The Sound of Galactica (Alton Towers)

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  • čas přidán 10. 11. 2016
  • EDIT: Here's an improved version of the audio from this video with clearer sections:
    drive.google.com/file/d/1fcXf...
    I could not resist doing this on my latest trip to the park for their fireworks event as this is one of my favourite themes of all time for any attraction I currently know. This is a clean audio recording of Galactica's full 25-minute soundtrack which is played in the queue, station and plaza areas of the ride with no background noise from wind, screams or people talking.
    (4:58 onwards is the new section, the first few minutes are a recording of the version currently online. 8:00 minutes onwards is when the recording becomes a bit clearer too.)
    What you are listening to was recorded on my smartphone's built-in microphone and then heavily enhanced and edited through various software to make it sound as clean, sharp and bassy as possible. However, I am not a wizard when it comes to audio so I admit it could sound a lot better than this current form.
    Please note that if I am requested to remove this video from one of IMAscore, Merlin or Alton Towers, I will do so immediately at their request. I understand Merlin do not want to publicly release the full version of this track (which strikes me as extremely odd considering I and many others will gladly pay money to listen to this, much like almost every other theme park in the world does), so if the event occurs, this video will get taken down.
    Although, when you consider this is not a studio copy of the original soundtrack, and various other fully recorded music for other rides owned by Merlin across all of their theme parks are easily available online through CZcams (such as Scorpion Express, The Swarm, Dark Forest, Derren Brown's Ghost Train, Spinball Whizzer etc. just to name a few), I cannot see how this should be an issue. Thank you for your understanding.
    Lastly, unfortunately, this recording is only in mono not stereo due to having only one usable microphone on the phone, as well as standing next to only one speaker and not two.
    Anyway, enjoy this video with slow-motion clips I took on my last trip and the music provided. It certainly is one of my personal favourites!
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Komentáře • 89

  • @munchathezombie
    @munchathezombie Před 7 lety +22

    10:04 I love the little In The Hall Of The Mountain King tune within the the soundtrack. It just adds that little spark of magic that we all know and love...

    • @whygodwhy9240
      @whygodwhy9240 Před 4 lety +2

      It’s almost a tradition for every ride now, smiler does it, wicker man does it

    • @areyouco4818
      @areyouco4818 Před 4 lety +2

      @@whygodwhy9240 spinball wizzer does it

    • @psq43
      @psq43 Před 4 lety +1

      @@whygodwhy9240 I've not found/heard it on the smiler one.

    • @MeltedToast84
      @MeltedToast84 Před 3 lety

      IVE FINALLY FOUND IT

    • @LUGHRT
      @LUGHRT Před rokem

      @@psq43 it’s in the music for the second chainlift :)

  • @sayhellotorichUK
    @sayhellotorichUK Před 7 lety +22

    YOU HAVE MADE MY LIFE COMPLETE. (FOR REAL). Thanks for sharing - I could literally listen to this on loop forever (and I will). Thank you!

    • @TheOfficalMasterFurret
      @TheOfficalMasterFurret Před 6 lety +2

      Still listening? :)

    • @bugboy69
      @bugboy69 Před 4 lety +2

      Been 2 years, still listening?

    • @Ink_Sack
      @Ink_Sack Před 4 lety

      Higher quality longer loop: czcams.com/video/OVHzQH0tODw/video.html

  • @conorboylescotland
    @conorboylescotland Před 7 lety +6

    I feel like I am at Galactica again
    Thanks for uploading this

  • @skierssuck88
    @skierssuck88 Před 7 lety +7

    Thanks so much! would love a hd version- especially of that last 4 minutes

  • @danielward4868
    @danielward4868 Před 10 měsíci

    Even after looking up this version and not finding it, it randomly pops up in my recommended

  • @Theme-Park-Kingdom
    @Theme-Park-Kingdom Před 7 lety +27

    You are a legend!

    • @Marhelorpe
      @Marhelorpe  Před 7 lety +11

      Theme Park Kingdom Thanks! I'm just frankly amazed not one person until now has done a recording of Galactica, as there is a very loud and clear speaker (the one you can hear in this video) next to the entrance of the Rollercoaster Restaurant.
      Seeming it was very loud and is enough to block out any background noise, I thought I would try to record it as it's very unlikely Merlin will ever allow IMAscore to release this (for some reason).
      So when I visited for fireworks last weekend, the weather was perfect and I knew the next time we would all listen to this would be March 2017, so I couldn't let this go. I had to get something from it!

    • @Theme-Park-Kingdom
      @Theme-Park-Kingdom Před 7 lety +6

      Thank you from all of the Alton Towers geeks!

    • @realisticairtime5957
      @realisticairtime5957 Před 3 lety

      @@Marhelorpe HowHow do you feel now that IMAscore released a Alton Towers CD????

  • @lettucemuncher7
    @lettucemuncher7 Před 3 lety +2

    Ok but galactica has one of the best soundtracks (behind the smiler) and just about beats oblivion because of how relaxing it is

  • @TKbeatwerk
    @TKbeatwerk Před rokem

    Most relaxing ride at the towers to be fair

  • @airtimecentral2511
    @airtimecentral2511 Před 4 lety +2

    1:56 best part!

  • @job2780
    @job2780 Před 7 lety +2

    Thanx for this!

  • @Funsave2012
    @Funsave2012 Před 7 lety +2

    this is amazing something I have wanted to for a long time I have subscribed to you as a result of this . it's a shame that it's impossible to get it in any better quality . but the quality of this recording is still good considering it's come from a phone and speaker

    • @Henry77276
      @Henry77276 Před 5 měsíci

      i have the full quality on my account

  • @ThemeParkMusicLooped
    @ThemeParkMusicLooped Před 7 lety +1

    Nice recording! Also, really good shots of the ride too.

    • @Marhelorpe
      @Marhelorpe  Před 7 lety

      Theme Park Music Looped Thanks! I couldn't let this escape from me when visiting last week as there was a lovely, loud speaker in the plaza area which was enough to block out any background noise. I'm just surprised how well it turned out more than anything as I wasn't expecting this method to work.

    • @ThemeParkMusicLooped
      @ThemeParkMusicLooped Před 7 lety

      Yeah, it's best to do it when you have the opportunity! I have never heard the full soundtrack before as I last visited the park in 2015 just before The Smiler crash when it was originally Air and this is a truly amazing soundtrack! I'm sure we all wouldn't force you to do more but it would be nice. Mabey Spinball Whizzer? As there is a recording of it online but i'm not sure if it is the full soundtrack for not.
      goo.gl/WNqf3D

    • @Marhelorpe
      @Marhelorpe  Před 7 lety

      Ah, yes. I was also planning on attempting Spinball Whizzer too, but as you can probably tell just from hearing it through that video, there is loads of background noise coming primarily from the lift chain. Plus, none of the speakers had audio quality as high as Galactica's one when I visited and most were either broken or had water damage so didn't sound quite right.
      If I recall, the full version of Spinball's new music is 15 minutes long, so this is half of the full thing.
      If these do get fixed by the start of the new season next year, I may give it a try next time.

    • @ThemeParkMusicLooped
      @ThemeParkMusicLooped Před 7 lety

      Yeah, that's a good idea, recently Alton Towers have been adding a lot more music around the park which they did lack of. Hopefully, they will replace some of the broken speakers in Spinball Whizzer as part of the Towers Loving Care Program! Also, amend speaker volume ext.

    • @realisticairtime5957
      @realisticairtime5957 Před 3 lety

      @@ThemeParkMusicLooped If only Kings Island would do that.

  • @kealanrowsonlol9024
    @kealanrowsonlol9024 Před 7 lety

    and I subscribed to your channel you are amazing and cool and a legend

  • @willkemp9495
    @willkemp9495 Před 6 lety +1

    I like this a tiny bit more than air theme tune

  • @Hayatichannel
    @Hayatichannel Před 7 lety +1

    Love it

  • @joshcurtiss8071
    @joshcurtiss8071 Před 6 lety +1

    I've never ridden this, but I would LOVE riding this, if I was at Alton Towers

  • @truemetalsonic
    @truemetalsonic Před 7 lety

    I would love this treatment for Spinball, you captured it so clearly

    • @Marhelorpe
      @Marhelorpe  Před 7 lety +1

      truemetalsonic Well, I am going to be at Alton Towers tomorrow and for the weekend, so......

    • @truemetalsonic
      @truemetalsonic Před 7 lety

      I think spinball has pretty low speakers so hopefully you won't get sore legs ^^u

    • @Marhelorpe
      @Marhelorpe  Před 6 lety

      truemetalsonic Check your CZcams message inbox. You should have received a message from me!

    • @truemetalsonic
      @truemetalsonic Před 6 lety

      it's a good thing i came to listen to this again, thanks for the message.

  • @thehoopsters5255
    @thehoopsters5255 Před 6 lety

    Cool Video! Whats your favourite Alton Towers Ride?

  • @Th3Pieces
    @Th3Pieces Před 7 lety

    It's such a shame IMAScore won't post this version on anything. not even CZcams. I absolutely fell in love with this soundtrack when I first listened to it. I WANNA DOWNLOAD IT TO MY PHONE IT'S THAT GOOODDDD. :(

    • @Marhelorpe
      @Marhelorpe  Před 7 lety +1

      Reece Thorpe As far as I know, IMA would like to publish more of the soundtrack either online or on a purchasable CD from their online store, but it's not their fault they haven't.
      The fault and final decision is down to Merlin and for some reason, they are so protective over their music across all of their attractions, which is likely why you don't see anything from them from the year 2011 onwards.
      If the demand is high enough (and I can assure everyone that it is), Merlin might consider it at one stage and possibly allow IMA to sell the music, but that's a very slim chance. Strikes me as odd Merlin won't do it because I could name a dozen other parks across the world which do it too.

    • @MeltedToast84
      @MeltedToast84 Před 3 lety

      They have published it on CZcams

  • @twiisty6970
    @twiisty6970 Před 6 lety +1

    Can you do the 2018 audio on tower street in the future

  • @Bxn320
    @Bxn320 Před 4 lety

    This is better than ...

  • @AyreBen
    @AyreBen Před 7 lety

    I've been waiting for this :)
    Did you sit there for 25 minutes? :D

    • @Marhelorpe
      @Marhelorpe  Před 7 lety +4

      Ben Ayre Well, I stood as still as I could against the fence with the phone in my hand behind me so nobody would notice.
      Must be said, after holding my arm still for over 25 minutes, I had horrible cramps in it afterwards!

    • @AyreBen
      @AyreBen Před 7 lety +5

      Well it was definitely worth it! Thanks :D

  • @miles627
    @miles627 Před 7 lety +2

    Thank you so much for this!
    You speak of audio recordings of the DBGT soundtrack in the description. Where can I find this?

    • @Marhelorpe
      @Marhelorpe  Před 7 lety +1

      MilesK Thanks! What I meant was other people besides me have captured some sections of DBGT, not the whole thing.
      I was planning on getting a recording of DBGT, but all of the speakers are in the queue above your heads, so unless I held my phone next to it for 35 minutes in a queue full of people it was near impossible. Plus, the speakers are remarkably quiet too.

    • @miles627
      @miles627 Před 7 lety +1

      Yeah that's a fair pont!
      However, this is amazing!

    • @tpc2666
      @tpc2666 Před 7 lety +1

      what happened to the music on your change?

  • @lapillus2022
    @lapillus2022 Před 4 lety

    the ride video

  • @airtimecentral2511
    @airtimecentral2511 Před 4 lety +1

    How did you block out all the noise form people talking and stuff cause I have a recording of mystic timbers track but it is so hard to hear from the people I would really love to learn how to block that out and listen to the soundtrack myself!

  • @kieran69
    @kieran69 Před 5 lety

    Would ever be able to do a wickerman full soundtrack in the future?

    • @Marhelorpe
      @Marhelorpe  Před 5 lety

      Kieran Vids I wouldn’t say no at this stage, but it would be remarkably tricky. Wicker Man has 3 different audio tracks playing in the plaza and queue areas, all in sync, so there would be 3 different tracks to get, which might prove difficult given how loud the coaster is too. Might try next season though!

    • @kieran69
      @kieran69 Před 5 lety

      @@Marhelorpe Awesome dude, thanks for a possible chance, I've got to get back out to Alton myself as someone has requested I fly my drone over wickerman 😂

  • @johnnybravo9736
    @johnnybravo9736 Před 6 lety

    There is a high quality version made available by IMAscore (The producers of the track)
    czcams.com/video/upXwzb4e5p8/video.html

  • @ThemeParkMusicLooped
    @ThemeParkMusicLooped Před 6 lety

    What do you mean by "After 11AM" within the title?

    • @Marhelorpe
      @Marhelorpe  Před 6 lety

      Theme Park Music Looped Alton Towers have announced even further cuts to their operating hours and times for 2018 whereby Galactica and Nemesis will now open at 11am instead of the previous usual 10am.
      I changed the title of this video as a mark of anger against the resort because it's simply not acceptable they can get away with such awful operations like this.

    • @Tomneom
      @Tomneom Před 3 lety

      @@Marhelorpe Opps reterund to normal 1 year ago now

  • @joshcurtiss8071
    @joshcurtiss8071 Před 6 lety

    Is this the full loop at Galatica's entrance, like the complete area music for Galactica?

    • @Marhelorpe
      @Marhelorpe  Před 6 lety +1

      Joshua Curtiss Yep. To the second too may I add! ☺

    • @joshcurtiss8071
      @joshcurtiss8071 Před 6 lety

      Marhelorpe To the second too? What does that mean?

    • @Marhelorpe
      @Marhelorpe  Před 6 lety +1

      Joshua Curtiss Well the video is exactly 25 minutes.

    • @joshcurtiss8071
      @joshcurtiss8071 Před 6 lety

      Marhelorpe that I know

  • @tpc2666
    @tpc2666 Před 7 lety +3

    What happened to dbgt soundtrack?

  • @yafay6607
    @yafay6607 Před 7 lety

    anyone think the part at the beginning with the chimes sounds like halo

    • @DJwes6969
      @DJwes6969 Před 7 lety

      That wouldn't be surprising as IMA score did much of the Halo sound tracks :p

    • @Marhelorpe
      @Marhelorpe  Před 7 lety

      w Twyman Wes, is that you?

    • @DJwes6969
      @DJwes6969 Před 7 lety

      yep :) i'm at home now, but misha says "smile always" :D

    • @Marhelorpe
      @Marhelorpe  Před 7 lety

      w Twyman Bloody hell, how'd you find my channel?!

    • @DJwes6969
      @DJwes6969 Před 7 lety

      was listening to theme park music on the bluetooth speaker at work after we closed, this came up and i knew I recognised some clasical music in it, I had to listen again to try and figure out what it is, that and I've become a bit of a theme park fan myself over the last year :D

  • @SashaMasonVR
    @SashaMasonVR Před rokem

    The level of dedication when you want the soundtrack so badly that you sit there with your phone out for 25 min ^^
    Am no different though, yet I feel crazy for doing it, even more so because I have a dedicated recording device instead of using my phone, can give me some really good recordings and I can still use my phone to do whatever with. Even though there is an Alton Towers CD now, I would still be incredibly curious about Wicker Man. I read there's 3 zones and those are all in sync? Where exactly do these zones start? I'd be interested on trying to get recordings of those eventually but as I havent been there yet, I dont know where each zone starts or where good speakers would be for that.

  • @LunaForeverr
    @LunaForeverr Před 6 lety +2

    i heard this entire thing before on a loop. for about an hour. stuck on the fucking ride :|

  • @Test-qe7up
    @Test-qe7up Před 3 lety

    Best ride at Alton. prove me wrong

  • @DJwes6969
    @DJwes6969 Před 7 lety +1

    What the hell is the classical music heard in this between 13:42 - 14:07? I think it's "Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker Suite, Op 71a" from around 7:15 but I compare the two and I am not quite sure, UGH, I know I have heard it somewhere but if it's not that I can't quite put my finger on it :\ czcams.com/video/M8J8urC_8Jw/video.html

    • @yafay6607
      @yafay6607 Před 7 lety +3

      w Twyman Edvard Greig- In the Hall of the Mountain King :)

    • @gracerhodes2005
      @gracerhodes2005 Před 7 lety +1

      w Twyman it's because it's the Alton towers theme tune