> Fun fact: this was supposed to be a Hans Zimmer score before schedule
> delays on both The Lion King and Renaissance Man forced the
> composer to back out.

Honestly, eclectic 90's Zimmer scoring The Client probably would have been better... or at least more interesting.

> I’ve never seen or heard it, but I’m intrigued by your assessment of the
> score, and in any event I refuse to kink shame.

Crash is definitely a "cult flick" within the repertoire of a director that is largely defined by his "cult films". Anyway, if you're OK with uncomfortable subject matter handled very graphically (yet also less so than I had previously imagined), then give the film a shot. On the flip side, give the score a spin either way. You should at least get 35 minutes or so of material out of it at the worst.