Fake A Smile

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"FAKE A SMILE" IS A SONG BY THE NORWEGIAN MUSIC PRODUCER AND DJ ALAN WALKER, WITH VOCALS PROVIDED BY THE AMERICAN SINGER SALEM ILESE. IT WAS PUBLISHED IN 2021, AND ITS OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN THE WORLD OF WALKER UNIVERSE.

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WALKER SAYS OF THE SONG:

THE STORY BEHIND FAKE A SMILE IS A REALLY FUN ONE, A PROCESS THAT STARTED ALMOST OVER A YEAR AGO. A FRIEND OF MINE FROM DREAMLAB, WHO I WORKED WITH ON "DIFFERENT WORLD" A FEW YEARS AGO, FIRST SENT ME A TOPLINE AND SOME SIMPLE CHORDS. WHEN I HEARD THE MELODY, SOMETHING INSTANTLY CLICKED AND I HAD AN IDEA AND VISION WHAT I WANTED TO DO WITH THE TRACK. WHEN YOU HAVE THIS KIND OF INTUITION FROM THE BEGINNING, YOU WANT TO KEEP WORKING ON THAT TRACK.

THIS TIME, AFTER HEARING THE FIRST TRACK, THE MELODY WAS DEFINITELY THE BEGINNING OF THE WHOLE PROCESS. I'M VERY INFLUENCED BY MELODIES, SO THAT'S WHAT INSPIRES ME, AND WORKING WITH SALEM ILESE WAS A REALLY NATURAL PROGRESSION. I DO A LOT OF RESEARCH ON MY OWN AND I WANTED TO REACH OUT TO SALEM FOR THIS TRACK.

SALEM ILESE SAYS OF THE SONG:

FOR ME, "FAKE A SMILE" IS A SONG ABOUT THE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE WHO HAVE THE POWER TO RESCUE YOU FROM YOUR DARKEST MOMENTS. THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE I HOLD MOST DEAR TO MY HEART AND WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE IN THIS SONG. I AM HONORED TO BE A PART OF THIS SONG WITH ALAN WALKER! I HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYS IT.

MUsic video

THE MAIN CHARACTER IN THIS VIDEO IS ALIDA, WALKER #88888, ONE OF THE MOST SKILLED DRONE TECHNICIANS IN THE WALKERS’ UNITY FORCE. WE FOLLOW HER IN THE LAST DAYS OF THE 40-YEAR-LONG DRONE WAR BETWEEN THE WALKERS AND RED NEXUS. THE SCENES SHOW US THE DESTROYED REMNANTS OF THE WORLD AS IT IS IN THE YEAR 2090, AS WELL AS ALIDA'S THOUGHTS AND MEMORIES OF THE WAR IN THE FORM OF FLASHBACKS.

IN THE BEGINNING OF THE MUSIC VIDEO WE SEE HER IN A LONELY MOUNTAIN CABIN IN GALDHØPIGGEN, NORWAY, CLOSELY OBSERVING THE LANDSCAPE AROUND HER. WHEN SHE SPOTS AN RX-8 DRONE, ONE OF THE DANGEROUS RED NEXUS WAR DRONES, SHE DOESN’T HESITATE TO STAB IT WITH A FLAGPOLE, DETERMINED TO EXTINGUISH ALL REMAINS OF THE GRUESOME TOTALITARIAN REGIME. THE WAR MAY FINALLY BE ALMOST WON, BUT IT IS NOT QUITE OVER YET - ITS AFTER-EFFECTS CAN BE CLEARLY FELT AND SEEN.

THEREFORE ALIDA BEGINS HER JOURNEY TO THE RED NEXUS HEADQUARTERS, FINDING HER PATH THROUGH DESTRUCTION, RUINS AND THE LAST WARFARE. FOLLOWING THE FOOTSTEPS OF SOME OF HER FELLOW WALKER FIGHTERS, SHE KEEPS COMING ACROSS BURNING MONUMENTS, CRASHED AVI-8 DRONES AND OTHER REMNANTS OF THIS TERRIBLE WAR.

EVENTUALLY SHE ARRIVES AT THE HEADQUARTERS AND MEETS SOME OTHER MEMBERS OF THE UNITY FORCES. STANDING BETWEEN BUILDINGS ENGULFED IN FLAMES, THE NIGHT SKY DARKENED BY SMOKE AND GLOOMY CLOUDS, FACING THE HEADQUARTERS ILLUMINATED IN RED, SHE MAKES A DECISION. THE YOUNG FIGHTER GATHERS ALL HER COURAGE AND ENTERS THE HQ, WHICH IS NOW ABANDONED AND EMPTY. THE WALKERS HAVE FINALLY WON, THEIR ENEMIES ARE DEFEATED, THE RED NEXUS FORCES ARE GONE. ALIDA’S MISSION HERE IS A PERSONAL ONE.

AS SHE WALKS THROUGH A TUNNEL DEEP WITHIN THE BUILDING, SHE COMES ACROSS A LABORATORY - KNOWN AS SCIENCE LAB-01. THE MAN WHO USED TO WORK HERE IS DAVOR, WALKER #83. HE WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF RED NEXUS INC., BUT DISTANCED HIMSELF FROM THE COMPANY WHEN HE REALIZED THEIR EVIL INTENTIONS. LATER HE JOINED THE WALKERS AND HAD A DAUGHTER - ALIDA. AND SHE IS NOW IN HIS OLD LAB, LOOKING AT THE PICTURES ON THE WALL THAT ARE REMINDERS OF HER FATHER’S DARK PAST. MEMORIES AND EMOTIONS OVERCOME HER, AND WHEN SHE CLOSES HER EYES, WE SEE FLASHBACKS TO THE HORRORS OF THE DRONE WAR.

RED NEXUS TROOPS AND THEIR RX-8S, WALKERS OPPOSING THEM AND RESISTING AGAINST THE CRUEL REGIME, WARFARE AND PEOPLE RUNNING FOR THEIR LIVES - THE FIGHT IS OVER, BUT TRAUMA AND DESTRUCTION STAY. ALIDA TURNS HER BACK ON THE PICTURES, PREPARED FOR THE WORK THAT AWAITS HER, DETERMINED TO HELP BUILD THE WORLD OF WALKER, A NEW BEGINNING AND A SAFE HAVEN FOR WALKERS ALL OVER THE WORLD.