I usually use Patricia Barber - Modern Cool to test speakers and uadio equipment for audio. For movies... The Gladiator fight scenes are good... I also enjoyed the recent Star Wars movie, some of those scenes, like the race, has good effects. Some racing scenes in the Fast and the Furious also had some good audio.
I, of course, would also recommend the cd STILL by Nine Inch Nails, which is mostly piano, acoustic guitar, and ambient effects, but most people don't like them, even though this CD is completely different. Their live DVD, which, in contrast, is very heavy, is perhaps one of the best music DVD's I have heard. It far exceeds the U2 elevation tour DVD, and just may be better than the Diana Krall Live in Paris, which is VERY good.
