The Sanctuary of Bad Dreams | Rayman 2: The Great Escape | WMGSO's Fall 2022 Full Orchestra Concert

The Sanctuary of Bad Dreams - Rayman 2: The Great Escape (1999)
By: Eric Chevalier, Daniel Masson
Arr. Thomas Ashcom

It’s unclear why developers chose to make the humanoid protagonist of the Rayman series have no limbs, but it certainly adds up in the context of the pseudo-natural worlds he tackles throughout his series of games.

In this second installment, Rayman must save the peaceful fairy glade from being destroyed by Admiral Razorbeard and his brutish army of robot pirates. Much like the timeless battle of nature versus machine, this arrangement is a tug-of-war between itself at two extremes, stirring together musical themes from across the original soundtrack. In order to stitch these individual shorts into a long form that befits a concerto, the arranger used many techniques and novel ideas from his own classical training and study.

The arranger would also like to thank our featured guest, Doug Perry, for giving this concerto the limbs it needs...it can’t magically hold its body parts together like Rayman can.

A special Thank You to the Prince George's Community College Center for the Performing Arts & Humanities Department for filming and streaming our concert.

Video Producer: David Werner
Video and Stream Coordinator: Jarel Jones
Recording Audio Engineer: Josh Haas
Video and Audio Editor: David Werner
Additional Audio Assistance: Jimyo Lin, David Crisler, Scott Luxenberg

The Washington Metropolitan Gamer Symphony Orchestra (WMGSO) is a nonprofit community orchestra whose mission is to share video game music by putting on affordable, accessible concerts in the D.C. area.

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