Music Fez (video game)
composer rich disasterpeace vreeland, 2012
trail , medley disasterpeace fez soundtrack remix album fz: side z
rich vreeland, known disasterpeace, composed game s chiptune-esque electronic soundtrack. despite background in chiptune, vreeland limited use of genre s mannerisms in score. worked soft synth pads , reverb push score closer 1980s synthesizer sound. reduced reliance on percussion , incorporated distortion techniques bitcrushing , wow. vreeland opted slower passages varying tempos ebb, flow, , breathe player . left portions of fez without music. vreeland worked on soundtrack @ night 14 months while scoring shoot many robots, , brandon mccartin of aquaria contributed game s sound effects.
vreeland s first composition game ( adventure ) became soundtrack s first track. wrote after meeting bédard before discussing soundtrack fish, , based composition on fez audio created prior arrival. vreeland wanted use tape recorders distinctive sound, potential audio synching issues method led him employ digital recording. portions of soundtrack dynamically change between several dozen constituent elements , react game environment. example, puzzle track s elements change musical key based on in-game time of day. tracks intended imitate real-world sounds, such of bats, thunderstorms, taiko, , water falling stalactites. other tracks expanded improvisations. vreeland inspired lord of rings shire theme, 1980s horror media, soundtrack of demoscene game jasper s journeys, legend of zelda dungeon music, mass effect soundtrack, tangerine dream, , steve reich. continuum synthesized rendition of frédéric chopin s prelude, op. 28, no. 4. instruments used in recording include sonic charge synplant, minimoog, synthetic flute , , boomwhacker.
the soundtrack released in digital format on april 20, 2012. pre-orders soundtrack topped bandcamp charts. kirk hamilton of kotaku wrote fez s sound effects evoked jim guthrie s superbrothers: sword & sworcery ep audio. janus kopfstein of verge called work fantastic , described cross between 1980s vangelis synth odyssey , submerged vinyl record arcade. game informer s matt miller wrote soundtrack contributed fez s 80s nostalgia vibe . eurogamer described music lush, spooky, , electrifying , , edge compared holst put through mega drive . oli welsh of eurogamer wrote music matched game s themes of hidden depth . welsh heard influences of 1960s english psychedelia (pink floyd, soft machine), 1970s krautrock (tangerine dream , kraftwerk), 1980s synth (jean michel jarre, vangelis), , erik satie. added soundtrack s contribution fez incalculable . damian kastbauer of game developer used vreeland s soundtrack show retrogaming aesthetic in sound , visuals both futuristic , nostalgic , provide right voice support game s design intentions .
game developer listed vreeland in 2012 power 50 work on soundtrack, described atmospheric, pensive, , maybe little bit melancholy . in keeping fez s theme of secrets, images visible through spectrogram embedded soundtrack audio. vreeland released remix album, fz: side f, year later on april 20, 2013. features tracks other artists, including jim guthrie. vreeland later released remix album, fz: side z, , 3 albums included in august 2013 game music bundle 5.
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