I can confirm this behaviour. Could it be because esd is used to play the Ubuntu intro sound?
Also, I've related this to Lucas' filing of this bug upstream.
** Changed in: esound (Ubuntu)
Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed
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esd doesn't exit automatically after log in
https://launchpad.net/bugs/38244
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