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| name = Band Land
| name = Band Land
| image = [[Image:Band Land.png|center|231px|class=sprite|''Band Land'']]
| image = [[Image:Band Land.png|center|231px|class=sprite|''Band Land'']]
| preceded by = [[Pink Plant Woods]]
| preceded by = [[The Dream Forest]]
| followed by = [[Blue Mountains]]
| followed by = [[Blue Mountains]]
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==Image gallery==
==Image gallery==
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<gallery  widths="316px" heights="200px" class="sprite">
MaracasRocket.png|class=sprite|[[Maracas rocket]]s allow [[Rayman]] to fly high in the skies of Band Land.
MaracasRocket.png|[[Maracas rocket]]s allow [[Rayman]] to fly high in the skies of Band Land.
FaussesNotes.png|class=sprite|[[Wrong note]]s are extremely sharp and will cause damage.
FaussesNotes.png|[[Wrong note]]s are extremely sharp and will cause damage.
MiniNotes.png|class=sprite|Tiny [[wrong note]]s (''[[Rayman Junior]]'' only).
MiniNotes.png|Tiny [[wrong note]]s (''[[Rayman Junior]]'' only).


TrompetteSaut.png|class=sprite|[[Trumpet]]s blow at [[Rayman]].
TrompetteSaut.png|[[Trumpet]]s blow at [[Rayman]].
MoineBongosHaut.png|class=sprite|[[Rayman]] encounters a [[monk]] in [[Gong Heights]].
MoineBongosHaut.png|[[Rayman]] encounters a [[monk]] in [[Gong Heights]].
Mite.png|class=sprite|[[Moth]]s are amongst the toughest enemies in the game.
Mite.png|[[Moth]]s are amongst the toughest enemies in the game.


Tourniquet.png|class=sprite|[[Rayman]] on a [[sprinkler]], surrounded by [[spiky ball]]s.
Tourniquet.png|[[Rayman]] on a [[sprinkler]], surrounded by [[spiky ball]]s.
MrSaxAllegroPresto.png|class=sprite|The first encounter with [[Mr Sax]].
MrSaxAllegroPresto.png|The first encounter with [[Mr Sax]].
MrSaxPoursuite.png|class=sprite|[[Rayman]] is pursued by [[Mr Sax]].
MrSaxPoursuite.png|[[Rayman]] is pursued by [[Mr Sax]].


Flute_Tree_Tall.png|class=sprite|Strange flute trees can be found in Band Land.
Flute_Tree_Tall.png|Strange flute trees can be found in Band Land.
RedMonster.png|class=sprite|[[Red monster]]s are the tallest enemies in the game.
RedMonster.png|[[Red monster]]s are the tallest enemies in the game.
Cymbales.png|class=sprite|[[Cymbals]] have the unfortunate habit of squashing [[Rayman]].
Cymbales.png|[[Cymbals]] have the unfortunate habit of squashing [[Rayman]].
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==In [[Rayman 4 (cancelled prototype)|''Rayman 4'' (cancelled prototype)]]==
==In [[Rayman 4 (cancelled prototype)|''Rayman 4'' (cancelled prototype)]]==
In 2005, [[Phoenix Studio]] began work on a new 3D [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'']] platform game tentatively titled ''[[Rayman 4 (cancelled prototype)|Rayman 4]]''. The developers intended to feature several environments from [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'']], including Band Land. Several pieces of artwork were produced. However, the game was ultimately cancelled.
[[Image:R4_Background_Ciel.jpg‎|left|thumb|320px|Band Land in 3D, as imagined by concept artist Guillaume Bonamy for ''[[Rayman 4 (cancelled prototype)|Rayman 4]]''.]]
[[Image:R4_Background_Ciel.jpg‎|left|thumb|320px|Band Land in 3D, as imagined by concept artist Guillaume Bonamy for ''[[Rayman 4 (cancelled prototype)|Rayman 4]]''.]]
[[Image:R4_Background_Ciel_Color.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Another scenery of Band Land in colour.]]
[[Image:R4_Background_Ciel_Color.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Another scenery of Band Land in colour.]]
In 2005, [[Phoenix Interactive Entertainment|Phoenix Interactive]] began work on a new 3D [[Rayman (series)|''Rayman'']] platform game tentatively titled ''[[Rayman 4 (cancelled prototype)|Rayman 4]]''. The developers intended to feature several environments from [[Rayman 1|the original ''Rayman'']], including Band Land. Several pieces of artwork were produced. However, the game was ultimately cancelled.


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[[pl:Band Land]]
[[pl:Band Land]]
[[es:La Tierra de las Bandas Musicales]]
[[es:La Tierra de las Bandas Musicales]]
[[ru:Музыкальная Страна]]


[[Category:Places from Rayman 1]]
[[Category:Places from Rayman 1]]
[[Category:Places from Rayman Junior]]
[[Category:Places from Rayman Junior]]

Revision as of 21:06, 6 April 2020

Band Land
Band Land
The Dream Forest Blue Mountains
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 first scenery of Bongo Hills, as seen in the PC version.

Band Land (French: Le Ciel ChromatiqueThe 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.

The first level of Band Land is Bongo Hills, a grassy terrain where vast instruments sprout from the ground. It is followed by Allegro Presto, is a cold, blue, vertiginous labyrinth of slippery musical staves. This is where Rayman first encounters Mr Sax, the malevolent giant saxophone who rules Band Land; and also where he receives the helicopter ability from Betilla the Fairy. The next level is Gong Heights, a balmy region of golden clouds and inhabited by meditating monks. The final level is Mr Sax's Hullaballoo, which resembles a combination of the three preceding levels. This is where Rayman finally confronts and defeats Mr Sax.

The boss of Band Land, Mr Sax.

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.


Image gallery

In Rayman 4 (cancelled prototype)

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.

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


In Rayman Origins

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

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.