#ALIEN

[@JimmyPhones1]

Any chance you could post the updated download link again?

[@gan9e]

OK give me a moment, I'll update the description with a download link, I'll include all the alien updates in one zip file for all to enjoy, check back later.

[@snackerslc]

@@gan9e Could we have Mother's voice and the Nostromo alarm sound files, separately?

[@gan9e]

@@snackerslc I just have them mixed, not separately, sorry to say, perhaps it's now down to software to separate the dialogue from the alarm sound.

[@gan9e]

KZbin has blocked me from having links to videos, maybe in time they will automagically renew but for now I suggest you all repost this video along with a link to the other downloads

[@llllllllllllllllllllllllllll00]

​@@gan9eDude, this is so cool honestly, you're a genius 🙏😭

[@Useaname]

RIP Helen Horton. Voice of mother. 1923-2009.

[@FoulMouthActual]

Respect.

[@whette_fahrtz]

You mean MU/TH/UR

[@TonyJohnson-gv7tr]

@@Useaname that's a great tribute because I set my alarm to the destruction of the Nostromo every morning

[@pinkponyclub4life]

⁠@@TonyJohnson-gv7tr LOL that’s awesome. Maybe I should start doing that. Will definitely wake me up.

[@ozymandias1758]

@@Useaname there was something stern yet devoid of emotion, in her MU/TH/UR voice.. the tone a Stepmother might use with her non biological children. Chillingly detached and unsympathetic. The voice of nightmare fuel. RIP

[@TheCoyoteHill]

I absolutely love this alarm in the film, because it puts you so on edge. Whoever designed the original alarm sound needs an award for making an alarm that’s pure anxiety fuel

[@funkykong1994]

💯

[@andrewbrown6307]

Pure anxiety fuel - I love this phrase! Mother is not very forgiving

[@DaveFisher-cq2dr]

this same alarm was also heard during the Alien part of The Great Movie Ride at Walt Disney World, have you ever been on that ride?

[@JyujinPlus]

I really like the idea that the engineers of the Nostromo were like “We don’t want people to activate this sequence unless it’s absolutely necessary. How do we prevent unnecessary activations?” And their answer was “Make it scary as fuck.”

[@speedyspeeds]

Fear will keep them in line.

[@JAKECOT_CENTER]

Fear of this battle station

[@jimj808]

I totally agree and it continues even when she tries to stop it!

[@flattmeister1704]

I always thought of the self destruct system was the reactor core going critical and overheating. That’s why nearer the last few minutes when Ripley is running to the shuttle there’s steam coming from pipes in the walls.

[@skittlebritches9887]

She didn't get the last detonater disconnected in time.​ MU/TH/UR is fair, but there are rules! @@jimj808

[@leoleony1]

The abort didn’t work in the end because Ripley forgot to reengage the safety interlocks (those two big levers) prior to starting the abort procedure. She didn’t read the abort instructions written on the panel cover correctly, which clearly states under “scuttle procedure” to “re-engage safety interlocks prior to abort code input”. The movie deserves recognition for that level of detail.

[@greywalker505]

In her defense, between the horrifying monster chasing her, losing her friends to that monster, and having to blow the ship up, she was panicking, to say the least.

[@striker6194]

And one reason was she ran out of time when she was pulling back that locks the time has expired....

[@aug-pahunters51]

@@greywalker505 oh monsters, shomonsters. The instructions were clearly written and an officer of her caliber failed in her duty and destroyed not only a M Class Star Freighter, but a valuable organism that holds trillions in inherent value to the defense initiatives of WY. Please get with the program, sir.

[@greywalker505]

@@aug-pahunters51 ...Are you a WY exec? An android, perhaps?

[@Nolan15692]

@@greywalker505 "You're becoming hysterical" -Working Joe Android

[@Scobragon]

Nostromo had the most believeable self-destruct sequence in fiction, it felt so plausible almost like chernobyl, all safeties are off and the ship is is allowed to burn itself up.

[@luthermcgee3756]

Scobragon, I like the destruct panel with the control rods which arrested the cooling units.

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

To be fair an Engineering job in Weyland Yutani sounds pretty dope. You are just designing and building cutting-edge technologies for the poor expedition team who always gets axed off in the movies xD

[@michaeljmobley]

Alarms are alarms, but hearing 5 different alarms going off at the same time is incredibly haunting.

[@DanielKay06]

It actually layering them the way it does is great not only for the effect but also works in universe, it starting a second alarm to indicate 1 minute until you cant reverse it anymore, then another WHEN it becomes irreversible and the the last when it gets into the final countdown. If you aren't out by the time the last one sounds you are pretty much boned.

[@sirverbs]

i think its more various different alarms for several different things. after all, the cooling to the reactor has been shut off and everything is going critical. once it gets past the 5 minute marker where it's no longer able to recover the reactor, things begin to become damaged and set off alarms. @@DanielKay06

[@samanli-tw3id]

The exam will end in T-minus 10 minutes. The option to correct your mistakes expires in T-minus 5 minutes.

[@greywalker505]

Horrifically relatable.

[@DeltaV64]

The alarm sound shutting down in the last 5 seconds is a nice touch. Whoever was left on the ship at that point has that 5 seconds to make their piece in a calmer state.

[@verit3839]

Nasa should play this at the International Space station and see how the crew reacts.

[@thestrangeingot7913]

Does laughing at that make me a bad person?

[@wanderingaround4175]

@@thestrangeingot7913 not really

[@jessetaylorjr.7272]

『 Verite 』☭ I’d have a heart attack

[@ackermicz]

✯VERITΞ✯ yes

[@ulrikof.2486]

Afaik, ISS is not owned by NASA. They are only members of the group of owners. And during the last ten years, they were not even capable to bring their staff to ISS by their own.

[@darioinfini]

The hair on my arm stood on end when she got to the option to override will expire in T-1 minute and the additional alarms started to go off. How genius was Ridley Scott that even this trivial alarm can have such a powerful emotional effect. Too much man.

[@Black6659]

Mother! I've turned the cooling unit back on. Mother! YOU BITCH!!!!!!!!!!!

[@darioinfini]

@@Black6659 Who doesn't hear that line in their head after "The ship will automatically destruct in T-minus 5 minutes"?

[@boxed_by_sam2649]

Totally agree

[@davidprince1138]

I watched Alien when it was released and no other movie had me gripping the seats almost the entire time. The only other movie that came close to creeping me out is the 1982 "The Thing".

[@darioinfini]

@@davidprince1138 Same. It must be a similar theme ... alien from outer space, strange, foreign, menacing, destructive. Strong lead character. Strong theme music. Claustrophobic environment. Hey side-line topic, I'm playing Alien Isolation which is years old now, can be had for about $6 on Steam. Great game, and has the space jockey/derelict scene all fleshed out to explore. It raised the hair on my arm just like the movie does. Fabulous. Highly recommended if you're a gamer at all.

[@fratercontenduntocculta8161]

The scene during this alarm is what made the original movie so good. No music, just pure unrelenting tension

[@juoig7799]

0:00 Danger. The emergency destruct system is now activated. The ship will detonate in T-10 minutes. The option to override automatic detonation expires in T-5 minutes. 2:23 The option to override automatic detonation expires in T-3 minutes. 4:42 The option to override automatic detonation expires in T-1 minute. 5:58 The option to override detonation procedure has now expired. The ship will automatically destruct in T-5 minutes.

[@grantt1589]

11:45 your free trial of life has expired

[@Jaxbauer23]

No other alarm system in any movie since this has ever come close.

[@chipm2544]

This is pure genius!🤣

[@TH33QUALIZ3R]

Flawless.

[@OperatorPreacher3147]

Except for the Imperial Star Destroyer

[@Rockin4D]

I like how the override failed to operate. Too late to complain to the manufacturer at that point.

[@maladismal]

@@Rockin4D She was late. The threshold had passed before she reverted it. Thus critial failure had already begun and was only a matter of time. It didn't fail

[@CalvinMagnusMusic]

I was listening to an amazing "Mass Effect 2 Ship Ambient Sound" for about an hour and when it finished, there were a few seconds of silence, and then this video played. I kid you not. Almost had an heart attack.

[@danielmcfarland-lawson6477]

LOL! If that happened to me I would have died this sequence is scary as fuck

[@SDlETRICH]

I literally laughed out loud at that comment! Thank you

[@993mike]

This would be great to play at the end of a party and you want the last guests to leave!

[@MultiMMan]

I really love the attention to detail here. In the movie, Ripley says "Mother, I turned the cooling system back on!" This implies that the ship achieves self destruct by letting its nuclear reactor core overheat and reach meltdown. This is further supported by the label on the inside of the panel cover over the self destruct mechanism, where the step by step process refers to "NUCLEAR BOLT CODE" and "NUCLEAR HEAD" as part of the process. You can hear in this sequence that the first small background explosion sound effects only start playing after the override option has expired. This implies that the 5 minute cutoff time is the time it takes before the core gets hot enough to start severely damaging the ship around it, including the safety and control systems. I really like this attention to detail the OP put in when assembling the soundscape.

[@johntracy72]

If you look closely, you will see that one of the buttons says "Padme" on it.

[@izayaorihara7059]

Thats big brain

[@PKP405]

Ripley : When we throw the switches, how long before the ship blows? Parker : Ten minutes. Ripley : No bullshit? Parker : We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space.

[@zetaconvex1987]

It's amazing how much effort they put in such a tiny detail as the self-destruct sequence.

[@scsi_joe]

Tried to make it as real as possible

[@Matyniov]

i dont think it's that tiny of a detail honestly...

[@-_deploy_-]

It is not a "detail" and much less a tiny one

[@SolarDragon1000]

11:42 I love how all the sirens eventually shut down and the last audio warning you hear is the reactor pulse beep literally flatlining.

[@densonconnii133]

Alien hiding in the shuttle like 'Damn, it's too loud out there!'

[@MikinessAnalog]

"I can't lie to you about your chances, but you have my sympathy" - Ash

[@Dragonangel426]

Ash: 😊

[@Youngstown529]

I can't believe I sat here for 12 minutes. Yet I will do it again.

[@tyo9364]

me too XD

[@JAKECOT_CENTER]

Wait how are you still alive the ship blew up

[@pinkponyclub4life]

@@JAKECOT_CENTER Magic ofc !!

[@Kurzula5150]

- No wonder no-one can hear you scream. - What? - NO. WONDER. NO. ONE. CAN. HEAR. YOU. SCREAM!

[@NeSeeger]

WHAT?

[@MIDNIGHTBOT-mm6lo]

@@NeSeeger *JANE FONDA IS KNOWN FOR HER ICE CREAM?* 🍨👍

[@JAKECOT_CENTER]

@@MIDNIGHTBOT-mm6lo I'M FOND OF NICE MEMES?? WHAT?

[@calmsouls4502]

They were very thoughtful, adding the second 30-second countdown. As if me running out the airlock and locking it by the 10-second mark would really help by that point.

[@kblargh]

I like how the warning klaxons have no subtlety whatsoever about the fact that if you can hear this, you are going to die unless you do something.

[@morbius109]

Loud, gritty, harsh...the destruct sequence in this movie was one of the most realistic I’ve ever seen, and the only one that ever actually scared me a little, haha. Every so often, new alarms join the cacophony announcing the Nostromo’s impending doom, and the urgency grows greater.

[@XNos2018]

Thanks :-D

[@hockeyfanatic6630]

0:00 - Start 2:22 - 3 minutes to Override 4:40 - 1 minute to Override 5:22 - 30 seconds to Override 5:58 - Override Expired 10:27 - 1 minute to Detonation 11:06 - 30 seconds to Detonation 11:44 - Detonation

[@jessacaspin5751]

Nice 😊

[@darthzackb7575]

0:01 - Start 2:21 - T minus 3 minutes to Override 4:41 - T minus 1 minute to Override 5:22 - T minus 30 seconds to Override 5:58 - Override Expired 6:11 - T minus 5 minutes to Detonation 10:27 - T minus 1 minute to Detonation 11:07 - T minus 30 seconds to Detonation 11:45 - Detonation

[@RobinHogg-j4d]

Dont forget that last 5 seconds when even the alarm gives up and leaves you to meet your maker in silence.

[@chrismc410]

Whomever voiced Mother did an excellent job. The Queen of auto-destruct voices will always be Majel Barrett-Roddenberry

[@amazingamanda9701]

I can't imagine how terrifying it would be to wake up to that countdown in the middle of the night

[@sheridanfalkenberry5611]

at last, KZbin recommends an ASMR to my taste

[@spectreman2532]

It captivates the horror, fear, anxiety, despair and on top of all that the urgency. You have no other option but to run as fast as you can despite a monster that can jump on you anytime.

[@Mk_VV]

Simply the best countdown sequence ever made.

[@crweewrc1388]

Fun fact: Sigourney Weaver will later come to voice the Axiom's computer in Wall-E. Someone even joked with her "You realize you get to be Mother now?"

[@annmaryjohn3258]

Wow really? I didn't know that!

[@for_hire]

Haha

[@TreeFiddy-1337]

The quietening for the last 5 seconds is calming and terrifying at the same time.

[@GokantheHusky]

This is probably one of the most terrifying alarms ever made. It really feels like a race against the clock. As the timer ticks down more intense alarms turn on.

[@GokantheHusky]

@@zovrol92211 Legit when I watched this movie I actually began to worry if Ripley will escape or not.

[@Xeno426]

This is my wakeup alarm. The whole thing. I've yet to let it run the full 10 minutes, but knowing there's 10 minutes of this is good incentive to wake up.

[@NiirTheRaccoon]

Most iconic alarms in cinematic history. The moment I hear them, I instantly know where it is from.

[@LegoAnimations6370]

This sequence should play 10 minutes before 1st of January 2020 when the COPPA update will destroy the KZbin platform.

[@aimansees8574]

Sad ¶^¶

[@Alleriian]

Ikr lol

[@Xx_Tuberculosis_xX]

Makes even more sense now

[@brandonf1260]

@@Xx_Tuberculosis_xX yeah 😂

[@tyo9364]

@@brandonf1260 even more because today is 13th of february 2021

[@dwanjackson7844]

This still ranks as the all time best self destruct countdown ever.

[@annakozlinska7059]

Ripley: Mother! I've turned the cooling unit back on. Mother! Mother: The ship will automatically destruct in T minus five minutes. Ripley: You... BITCH!

[@yasseraloy4178]

Anna Koźlińska nice

[@loveganjaa]

THANK YOU. FINALLY. I was looking for this comment.

[@XNos2018]

T mens 5 minutes

[@yolobitches2040]

[@nickpeck4561]

Also Ripley: *YEETS CHAIR INTO MONITOR*

[@darthjerh12]

Why is this... Oddly comforting??

[@OPproductions22]

An ASMR experience you can really relax to. The Nostromo scramble brought to you by Special Order 937.

[@imonymous]

I feel it too

[@ironphoenix5145]

There have been many movies made where the main character was racing against a ticking clock but none as stressful and harrowing as ALIEN.

[@justine_holloway]

I agree

[@neodonkey]

Best Klaxons in any movie ever. I love the way the self destruct is basically turn off the reactor cooling system and let all hell break loose and that after 5 minutes its too late to stop it. They might have taken Chernobyl more seriously if it had safety alarms like this. More and more alarms are coming in along with unpleasant sounds of a nuclear reactor breaking down. Presumably a lot of those alarms are just reactor systems going "Oh my lord, what have you done!?"

[@blaidencortel]

You know shit is desperate when you have to initiate self-destruct for the entire ship to kill one intruder.

[@unclestone8406]

@OCTOGEOMETRICAL Did you miss the whole point of the movie? Not even fire could do more than annoy the Xenomorph, maybe fend it off briefly. It took 70+ in-universe years while Ripley was in hibernation to develop the pulse rifles that could shatter Xenos like rotten eggs. *Problem is, this is humanity's very first encounter with them...*

[@seantaggart7382]

@@unclestone8406 yeah

[@catgaeming2025]

One impostor among us

[@justanormalhttydfan9804]

@Exodus Another thing: The crew in Alien are basically just space truckers. Its implied that the most they had in terms of weapons was the Flamethrowers and Shock Batons, and I think even those were made of parts they had lying around. In the directors cut, Kane DOES have a laser pistol looking weapon but since that wasn't in the theatrical cut and never mentioned elsewhere, I'm not gonna count it.

[@OnlyOneKenobi]

The greatest master alarm in cinematic history. Nuff said.

[@jmr_draws]

If this doesn’t blare during the Endgame when this map comes out in DBD, I’m going to be disappointed Edit: I’m disappointed

[@-_deploy_-]

Exactly what I thought. They need to start doing those unique things more

[@killerspace5710]

Same here

[@aburrito4973]

It’s the shitty chase theme

[@NihiIistic]

@@aburrito4973chase theme is good, cope more

[@TheShape45]

They used the alien isolation version,it actually got the wipers sound

[@Plisken740]

This alarm + stroboscope lightings= Most memorable sci-fi horror scenes ever.

[@weylandyutanicorporate]

Thanks for re-opening this old wound. And the alien wasn't even on the damn ship. Sigh...forty-two million in adjusted dollars, down the toilet.

[@FreGZile]

you filthy bastards have no soul...

[@DanielS2001]

Minus payload, of course.

[@xbtkatana]

Should have just nuked the entire site from orbit ...... only way to be sure

[@weylandyutanicorporate]

​@@xbtkatana Hold on, hold on just a second. This installation has a substantial dollar value attached to it!

[@xbtkatana]

@@weylandyutanicorporate hehe :)

[@xenomorphbiologist-xx1214]

It seems like everyone in the comments section has an in depth knowledge of the Nostromo spacecraft and the movie, but for extra context I’ll add some details here: The self destruct sequence is intentionally highly complex so that nobody could ever trigger it by accident. Once it is activated, it draws the coolant supply away from the ships nuclear core and allows it to overheat and eventually explode within a timed window. The excess coolant is blown into the rest of the ship through pipes, hence why there’s lots of escaping coolant vapour in the movie. Someone also mentioned that the safety interlocks must be re-engaged before entering the abort code. Because Ripley’s path to the shuttle was blocked by the alien, she didn’t have enough time to reset the system, panicked and missed this step. The amount of details and practical effects in this movie are still impressive to this day

[@Thedutchjelle]

Blowing coolant into the ship is such an odd decision when they could've vented it into space or in a separate holding tank. High temperature water can kill quickly and cause some awful burns.

[@xenomorphbiologist-xx1214]

@@Thedutchjelle that’s probably true, but that would also change the way the ship would handle. If the coolant is directed into the ship, no mass is lost and the performance is relatively similar. If someone decided to override the self destruct sequence and as a result, lost half their coolant to space, it would probably affect the engines and ship’s performance.

[@xenomorph-2017]

​@xenomorphbiologist-xx1214 @Thedutchjelle is half right in my opinion. The coolant should be kept in the ship for the first five minutes, but once that window passes and the ship's destruction is inevitable, it might as well be tossed into space to facilitate escape on board.

[@xenomorphbiologist-xx1214]

@@xenomorph-2017 fair enough

[@delightfullypiquant765]

This makes a great 10 minute Pomodoro Technique soundtrack when you need to bang out a bunch of small tasks really quickly. Laundry, dishes, vacuum, bam! done!

[@elofkjellson3906]

5:58 has got to be my favourite part. The way it just ramps up to the next level and starts doing that occasional higher pitched single beep, I love it.

[@Tripplebeem]

It’s a serious moment. At that point you better be planning your egress or you are going to be vapor.

[@philiplambiase6298]

@@Tripplebeem see for me is it 4:40 when it really starts to get serious because the first long horn goes off to indicate we are one minute from no turning back on the self destruct. then one minute later the time you speak of confirms that it is time to get out or you wont need a ship to fly though space.

[@somethingtojenga]

I used to listen to rainforest sounds to help me go to sleep, but now I have this, it's perfect

[@AssjVegeta68]

🤣

[@tramnguyen-xz2lv]

Dafuq are U KIDDING WE ?

[@FredQuijada]

I can't believe I just listened to this entire video. It's as if I was expecting to experience my apartment building explode. Time for a nap now.

[@philb9015]

This has to be one of the most unsettling/disturbing alarms you could ever here. Even more so than a nuclear attack siren...

[@michaeljmobley]

Love the slow and increasing layering of the sirens as it stages adding on to the intensity and impending dread.

[@fratercontenduntocculta8161]

This movie was such an achievement in the horror genre. Especially this ending sequence, it was the first time a movie inspired such dread and genuine panic in me. There's no corny music, just this constant alarm and Ripley's own fear and frustration.

[@TheShoe1990]

The theme song of 2020

[@rogershoemaker9812]

Right on bro!

[@shannonfreeman2024]

And already 2021

[@Cpl._Dwayne_Hicks]

@@shannonfreeman2024 Why?

[@stevengirard9980]

"If you're not off this ship in ten minutes, you wont need a rocket to fly through space".

[@carlinthomas9482]

MOTHER: The option to override detonation procedure has now expired. RIPLEY: Mother, I've turned the cooling unit back on! Mother! MOTHER: The ship will automatically destruct in T-minus five minutes. RIPLEY: You bitch!

[@amazingamanda9701]

I’m gonna sleep with the lights on tonight

[@vogmar1]

This would make a cool bedside alarm clock with the snooze button over riding the emergency destruct system.

[@windhammer1237]

Lmao yes it would!

[@matthewneleigh567]

The best countdown in all of cinema, I think.

[@LegoAnimations6370]

This countdown should start before the Article 13 comes into practice.

[@MrSMLEWeeb]

It has already expired...

[@seantaggart7382]

@@MrSMLEWeeb yeah But I see no threat yet

[@barrywonderdog]

This should replace the Flight Safety video on airlines.

[@Kybaexu]

04:40 - Last minute before the ship can't reset alarm 05:52 - You have less than 5 minutes to evacuate the ship 11:08 - Final countdown (30sec) And btw, try to think about a Alien themed escape game with this countdown x)

[@welshenzie2040]

Holy crap that would be an intense Escape Room experience with that siren going the whole time!

[@julianmacinnis720]

I think the alien isolation game makes you escape like this, but it doesn't sound as scary as the alarm in this video and from the movie

[@MrMrMaran]

I find this alarm more unsettling and terrifying than the actual Alien. When listening to it, it feels like both a nuke and a zombie invasion are going to go off at once.

[@seantressel1754]

RIP Ian Holm, we love you Ash...

[@cp070476]

I admired his purity...

[@blaidencortel]

He was also older Bilbo Baggins from Lord of the Rings movies. But Ash was a great character.

[@Cpl._Dwayne_Hicks]

I totally hated Ash, but I really liked Ian Holm.

[@seantressel1754]

@@Cpl._Dwayne_Hicks Yeah, Ian Holm was a great man... I hate Ash...

[@M_Vockersbeige]

Opened two windows of this, one on each screen, turned the volume up as loud as possible, deactivated mouse and keyboard functionality and went for lunch. Great laugh but if anyone knows of any jobs going I'd be grateful

[@andreasmerkel5717]

Imagine, you are running this on your laptop sitting in an airplane.

[@The_Super_NOVA]

LOL right to jail, right away

[@extinctbaryonyx]

go right ahead i dare you :)

[@dareaperman8614]

I love the sound of the siren. Idk why but I do

[@mb1234567890a]

It's sick how the last 5 seconds to detonation, when the alarm sound stop it sounds like: if you're still on board, stop running dude you're doomed.

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

I don't know why but this effect has stuck with me ever since the first time I've watched it, I've never felt the same way towards any other sci-fi sound effects even the ones in Star Wars. Maybe it's because the slowburn nature of ALIEN as it allows you to take in those fictional technologies, and how this particular sound plays throughout the entire climax. All the other sound effects like the computer booting and MUTHUR room are impactful as well.

[@vegarose4638]

It was a slow burn as the crew was killed off, to the point the thing could have been anywhere. Deafened by an alarm with that thing around the corner made dread come alive.

[@stitchlover4381]

the alarm and MOTHER talking during the self destruct sequence is just SO chilling to listen to. I LOVE it.

[@realJimMarshall]

Imagine hooking this up to every speaker and tv in your house and have it triggered by your home security in the event of a break in.

[@timothyrichey12]

I wish there was a way we can make that happen.

[@Sturmdude]

Man they really let you know shit is real at the 5 minute mark.

[@JP-uk9uc]

The realisim of alien created was incredible... The whole ship was a set to get lost in... No garbage CGI like a frozen microwave dinner in comparison to hand crafted artisan making a masterpiece meal from premium produce.

[@MrSinfold]

"THE OPTION TO OVER-RIDE DETONATION PROCEDURE HAS NOW EXPIRED" there's nothing that would make you shit your pants in space like this sound

[@vespira6342]

@@dave23024 Not really... it is more like the self-destruct sequence is really only 5 minutes, but part of the activation sequence involves waiting 5 minutes without cancellation to make damned sure you mean it. When you think of it in those terms, it makes perfect sense.

[@Dirtfire]

@@dave23024 They turn on the self-destruct by turning the cooling units off. I think that after a certain point the process becomes irreversible.

[@xenomorph-2017]

I've always wondered why there was only a five minute window to abort the self destruct sequence. But since the process involves directing coolant away from the ship's nuclear reactor of an engine and allowing it to overheat, after five minutes the engine would be so hot that no amount of coolant would be able to stop it now, leading to the ship's inevitable destruction.

[@speltincorrectyl1844]

I always thought it locked in at 5 minutes to incentivise crew to try and escape instead of disabling the self destruct. People will always prefer to disable the self destruct than flee the ship, yet if the countdown is too low than fleeing is the safer option. If the sequence locks in then it means that people are forced to escape and don't risk their lives trying to deactivate the sequence.

[@xenomorph-2017]

@speltincorrectyl1844 possibly. Though normally, since a ship is set to self-destruct as a last resort, it's not likely that someone would go back to disable it unless they had no other choice. I imagine since these ships are Godzilla sized, their engines burn super hot to power them, especially towing starships like the Nostromo, which had to haul tens of millions of tons of ore and the refinery containing it. It'd make sense that once the coolant goes, it doesn't take long for the engines and reactor to heat up to the point where the coolant can't stop it. Since reapplying the coolant at that point would be like chucking a small bottle of water into a bonfire, the abort system is locked up as a way to force evacuation since the ship's destruction is inevitable.

[@neodonkey]

I agree, it was designed in as a deliberate removal of coolant from the nuclear reactor. After 5 minutes things have gotten so out of control that no amount of fiddling can right it. This is why you hear the sounds of the reactor breaking down after 5 mins. It's too late to fix, you've sealed your fate.

[@nathanrobinson2130]

I always wondered about the characterization of that time. "Hey, nuclear engineer: if we remove coolant from the reactor, how long until it explodes?" "Exactly five minutes and zero seconds."

[@xenomorph-2017]

@nathanrobinson2130 well ten minutes because the reactor needs to overheat

[@katey1dog]

Computer, this is Admiral James T. Kirk, request security access. Destruct sequence 1, code 1, 1A. Computer, Commander Montgomery Scott, Chief Engineering Officer. Destruct sequence 2, code 1, 1A, 2B. Computer, this is Commander Pavel Chekov, Acting Science Officer. Destruct sequence 3, code 1B, 2 b, 3. Destruct sequence completed and engaged, awaiting final code for one minute countdown. Code: 000 destruct 0. Destruct sequence is activated.

[@AlexanderBruyns]

One of my favorite self-destruct sequences ever!

[@epiclucya]

Still fecking love this. The whole sequence is chilling and breath taking. Wish we could have more of this in the future.

[@matthewlloyd3255]

I like to listen to this video as relaxation music when I'm suitably annoyed with my life situation and imagine it's a button for 'Earth' not just the ship.

[@Madefuji]

This sequence is 40 years old now, and still, it is something like sound from your deepest nightmaress.

[@valer48]

Was sittin' on the toilet and hit this vid...didn't realize the volume was maxed...my wife was confused and scared.

[@hakemon]

Commencing turd splosion!

[@Suprasylph]

Taco Bell again?

[@calebshockency2083]

15 minutes for the turds to evacuate your ass

[@F96-t6s]

"What darling? no... NO, i was just uh, watching porn. Yes, that's what it was. Don't be scared."

[@The_Swinn]

Alexa intruder alert. .Set light to red 50% .set volume to 100 .play the nostromo self destruct sequence....

[@hellsonion514]

I love the escalating alert klaxons. first just the "Byeow Byeow Byeow" then the *Awoogah*. Truck horn for each countdown deadline shift and to cop siren "Woop Woop" and "BooP" for the point of no return.

[@garytwinem5275]

I never noticed the "Whoop Whoop" noise before, you can hear it clearer on the isolated track.

[@c0t0d0s7]

The MOTHER™️ Alarm Clock. When you absolutely, positively have to get to work on time. Brought to you by Weyland-Yutani®️

[@sandpebbles]

@Matthew Caughey awesome

[@Dogedadogo]

GOD DAM SECSEN

[@MattSipka]

Someone needs to make an Alien themed escape room with this as the time limit. You win if you escape but tell players in the beginning, they can also win if they can override automatic detonation. Have a puzzle that says self destruct override and even if they solve it, the countdown keeps going.

[@damiendevil333]

I should play this to keep people away from my house during quarantine

[@damiendevil333]

Gage Larez I live in the suburbs so...PARTY

[@BJ-sz3vb]

4:40 that bell 🔔 followed by the more profound alarm 🚨 is absolutely terrifying 😳

[@jonsimpson9640]

agreed!! That definitely sends a shiver down one's spine

[@danielsacilotto3196]

Just imagine being caught in the Nostromo with an Alien and with this shit ringing about to blow stuff up.

[@namesurname8474]

What happens at the jumpscare in the end.

[@XNos2018]

Hey!

[@chipm2544]

This crazy intense alarm would be almost as bad as the alien.

[@Tretij_rebenok]

Damn the sound of this... amazing, absolutely amazing! :D I get shivers from this. I need to play Alien Isolation again.

[@FitzysMama520]

This was the most intense part of the movie. Will she die by alien or by being blown up? Either way she has to fight for her life!!

[@WadcaWymiaru]

I believe it was original scenario but...it was changed to "Alien survives with the Ripley" :((

[@jonsimpson9640]

I totally agree, it is utterly chilling. The noise and sense of atmosphere are phenomenal

[@TheDude1980]

Nostromo's scuttle system actually puts 10 mins 45 seconds on the clock at the start of the countdown. If you go back and watch the scene from the movie, the first frame we see of the countdown shows T-minus '1043', seconds after mother says "Danger." Still, job well done. Kind of gave me chills...

[@complexy2706]

This should be played during the last 10 minutes of article 13

[@johntracy72]

If all those alarms going off don't tell you to abandon ship, nothing will.

[@Zaihbot]

rip deaf people

[@samanli-tw3id]

john tracy What about the immense heat?

[@KrisHTX]

Theres something about desctruct sequence computer voices that I like..

[@chipm2544]

Would be interesting to see the lady in action behind the voice.

[@visionist7]

@@chipm2544 she died in 2009

[@Mobius_118]

It's kind of eerie how the alarm just cuts off at 5 seconds left and all you hear is the countdown and nothing else.

[@patricksnyder3582]

The anxiety that the alarms produce coupled with narration that self destruct sequence can no longer be aborted makes this maybe the best bomb count down sequence in cinema. (in my opinion)

[@SuperWhofan1]

Nope it’s a fact. This is the best

[@carolinewampler7935]

Mega man help the xenomorph swallowed me hang on bee I'll save you hurry I'm scared

[@FrankJaeger803]

I have the biggest day of my career so far tomorrow. I'm gonna give myself 10 minutes to get ready in the morning. This is gonna be my sound track to make sure I leave on time.

[@Saulgoodman08]

How did it go?

[@FrankJaeger803]

@@Saulgoodman08 It wasn't my fault but it sucked lmao I'm a drone pilot, my client said they'd provide all the tools I needed but they didn't and today was a crapshoot. But hey, I wasn't late and this video helped lol

[@CaptainKMan]

This is still the greatest self-destruct sequence in the history of cinema! It doesn't get better than this! The multi-layered sirens are just savage music to the ears. This entire 10-minute audio file is my alarm clock. If I am not out of bed by the time this finishes I will be late for work. :D

[@JimmyPhones1]

Do you happen to have a download link for the audio?