Motoi Sakuraba

It's a shame that his other work just isn't up to the elegance that is the Baten Kaitos soundtrack. I think even he quoted in some interview that he was almost shocked at the beauty of the game, which in turn inspired him to create such beautiful music. My personal favourite would have to be Gentle Wind, which is the town theme when you first start the game. The way it ends with the high flute is just remarkable.

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think that;
Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy etc.),
Motoi Sakuraba (Star Ocean etc.),
Hitoshi Sakimoto (FF Tactics etc.),
Yasunori Mitsuda (Chrono-series),
Koichi Sugiyama (Dragon Warrior/Quest),
Akira Yamaoka (Silent Hill),
Yoshitaka Hirota (Shadow Hearts),
Michiru Yamane (Castlevania),
Ken Nakagawa (Atelier Iris),
Junichi Nakatsuru (Soul Calibur, Ace Combat),
Keiki Kobayashi (Soul Calibur, Ace Combat),
Miki Higashino (Suikoden) and
Jeremy Soule (Elder Scrolls, Guild Wars) are the best compositors of game music there has ever been!!!"

Are you kidding me?! Where on earth is Masashi Hamuzu and Hrioki Kikuta??!

Jam it back in, in the dark.