Band Land

Band Land
Band Land
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In a scene of clouds and sheet music, Rayman proceeds among music instruments (drums, maracas, cymbals...) and battles against wrong notes. After having escaped from the trumpets, he will find himself face to face with the deafening Mister Sax...

—Manual, Rayman

Band Land (French: Le Ciel Chromatique – The Chromatic Sky) is the second world in the original Rayman game. As its name suggests, it is a world which consists mainly of music and musical instruments. Rayman receives the helicopter ability from Betilla the Fairy in this world.

Description

Sights such as giant drums, recorders and xylophones are characteristic of Band Land. Rayman often finds himself battling trumpets and moths while dodging dangerous wrong notes, spiky balls and cymbals. The 'ground' usually consists of drum material or slippery musical staves, from which the player must be careful not to fall. As Rayman progresses, he ascends higher into the sky: the levels feature increasing amounts of clouds, snow and lightning. Most of the platforms in Band Land are music-related: Rayman can use maracas rockets to fly, bongos to cross chasms, and walking drums to reach inaccessible heights. The boss of this world is Mr Sax, a giant saxophone.

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  The first scenery of Bongo Hills, as seen in the PC version.
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  The boss of Band Land, Mr Sax.

Levels

• Bongo Hills
• Allegro Presto
• Gong Heights
• Mr Sax's Hullaballoo

In other games

In 2005, Phoenix Studio began work on a new 3D Rayman platform game tentatively titled Rayman 4. The developers intended to feature several environments from the original Rayman, including Band Land. Several pieces of artwork were produced. However, the game was ultimately cancelled.

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  Band Land in 3D, as imagined by concept artist Guillaume Bonamy for Rayman 4.
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  Another scenery of Band Land in colour.

Rayman Origins features adjacent environments based directly on Band Land: the Desert of Dijiridoos and the Grumbling Grottos. These worlds combine Band Land's musical component with an arid desert landscape. It is not clear if these locations are part of Band Land, near Band Land, or simply different places that look strangely similar to Band Land.

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  A piano and a drum can be seen on the ground of Best Original Score.
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  The Red Birds appear on a curved note sheet.

Gallery

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  Maracas rockets allow Rayman to fly high in the skies of Band Land.
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  Wrong notes are extremely sharp and will cause damage.
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  Tiny wrong notes (Rayman Junior only).
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  Trumpets blow at Rayman.
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  Rayman encounters a monk in Gong Heights.
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  Moths are amongst the toughest enemies in the game.
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  Rayman on a sprinkler, surrounded by spiky balls.
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  The first encounter with Mr Sax.
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  Rayman is pursued by Mr Sax.
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  Strange flute trees can be found in Band Land.
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  Red monsters are the tallest enemies in the game.
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  Cymbals have the unfortunate habit of squashing Rayman.

Names in other languages

Language	Name
English	Band Land
Chinese (simplified)	音乐天
Chinese (traditional)	音樂國度
Dutch	Bende Land
French	Le Ciel Chromatique
German	Land der Musik Der Chromatische Himmel (multilingual manuals and Rayman Designer only)
Hebrew	ארץ השודדים Eretz Hashodedim
Italian	Territorio della Banda (multilingual manuals) Terra della Musica (GBA, DSi, mobile)
Japanese	バンド・ランド
Korean	밴드의 땅
Russian	Музыкальная Страна
Spanish	La Tierra de las Bandas Musicales (multilingual manuals) Melodyland (PC) Musicalandia (GBA, DSi) Grupolandia (mobile)