I don't usually 'choke up' when reading/watching/playing/etc, but I have been touched by many works of fiction, and if I am absorbed into a world, I often feel depressed or melancholic for some time after it's over. The concepts of catharsis and epiphany are not lost on me, in other words.
Games communicate meaning in a lot of ways, including the level design and game mechanics, but - if I am to look outside of my typical Nintendo-centered comfort zone - one particular game that got to me was the oft overlooked, 'flawed masterpiece' Legend of Mana, particularly the end level 'play scene' of the Jumi's Quest. I can't find any good videos of it, and really, things like these should be experienced within context, but I find that the music speaks for itself.
Yes, music does bring a lot to everything. Smeags, I agree with you and Khuutra, but I would not say it is an underappreciated art form, given the existence of projects like this.
