Agreed, he's definitely a worthy composer. Sure, FFXIII's soundtrack can't hold a candle to the memorability of past installments in the series but it is one of the better video game soundtracks in several years. I liked it a whole lot better than FFXII's, that's for sure.
I hope this info is incorrect, but if it is correct I won't be completely torn up about it. FFXIII-2 is supposed to be totally different from XIII anyway and I hope that's true. Just...don't go the disco route that X-2 did please.