Agree completely, the only other RPG that comes close soundtrack-wise is FFVIII.
Yea, some tracks do resemble FFVIII oddly enough. Inspired by, maybe? I know there is one other track in this game, introduced first in Divinity 2, that has a total ripoff section from one of the Fifth Element movie tracks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti9XWBKvzJg 
