Original Soundtrack - Requiem for a Dream
The fact that the score for a dark cautionary tale about addiction could be used in The Lord of the Rings trailer right at the part where, like, a million orcs(?) come charging out into the battle of the millennium should display to you the magnitude of this score. Composed by Clint Mansell, performed by the always interesting Kronos Quartet and some machines on back up, this just might be the score of the millennium. Dark building strings play off of pulsing beats and beautiful interludes where the sun shines through. Even if you've never seen the film, or think it's too disturbing, this is a powerful journey.
Summer Overture (m4a)