It's really nice to see some quality Uematsu music again. He has a wonderful way of transporting you right into the game. He remains one of the few artists in the video game genre in which I actually buy the OST's, rip them to my ipod and listen to them sprinkled into my regular rotation. Then when one of his songs pop up, I'm instantly reminded of where and when I heard it. Seriously wonderful stuff.
Oh, and the game is progressing nicely too