Nobuo Uematsu - To Zanarkand (Final Fantasy X Theme)

I've always listened to music of all genres and styles, but to be honest, it's video game music that really pushed my interest to explore music further. Hearing this song for the first time as the opening credits rolled was already an emotional roller coaster, but it inspired me to try and pick up and learn piano. Maybe that helped spark a lot for me, but here I am now, with a collegiate music degree, been producing music for over a decade. I feel like this might be the most literal 'life-changing' song for me.

At an earlier age, I'd say the Donkey Kong Country 1 + 2 soundtracks also hit me really hard. David Wise somehow made a game about a monkey in a necktie one crazy emotional adventure. Aquatic Ambience and Stickerbush Symphony being obvious standouts.