Favourite Game Composer

[McKay]

Harry Gregson-Williams :: (Metal Gear Solid 2-4)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifPZsRgJIXE (Opening theme for MGS2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXBqnwE8YTY (MGS4 Theme)


Inon Zur :: ( Dragon Age Origins Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal, Icewind Dale II, Prince of Persia, and Crysis)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqSPhpKRpIE (Dragon Age)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tlYNfbmbsg (Prince of Persia PS3)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW5r1QWMF9Q (Icewind Dale 2)

Nobuo Uematsu (Best know for Final Fantasy)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3da4Kmpk5Y (FFVIII Opening)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG6EQgv-iWw (FFIX Opening)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GjvRAJaEc0 (FFX Opening)

Those are mine.

 

[Vrex360]

Martin O'Donnell.

Best known for his work on the Halo soundtrack, I swear no matter what the intended tone, mood and theme he always finds the right instruments and tune and always makes them work.

 

[traceur_]

Nobuo Uematsu, the guy is a fucking genius. The entire soundtrack of FF10 is proof of this.

I was heartbroken to hear that he won't be working in Final Fantasy 13. If he was there, the guys at square probably wouldn't have got wasted and chose Leona Lewis to sing the theme song for FF13. The song they're gonna use is fucking atrocious.

Bring back Nobuo, Square! For the love of all that is spiky-haired, bring him back!

 

[SomethingUnrelated]

Marty O'Donnell is reeeeaally good when it comes to games. His work in the Halo trilogy is almost unmatched.

 

[Optimus Hagrid]

Graeme Norgate, worked on Goldeneye and Timesplitters. Brilliant tunes with an astounding variety of genres.

 

[Ocelot GT]

Jeremy Soule

Guild Wars
Dungeons and Dragons
Warhammer Chaos
Prey
Supreme Commander
zOMG

etc

 

[JourneyThroughHell]

Martin O'Donnel (you can dislike Halo, but the music there is amazing), Harry Gregson-Williams (Sam & Max), Akira Yamaoka (Silent Hill 2).
P.S. Forgot to mention (saw this here) - Jeremy Soule, his stuff is terrific.

 

[Yumi_and_Erea]

Harry Gregson-Williams, Nobuo Uematsu and whoever did the soundtrack for Serious Sam.

 

[Nibsy]

Hans Zimmer: MW2

This. Loved Hans Zimmer since forever.

And whoever it was did the music for the Halo games, the music in those games is absolutely amazing.
Edit: Martin O'Donnell.

 

[HoverWhale]

Nobuo Uematsu, the guy is a fucking genius. The entire soundtrack of FF10 is proof of this.

Actually, FF10 wasn't just Uematsu. It was also Junya Nakano and Masashi Hamauzu. Incidentally...

I was heartbroken to hear that he won't be working in Final Fantasy 13. If he was there, the guys at square probably wouldn't have got wasted and chose Leona Lewis to sing the theme song for FF13. The song they're gonna use is fucking atrocious.

Incidentally, Masashi Hamauzu is the composer for FF13. Shame about the theme song though...

OT: Although I think that Nobuo Uematsu is technically a better composer, my favourite game composer is Yasunori Mitsuda. Xenogears, Chrono Cross and, of course, Chrono Trigger (which Uematsu also composed for) are some of my favourite soundtracks of all time.

 

[traceur_]

Nobuo Uematsu, the guy is a fucking genius. The entire soundtrack of FF10 is proof of this.

Actually, FF10 wasn't just Uematsu. It was also Junya Nakano and Masashi Hamauzu. Incidentally...

I was heartbroken to hear that he won't be working in Final Fantasy 13. If he was there, the guys at square probably wouldn't have got wasted and chose Leona Lewis to sing the theme song for FF13. The song they're gonna use is fucking atrocious.

Incidentally, Masashi Hamauzu is the composer for FF13. Shame about the theme song though...

So there is still hope! Thank you, good sir!

 

[Siegreich]

I'm a big fan of Uematsu, but my absolute favorite has to be Shoji Meguro; who did the soundtrack for Persona 3. The entire soundtrack of that game was great and the ending theme really tugged at your heartstrings.

Ending Theme: Kimi no Kioku
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhXXJRRHKGw

Final battle: The Battle for Everyone's Souls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdMhTL5bZrs&feature=related