"I can't listen to this. It's Video Game music and needs to be in a game"

Actually, they're some pieces of music that I think sounds better outside of the games, most of it's battle music, because most of the time you don't hear much of it, just the beginning.
But again, there's music that does sound better in the game. For me, 'You're Not Alone' from FF9 is a fantastic song outside of the game but inside the game, it's epic.

Up until about 3 months ago, I was always embarrassed to let people listen to my game music, because of the image it gave me...

Jam it back in, in the dark.