Nietzsche...because apparently God is dead.
Lots lots lots. Elliott Smith, The Smiths, The Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie, Decoder Ring, iOTA, David Bowie, Iggy Pop,Outkast,Hang all DJs, Nick Drake, Fiona Apple, Prince, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Katalyst,The Shins,Cat Power, Tom Waits, The Streets, Joni Mitchell, The Flaming Lips, Antony & the Johnsons, The Velvet Underground...and then on a seperate notion the musical genius of michael john lachiusa, john cameron mitchell, jeff blumenkrantz and phillip glass.
Lost in Translation, any charlie kauffman esp Eternal sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Closer, The Royal Tenembaums (and now the woody series...) Manhattan, Annie Hall, Hannah and her Sisters, um... and everyone should see La Dolce Vita, Before Sunrise, and Singing in the Rain before they die.
Six Feet Under, Arrested Development, The Sopranos...
Love in the time of Cholera, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Lolita, On the Road, The Bell Jar, William Burroughs, J.D Salinger, and the beautiful poetry of Pablo Neruda.