I started listening to metal (beginning with industrial metal subgenre) with the tracks in "The One" (2001) starring Jet Li, there was Papa Roach, Linkin Park, Godsmack, Disturbed and most importantly Drowning Pool's first album in it (all of these bands at least one track in the score). I still think the moments where these tracks are played in the movie are epic
, but I owe so much to these bands, after I watched the movie.
I like some theme songs, the themes of Avatar, the theme of Edward Scissorhands, Princess Mononoke also, Dirty Dancing, Bambi, but I'm not interested enough to know the name of their creator/tors (I know a few of them though). But yeah, I don't listen to the whole soundtrack, sometimes you need the moving images in front of you to understand what's going on and appreciate the music. Although the credits roll, the big climaxes themes, and some other musical sequences are oftentimes very good. I just pick those main songs and the theme, etc... same thing for video game sound tracks.
"A Wild Hare" by Spastic Ink, a song made from the music and the voices of Bambi
Sometimes it's a song I discover accidentally that prompts me to watch a movie. "Comptine d'été" of the Amélie soundtrack got me into the movie but I soon realized the track I liked was not representative of the movie at all. Even in Amélie's soundtrack I find that it doesn't fit. On the other hand the ending credits of "An American Crime" (2007) sung by Petra Haden is totally reminiscing of the movie as a whole, a horrifying and twisted true story.
If this doesn't give you the goosebumps..
We should also make a thread about comics opening themes: