History Main / ThePowerOfRock

Compare LoudOfWar, MusicForCourage, CareBearStare, ThePowerOfLove, ThePowerOfFriendship, AutobotsRockOut, ALittleSomethingWeCallRockAndRoll, GreatBallsOfFire, BrownNote, RockMeAsmodeus, MakeMeWannaShout, ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve, SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic. Contrast SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll. May be presented as a form of CoolAndUnusualPunishment.

Compare LoudOfWar, CareBearStare, ThePowerOfLove, ThePowerOfFriendship, AutobotsRockOut, ALittleSomethingWeCallRockAndRoll, GreatBallsOfFire, BrownNote, RockMeAsmodeus, MakeMeWannaShout, ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve, SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic. Contrast SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll. May be presented as a form of CoolAndUnusualPunishment.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongebobSquarepantsMovie'' involves [=SpongeBob=] singing a "Twisted Sister" parody, all the while saving the citizens of Bikini Bottom from Plankton's control with his guitar.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[Music/{{Metallica}} Ride the Lightning]], baby.]]

* One editor said it best in [[http://www.geocities.com/tragicthedragon/reviews/rocknrule.htm her review]] of ''WesternAnimation/RockAndRule'': "A dark magician old-arse rock star's wicked plans are thwarted by [[BeastMan Furries]] who sing early 80's rock music. Yes, that is the actual plot." To be more specific, the Power of Rock can summon a demon, and the PowerOfLove can send it back -- specifically, the power of Debbie Harry of Music/{{Blondie}} and Robin Zander of Music/CheapTrick singing a duet together.

* The RealTrailerFakeMovie April Fool's day prank from IGN re-imaged ''Franchise/MassEffect'' as a [[TheEighties circa 1986]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOqHUa2LfNY animated series]]. And yes, this was how they destroyed the Reapers.

* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndKissRockAndRollMystery'': Not only do all of the members of KISS have superpowers, at the climax, they use them extensively to fight the villain.

* The RealTrailerFakeMovie April Fool's day prank from IGN re-imaged ''Franchise/MassEffect'' as a [[TheEighties circa 1986]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOqHUa2LfNY animated series]]. And yes, this was how they destroyed the Reapers. Queue more than a few BetterThanCanon jokes.

* In [[Literature/TheBible The Book of Joshua]], the walls of Jericho fall after the Israelites march around the city for seven days blowing horns, "rock music" being OlderThanFeudalism. Music/TheClash referenced this in their songs "Jericho" and "The Sound of Sinners".

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'':

* A more realistic depiction in ''Series/Thunderbirds'': a series of bomber prototypes is being destroyed when a certain song is performed live over the radio, leading the heroes to believe that the signal may be interfering with the aircraft's systems. Lady Penelope talks to the band involved, who are frustrated that their manager keeps changing the song subtly between performances. She and Parker find he has a device Brains identifies as a Cham-cham, a computer which encodes information into the music. This allows him to reveal the prototype's location to an unfriendly nation, which scrambles fighters to take it down. Lady Penelope steps in as lead singer (the song was originally an instrumental) as the heroes modify the music to lure the fighters into friendly airspace where they will be shot down.

* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' has this with older enchantments' "verse counters", and with other cards like Glorious Anthem (and its green counterpart, Gaea's Anthem), Joraga Bard, Hymn to Tourach, and the like. Mostly music is seen as healing or inspiring others to go on. And yes, there was a Lotus Cobra is Evil cartoon about the Mirran-aligned planeswalkers forming a band because Mirrodin is a plane of [[StealthPun metal]].

Incidentally, it's only "The Power of Rock" because 99 percent of the time rock is the musical genre of choice for this trope. Rock [[EpicRocking tends to be]] [[RuleOfCool loud and theatrical]], and therefore more powerful. If the main character ever harnesses such power, expect them to do so with an electric guitar as their weapin of choice, in what is the musical instrument equivalent of HeroesPreferSwords. As the examples below show, other kinds of music work too.

Incidentally, it's only "The Power of Rock" because 99 percent of the time rock is the musical genre of choice for this trope. Rock [[EpicRocking tends to be]] [[RuleOfCool loud and theatrical]], and therefore more powerful. If the main character ever harnesses such power, expect them to do so with an electric guitar, in what is the musical instrument equivalent of HeroesPreferSwords. As the examples below show, other kinds of music work too.

''[[DescribeTopicHere Describe The Power Of Rock Here, and THROW UP THE HORNS!!!]]''

Incidentally, it's only "The Power of Rock" because 99 percent of the time rock is the musical genre of choice for this trope. Rock [[EpicRocking tends to be]] [[RuleOfCool loud and theatrical]], and therefore more powerful. Expect electric guitars to not only be used to harness the Power of Rock in most cases, but also serve as the main character's weapon of choice, in what is the musical instrument equivalent of HeroesPreferSwords. As the examples below show, other kinds of music work too.

Incidentally, it's only "The Power of Rock" because 99 percent of the time rock is the musical genre of choice for this trope. Rock [[EpicRocking tends to be]] [[RuleOfCool loud and theatrical]], and therefore more powerful. As the examples below show, other kinds of music work too.

Not to be confused with [[PowerCrystal Rocks with Powers]], or [[GreenRocks Rocks That Grant Powers]], [[DishingOutDirt Power over Rocks]] or [[Literature/SoulMusic Music with Rocks In]]. Possibly beaten by [[PaperMaster The Power of Paper]], though [[ElementalPowers the Power of Scissors]] hasn't made its appearance. This is also not [[PoorPredictableRock the kind of rock that is poor and predictable]], or [[OverlyLongGag Rachmaninoff.]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Trolls}}'', the Trolls' music seems to have a bit of magic in it. When Poppy becomes so depressed that her color drains out, Branch brings her back to normal with "True Colors". The ending features a peppy song-and-dance number [[spoiler: that convinces the Bergens to not eat them anymore, and even revives the withered Troll Tree]].

Yes, for some reason, music is the most capable form of creative expression when it comes to defeating the forces of evil. The battle often takes the form of a rock concert or [[MusicVideoTropes music video]]. That in itself helps to explain why it's almost ''always'' music that saves the world. It'd take a very imaginative writer/director to defeat the villain with the power of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolism_%28arts%29 Symbolism, also known as Modern Expressionism]].

* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMeetsKissRockAndRollMystery'': Not only do all of the members of KISS have superpowers, at the climax, they use them extensively to fight the villain.

* "[[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/195918 Dad's Home]]"

* The music video for Music/LindseyStirling's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dfZ9BXaNyE Moon Trance]]". There are not many places (internet or otherwise) where you can see a violin-wielding girl duking it out with breakdancing zombies on electric keyboards and drums.

** [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-1987-j SCP-1987-J]]. A piece of sheet music which can be played, irrespective of any known ability to play the guitar or lack thereof, by anyone who knows how it is supposed to sound and has access to an electric guitar and amp (playing on any other instrument causes mild revulsion in onlookers). Playing causes apparently permanent effects, from the player simply appearing more attractive; through the spontaneous manifestation of various stage effects; vehicles in the area of effect being polymorphed into classic hot rods or muscle cars, motorcycles becoming custom bikes; female observers being regressed to around 18 years old, with 68% of cases also experiencing transmogrification of clothing into lingerie, G-string bikinis and leather fetish gear; manifestation of female 18-year-olds if none are present, as well as large quantities of alchohol, dinosaurs, dragons and female angels; resurrection or reanimation of nearby corpses; spontaneous pregnancies... However if played too long, a being known as SCP-1987-J-1 will appear, and demand you stop playing or challenge him to a guitar duel he calls an "Epic Rockdown of Rocktimate Rockstiny" for the title of "ultimate Rockness". Noone knows what that is, as noone has won, and the penalty for failure is being polymorphed into a middle-aged guy named Earl who works in a garage. These are now being classified as D-class, as there are far more of them than is needed for the site's motor pool.
** [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-298 SCP-298]], on the other hand, is a pipe organ which will literally [[BrownNote drive the blood right out of your body]].