Masahiro Sakurai
The song was also performed at the 2009 Press Start -Symphony of Games-, a yearly Japanese concert event to showcase the musical works of video games. "Still Alive" is the first Western song to be performed at the show, which included a Japanese translation by Kazushige Nojima, a writer of several "Final Fantasy" games, and arrangement for the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. Masahiro Sakurai, director of "Super Smash Bros. Brawl", demonstrated the game to the audience prior to the performance, given the minimal exposure of "Portal" in Japan. The vocals were done by vocalist Mariko Otsuka.