I love Nobuo, but XIV's soundtrack was so disconnected, short, and repetitive, it was pretty obvious (and even somewhat stated) that Nobuo wasn't really inspired by the project. He had little/no feedback on it either. It wasn't like in FF7's days where he was working with everyone else, getting a feel for the game.

That said, I very much look forward to what SOKEN and Co. have in store for us. Their take on Garuda was some of the best boss music I'd heard in a while from SE.