Quote Originally Posted by Karifean View Post
Nobuo Uematsu. His compositions aren't just crushing the competition for best video game tracks in my book, but are also good contenders for best instrumental pieces in general.

Honorable mention goes to Marc Baril. His music is pretty damn good. The duo "Mutato Muzika" also created some very catchy tracks.
Uematsu is probably tied first for me (>_< I'm useless at ranking things xD) - he has such a varied and diverse style it's incredible. I guess it's not really wise to compare Kondo and Uematsu because Kondo has had decades to refine the Zelda and Mario style which is why it's so sublime but Uematsu always has to rise to a new challenge with each game he comes too.