Check out some Moebius/Roedelius.

Yes.

Agree with the Eno, too, but this gets the most yes.

Shit...HE did Crash?!? Thats a monumental movie. (not the car one, the other one with Sandra Bullock) the soundtrack MADE that...

Aw. I thought you were talking about the other Crash. The sex 'un. Howard Shore is his usual creepy self except this time he uses guitars.

The book of the original Crash (the car one) by JG Ballard is well worth reading.
Anything by JG Ballard is worth reading.
A great writer and his recent passing a great loss.

Personally i find a lot of Kitaro a bit twee.

Stick with the Cluster.

Don't be tempted by any post Baumann Tangerine Dream either.

On the subject of soundtracks, Joe Hisaishi is an amazing composer. Makes me cry.

Back on track though, do the bands you mentioned influence all of your music, or just the more ambient songs?

I'm a big fan of his soundtracks for Takeshi Kitano films. Love 'em.

I only know him through Ghibli films, but everything he does is amazing.

check out Toshiyuki Watanabe - bit old-school perhaps, but then again I am a bit old.
He did the soundtrack to Mothra inter alia.

I dunno if it qualifies, but Peter Gabriel's Fragile is forkin' awesome....