Quote Originally Posted by Old Manus View Post
No matter how much you say video game music isn't background music, it is, essentially, background music. I wouldn't expect the likes of dramatic crescendos and other techniques, and I rarely hear it.

edit: therefore not as exciting to listen to
Then please explain to me how I was able to hear my first Nobuo Uematsu compositions and love them without even knowing they were from a video game.

You also need to explain to me why everyone in my family instantly loves the melodies and enjoy them without even knowing they are "background music".

If the entire Aria di Mezzo Carattere opera is "background music", then Mozart's best compositions are background music as well.

And HERE are som other examples on great stand-alone music:

Prologue
Final Fantasy Main Theme
Theme of Love
Terra's Theme
Cloud's Theme
Aeris' Theme
One Winged Angel
Eyes On Me
To Zanarkand
Suteki Da Ne

...etc etc etc.