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* On a related note, some older electronic components emit small bursts of electromagnetic radiation that can be picked up by nearby radio receivers. One probably couldn't use this to discern anything useful about what a computer was processing purely by ear, but people have successfully used these radio emissions to remotely view text being shown on a CRT screen. The process is known as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Eck_phreaking Van Eck phreaking]] after Dutch computer science researcher Wim van Eck, who probably wasn't the first person to discover this phenomenon but ''was'' the first to publish an unclassified academic paper describing it in detail. (Much to the consternation of various intelligence agencies who were already aware of it and were really hoping their rivals weren't.)

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* On a related note, some older electronic components emit small bursts of electromagnetic radiation that can be picked up by nearby radio receivers. One probably couldn't use this to discern anything useful about what a computer was processing purely by ear, but people have successfully used these radio emissions to remotely view text being shown on a CRT screen. The process is known as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Eck_phreaking Van Eck phreaking]] after Dutch computer science researcher Wim van Eck, who probably wasn't the first person to discover this phenomenon but ''was'' the first to publish an unclassified academic paper describing it in detail. (Much to the consternation of various intelligence agencies who were a) already aware of it and were b) really hoping their rivals weren't.''weren't''.)
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* ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'': The music-themed Warframe Octavia derives her power from the Mandachord, an instrument connected to her elbows that allows players to make their own custom songs, which then have impact on and are played when casting her abilities in missions. [[spoiler: A massive, digital version of the Mandachord serves both [[BandLand as the arena]] and the key to defeating [[AIIsACrapshoot Hunhow]] in the ''Octavia's Anthem'' quest.]]
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* Later series in the ''Anime/{{Macross}}'' franchise feature technology powered up or wholy enabled by special "[[SubspaceAnsible fold waves]]", which humans and most other races can usualy only generate by singing.
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* The Creator/AndrewHussie webcomic ''[[http://www.andrewhussie.com/comic.php?sec=archive&auth=Andrew&cid=aids/00000.jpg And It Don't Stop.]]''

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* The Creator/AndrewHussie webcomic ''[[http://www.andrewhussie.com/comic.php?sec=archive&auth=Andrew&cid=aids/00000.jpg And It Don't Stop.]]'']]'' is about robots controlled through rap battles.
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* ''Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear'' features ancient power armors that run on "phonic energy", also known as ''singing''.

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* ''Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear'' ''Anime/{{Symphogear}}'' features ancient power armors that run on "phonic energy", also known as ''singing''.
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* ''VideoGame/NoStraightRoads'': Vinyl City is powered by devices called Qwasas, which convert sound waves into electricity. The city's main source of power is the Grand Qwasa, a large device located in Festival Plaza, and artists regularly perform for it to power the city.
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* On a related note, some older electronic components emit small bursts of electromagnetic radiation that can be picked up by nearby radio receivers. One probably couldn't use this to discern anything useful about what a computer was processing purely by ear, but people have successfully used these radio emissions to remotely view text being shown on a CRT screen. The process is known as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Eck_phreaking Van Eck phreaking]] after Dutch computer science researcher Wim van Eck, who probably wasn't the first person to discover this phenomenon but ''was'' the first to publish an unpublished academic paper describing it in detail. (Much to the consternation of various intelligence agencies who were already aware of it and were really hoping their rivals weren't.)

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* On a related note, some older electronic components emit small bursts of electromagnetic radiation that can be picked up by nearby radio receivers. One probably couldn't use this to discern anything useful about what a computer was processing purely by ear, but people have successfully used these radio emissions to remotely view text being shown on a CRT screen. The process is known as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Eck_phreaking Van Eck phreaking]] after Dutch computer science researcher Wim van Eck, who probably wasn't the first person to discover this phenomenon but ''was'' the first to publish an unpublished unclassified academic paper describing it in detail. (Much to the consternation of various intelligence agencies who were already aware of it and were really hoping their rivals weren't.)
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* On a related note, some older electronic components emit small bursts of electromagnetic radiation that can be picked up by nearby radio receivers. One probably couldn't use this to discern anything useful about what a computer was processing purely by ear, but people have successfully used these radio emissions to remotely view text being shown on a CRT screen. The process is known as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Eck_phreaking Van Eck phreaking]] after Dutch computer science researcher Wim van Eck, who probably wasn't the first person to discover this phenomenon but ''was'' the first to publish an unpublished academic paper describing it in detail. (Much to the consternation of various intelligence agencies who were already aware of it and were really hoping their rivals weren't.)
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* In the ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank'' series, the Groovitron is a weapon that's thrown like a grenade. Upon landing, a disco ball pops out, disco music plays, and every single enemy (including vehicles) are compelled to dance. [[spoiler:One even gets used on the player during a later boss fight.]]
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* One of the earlier instances of hacking come from the discovery that toy flutes and whistles one could get in a cereal box can be used to manipulate the phone network. Because the machines were built to network by sound, "phone phreaks" as they were called could break in the system and make free long distance phone calls by playing specific, high frequency notes on slightly modified plastic toys.
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* In ''Chrono Trigger'', the cathedral of the Middle Ages features doors that can be opened by playing a nearby organ.
* In ''Mother 3'', you can perform combo attacks by pressing the A button to the beat of the battle music. This feature is described in-game as a "sound battle".

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* In ''Chrono Trigger'', ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'', the cathedral of the Middle Ages features doors that can be opened by playing a nearby organ.
* In ''Mother 3'', ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}'', you can perform combo attacks by pressing the A button to the beat of the battle music. This feature is described in-game as a "sound battle".



* Lucio from ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}''.

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* Lucio from ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}''.''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' has a gun that fires soundwaves that either damage enemies or [[{{Knockback}} pushes them aside]]. For his Ultimate ability, he uses it to generate temporary shields for his allies.



* The Andrew Hussie WebComic ''[[http://www.andrewhussie.com/comic.php?sec=archive&auth=Andrew&cid=aids/00000.jpg And It Don't Stop.]]''

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* The Andrew Hussie WebComic Creator/AndrewHussie webcomic ''[[http://www.andrewhussie.com/comic.php?sec=archive&auth=Andrew&cid=aids/00000.jpg And It Don't Stop.]]''



* A Disney ''WesternAnimation/SillySymphonies'' short "WesternAnimation/MusicLand" involved a Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet-esque romance between the children of rival kingdoms of anthropomorphic musical instruments. This ends up sparking a war where the queen of the Symphony Islands and the king of the Isle of Jazz fire their music as weapons at each others' kingdoms.

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* A Disney ''WesternAnimation/SillySymphonies'' short "WesternAnimation/MusicLand" involved a Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet-esque ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''-esque romance between the children of rival kingdoms of anthropomorphic musical instruments. This ends up sparking a war where the queen of the Symphony Islands and the king of the Isle of Jazz fire their music as weapons at each others' kingdoms.
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* A Disney ''WesternAnimation/SillySymphonies'' short "WesternAnimation/MusicLand" involved a RomeoAndJuliet-esque romance between the children of rival kingdoms of anthropomorphic musical instruments. This ends up sparking a war where the queen of the Symphony Islands and the king of the Isle of Jazz fire their music as weapons at each others' kingdoms.

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* A Disney ''WesternAnimation/SillySymphonies'' short "WesternAnimation/MusicLand" involved a RomeoAndJuliet-esque Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet-esque romance between the children of rival kingdoms of anthropomorphic musical instruments. This ends up sparking a war where the queen of the Symphony Islands and the king of the Isle of Jazz fire their music as weapons at each others' kingdoms.

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* The ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "The Paradise Syndrome" features a potentally world-destroying asteroid held at bay by a repulsive field [[spoiler: that is controlled through the use of music]]

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** An assassin carries a music-activated lockbox with an antidote to her preferred poison.
** The crew minus Johnny have to reboot Lucy, the ship's AI, before disaster strikes. They first try imitating Johnny's voice, then realize the key is a song associated with the night Johnny and Lucy first met [[spoiler: while he was trying to steal the ship]].
* The ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "The Paradise Syndrome" features a potentally potentially world-destroying asteroid held at bay by a repulsive field [[spoiler: that is controlled through the use of music]]music]].
* In the two-part ''Series/WonderWoman'' episode "Judgment From Outer Space, the alien Andros activates his powers by rubbing an amulet and whistling. His ship also has a whistle-activated lock.
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* ''Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear'' features ancient power armours that run on "phonic energy", also known as ''singing''.

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* ''Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear'' features ancient power armours armors that run on "phonic energy", also known as ''singing''.



* Extremely important in ''FanFic/LeftBeyond'' for both timelines: in the Millennial Kingdom "wubbers", basically Weirding Module expies, are the setting's replacement for tazers and other nonlethal weapons, while in Tripocalypse it was a sonic weapon that brought the Battle of Armageddon to a halt.

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* Extremely important in ''FanFic/LeftBeyond'' ''Fanfic/LeftBeyond'' for both timelines: in the Millennial Kingdom "wubbers", basically Weirding Module expies, are the setting's replacement for tazers and other nonlethal weapons, while in Tripocalypse it was a sonic weapon that brought the Battle of Armageddon to a halt.



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* Film/MastersOfTheUniverse has the Cosmic Key, a device that is capable to open portals the destination of which depends on the notes that are played on it.

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* Film/MastersOfTheUniverse ''Film/MastersOfTheUniverse'' has the Cosmic Key, a device that is capable to open portals the destination of which depends on the notes that are played on it.



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* Popular Fanon has [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Vinyl]] [[FanNickname Scratch]] build and use a "bass cannon", a huge set of speakers that fire a WaveMotionGun-like beam of pure dubstep. It's apparently quite effective, as it was able to defeat [[GodOfEvil Discord]] with one blast in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sob1t-iUCmE "Epic Wub Time"]]'', a non-canon fan animation. Also, at the beginning of the video, Octavia explains how Vinyl cleans dishes "with ''wubs''".

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* Popular Fanon has [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Vinyl]] [[FanNickname Scratch]] build and use a "bass cannon", a huge set of speakers that fire a WaveMotionGun-like beam of pure dubstep. It's apparently quite effective, as it was able to defeat [[GodOfEvil Discord]] with one blast in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sob1t-iUCmE ''[[WebAnimation/EpicPonyTime "Epic Wub Time"]]'', a non-canon fan animation. Also, at the beginning of the video, Octavia explains how Vinyl cleans dishes "with ''wubs''".
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If the music is used as a weapon, you're looking for MusicalAssassin. [[IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused with]] [[Creator/DiscotekMedia Discotek]].

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If the music is used as a weapon, you're looking for MusicalAssassin. [[IThoughtItMeant [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused with]] [[Creator/DiscotekMedia Discotek]].
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* A Disney ''WesternAnimation/SillySymphonies'' short "Music Land" involved a RomeoAndJuliet-esque romance between the children of rival kingdoms of anthropomorphic musical instruments. This ends up sparking a war where the queen of the Symphony Islands and the king of the Isle of Jazz fire their music as weapons at each others' kingdoms.

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* A Disney ''WesternAnimation/SillySymphonies'' short "Music Land" "WesternAnimation/MusicLand" involved a RomeoAndJuliet-esque romance between the children of rival kingdoms of anthropomorphic musical instruments. This ends up sparking a war where the queen of the Symphony Islands and the king of the Isle of Jazz fire their music as weapons at each others' kingdoms.
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If the music is used as a weapon, you're looking for MusicalAssassin.

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If the music is used as a weapon, you're looking for MusicalAssassin. [[IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused with]] [[Creator/DiscotekMedia Discotek]].
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* A Disney ''SillySymphonies'' short "Music Land" involved a RomeoAndJuliet-esque romance between the children of rival kingdoms of anthropomorphic musical instruments. This ends up sparking a war where the queen of the Symphony Islands and the king of the Isle of Jazz fire their music as weapons at each others' kingdoms.

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* A Disney ''SillySymphonies'' ''WesternAnimation/SillySymphonies'' short "Music Land" involved a RomeoAndJuliet-esque romance between the children of rival kingdoms of anthropomorphic musical instruments. This ends up sparking a war where the queen of the Symphony Islands and the king of the Isle of Jazz fire their music as weapons at each others' kingdoms.



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* Extremely important in ''FanFic/LeftBeyond'' for both timelines: in the Millennial Kingdom "wubbers", basically Weirding Module expies, are the setting's replacement for tazers and other nonlethal weapons, while in Tripocalypse it was a sonic weapon that brought the Battle of Armageddon to a halt.
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* While not strictly musical, the principle behind [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_refrigeration acoustic refrigeration]] relies on resonating sound. The effect is something close to a real-life version of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell%27s_demon Maxwell's theoretical demon]].

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* While not strictly musical, the principle behind [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_refrigeration acoustic refrigeration]] relies on resonating sound. The effect is something close to a real-life version of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell%27s_demon Maxwell's theoretical demon]].demon.]]
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* The Andrew Hussie WebComic ''[[http://www.andrewhussie.com/comic.php?sec=archive&auth=Andrew&cid=aids/00000.jpg And It Don't Stop]]''.

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* The Andrew Hussie WebComic ''[[http://www.andrewhussie.com/comic.php?sec=archive&auth=Andrew&cid=aids/00000.jpg And It Don't Stop]]''.Stop.]]''
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* Lucio from ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}''.
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* ''Metal Effect'', a crossover between ''VideoGame/BrutalLegend'' and ''Franchise/MassEffect'' replaces the Ezo phlebotinum of the latter for the Heavy Metal MagicMusic of the former, resulting in MagiTek starships fuelled by ThePowerOfRock.

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* ''Metal Effect'', a crossover fic between ''VideoGame/BrutalLegend'' and ''Franchise/MassEffect'' replaces the Ezo phlebotinum [[GreenRocks Element Zero]] of the latter for the Heavy Metal MagicMusic of the former, resulting in MagiTek starships fuelled by ThePowerOfRock.

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