Motoi Sakuraba/Awesome Music

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Sakuraba is known primarily for his kickass progressive rock compositions and energetic, blood-pumping battle themes; though he's also pretty good at orchestral compositions. If you've played any of the Tales (series), Star Ocean, Valkyrie Profile, Golden Sun, Baten Kaitos, Dark Souls or even the Mario Tennis and Golf games, you've heard his music. One that comes to mind off hand is Highbrow, the final boss theme of Star Ocean Till the End of Time.
For starters, it's worth pointing out how many games he's composed for have their own pages: Baten Kaitos, Golden Sun, and the Tales Series. The fact that he has three fairly sizeable Awesome Music pages already dedicated to his work should speak wonders.