Direction of game music

[Robojack]

I find that Japanese video games tend to have better music. Take Metal Gear Solid titles for example, or RPGs such as Xenosaga II, Xenogears, Final Fantasy titles. And when I talk about music, I don't mean licensed music tracks like those in sports games. I care about the quality of the music, not about the amount of money a company has spent on peforming artists.