I'd have to say the same about two sleepers: PeeWee's Big Adventure and A Series of Unfortunate Events (especially the ending credits).
I remember PeeWee’s Big Adventure (an instant classic in my house, for reasons other than simply the music - it’s quotability to my young kids has to be the main one). I don’t have to look it up to remember at least some of the music was by Danny Elfman. He also did some music for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the new Alice in Wonderland. You are right, it was standout.
Series of Unfortunate Events was very good also. I do remember the music. I’ll see you that and raise you a big one -anything Henry Mancini did.
I am often amazed at the talent of people who score movies. The movie may be horrid, but often the music is magnificent. Sometimes the music actually makes the movie.
I saw Breakfast at Tiffany’s for the first time in years the other day on my big screen. It was beautiful, the way the mood was set by Audrey Hepburn wandering around downtown to Moon River. It elevated the entire movie.
Peewee’s Big Adventure was one of Elfman’s first scores I think, so no wonder it has great music :)
He also did the score for Back To School, and I love the theme to that, but I can never find the music for that anywhere, I think it was never reissued on CD.