Sci-Fi references in music List FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Sci-Fi references in music

This FAQ about SF references in music List was compiled and written by Rich Kulawiec rsk@gsp.org with numerous contributions by others.

Hastily-assembled montage of names of people who sent this stuff in:

Aaron Tucker, Al Crawford, Alan Greig, Alan Meiss, Alan Vymetalik, Alastair Milne, Alex Melnick, Andrew Priestley, Andrew Raphael, Andy Tucker, Becky Slocombe, Berry Kercheval, Bill Kaufman, Bjorn Lisper, Blake Sobiloff, Bob, Brad, Brandon Allbery, Breebaart, Brent Woods, Brian Ritchie, Brian Yamauchi, Bruce Holloway, Calle Dybedahl, Can Altinbay, Carl Fongheiser, Carlo N. Samson, Chisholm, Chris Klausmeier, Christopher Dollin, Chuck Koelbel, Corey Liss, Craig Wilcox, Dan Bloch, Dan Duval, Daniel Dern, Dave, Dave Berry, Dave Gourley, Dave Rosik, Dave Steiner, Dave Fiedler, David Adler, David Datta, David Gibbs, David Kuznick, David Cook, Dean Lawrence Higgins, Devin Ben-Hur, Doug Alan, Doug Mink, Ed Eastridge, edge!walker, Edwin Wiles, Eerke Boiten, Ellen Keyne Seebacher, Eric Pepke, Erland Sommarskog, Ethan Miller, Francini, Fricklas, Fujitsu, fyfesh, G. T. Samson, Gabrielle de Lioncourt, Gareth, Gerard Lachac, Greg Samson, Guy Harris, Guy Middleton, Hall, Hartman, Henry, Hirai, Husk, Imko Molenbuur, Jack Ostroff, Jay Freeman, Jed Hartman, Jef Poskanzer, Jeff, Jeff Rogers, Jessie Jim, Joanne Brooks, John, John, John A.Mariani, John Ockerbloom, John Turner, John Relph, Jon Reeves, Jonathan Watts, Jonathan D. Trudel, Joseph McLean, Kai-Miakel J{{-Aro, KarenColten, Ken, Ken Leonard, Kyle Grieser, Lance A. Sibley, larry@ssdevo, Leo, Lewis, Lewis Barnett, Lionel Marcus, Loren "Buck" Buchanan, Loring Holden, Malc, Malcolm Humes, Malcolm Mladenovic, Mark Schlagenhauf, Maroney, Matthew Belmonte, Mel, metlay, Michael Caplinger, Mijjil, Mike Holmes, Mike Swiston, Mike Linksvayer, Miles Bader, Neil Weinstock, Nicholas Simicich, Nick Smith, paszkows, Patrik Jansson, Paul Czarnecki, Paul S. R., PaulCzarnecki, Pete, Peter, Peter Alfke, Platt, Randall Shane, Randy Orrison, Richard Caley, Richard Smith, Robert Pietkivitch, RobynTarter, Romkey, Russ Williams, Ryk E Spoor, Samir Chettri, Scott A., Scott Butler, Sean Ellis, Seth Kadesh, Sheila Coyazo, Shelli Meyers, Smith Steve, Smithson, Stephen Mulrine, Stephen Pearl, Steve Herring, Steve Lionel, Stuart Sullivan, T. William Wells., Templeton, Terry Poot, The Roach Above Reproach, The Roach(dan'l), Theo Hong, Thomas Gayler, Thomas Koenig, Thomas Koenig, Tim, Tim Day, Tim Walters, Tim Smith, Tom Galloway, Tony Towers, Tynor, Vlach, Vogel, Walker Aumann, Wayne Barber, William Ingogly, William J. Richard, Dave Vernal, Ben Waggoner, Chris Mungall, Steve Greer, Jason O'Broin, Christopher Davis, Brian Kendig, Matt Maxwell, Richard Barrett, Dayne Miller, Mary Ellen Foster, Alfvaen, Ronny H. Arild, Paul R. Joslin, Alexander Yok-Wai, Ronald D. White, Kjetil Wiekhorst J|rgensen, Jim Gillespie, Diarmuid Pigott, Evelyn C Leeper, Christopher Haynes, Jim Atkinson, Robert Chansky, wakelins@fri.cri.nz, Michael Simla, Ray Charbonneau, TheO O'Neal, Alex Melnick, Richard K Fox, Dion Francois. Derek G Bacon, Daniel F Boyd, Jeff Berry, Richard Heritage, Joe Decker, James Gillespie, Ulrich Grepel, Mark Parker, Jim Freund, Mike Alberghini, Paolo Valladolid, Francisco X DeJesus, Scott Grier, Andrew Raphael, Steve W. Hill, Curt Wiederhoeft., Andrew Bettison, Jeff Wilson, Michael Burstein, Dennis Sacks, Steve (steven@syacus.acus.oz.au), J.H.M. Dassen, Paul W. Grimes, James Matthew Farrow, Mike Kring, Chuck Turner, Dave Weingart, John Purpura, Ilsa VanHook, Adrian Hassall Lewis, Corran J. Webster, Steve Wechsler, Brian Leibowitz, Rick Scaia, Andrew Phillips, William Rucklidge, Gregg T. Parmentier, Andrew Hatchell, Bengt Kleberg, Brian Landwehr, Dan Johnson, ]dne Brunborg, James Hartman, Richard C. Miske, Aaron Humphrey, Rajesh Goel, fofp@castle.edinburgh.ac.uk, nrp@csug3.cs.reading.ac.uk (Neilski), Tony Cummins, Terry Carroll, Brad Smith, Jeffrey L. Popyack, Steve Ward-Smith, Jerry (jerry@nick.csh.rit.edu), Daniele (dmp1@ukc.ac.uk), Lance R. Bailey, Heather Kendrick, Bec Hamadock, Glenn Mcdonald, David Wilkinson, Joseph Brenner, Bonnie L. Johnston, Arthur Delano, Laurent Somers, Angelos (kyrlidis@Athena.MIT.EDU), Brent C. Williams, Brad Smith, mayoff@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (rob), Len Jaffe, Kevin L. Wright, Chuck Jordan, Anthony J.R. Heading, Michael McAfee, Gladys (we@sfu.ca), Robert Bowdidge, Andreas Orphanides, Marc Ortlieb, David Wilkinson, Gilead Limor, Chandrasekhar Puranapanda, David Datta, Stephanie M. Clarkson-Aines, Russell Morrison, Stephen Swann, Michael S Shappe, Gary Nelson, Howard J. Browning, Michael McAfee, Christian Treber, Thomas W. Day, Kathleen (Jocelyn) Goldfein, Ronald Carrier, Chris Siebenmann, lwhite@rigel.econ.uga.edu, Jonathan Gowland, Kevin Grover, Suzan Humphrey, Tim Isakson, Kendal Stitzel, Jay Shorten, Mike McComas, Crone, Keith Neufeld, Aaron Sherman, Eli McIlveen, Elisabeth Anne Riba, Gareth Bellaby, Jens Wall, Anders Gabrielsson, Walter Roberson, Rich Ulisky, Bill Leue, Peter Fenelon, Sheri Hurt, Ross Smith, Marcus Deininger, Kristian MacCall, Christian T.S. Crumlish, Horst Kiehl, Gareth Bellaby, Genevieve R. Williams, Ian Levstein, Kevin Lauderdale, Adam D. Calow, Kate Orman, Peter Trenning, Rainer Deyke, William Silvey, Khalid Yaqub, Wolfram Wagner, Jeff Johnston, David Farmer, Chris Camfield, Timothy Binder, Dave Scocca, Tom Friday, Jordi Sod, Ian J. Greely, Kip Johnson, Jay Shorten, Micaela Pantke, Steve Zastrow, Bart Koop, Eddie Whetzel, Bradley M. Kuhn, Hal Broome, Colette Reap, Enrique Gamez, J.R. Barton, Raven, T'Vusa Llewelyn, Sandy McClearn, Alice E. Marwick, Jason Herr, Sion Arrowsmith, Joe Smyth, Andrew Mack, Stefan Wimmer, Peter Boeker, Steven Taylor, Chris Miller, Francois, Coulon, Harald Aanderaa, John Stimson, LaDona Johnston, Keith Sutton, Russell Sullivan, Stavros Efremidis, Benson Gardner, Steve Gunnell, Mike Giroux, Ggreg Perry, Todd Andrew Vierling, Danny McMillin, lmiller@mmc, smithnik@labyrin.com, Kent Gabrin, Charles Odell, Brian Boyne, Juhani Heino, Esq., Chris Terran, Rick Whitman, Spike, Eli McIlveen, Wm. L. Nothstine, Christian Treczoks, Virginia Foster, Williams@xavier.edu, John Butcher, Tim Leahy, Kevin Thomas, William Routhier, Raj Goel, Jeffrey Norman, Fan Atic, miller@itl.net, Jason Adams, Nicole Bourgoin, Bill Clarke, fnord, Ieuan W, Karl Nikolai Zaryski, Brett Pasternack, Steve (revfever), Rolf Peukert, Adrain Spink, Macarthur William, Laurent Mousson, Scott Andrew Borton, Drew Miller, Michael Stuart Donnelly, Aaro Koskinen, Joachim Uhl, Julian Warner, Christopher Winter, Smythe, Norm Woodward, Rich (rptaurie), Chris Oxford, Alex Lasky, Daniel Reitman, Vicky Hendley, Shawn Bird, Misha Lepetich.