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The greatest composers of video game music are Kō Ōtani (of Shadow of the Colossus fame) and Koji Kondo (older Nintendo), with Motoi Sakuraba (tri-Crescendo) coming in a respectable third.

Some favorite pieces by each:

Kō Ōtani - A Violent Encounter

Kō Ōtani - Revived Power

Kō Ōtani - The Open Way

Koji Kondo - The Lost Woods Them/Saria's Song

Koji Kondo - Clock Town Theme

Koji Kondo - Gerudo Valley Theme

Motoi Sakuraba - Leap the Precipice

Motoi Sakuraba - Breeze the Conductor

Motoi Sakuraba - A Wall with no Front or Back