I'm not a fan of FFXIII per se...and I'm definitely not a fan of the soundtrack...but Blinded by Light...is...*struggles*...overall...*almost chokes*...a better song than Roses of May.
I like XIII and I actually enjoy the soundtrack, as well as having Blinded by Light as my favorite normal battle theme in FF, but I like Rose of May better.
I'm sad it got kicked out though. I genuinely wanted more diversity in the composers. I mean, Nobou is the shit and all, but it would have been nice. :/
I don't think I've ever met anyone in the Final Fantasy fandom that that hasn't liked Nobou. He's probably the only thing that all FF fans can universally agree on.