It always surprises me when people suggest videogame soundtracks are
surprisingly good. It's a medium that relies heavily on music as it plays almost all the time, so gives composers a chance to work on soundtracks with an incredible amount of freedom. Japan is especially good for it because of the convergence between the style used in anime and videogames.
Film and TV is a little more restricted in that respect. Often music isn't there for backing but to increase drama at a certain point, therefore it's usually themed, often by a central score.
Nier Automata is unmatched in this aspect.
A game that deserves to be played on its music alone.
I also loved Final Fantasy music, when it was done by Uematsu. Chrono Trigger was good too.
Yennefer’s theme in TW3 is the best theme in that game.
Agreed. That was Yasunori Mitsuda who composed all of Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross and Xenogears. They're all top level soundtracks.