Most involving and thrilling moviemusic?

great thread - I became a real fan of Movie soundtracks last year. Here are my favorites, generally in order of favoritism - many already mentioned above:

"Winged Migration"
"Gladiator"
"The DaVinci Code"
"Whale Rider"
"Koyyanniquatsi" and "Powaquatsi"
"Dances With Wolves"
"Beloved"
"General's Daughter"
"Killing Fields"
"A Beautiful Mind"
"Philadelphia"
. .

My favorite Philip Glass soundtrack is "Mishima". Everyone always says "The Mission" but "Killing Fields" (same director) is just as good. I think it's that it's so understated. Another one you wouldn't suspect: "Crazy/Beautiful".

the soundtrack to Lynch's INLAND EMPIRE

For all of the Lynch films for that matter. Or as Frank Black would say:

Got wasted, erased head

Koyyannisquatsi" "High Fidelity" Music for Films" Brian Eno
hate the movie but "Last Temptation of Christ" Peter Gabriel