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With last week’s release of Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition on February 13, fans of the series have a new way to play multiple versions of the classic Rayman game.
After some time has passed for players to get their hands on this new version of the game, it seems many have realized that something important to the atmosphere has been altered. The game’s soundtrack, originally composed by Rémi Gazel, who has since passed away, has been replaced by a remix created by Christophe Héral, who previously worked on the franchise.
According to GamesRadar+, an active fan in the Discord for Ubisoft made it known their distaste with the change and a Ubisoft employee responded to them. In the response, the employee told the fan that the team that was responsible for it would take the time to look into fans’ complaints about the lack of originally music. This does not appear to be a confirmation that a change will come, but simply a confirmation that the team is aware of fans feelings on the matter.
Given Ubisoft’s awareness on the matter, this news is a step in the right direction for disgruntled Rayman fans. Do you feel that the new soundtrack is too different from the original like other fans and needs to have an option? Let us know in the comments. We will keep you updated as the story unfolds.
Source: GamesRadar+
I’m not as familiar with the original Rayman, but based on my fond memories of 2 and Legends, I can’t imagine swapping out a game’s music – even for other great music – would make any fan happy. Music is a huge part of video game nostalgia.
When Sega released a version of Crazy Taxi with the Bad Religion and Offspring tracks replaced, it felt like a flat-out lie to even still call it Crazy Taxi. :^)