ah yes ... just downloaded the two tracks, reminds me of Phillip Glass in Koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi (at least that's where I knoe Glass from) I guess he's a neo-minimalist too ...
I love to know the soundtrack before T watch the movies ... it's like previewing and pulling trigger words. It kind of prepares you for the movie and you know when you can expect some really touching theme to happen ...
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Would that all of humanity played this tune with their minds! Overnight golden age.
I think that it depends so much on your character and past experiences what kinds of musical pieces really touch your heart. I've got a few songs and themes that just give me goosebumps and make my eyes fill with tears when I listen to them ... like "Final Dream" from the original Dune (1993) soundtrack. Wow listening to that while or after reading Dune really .. touches .. me. But then again, so does floating in a pool and feeling the water on your skin after you've read Dune. (I love that book 
).
Or "Now we are free" and "Elysium" from the Gladiator-soundtrack .. WOW
And for me, nothing beats "La Mer", "The Great Below" and "Hurt" by the Nine Inch Nails (NIN). 
or "The Bridge of Khazad-Dum" (the really sad end-part) and "Lothlorien" on the LotR - soundtrack ...
umm ... now I've really got to go .. I've got a rendevouz with a stereo and my headphones ...
