Your (current) favorite composer?

I don't usually go in for this sort of thread, but what the hell, I'll bite.

In terms of Japanese game music, I started out as an Uematsu nut, as I suspect many, if not most, of us did. I then moved through the Square pantheon, going through periods of admiration for most of the major composers (except Hamauzu, who's always left me cold). Right now, I look forward to Sakimoto and Shimomura the most, so I suppose that makes them my favorites, but a lot of composers that I enjoy (like Sasai and Kikuta) aren't working anymore.

As far as Western game music goes, Jeremy Soule was my gateway drug; I really enjoyed his early work and (to an extent) that continues today, though I fear that he's working into a rut. Chance Thomas has done some wonderful stuff as well (loved King Kong), and I wish that Steve Burke would get more work.

That's just a rough guesstimate; it's really easier to say who I don't like now than who I do.

Jam it back in, in the dark.