Fez‘s 8-bit visual aesthetic may be inspired by videogame history, but its soundtrack draws from a differing long-gone era: the romantic era of classical music. Listen to the above track from Fez‘s soundtrack, composed by Disasterpeace, and note that it is actually a synthesized version of Prélude in E minor, Op. 28 No. 4 by Frédéric Chopin. Then listen to the original below!
and just for good measure, here’s Jimmy Page covering the same piece…