i'm counting on maestro kirill's genius 2 strike us with awe again. & i'm kind of hoping that riftrunner & DD2 will support EAX audio. i'm talking about support for 4 or 5 channel audio. imagine the difference: from pausing in the middle of the game(hopefully not in the middle of a battle) listening to the background music to transcendental aural journey. i.e. game music & cinematic music.
yes of course with cues, game music can be more 'cinematic' when the player enters specific areas.
thus unwisely my 2 cents spent.