Music: Explosions In The Sky

I've been a fan of Explosions In The Sky ever since I discovered their music in the 2004 film Friday Night Lights. There ability to create intimate, emotional instrumental music that can build to crashing crescendos is truly unique, both in that it is hard to believe nobody had honed in on this sound prior to them, and so few bands can do it well.

While their actual album output is very good, I have gravitated toward their soundtrack work specifically on films like the aforementioned Friday Night Lights, and more recently with Lone Survivor (also directed by Peter Berg) and Prince Avalanche.