I'm quite fond of the wicker man soundtrack .. It may be a bit cheesy, but some of the songs are brilliant, I think. It's main appeal is in the folky songs like "corn rigs" or "willow's song". Most of the songs were composed by Paul Giovanni and played by the band Magnet.

Here's a sample :)

I used to be a big soundtrack freak when I wanted that to be my career. Not so much these days because there are more pop tunes than orchestral in movies these days. Nothing as interesting as the classics. My all-time favorites are "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "Planet of the Apes". Amazing scores by John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith. Also:

Unbreakable- James Howard Newton

Inside Man- Terence Blanchard

Fistful of Dynamite- Ennio Morricone

The House of Flying Daggers- Tan Dun

The Cell- Howard Shore (anything with Shore is usually good).

Good Night and Good Luck- various jazz standards performed with the amazing Dianne Reeves on vocals.

Heavy Metal- Elmer Bernstein (the orchestral score album, not the rock songs soundtrack)

Blade Runner- Vangelis

Pump Up the Volume comes to mind. Much Leonard Cohen love.

Also, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is badass. Love the pirate scene when Search & Destroy comes on.

And and, also. I really dug the Dead Man soundtrack. Neil Young did the whole thing I'm pretty sure.

Both Kill Bill soundtracks are amazing. And let's not forget Prince's Purple Rain! Not only his best soundtrack, imo, but also his best album overall. Bernard Herrmann is also one of the most notable composers in film soundtracks, performing classic work for films such as Psycho, Taxi Driver, and many others. He's a concrete talent in his own right.

How 'bout Indiana Jones?
Eleventy-four versions of the same damn song lmao.

Terrible movie (Spawn) but it did produce this fantastic collaboration:

requiem for a dream , gladiator , lord of the rings , harry potter , braveheart , twilight

Jacob's Ladder, Lord of the Rings, Dracula, Godfather, Cape Fear, Taxi Driver.....

I've been listening to a lot of Ennio Morricone lately.
I've liked him for a long time, but recently purchased a compilation of songs he composed for several different films.
Now I'm addicted!
Everyone's heard the theme from The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
But, if you haven't listened to him, you should definitely check him out.

Most of Martin Scorcese films have fantastic soundtracks. Mean Streets, The Departed, Goodfellas and Casino being the ones that spring to mind first!

I also thought the Karen O (and The Kids) stuff for Where The Wild Things Are was brilliant. I listen to that more as an album than a soundtrack though if that makes sense? In the context of the film its perfect but on its own its also just a great album.