The Dark's Embrace has been my cell phone ring tone for ages.

There are a few tracks from 1.0 that I really enjoyed, but Soken went overkill on the new soundtrack for ARR. He very quickly became my favourite game composer and I can see him being referred to as the new Uematsu. His music is fresh and wonderful, and nearly every track I've heard so far in ARR has affected me positively.

I can hear a lot of inspiration throughout his tracks. I'm pretty sure one of the new Thanalan themes is based on the overture from Lawrence of Arabia for example. His music is beautiful and filled with spirit, really takes you into the environment.