Fun fact: The main theme plays when you're about to get marmalised, hence you hear all the negative stuff (screaming, raspy beats ect). After the ride, you go into the shop, where the theme is much more upbeat, due to you being marmalised and seeing the world as more positive, though its meant to be the same theme.

I wonder how many employees have completely lost their minds listening to the smiler shop music over and over again.

I love how silly and whimsical the Smiler Shop theme is it’s sorta like realizing after riding the smiler that it wasn’t nearly as scary as you initially thought

this unironically goes hard i'm listening to it while studying i just hope my headphones don't let out noise because people will think i'm insane

The shop is real creepy. It's the same song, but less creepy because you've been "fixed".

I heard this theory about the smilers theme tune. So, when your in the queue line its like a creepy laughing song, then, when you get in to the correction block and the station, it sounds like a horror theme, like your paranoid. Then when you get off the ride, and go into the shop its like happy, joyful and welcoming music like you got corrected.

Notice how in the Station Audio, you can hear muffled laughing, almost like it’s in another distant room, at multiple points during the theme. This is to show that you are just about to enter the process of marmalization, and you can hear the other patients already BEING marmalized. You can also hear doors closing, general ambience to really set the tone that you are now in the Institute ready to receive treatment. And the main instruments of the theme, just constant daunting beats, represents the fear and suspense taking over all of your senses are you are just about to enter, just about to ride The Smiler. All of these factors REALLY sets the tone, taking a realistic approach instead of the usual theme music by using ambience of the institute and OTHER PATIENTS LAUGHING AS THEY SLOWLY LOOSE THEIR SANITY, all accompanied by the dramatic simple beats of the song, mirroring the rhythm of your afraid heart, beating in time with the music. The station audio is my favorite by far, and IMAscore are pure geniuses for this track in particular. It never fails to move me. 😵‍💫😵‍💫💖

I have no clue why people say this is the worst soundtrack, I could listen for hours to this

We smiling with this one 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️⬆️🗣️🗣️

Whoever made this was a musical genius

My opinions about how the ride makes you feel! Viewing the ride: Gives you the feeling of temptation as you choose to go in Queuing up: The feeling of anxiety as the “pre-ride nerves” begin to settle in Station: Thé feeling of regret as you helplessly board the coaster Shop music: The feeling of relief as you’ve conquered the ride

IMAscore did a great job of conveying the theming. The main theme and queue make you feel terrified before riding, like you are about to undergo a horrifying experiment. The station makes this feeling even more intense, with sounds of electricity short-circuting and hissing of pipes and machinery. The maniacal laughter is coming from patients undergoing the experiment when you're about to board. Then you ride it, and exit out to the shop, with a cheery, non-distorted version of the main theme. The marmalisation is complete; You belong to the smiler.

I’m American, and when I saw this ride a long time ago I was OBSESSED WITH IT. So much in fact, that I made my own oc based off the ride. And even KZfaq account used to be called something like “Kiz_Smilr” or something. I can’t wait to ride this someday!

Went on this in 2014 with all the original themeing and soundtrack and my dad got to the halfway point and thought it was over XD the look on his face was priceless. Especially when it went “half way corrected” 😂

So there’s Smiler with this creepy-ass music and then there’s Oblivion with a full-on rave going on

The station audio does such a good job of making you terrified. I remember the first time I rode the smiler, hearing this in the station made me almost want to turn around and leave! IMAScore are geniuses.

We getting marmalised with this one 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

The smilers soundtrack is designed so well. One of the possible marmalisation side effects is toe twitches caused by the beat of the music (says on the queue screens)

I've been listening to this on a loop for a while I can't stop it's doing something to me. I think I belong to the smiler now

4:30 and 4:51 I love how they implemented the melody of In The Hall of the Mountain King in there

5:43 feels badass when you are walking through the queue on a quiet day just up and down up and down no stopping

I have never been to the UK, why am I so obsessed with the Smiler? I guess I DO belong to the Smiler. I was in line for the world's tallest SkyCoaster just down the road from Walt Disney World and the theme was playing in my head.

I've never rode the Smiler, nor will I ever (I live in the US and I hate rollercoasters lol), but I _really_ dig the marketing/aesthetic/lore around it. They weren't messing around.

That station audio section and ending of the shop theme sounds like the Marmaliser machine stomping through and Correcting everyone (with all its elements: the Hypnotiser, Tickler, Flasher, Inoculator, and Giggler) as people scream in horror, and then the screams turn to maniacal laughter, it’s absolutely brilliant sound design on IMAscore’s part. Also, it seems the Smiler can claim people all the way from here in the USA, because now I really want to go.

Walking through the X-Sector while looking at the smiler cars race around and down the track and listening to the music from park speakers makes everything better!!

Hot take: the smilers theme and shop theme is more addicting and better than Its a Small World. There, I said it.

Don’t call me weird, I quite like the theme, the music, the voice acting and the sound effects, and the ride itself.

IVE WANTED THIS FOR AGES THANK YOU

5:43 THAT BEAT DROP THO

The queue line audio is absolutely brilliant, I am obsessed.

5:32 gives me chills everytime😨

The song is so good. Its so catchy and gets stuck in your head. When you hear this song, you do in fact belong to the smiler.

Don't they sell the CD anymore😩 I've wanted the full Smiler soundtrack for absolute years

Best theme music ever. It blares out by the entrance really meaty bass. Incredible!

SHUT UP IM LISTENING TO THE SMILER OFFICAL SOUNDTRACK

While I can't see myself ever riding this ride, I can imagine performing as some kind of "patient". This music just gave me that sort of vibe. The sort of thing where I could just act insane and laugh all the time.... It gets to a point where smiles become more scary than friendly.

I think they should add speakers on the carts and feature the music

I love the first few minutes because it feels experimenty and dark

This sound track really fits the ride, but i can't imagine being a victim in the crash and have to listen for this for hours.

I remember being at Alton towers and shaking while I ate my lunch, having to listen to this with the thought of going on it in a couple of minutes 😭 The main theme does a really great job of making the atmosphere feel scary just before you ride

The UK steals the show when it comes to theme parks.

GOIN TO ALTON TOWERS THIS WEEKEND. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SMILE ME UP BBY!

Did you know;after the crash, members and operators, went around the park and giving out free stuff meanwhile asking people to still ride it! Bless them🥺

I used to be TERRIFIED of rollercoasters. One time, my family went on a surprise trip to Alton, just after the Smiler had reopened after the incident. Scary enough for me, I'd never been on any coaster before. This music both made my music brain whizz and terrify me. It starts with the Main theme when you enter X Sector, involving all the elements of the later "phases". The Que phase focuses on the intensity, trying to scare you, with an industrial song, widely cutting out the laughter. This was the point where I wanted to turn back, but something pushed me to go ahead. The Station phase feels like your mind trying to focus on the happy and positive, with the laughter taking centre stage, with some distorted effects to still keep you on edge, along the short theme after the surprise roll overwhelming you. I loved the ride itself, being able to faintly hear the main theme during the drops of the ride. It made a theme park enthusiast, and eradicated my fear. The Shop theme feels like you've overcome a massive challenge, and have made it to the other side, negativity and fear behind. It's genius on both a lore level and mind-manipulating level.

I actually love this soundtrack. The ride itself looks so intimidating and the music does what it sets out to do with terrifying you while you wait for the ride.

Personally I love all the slimmer theme tracks! Especially the queue & station audio! The station audio is so good!

Don't even live in the UK but damn well wished our coasters in the US had soundtracks like this. Edit: Also I can confirm I smiled too many times while watching this video.

1:23 that scream always scared me

When we went to Alton Towers, I remember seeing signs of the way into the Station/ little building saying about the Marmaliser. As a kid whenever we got maramlised it would be genuinely so overwhelming not being able to get away from the parent doing it and then I'd get punished for kicking people haha, so seeing it on the way inside I turned to my family and said something along the lines of "if anyone touches me in there, I will get violent" Typical now that I really want to go back and just relive that day and not change a thing about it. Wish I could ride the Smiler again

dang right when i walked into the station and heard this audio i was getting nervous i even told my mom i didn't want to ride but she said it was too late to turn back

Ive never been on the smiler, i am already one with the smiler.

The smiler is my favourite ride at Alton Towers.

I remember uploading the unreleased at the time version of the soundtrack which was this in early 2020 lol, glad to see people can finally (to an extent) hear more then just the IMAScore snippets

5:32 best by far , I went on a school trip to Alton towers just after I went for the first time and I heard this in the queue line my friends were terrified but I was just in some sort of trance listening to that

Queue music: HAHA *beep* HAHA *beep* bro gimme something new 😭 Station music: Aw hell nah bro you dyin today there ain’t any turning back now Shop music: Awwww that’s cut- Oh lord nevermi- awww that’s cut- oh Nevermind….

After riding this recently my girlfriend turned to me and gave me a creepy Smiler smile! I laughed and I gave one back to her! I was then tempted to keep it going all the way through the gift shop and if any of the staff looked at me I was going to go "I am one with The Smiler!" But I didn't because I imagine that they get that all the time and are probably sick of it!

We getting the MINISTRY OF JOY WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣

This is weirdly calming.

Fire alarm at school goes off: "Was anyone listening to the smiler theme in any -department- classroom because it happened from -department-" me, if the teacher left the room before the fire alarm went off: uhh maybe

I went on this on my birthday the wait was worth it and the music was divine felt so happy and insane

What I learnt at school: 1+1=2 The exam: 134567*+4162.192-21.271x210229=? What I remembered: *Intense smiler soundtrack*

I love the Alton Towers soundtrack because some of them now now have the in the Hall of the Mountain King sound to you can hear it on 4:32

Imagine if their was a glitch and this played at cbeebies land😂

the new gen smiler fans on tiktok who think the shops theme is childish (the shops theme is trending for some reason) should listen to the station audio ☠️☠️☠️

Best soundtrack ever to exist bro nothing hits harder than this bro

i still think this is one of the best coaster soundtracks ever made! i also like the soundtracks of "Joris en de draak" and especially the one from Baron 1898.

Bruh why does the queue line music sound so good. It sounds so high tech😀

I renmber going on this ride a couple of years a go. We were waiting for nearly 2h and me and my cousing would be singing this the whole time for 2 days straight. I have a really good memory on this ride because there was hair stuck in my seat. You go upside down 14 times with is crazy to think about. Thanks for reading ❤❤

when your in the “30 minute” queue that ends up being 80 minutes 😂 4:30

Such an interesting coaster. Even today the concept itself is the most original ever

Bro the queue line queline is amazing. The station is more idk what the word is but more crazy? But the queline bass is amazing at like 5:32

THE QUE LINE AUDIO AND THE STATION AUDIO IS SO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD

I've been searching for the full version for so long, thank you so much :)

Me in Alton Towers: *hears laughing* My brain: *plays the smiler soundtrack*

This soundtrack never gets old!

The station audio being used in the vid is the correction block audio

We waiting in a 3hour queue with this one 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Love the Smiler!! 🟡⚫️🟡⚫️

This music is creepy asf, but it slaps.

Takes me back to lockdown 2020 which was the peak of my "coaster" phase. Many gcs with thoosies & raving to this at 2am, still have the full 45 mins on my pc :)

Lore that the music implies: Outside: Come on in, theres nothing to fear! In line: Your nerves are starting to settle in. Station: Theres no going back. Gift shop: Smile! 😁

The best ride in the uk and you can’t change my mind

Finally, the perfect music to sleep to

I'm slightly disappointed that intu didn't put 'they belong to the smiler' after 'these songs do not belong to me'.

walking through x sector has the best feeling for me at alton towers

0:51 So catchy until laughing Ngl i can listen to this for a queue but it really makes you want to go back

I like how in the shop, the theme gets progressively more distorted as if the Marmaliser is faulty or something. I wonder if the ‘advocates’ truly are advocates or if the effects wore off on them too, and they just don’t want to be subjected to it again, so they pretend to still be under the marmaliser’s effects.

Best soundtrack ever

Every time i turn this on i cant stop smiling and giggling

Idk why this soundtrack, despite the creepiness, it brings such good memories, I could listen for hours

I went to the park and I heard this and ran away,now I can’t stop listening or smiling,I belong to the smiler

I don't care what anyone says, Best. Soundtrack. EVER.

Get me back in that queue line now!!!! Can't wait for Towers to open

I'm obsessed with the ride and the music 😭😭

The queue line audio is the scariest by far

This drove me insane for the two hours we queued up for! Sounded like evil teletubies singing!! 😂Was worth the wait tho 😊

my first time going on the smiler i wasn’t necessarily scared but some guy behind me in the que was saying how you could lose a leg on the ride and it made me so paranoid but it honestly wasn’t as intense as i thought it would be but that first loop in the dark definitely got me😅

amazing and terrifying at the same time, and absolute banger. I’d listen to this for hours on end :3

Why did the smiler gift shop audio give me willy wonka vibes 😃

THE SMILER IS THE BEST RIDE THERE 😂