Alton Towers- Air Theme Tune

[@mim0so]

Found this in a Frutiger Aero playlist and I'm glad it got alot more recognition!

[@RSeph]

The saddest death of 2016

[@Wtf_chloe]

Joel Robinson its the same its galactica with vr Its air with no vr

[@Timr2]

Maybe Sub Terra or Ripsaw or Charlie or Wobble World or The Flume or Air Bring it back!

[@coasterenthusiastskywarp9932]

Too many people steal my profile pic

[@generalbacon6955]

Nah sub terra sucked

[@GloriousAssam]

Why did they get rid of this?? I still don't understand :c

[@coolperson962]

Reminds me of being a dumb 14 year old kid. Standing in the cold, wet Staffordshire weather waiting for Air. Going to Alton towers with my mates every Saturday as we had annual passes. All you needed was £7.00 for the day. £4.00 for an all day First ticket: that got me from home to Hanley , Hanley to Alton Towers and vice versa and with the discount we got with our passes, £3.00 hotdog and chips from Ug Land! Awesome!

[@gengardanny607]

Ngl that sounded like fun my friend doesn’t want to go with me 😔

[@cursman1289]

@@gengardanny607 rip

[@youareanidiot115]

I never went when ug land was there.

[@joshslater2426]

This music is pure 2000s futurism in the best possible way. It’s so relaxing and surreal. Unfortunately I never went on Air, but maybe one day the park might revert Galactica to its original form.

[@calum9250]

If they don’t take Galactica down the route of the new Phalanx story they should consider bringing it back to Air. It just feels a bit… soulless? Wardley’s original idea of Air being the hero when Oblivion and Nemesis were the villains of the park I always found quite cool

[@nickdijcj1]

The sound of this on a summers day up in the queue line by the trees with a buzz of excitement in the air is such a blissful and now nostalgic feeling

[@timothywait9457]

dji it is

[@aero_efficiency]

Well spoken

[@randomawesomevlogs5558]

they play this still in the forbidden valley just as you're walking round there u can hear it

[@tomhaigh3537]

Random Awesome Vlogs can u

[@visionist7]

I never heard it

[@stevethecoasterfan]

Its very rare they put the air tune on

[@louiswright8282]

@@stevethecoasterfan this made my day!! It lives!!

[@stevethecoasterfan]

@@louiswright8282 its extremely rare though like i say

[@keithwellerlounge74]

God, what a memorable soundtrack. 0:34 - 1:21 is so iconic. Beautifully relaxing but also chilling, in a way.

[@Leon__Djjjjj___]

Still the best AT sound track miss it so much, the bass line as you enter the station, and the dispatch sequence

[@imsoboredhahaha]

All they needed was to add scenery- not take away this classic soundtrack. I wish they went through and put in the oasis feature like that they were hoping to do in 2002.

[@HalloweenCharlie]

couldn't agree more. Galactica, in my opinion, was a bit of a waste since only 2 rows use VR headsets as of now.

[@HalloweenCharlie]

@@imsoboredhahaha yh.

[@themeparktycoon2tipsandtri250]

@@HalloweenCharlie Oblivion is my favorite ride and rethemeing would make me sue Merlin.

[@smellyman2269]

Back when it was built in 2002 Alton towers went over the 12 million pound budget for the ride and most of it was creating the new carts and couldn’t afford the theming we hoped but they should of done some space theming when it was re themed

[@nickdijcj1]

Woah what was the oasis feature? I feel like Alton towers as a brand before Merlin was way more creative

[@lt_fit91]

An Iconic theme. This rollercoaster will always be known as Air. Me and my good friend where one of the first to ride it as we stayed in the hotel the night prior and got on before the park opened. Will never forget the experience.

[@louiswright8282]

Would've loved to ridden it when it was air, with that Stellar theme and fresh paint on the track when it opened... wow. #bringbackair

[@JoshRaff01]

I remember it like it was yesterday! Good times my bro!

[@nickdijcj1]

Beyond a perfect soundtrack for this ride, this is a brilliant piece of ambient/chillout from the early 2000s

[@Seat3NYC]

I went to AT yesterday. As I walked past Nemesis, I put my headphones on and played this track. Took me back in an instant, what an incredible feeling 🩵🤍🩵🤍

[@louiswright8282]

I wish it still played around Galactica 😭

[@mooseyluke]

1:02 I will never forget hearing this bassline just before entering the station

[@Sandheaver]

I still remember the hype surrounding this ride when it first opened back in '02 - was lucky enough to visit the park that year in late May. The queue time by the time the park doors opened was already 1 hour. By 1.00pm - the queue time was 3 hours. Incredible ride and my absolute favourite theme tune of all the Alton Towers rides - pure exhilaration.

[@Yui-mo6wi]

This song gives me the feeling of pure happiness and comfort in paradise

[@lukedaboss12]

So relaxing

[@aaronsab5551]

Wish they brought this soundtrack back. Brings back so many memories ❤❤❤

[@aliceheatherlogan]

I still remember queuing for hours listening to this when it first opened

[@LJSW12]

I remember going the summer this opened with a group of friends as a teenager and we queued up for 4 and a half hours in the blazing sun listening to this. It never got old.

[@Hi-rw8vr]

Air: relaxing soundtrack about flying Galactica: rather intense soundtrack about getting back home

[@louiswright8282]

Both are good in their own way, but for me, Airs will always be better than Galacticas soundtrack.

[@Hi-rw8vr]

As i never got to go on air when it was air, I don’t really know the soundtrack as well. Galactica’s soundtrack is probably my favourite of the two, but air also has a lovely soundtrack

[@timothywait9457]

@@louiswright8282 correct

[@MeltedToast84]

I like both the Air theme tune and Galactica’s. Both produce great elements for their rides themeing, Air’s gives me the feeling of flying through vast open skies like a bird and Galactica’s provokes tension and suspension on rocketing through space at high speeds. I miss Air, but Galactica is a great ride with great themeing in my opinion

[@daveorilian5100]

hahahaha, ''theming'' - have you been to a US park?

[@MeltedToast84]

Dave Orilian I never said either of these rides had great themeing, just that the music perfectly shows the theming, and have you seen The Smiler or Wickerman? U.S parks just use movies anyway

[@anonymousstudent7324]

@@daveorilian5100 uk parks have better theming than US parks

[@tumi_1]

@@daveorilian5100 most rides in the us have no theming

[@funfairs__uk]

@@tumi_1 what do you mean scream at sfmm is themed to a car-park and you really are emersed into that theam

[@vickyburton9410]

I love this it brings back so many happy memories for me fun happy times I close my eyes and remember every moment ,some due to sad loss il never be able to have again all I have are the lovely memories and the tunes bring them all back 🥰

[@christiandiaz3410]

I really like this soundtrack, it's so relaxing and chilling.

[@SPEEDofSOUND123]

I heard this playing through Forbidden Valley!

[@Willbatross_]

SPEEDofSOUND123 WHAT! when and where?

[@SPEEDofSOUND123]

GenericKZbinNameHD I was just going over to Galactica and it was playing! Can't remember when though

[@Jasmine8496]

The air in heaven 💨

[@FiFaAaronYT]

Just makes me want to go back there now, have to wait until it reopens!!

[@freyamiclei8822]

Same ;_;

[@joellatham197]

And when it reopened it was a whole diffferent theme 😢

[@louiswright8282]

@@joellatham197 #bringbackair

[@solavox1]

BEAUTIFUL SOUND

[@l.zalesgon958]

Air > Galactica

[@freyamiclei8822]

I never got to ride air but Galactica is an amazing experience with or without the goggles defently worth a ride.

[@Chicgeek2014]

I've been on air, it's good and it feels amazing

[@kilathewolf545]

Freya Miclei same here, I really wanted to ride it when it was air... Well rip I guess

[@hollyhs3222]

Kila The Wolf you can still ride as Air because the goggles are optional

[@riley.48]

Goggles 😂

[@craigqrater4187]

Headset*

[@thehoopsters5255]

We've just been to Alton Towers and Loved it.

[@wwejames21]

We wanted it back at Alton Tower Resort

[@brendonian5017]

Can this please be on Spotify or iTunes or SOMETHING

[@JoeWilson175]

Best coaster theme song

[@themeparkkid6605]

YOU CAN STILL HEAR THIS IN FORBIDDEN VALLEY IM NOT LYING

[@themeparktycoon2tipsandtri250]

They started playing old ride's theme tunes in their area I believe. I dont know why, they sometimes play black holes theme tune in X-Sector as well.

[@generalbacon6955]

I think I heard it on my visit when I rode it for the first

[@Noperison]

@@themeparktycoon2tipsandtri250 enterprise took the theme

[@stevethecoasterfan]

Extremely rare in 2022 unless you know a op who will pop it on haha

[@TawnyOwlWings]

It still sends tingles down my spine

[@timothywait9457]

T Prkr its cold chacras

[@vickyburton9410]

Does the same to me love the tune brings back so many memories 😊

[@LunaForeverr]

Whoever makes these tracks for AT is a fucking god. This and so many other AT tracks have no reason to go this hard

[@louiswright8282]

Ian Habgood composed this. He also did Colossus' soundtrack at Thorpe Park!

[@Kirstyhh8910]

It’s so immersive...

[@ebthegt5572]

This ride always made me feel calm and relaxed after getting on. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same for Galactica. I still yearn for this to be played at Alton Towers in some way.

[@mattball7362]

I do not get why they changed this ride. Should have refurbed it like they have done with Nemesis.

[@Coolharry64]

They could at least add some themeing in the tunnel. If it was Galactica, the tunnel should have moon rocks, lots of fluorescent lights, and dry ice. If it was Air, the tunnel should be repainted blue with a little waterfall to go with the quiet oasis themeing. Also, they should bring back the on-ride DVD.

[@irph.ttk.]

someone did an interview with john wardley and he said they were gonna add theming to the tunnel but they didn't have time

[@irph.ttk.]

they were also gonna add decorations to fly through on the ride

[@hollyhs3222]

I can't decide whether his or galactica theme is better. they are both amazing in different ways but Air was my fave ride! :'(

[@masterknife8423]

Holly O. This theme is much better in my opinion.

[@hollyhs3222]

Master Knife yeah..this is more interesting to listen to but the beat on galactica is great

[@louiswright8282]

@@hollyhs3222 Galacticas theme is great, grander, but more generic, while Airs theme is more calm, Unique and quite timeless.

[@thomasnewton3151]

my first ever proper roller coaster

[@Willbatross_]

Thomas Newton same, cant believe they rethemed it

[@Psyphelia]

Thomas Newton it's still the exact same rollercoaster just with a different name and optional VR

[@isaacingram6277]

Sand Is A Mix Of Sea And Land, Mind Blown and a different soundtrack. the coaster was find without VR and the retheme.

[@AshChirnMusic]

i miss this theme so much :( I wish they'd revert back to Air, it may have cost money to retheme it and put that portal up but Galatica was pointless and wasn't even that good,That money could have gone towards something new.... I worked on it for a little bit back when it first opened and the amount of issues it had is insane... (before and after opening, and i think it even had a delay on it opening because the VR stuff was so shit!) they should have never messed with it...Air was fine as it was and now that they have scrapped VR headsets WTF is the point of Galactica.... the ride was so much better as Air... and this music is a great example, i think this music not only gives a great feeling of flying which works nicely with the rides theme but this music always made me think of the good times i had at Alton Towers...

[@aliceheatherlogan]

I totally agree! Even the VR made you feel awfully sick to the point I had to just close my eyes the first time I rode it as Galactica

[@LunaForeverr]

i love the galactica theme but even i have to admit it was a pointless move from AT, even moreso that the VR, the whole aspect of the theme/what made this ride special, is gone now. oh well, VR was tacky as hell anyway from the 3 times I rode where it actually worked..

[@luke.b7584]

This sounds like something that I would listen to if I done a skydive. Don’t know why to be honest

[@nix2284]

Into longer exists however its loop being the first ever loop, is at the entrance of the park, it's so awesome and I wish I got to remember it

[@mjdavis2007]

Never gonna hear that at AT again

[@jackcunningham35]

Tom Davis you might, they've started playing the black hole theme in x-sector again. Might play this as a throwback further down the line

[@STDanger]

damn Alton towers changing their bloody rides from a good classic roller coaster to some vr shit I just don't get it!! I think they should just build a nother ride and make that a vr ride and turn galatica back into air.

[@j1sh695]

The VR is optional. the ride is still the same.

[@generalbacon6955]

They removed the vr and it is good

[@Yasin_2312]

CE Music Alton towers is massive!!

[@anonymousstudent7324]

It is air they removed the rvs

[@ThatRecreationGuy]

@AIR-FOREVER

[@STDanger]

Fuck dude..... memories...

[@mistrymaker1719]

This was the only ride I wasn’t scared of but then galactica came out but I don’t mind that😂

[@Noperison]

Galactica is no longer a vr ride They should turn it back to air

[@xxtoxicgamerxx5302]

This brings back memories from 2008 god I was only 14 now I'm 25

[@MeltedToast84]

Why was everyone so annoyed at Galactica??Its the exact same ride and VR is optional. The air soundtrack still plays in forbidden Valley. So there’s nothing to complain about!

[@MeltedToast84]

Megan Tararia Really? Why?

[@OliviaTelfordLivCraft]

air i gone, replaced by galactica but this is good so you can remember air

[@themeparkattr]

The only differences that I found with Air and Galactica is that Galactica has a portal, you can wear vr headsets and Air used to stop for about 15 seconds at the start of the lift hill.

[@stevethecoasterfan]

Air only stopped on the lift hill if the staff sent the train a bit early, it can still stop but the VR headsets slows down the trains being sent out

[@swiftdrifter01]

it still does stop at the bottom of the lift hill. It does it if there’s still a train on the track.

[@lukedagger5353]

Press F to pay respects

[@Rancord123]

Now that VR is finally gone I don’t know why people are still complaining about the re theme, Galactica is the exact same thing as A.I.R. but with a better soundtrack and a badass portal on the first drop

[@i_make_shite_content]

Rancord123 this soundtrack is just as good, I think they should mash them both up and play both of them together with the theming that John had originally planned

[@robinrobinrobinrobinrobin]

this stinks of naughties it's beautful

[@scottyj9150]

Ahh, the many hours wasted stood waiting in the queue line listening to this, whilst awaiting a ride engineer to fix the ride.....

[@cameronoverton7274]

Galactica theme tune is so good

[@sev6669]

hate to say but there re-themeing air next year :(

[@sev6669]

+Steve the coaster fan cheers dude , it will always be called air in my eye s

[@sev6669]

+Emporium World how have they copyrighted it ?? :)

[@TKM12]

never went on it b4

[@stevethecoasterfan]

Same ride, nothing really changed

[@DannytheTourist]

This song makes me sad. IDK why... it reminds me of the game Rez which Toonami reviewed in 2004. The review had a cameo by Swayzak, and he sounded SO smug and sarcastic there, even if he was only laughing. This song reminds me of Sara and Swayzak's untold romance... I hate Toonami for what it did to me. What cheers me up is thinking of the US's first flying coaster... and how weird a CERTAIN character in the queue line who spawned a term we still use today looks there...

[@Archman155]

Unpopular opinion: Air Theme is 999999x better then Galactica theme.

[@stevethecoasterfan]

I love both in there own ways :)

[@VinceHere98]

Hopefully someone reuses this theme for a commercial or something...,

[@Meow-mt3kl]

I mean now the the VR is gone we can call it air? And why so relaxing it doesn’t fit the theme.......well a little bit

[@graemecambridge2458]

Why did Alton towers retheme air. Was a brilliant ride. Bad move by Alton towers in my opinion.

[@Psyphelia]

Graeme Cambridge still the same ride

[@Sam-op6us]

Literally no difference in the ride, the only thing different is the theme ( which was pretty lacklustre) and the theme tune which, imo has been improved

[@Samul-t3r]

Yes it's the same ride, just with a optional headset. But there are cons to this such as longer wait times to due the headset needing to be cleaned after every ride. Plus the headset sometimes fails to display the visuals meaning all you see is a black screen throughout the entire ride. The vr isn't even worth waiting for making the whole retheme pointless and making the ride worse.

[@tomhaigh3537]

Yes

[@MeltedToast84]

Dude it’s a great thing

[@Wtf_chloe]

Air is relaxing Galactica is relaxing and humming

[@louiswright8282]

#bringbackair Galacticas theme is looking tired, everything is peeling off, the tunnel Bridge is in an abysmal state, and Galacticas soundtrack is starting starting get a bit repetitive... Oh, and I don't expect a 'space and beyond' in the middle of Staffordshire, but can believe concept of flight in Staffordshire. Airs theme and soundtrack was beyond words, it was Stellar, languishing, just perfection for the area. The more I hear Galacticas soundtrack, the more mediocre it becomes. The more is listen to Airs theme, the more I love it!! I hope they rebrand it back to air with more theming to keep Forbidden Valley busy as Nemesis goes under its retrack. If Galactica made the area busy back in 2016, imagine an improved version of Airs theme.

[@Willbatross_]

:( Loved this ride so much, my first rollercoaster that had inversions. And one of the best. The soundtrack and overall theme of the ride was awesome. And now we have Galactica, IMO, a pile of shit. The VR isnt even optional anymore so i had to take it off at the lift hill to experience the ride as i want to. The VR, other than the first part (in the meteor shower) and the end, is unrealistic, nauseating and doesnt look very good at all. R.I.P Air #BringBackAir

[@coasterglitch]

They don't even let you choose to ride without vr? Wow that's shitty and if you think Galatica's vr is bad never try the six flags vr I've seen games from the 90s that look more realistic.

[@Psyphelia]

GenericKZbinNameHD I wouldn't say this ride has inversions, it basically just makes you lie down and you do have a choice.

[@johnrobb9592]

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[@STDanger]

GenericKZbinNameHD I agree

[@mangyanspride9367]

Well they removed the headset so its basically air now.

[@Dim4323]

air at Alton towers you can fly

[@BACONSTRIPZzUKOfficial]

really

[@thatidiotoverthere7079]

Yes

[@JMCVO]

I dont get the hate behind air being replaced b galactica. Just take off the VR glasses and youve got thte same ride.

[@cursman1289]

It’s sort of like a blander version of Galactica

[@LunaForeverr]

Galactica is good but I'd take this over galactica any day, especially since they fucked off the VR so the rebrand is sorta pointless now anyway

[@jamiejones7751108]

Pretty sure it sampled broken wings

[@stevethecoasterfan]

I have no idea lol

[@jarredtbland]

Sutch a shame this is galaxian now :(

[@CamGold]

galaxian ahahah lol its galactica hahahah galaxian the ride

[@Psyphelia]

jarredtbland it's still the same ride just with a VR option and a differ name

[@Orng69]

jarredtbland I like both galactica and air

[@Orng69]

Cameron Goldthorpe r/youngpeopleofyoutube

[@childbarnard]

dw they took the vr off galactica lmao

[@insistedtrains7504]

TurboJuk anyone?

[@vatonix84]

love your channel mate!

[@mochii1016]

Kinda sounds like a Sonic Track ngl

[@stevethecoasterfan]

😂

[@foureyez8348]

No offence to the people who like Galactica but i think that its shit because the queues are longer because everyone wants to do the vr goggles which the quality is like looking though my dogs ass i just wished it was still air because i miss this theme

[@KimberleyW]

Now they have 2 lanes one for people who want the headsets and the other for people who don't want them. I really dislike Galactica too and the no headset queue im sorry to say the is the same waiting time for the vr. It's really nice though as on the no vr lanes they have removed the headsets so it's (kinda) air again except from the stupid portal thing outside. No offence to people who like Galactica either I just really miss the real deal. Air

[@ryanbeet9217]

This could've fitted Galactica perfectly I really dislike the new theme song

[@aaronwilson9465]

I don't know. I think they both work. But this seemed a bit too positive for the forbidden valley. It's meant to be creepy.

[@gakefay3567]

+Aaron Wilson forbidden could also mean a forbidden experience though

[@RERTOxCRAFT]

whats with alton towers creepy areas the new rides weatherd sw8 have at ran out of ideas wait I know what it is less upkeep merlin can save a few quid I hope when merlin leave A T R the reliability of the in the park will improve and burger king will live on again also at need another water ride and rides will be replaced when ripped out plus flat rides I miss tussaurds

[@CurtisW16]

You dont like the new soundtrack, are you being serious? How could you doubt IMAscore. They made Smilers, Galacticas and now Wicker Mans soundtracks

[@kieranburke7627]

Aaron Wilson apparently, air is situated over the horizon of forbidden valley, where all the fighting in Forbidden Valley has stopped.

[@timothywait9457]

i miss air Galataca is not as good

[@stevethecoasterfan]

Same ride tbf

[@Yasin_2312]

I prefer Galactica’s soundtrack just a bit better than this

[@IslaAlton]

Galactica way better than air

[@Seat3NYC]

It’s the exact same ride

[@IslaAlton]

@@Seat3NYC more theme on Galactica and a better name

[@Yasin_2312]

Galactica Theme Song Is A Teeny Bit Better

[@gakefay3567]

I disagree strongly.

[@insistedtrains7504]

Gake & Fay sane