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







