Hitoshi Sakimoto

I just find Sakimoto's style as interesting as it is moving. I like all the rhythm you find in his music and the melodic points seem to come at just the right times. Compared to much of the traditional orchestral stuff from western composers that some folks like to criticize, Sakimoto's music tends to have more pep, which for me puts him on top. You say that he has trouble writing incidental aka event music but I don't think it's that simple. As fate would have it, most of the games he has written music for haven't lent themselves to that kind of music, and so his style is often presented in epic form. However, when he does get the opportunity, he does a fine job. He just isn't as obvious about it as Uematsu or Mitsuda. For me Sakimoto's style makes his music unique and lasting. It's the kind of music that I can listen to over and over again not just because I like the way it sounds but also because the composition intrigues me. But to agree with what someone else said, I don't care much for these negative threads either. People have their reasons for liking or disliking whatever. Asking why someone feels differently is great, but I don't like the whole, "Sakimoto is in fact terrible...so how could anyone like him?" approach. It doesn't bode well for a discussion when the person starting it already has their mind made up.

Jam it back in, in the dark.