Angelo Badalamenti’s score for Twin Peaks has been in the pile of cds by my bed for years
Snap. One of my fave albums, ever. The soundtrack to Mulholland Drive is also excellent.
Great suggestions so far – a few more.
Hans Zimmer is great in maaaasssive cinema soundsystem stylee:
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG9-j3eevL4[/video]
I loved Clif Martinez’s stuff in Traffic:
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEhb7g02X5g[/video]
And this is a classic (from Brian Eno’s Apollo soundtrack):
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKw5mbcE7VY[/video]
And the Last of the Mohicans is based on The Gael by Dougie MacLean – here on splendid live form:
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v8pM7cHrT8[/video]