Band Land

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

The image symbolising Band Land

The very first scenery of Band Land

Band Land is the second world in the original Rayman game. As its name suggests, it consists of a land made up of music and musical instruments, and it is set high in the sky. As Rayman makes progress through giant drums, flutes and xylophones, he must dodge wrong notes and spiky balls. Note that in the Rayman Junior games, a tiny version of those notes also exists. In this imaginary world, it is also possible to slide on musical staves, but one must be careful not to fall from the heights of this place. Fortunately, bongos are sometimes here to avoid a deadly fall. There are a lot of clouds and lightnings, and it is also known to snow here. As maracas rockets can be used to fly, walking drums help Rayman to reach inaccessible places by rebounding on them and flying blue elves give him the ability to shrink down in size. There are also strange sprinklers onto which Rayman can jump, and hitting sticks that beat the floor.

The big boss of Band Land, Mr Sax

The enemies in Band Land include antitoons, hunters, moths, trumpets, lightning eyes, wrong notes, cymbals and red monsters. The boss is Mr Sax, a giant saxophone. Rayman will meet him in Allegro Presto, and fight him after a frantic chase in Mr Sax's Hullaballoo.

During his trek through Band Land, Rayman receives the power of the helicopter from Betilla the Fairy, at the end of Allegro Presto.

Image gallery

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

In the cancelled version of Rayman 4

At one point, members of Ubisoft were considering including 3D versions of levels from the original Rayman game in the fourth Rayman game. Several pieces of artwork were produced, including images of Band Land. However, the game was ultimately cancelled.

Band Land in 3D, as imagined by concept artist Guillaume Bonamy for Rayman 4

Another scenery of Band Land in colour

In Rayman Origins

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.