other referances to ancient greece. For example the final scene is also a referance,you can google it if you interested.

Firefox

4y↑1

Clap* clap* clap* oh good, it is still working

Cerese [ABANDONED CHANNEL, moved to Mimosa N]

4y↑3

I was laughing during the COVID 19 outbreak.

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qwertyqeys

12y↑39

If comedy equals tragedy plus time, then does that mean time=comedy-tragedy? So if that's the case, then doing something REALLY tragic and something with less comedic value would send you into the past! And doing the opposite would send you into the future! DINOSAURS AND FLYING CAR CONFIRMED FOR PORTAL 3

Mr. McLoud

PTSD in a nutshell

Siren Nexus

qwertyqeys ha!

TheBeast0911

11y↑32

Well, you know the old formula. Comedy = Tradegy + Time. And you have been asleep for a while. So I guess it's actually pretty funny when you do the math.

TheSpyAmongUs

8y↑100

The meaning of "Comedy = Tragedy + Time" --> the literal genre Tragedy started in ancient Greece. The genre "comedy" derived from it, some TIME later.

Weird One

@Oliver Zemanek and then everyone clapped. obama was there too

XG Official

3y↑1

@Oliver Zemanek yeah right. Why would he just have a pre-made portal 2 assignment? He must be a really fast typer. Lmao get the fuck out of here

[ Mav ]

4y↑1

@oliver zemanek so he gave you a premade homework paper about a fictional company from a puzzle game just because you brought it up?

Clorox Bleach

5y↑8

@oliver zemanek sounds pretty made up

Clorox Bleach

5y↑2

woah

Mellieme

8y↑48

Has a very uneasy sound to it. Remember playing in the test chamber with this soundtrack and eughhh...

Szymonicus

Same xD

Macintoshiba

Yep, First time playing, Got stuck in that Chamber...

Wayne Mane

5y↑4

The synth in the beginning and throughout the song is a Massive preset!

greenfrog12

10y↑47

The ultimate thinking music

Fallen Hero

7y↑8

Does this play in the wide open chamber or the one with the three lasers?

Szymonicus

Ive stuck there for 1 hour xD

Arrowtongue & Boss

yes, with the turrets near the exit

Telluride

5y↑4

Me everytime I hear this song: oh, it's THAT test chamber.

Joseph Simpson

9y↑17

Reminds me of the Sontaran music from Doctor Who Series 4 Episode 4: 'The Sontaran Strategem'

Volcano339

4y↑1

@Chef Boi Arby Nope.
It was not taken from another series' soundtrack.
This is a Massive preset
Massive is a synthesizer VST
The preset is called "Action To Reaktion"

Chef Boi Arby

This was taken from that.

FlandersNed

4y↑1

Looks like it's the same sample.

Joseph Simpson

6y↑1

I found that music: https://youtu.be/pnEIjoRWcq4

Joseph Simpson

@Trey Isham
Me too!

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Seba

10y↑3

This was like the hardest puzzle I've ever solved.

Darth Insidious

4y↑1

Whenever I'm down I remember that Tragedy = Comedy - Time. One day when the Tragedy is withered away by time I can laugh about all of it. I guess I can laugh about it now too, but it would still be sad.

NateRod

12y↑4

That makes the Titanic hilarious.

Audrey DeLaughter

4y↑1

Ngl, this sounds like something you’d hear while playing SCP: Containment Breach.

SoulboundDragon

12y

I've been looking for this soundtrack for hours. Thank you!

metrocop1000

12y↑8

@al648srobloxvideos Dude... Think about this: "comedy = tragedy + time" GLaDOS died, and Chell nearly escaped but was taken back, and they were both in a long suspended sleep for a LONG time...

How Is This a Name

9y↑1

With a track title like that I wouldn't expect such a violent sounding piece.
I guess it goes to show you can't judge a book by it's cover, yes?

Szymonicus

I still remember when I stuck on one level and this was playing straight for about 1 hour
That was kinda annoying but i liked it xD

Madam Mayhem

12y↑3

So following GLaDOS' logic, it's actually pretty hilarious that I murdered her? Awesome.

Skeleton

7y↑34

Charge = Current x (Comedy - Tragedy)

Chef Boi Arby

4y↑2

Pressure = (mass)/[(displacement)(comedy-tragedy)^2]

Ganymede, Jupiter III

7y↑6

velocity = dx / d(comedy-tragedy)

Same Old Satellite

12y↑2

This reminds me of the 10th Doctor's episode with the sontaran's. This music reminds me of one of the music pieces from that episode

Volcano339

@Chef Boi Arby It's a Massive preset called "Action To Reaktion"
It was not sampled.

Chef Boi Arby

It's sampled from S4 E4 The Sontaran Stratagem

William Cooper

The similarity is so great

Maetheron

5y↑1

I dont know why i find this... relaxing.

Voldy356

This one seems awfully familiar to me.
Dunno, it makes me feel familiar when i hear it.

Tobyret

4y↑1

Sounds like a siren all over the aperture complex

Tristen Arctician

7y↑2

It appears that valve didn't put all the Intire track in portal so this is the extended track, kinda like afterlife in the limelight

Wheel

5y↑1

And 3rd game by Valve = Valve + never

Al Hoss

13y↑1

Its funny because it is true! A big while after Tragedy, you tend to laugh at that tragedy.

Aki1011001

12y

What unit is used to calculate tragety? I'm having trouble calculating this.

Noah Goldberg

Reminds me of The Game "Lab Experiment" on ROBLOX.

(Link to it: https://www.roblox.com/games/1229173778/Lab-Experiment)

Not Surprising considering this takes place in a Lab and it even has the EXACT Same Buzzer Sound that this game has when Wheatly get's something wrong.

Matheus Salustiano

3y↑1

this sound alway reminds me of the game Spore

LobsterRoast

GLaDOS: Comedy = Tragedy + Time. Stays mad at Wheatley forever

Mark Infante

7y↑4

Hardest fucking chamber in the whole game

Spartan War118

7y↑1

what number was the chamber?

Lamikka

First Last what?! no you just have to look up and you will explain

CoffeeCup

12y

I wonder how am I supposed to take away tragic value from something that is an opposite of tragedy lol. it's like time=super comedy. yyyeeeaaahhh that might be the meaning of life!

VORP A being of Light

10y↑24

I think it's GLaDOS humor style, not actually comedy. When somebody special to person dies, it's certainly not a comedy even after long time.

[ Mav ]

Actually humor itself is completely subjective, therefore yes it could be funny

TheMightyMelon

@Voldy356 edgy.

Voldy356

There is no point in being sad over someone's death.
You know it's going to happen eventually, so why be a crybaby?

ApenasUmBocarra

Titanic
Example: "His career sank harder than Titanic"

Forestxavier20

6y↑4

"I was using a metaphor, all that smelly garbage that is taking up space? That is you. You didn't seem to react to it, so I thought it might have went right over your head"

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elliotjuk

completed the whole game (both)

elliotjuk

7y↑1

challange urself to do a speedrun

intergalactic dragon

11y

this music makes me feel like a bad person

AAAAAAAAAA42

12y

@metrocop1000 Yes, that's exactly what GLaDOS said.

Dokuro

7y↑1

It's strangely Fitting for MAP03 in Doom II... how do i know? I'm making a Doom II Megawad. Containing MP3 files for music. and for MAP03 i've used this track.

Shild

12y

sounds like more of a type of schadenfreude.

nearlyoriginal

11y

god so true

Temporal Enginextras

BEEMOD & PeTI/HAMMER INTENSIFIES

sketchymoof

6y↑9

Me = Loner + Freak

Audrey DeLaughter

Same

Reivehn

12y

@al648srobloxvideos well it takes some time before you laugh :P so tradgedy=commedy but it takes time to get the funny side of it. hence the full equasion. Tradgedy D:> = Commedy XD + Time 0:00 3:30

Aristocrat

12y

and we have looooots of time

Squeguin Quack

5y↑1

Fuck this song is so badass

gold mario

10y

No it doesn't.

metrocop1000

12y

Yep.

D4NIEL.

7y↑2

9/11

Commander Cobalt

9y↑5

This is literally the only part of the game where I actually muted the TV because this theme was so terrible.

Cerese [ABANDONED CHANNEL, moved to Mimosa N]

@Commander Cobalt thank you. You just ruined it for me

Siren Nexus

Explodinator that song for me was Adrenal Vapor.

Ganymede, Jupiter III

7y↑4

lol I like this track but this is hilarious and you're not wrong

Arrowtongue & Boss

7y↑1

it's not good but it isn't bad

Commander Cobalt

9y↑13

I just think it sounds like a bunch of drunken robots farting into the intercom

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