{"id":29760,"date":"2024-04-17T12:10:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T03:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=29760"},"modified":"2024-04-17T12:15:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T03:15:13","slug":"sand-lands-newest-trailer-features-sandstorm-meme-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/sand-lands-newest-trailer-features-sandstorm-meme-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Sand Land\u2019s newest trailer features Sandstorm meme song\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s always interesting whenever game companies make good use of licensed music. Bethesda Softworks utilizes the songs of Bing Crosby and the Ink Spots in its Fallout franchise to evoke the 1950s-1960s \u2013 the era that the games\u2019 settings seem to be inspired by. CD Projekt RED\u2019s Cyberpunk 2077 features the futuristic synth music of Grimes that evokes the themes of the game. One of the strangest but oddly appropriate uses of music in video game-related media can be found in Bandai Namco\u2019s recent <strong>Sand Land<\/strong> trailer, which features none other than Darude\u2019s Sandstorm.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SAND LAND \u2014 Sandstorm Trailer (feat. Darude)\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uLN9qrJ8ESs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For those unfamiliar with it, Sandstorm is a 1999 techno song created by Finnish music producer Darude. The track\u2019s escalating beats have been used in everything from sports tournaments to YouTube videos \u2013 the latter of which led to the practice of falsely identifying songs as \u201cDarude \u2013 Sandstorm\u201d whenever a person asks the name of a song. The troll isn\u2019t as prevalent as it was back in the 2000s and 2010s, but those that experienced the height of the meme will recognize the song just by hearing a few notes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240417-29760-001.jpg\" alt=\"Sand Land combat\" class=\"wp-image-29764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240417-29760-001.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240417-29760-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240417-29760-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240417-29760-001-600x338.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sand Land, on the other hand, is an upcoming action RPG based on the manga series created and illustrated by Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama. As the Fiend Prince Beelzebub, players gather a band of unlikely allies to search for the Legendary Spring \u2013 a mythical water source that can aid in solving the world\u2019s water shortage problem. The game loosely follows the manga\u2019s story and allows players to explore a 3D world while fighting enemies from a third-person perspective. Sand Land\u2019s video game adaptation was one of the last projects Toriyama was involved in before his untimely death in March 2024.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sad news aside, Darude\u2019s Sandstorm and Akira Toriyama\u2019s Sand Land have almost nothing in common. Sandstorm is an upbeat techno song with no lyrics. Sand Land seems childlike, but as with Toriyama\u2019s work on Dragon Ball, it is full of shouting, powering up, and all-out action. It may be because of this and the fact that both pieces of media have the word \u201csand\u201d in them that the song works so well in the trailer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240417-29760-002.jpg\" alt=\"Sand Land vehicle combat\" class=\"wp-image-29766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240417-29760-002.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240417-29760-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240417-29760-002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240417-29760-002-600x338.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sandstorm does a great job of getting viewers pumped up for Sand Land just as much as the gameplay and cutscenes do. Comments for the trailer are very positive, with people praising the song\u2019s use. Bandai Namco has also gotten on the hype train by asking for the title of the song. We\u2019ll never know how Akira Toriyama would feel about a meme being used to promote the game, but based on people\u2019s reactions, it seems Sandstorm was the right choice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.bandainamcoent.eu\/sand-land\/sand-land\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sand Land<\/a> will be available worldwide on April 26, 2024 for the PC (Steam), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X\/S. A free demo for the game is currently available to play too.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bandai Namco&#8217;s Sand Land gives an example of successful corporate use of memes by licensing Darude &#8211; Sandstorm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":29763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-29760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sand Land\u2019s newest trailer features Sandstorm meme song\u00a0 - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bandai Namco&#039;s Sand Land gives an example of successful corporate use of memes by licensing Darude - 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