The biggest issue in Hosoe's contribution is that while I was playing, they were so bad, they completely overshadowed Kajiura's music. I mean, I noticed the cutscenes had some nice pieces. But it's just that the area and battle tracks were pounded into your head over and over and it was them that made the lasting impression. Now I'm listening to the cutscene OST and I can finally appreciate how good a composer Kajiura really is. But the circumstances I just mentioned above - I think it is unfair. I do not understand how it could come to this. They had a good composer and a terrible one. They made them write for the same game. There goes any of my enjoyment of the game whatsoever...

EDIT: I just visited his official website. Xenosaga II is missing from his discography. I guess even he is ashamed of what he did there...