In terms of recent symphonies, I'm in love with Danny Elfman's Serenada Schizophrana, that he was commissioned to write. Absolutely beautiful and expressive.
Danny Elfman
I've loved a lot of his work in the past, but this just plain rocked.
And I'm sorry to say, but I tried listening to some of the Bach's music (Goldberg variations) and I just didn't care for it. I think I prefer more...hmm, film-like music? Some type of atmosphere or something in it (I don't know how to describe it). Listening to Bach, it just felt very...static. Anyone have any recommendations?