Well.. I'm mostly listening to Chillstep, Metalcore, Japanese Rock, Anime and Video Game Soundtracks to like.. get myself in a proper writing headspace. A lot of that also happens to be what captures the mood of the comic I'm writing. If I had to pick what could be in my soundtrack though?? There's a lot to go into for that lol for starters, I've made my own OST demos before which you can check out here
But, that's just me making the music myself. If you ask me who else I want to be featured on a soundtrack or score for the comic, then we get into some interesting stuff.
Soundtrack-wise, I'd like to have Japanese artists doing the more rock music seeing as it takes place in Japan. Ling Tosite Sigure, Sokoninaru, Itsue, Heaven in Her Arms, Co ShĂĽ Nie, Haruka Nakamura, Asuza Tadokoro, Nujabes, and Aimer are at the top of my list. Black metal, hard rock, pop, hiphop, ambient.. All of these could work as music featured in the comic.
Score-wise, it's a lot easier. I have a top 3 of who I'd want to work on the music. Hiroyuki Sawano, Yutaka Yamada, and Yuki Hayashi. They are my favorite composers in the anime industry as well as inspirations for my own musical work. If I could present ideas to one and have them rebuild it into something more professional, that would be just great lol