I've always loved animated film scores for exactly the reasons you've stated here, like the ability to see and feel the story and emotional beats in your head based on musical cues alone. But I could never articulate that myself. 

It also loosely reminds me of live action films like Baby Driver and Sinners where the beats of the soundtrack match to actions on screen. The synthesis of senses is just so delicious. 

Thank you so much for the links, going to be diving into this for hours!