I don't generally watch a lot of movies or listen to much music, so my lists here will probably be quite sparse compared to other people's.  I also put a lot more weight into what I consider a "favorite" before adding, so there are works that I probably like that aren't here simply because they didn't leave a strong enough impact.

The lists are ordered by when the entries were added.

Authors
Louis Sachar
Douglas Adams
Michael Crichton
George Orwell
John Knowles
Willa Cather
Richard Llewellyn
Susan Vreeland
Natsume Sōseki
Junichiro Tanizaki
H.G. Wells
Isaac Asimov

Directors
Tsui Hark
Chan-wook Park
Christopher Nolan
Nalin Pan
Alex Proyas
Duncan Jones
Hae-jun Lee
Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro

Composers/Artists
Denny Schneidemesser
Hans Zimmer
Klaus Badelt
Angelo Badalamenti
Blake Robinson
Danny Elfman
ToyPop