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7[[caption-width-right:350:Yes, they're named after THOSE [[Music/TheCars Cars]], Music/{{ACDC}}, and Music/{{Wham}}[[note]]Text from the scanlation. The official transliterations of these names are "Kars", "Esidisi", and "Wamuu". Not pictured: [[Music/CarlosSantana Santana]]/[[DubNameChange Sanviento]].[[/note]]]]
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9->''"A set of guns masterfully crafted by the famed demon-smith Rodin, waiting for their time to finally be put to use. Individually, their names are Prelude, Minuet, Toccata and Nocturne."''
10-->-- Description of the weapons "Love is Blue" from ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2''
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12Ah, music. Everybody likes some form, and so it's only natural that many authors name their characters after the sounds they like.
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14Musical ThemeNaming comes in a few flavours. A common form is to name the characters after [[NamedAfterSomebodyFamous a well-known musician]]. Others name characters after musical genres, instruments, or concepts.
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16The particular entity after which a character is named sometimes reflects their personality. For example, someone named after a rock star tends to be hard-drinking, hard-partying, and hard-living, while one named after a classical composer will be more refined, intellectual, and graceful. However, it's also not uncommon for these names to simply exist for the sake of keeping a theme and just so happen to be musical, and may only exist purely for the audience's amusement.
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18A SisterTrope to TitledAfterTheSong, where the show, movie, or whatever itself is named after a song. Hence, if [[CharacterTitle the work is named after a character therein]], and the character is named after a song, you get both tropes.
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26* ''Manga/Bastard1988'':
27** Some of the characters, all of the cities and countries, and every last one of the magical spells in are named after heavy metal and hard rock bands. For licensing/trademark reasons, this has been ''extremely'' obscured in the official North American release -- for example, the kingdom of Music/{{Metallica}}na becomes Meta-Ricana, the nation of Music/JudasPriest is referred to simply as Judas, etc.
28** In a more thematic theme naming, Dark Schneider is named after Udo Dirkschneider, and the spell to release the seal on him is named after Dirkschneider's band Accept.
29* ''Manga/BocchiTheRock'': Fitting for a show about a rock band, each member of Kessoku Band takes their family name from a member of Music/AsianKungFuGeneration, specifically the one whose choice of instrument matches her own. Hitori Gotoh is named after Masafumi Gotoh, Nijika Ijichi is named after Kiyoshi Ijichi, Ryo Yamada is named after Takahiro Yamada, and Ikuyo Kita is named after Kensuke Kita.
30* [[ThoseTwoGuys Those three recurring old geezers]] on ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' had thematic names -- Antonio, Carlos and Jobim. Put them together and you get the name of [[Music/AntonioCarlosJobim a famous Brazilian musician]]. Also, every episode title has either a genre or musical reference ("Asteroid Blues", "Ballad of Fallen Angels", "Jupiter Jazz", "Mushroom Samba", "[[Music/QueenBand Bohemian Rhapsody]]", etc.).
31* From the original ''Manga/DragonBall'' series we have Demon King Piccolo and his henchmen Tambourine, Cymbal, Drum, and Piano. Though ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' reveals that in-universe, Piccolo's name comes from the password used to open the hatch on the spaceship on which he came to Earth, and "piccolo" means "another world" in his native Namekian language.
32* In ''Manga/FairyTail'', main character Lucy and her family have names from songs linked to Music/TheBeatles: while she and her father take their names from "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and "Hey Jude" respectively, her mother shares her name with Music/EricClapton's "Layla," a song inspired by an unrequited love who happened to be Music/GeorgeHarrison's wife. Other than Lucy's own, however, the author has yet to acknowledge the reference.
33** An early arc features a rival guild called [[Music/{{Metallica}} Phantom Lord]], whose ace is the Iron (aka, ''metal'') Dragon Slayer, Gajeel Redfox. Gajeel's dragon parent was even named Metallicana.
34* From [[Anime/FLCLProgressiveAndAlternative the second season]] onward, ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'' chose to name its {{sequel series}} after different types of {{rock}} music, which is rather fitting given Haruko's [[WeaponSpecialization weapon of choice]] ([[InstrumentOfMurder a Rickenbacker bass guitar]]) and the musical contributions of The Pillows. So far, there's been ''{{Progressive|Rock}}'', ''{{Alternative|Rock}}'', ''{{Grunge}}'', and ''Shoegaze''.
35* Two of the main characters of ''Anime/Interstella5555'' are named Octave and Arpegius (the latter deriving from the term "arpeggio").
36* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'' and its sequel ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'' combine this with MerchandiseDriven, having several of the HumongousMecha named after licensed music that appears in the anime's soundtrack. Examples include the MechaExpansionPack METEOR units ("Meteor" is a song by TM Revolution, which is unsurprisingly used as the device's theme song), the Akatsuki ("Akatsuki no Kuruma," the sad song that plays when Nicol bites it), and the GOUF Ignited ("Ignited" is one of ''Destiny''[='s=] title themes).
37* It doesn't take long for even the most casual viewers/readers of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' to realize that author Creator/HirohikoAraki named just about every character ''in'' the damn thing after ''something''. By far the most prominent references are to Western music, such as BigBad Dio Brando (Music/RonnieJamesDio and Creator/MarlonBrando), numerous characters throughout the entire series' run and just about every [[FightingSpirit Stand]] originating after ''Manga/StardustCrusaders''. To start with, Stands were named after [[TarotMotifs tarot cards]] combined with a color (Jotaro Kujo's ''Star Platinum'', Noriaki Kakyoin's ''Hierophant Green''), though the colors were quickly dropped and later Stands would just be named after the card. During the latter half of ''Stardust Crusaders'', villains were introduced with Stands named after members of the [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Egyptian pantheon]]. From ''Stardust Crusaders''' end onwards, Stands would join in on the Western music theme ([[Music/PinkFloyd Crazy Diamond]], Music/GooGooDolls, [[Music/CurtisMayfield Super Fly]], [[Music/QueenBand Killer Queen]]). This caused problems for international distribution in English until the anime's premiere in 2012, when DubNameChange entered full effect. Later Stands get names that skirt the issue, such as [[Music/NatKingCole Nut King Call]] or Les Feuilles (pronounced as "Autumn Leaves"). The Pillar Men, named after [[Music/GeorgeMichael Wham!]], Music/TheCars, Music/{{ACDC}} and Music/{{Santana}} (not shown), provide the current page image.
38* The main characters of ''Manga/KOn'' each take their family name from a member of defunct {{New Wave|Music}} band P-Model. Yui Hirasawa is named after frontman Music/SusumuHirasawa, Ritsu Tainaka is named after drummer Sadatoshi Tainaka, Mio Akiyama is named after bassist Katsuhiko Akiyama, Tsumugi Kotobuki is named after keyboardist Hikaru Kotobuki, and Azusa Nakano is named after bassist/keyboardist Teruo Nakano (though Azusa herself actually plays second guitar).
39* Many of the fairies in ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi'' are named for the notes of the musical ladder (Dodo, Rere, Mimi, etc), and even those that don't fit this mold have the same syllable repeated twice as their name (Baba, Hehe etc.). In the English dub, this was also extended to the dub names for Doremi, Hazuki and Aiko (respectively, Dorie, Reanne, Mirabelle).
40* ''Anime/{{Pokemon 2000}}'' features a girl named ''Melody'' and her older sister ''Carol''. Carol is known as ''Yodel'' in the Japanese dub.
41* ''Anime/RahXephon'' has all of the Dolems named after musical terms, and there's a fair amount of people getting Mayan-mythology-inspired nicknames. However, these names are much more intentional than normal; art (particularly music) and Myth/MayanMythology are central elements to the show.
42* In ''Manga/RaveMaster'', a lot of the cities are named after music genres: Garage Island (garage rock), Punk Street (punk rock), Hip Hop City, Ska City, the main continent Symphonia and others. What planet does this series take place on, the Planet of Music Genres?
43* One episode of the 2001 anime of ''Manga/ShamanKing'' featured a team of shamans called Team [[Music/BlackSabbath "Sabbath"]], and the members were named [[Music/RonnieJamesDio Ronny]], [[Music/OzzyOsbourne Ouji]], and Aiyomi. Their spirits have moves named after Black Sabbath songs (with Music/WhiteSnake having moves named after Music/{{Dio}} songs), and Rose and Big Pig's names were changed to "Neon Knight" and "War Pig" in English, further pushing the reference.
44* The English DVD release of ''Anime/{{Simoun}}'' gave each volume a musical title: ''Choir of Pairs'', ''Orchestra of Betrayal'', ''Rondo of Loss'', ''Crescendo of Lamentation'', and ''Song of Prayer''.
45* Many characters and special attacks in ''Manga/SoulEater'' have music influenced names. Examples include Maka Albarn (from Damon Albarn, of Music/{{Blur}} and {{Music/Gorillaz}} fame), probably Soul himself, Sid Barett (Syd Barrett, Music/PinkFloyd), Kim Diehl (Kim Deal, Music/ThePixies), Blair's [[Music/TheSmashingPumpkins Smashing Pumpkin]], Kilik's Music/AphexTwin, the list goes on...
46* ''Anime/SuitePrettyCure'', obviously. There are very few characters that don't have either a kanji relating to sound or music in their names, or names that directly relate to music in general.
47* Ditto ''Anime/{{Symphogear}}'', which even has several [[ShoutOut Shout-Outs]] to ''Anime/SuitePrettyCure''.
48* ''Manga/ViolinistOfHameln'' has just about ''everyone'' named after musical instruments and terms (Guitar, Bass, Cornett, Oboe). The only exceptions are the hero, Hamel, who is named after the violinist of legend (and who plays a huge violin), and Pandora (who opens the box that sealed the Mazoku inside). Places are also named appropriately, such as Stacatto Village and the kingdom of Dalsegno. Additionally, the four generals of the Mazoku are named Bass, Guitar, Sizer (Synthesizer, or keyboard) and Drum, the main instruments of a rock band; the heroes are Hamel (violin), Raiel (a kind of piano, which he carries on his back -- a mean feat, since it's made of gold and weighs 500 pounds!), Oboe, Flute and Trom Bone -- all instruments of classical music. BigBad Kestra (or Chestra, depending on translation) could mean ''orchestra'' or simply refer to the chest he was trapped in (pictures of him depict a chest with an eye glaring out of the darkness). Others include Vocal and his partner Orgel, a German loanword that in the Japanese language means "music box", and in German means "organ". The writer even manages to further the themey-ness with sibling pairs like [[spoiler:Lute and Flute]], and the Net siblings Clari Net and Cor Net.
49* In ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'', three villains are named Jose, Placido and Luciano, after the Three Tenors.
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53* ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'': In ''ComicBook/ThatWilkinBoy'', Bingo Wilkin's bandmates are Teddy Tambourine and Buddy Drumhead.
54* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'': The loyal henchmen of Bane are named Bird, Trogg and Zombie, all 60s rock groups. (Unfortunately, there's no such band as "The Banes" to complete the set.)
55* ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'': The villains in the three strands of the ''Judge Dredd'' / ''ComicBook/TheSimpingDetective'' / ''ComicBook/LowLife'' CrossThrough "The Cold Deck", are [[DirtyCop Dirty Judge]] Carolyn Bachman, [[ChurchOfHappyology Church of Simpology]] leader Turner and CorruptCorporateExecutive Enormo Overdrive.
56* ''ComicBook/XMen'':
57** The Morlock Beautiful Dreamer is named after a song by Music/StephenFoster.
58** Negasonic Teenage Warhead is named after a song by Music/MonsterMagnet.
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62* ''Fanfic/PokemonCrossing'' has multiple characters and chapters named after music. The subtitle of the main fic is ''Fly Me to the Moon'', after the jazz song. Several chapters are named after songs as well. Characters names include Tank [[Music/TheBeatles Pepper]], Wolfgang [[Music/DuranDuran LeBon]], Apollo Music/{{Hawkwind}}, and Celia [[Music/TheGoGos Carlise]].
63* In ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'', several dual bloodliners (who are implied to be half siblings of [[spoiler:Ash Ketchum]]) have names related to music. These include: Cleff (as in the Trebel Cleff, a musical symbol), (Grayson) Bebop (a style of Jazz), Ringo S. Beddle (Music/TheBeatles by way of a [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure Jojo-style]] name), Fender (a real life manufacturer of string instruments and amplifiers), the Lono twins (a Hawaiian deity whose purview includes music), Biwa (a Japanese lute) and Minuetto (Italian for Minuet, a style of French dance). Some of the Seven Brothers from Orre (who are [[spoiler:paternal uncles of the previous ones]]) also have musical-themed names: Accentus, Capriccio and Descant.
64* ''Fanfic/PsychedelicEpiphanySeries'': ''Psychadelic'' has this theme for its IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming of its chapters, via FunWithAcronyms, each being an instrument:
65### [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/267654/1/psychadelic/of-crusaders-and-righteous-images-naturally-atypical "Of Crusaders And Righteous Images Naturally Atypical"]]: OCARINA
66### [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/267654/2/psychadelic/agricultural-capacity-can-organize-radical-discussions-intellectually-of-note "Agricultural Capacity Can Organize Radical Discussions Intellectually Of Note"]]: ACCORDION
67### [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/267654/3/psychadelic/the-amusing-meanderings-become-observational-understandings-regarding-inquistive-natural-equines "The Amusing Meanderings Become Observational Understandings Regarding Inquisitive Natural Equines"]]: TAMBOURINE
68### [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/267654/4/psychadelic/before-oblivious-now-grasping-objectives "Before Oblivious Now Grasping Objectives"]]: BONGO
69### [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/267654/5/psychadelic/staring-into-the-alternitive-rythym "Staring Into The Alternitive Rythym"]]: SITAR
70### [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/267654/6/psychadelic/hearts-analyze-nebulous-destinies-pondering-attitudes-nextwave "Hearts Analyze Nebulous Destinies Pondering Attitudes Nextwave"]]: HANDPAN
71### [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/267654/7/psychadelic/discord-inevitably-decides-green-equines-rate-indescribably-desirable-on-occupation "Discord Inevitably Decides Green Equines Rate Indescribably Desirable On Occupation"]]: DIDGERIDOO
72* Taylor's EldritchAbomination friends in ''Fanfic/StarryEyes'' are named Aria (a shoggoth), Melody (a Nightgaunt), and Rest.
73* The Kokiri in ''Zelda and the Manacle of Cahla'' are named after solfège notes: '''Do'''rma, '''Re'''nz, '''Mi'''dge, '''Fa'''un, '''Sol'''vey, '''La'''lee, '''Ti'''ber, and '''Do'''bbi.
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77* The entire cast of ''Film/AcrossTheUniverse2007'' has names taken out of Music/TheBeatles songs. There is (Hey) Jude, Lucy (In The Sky With Diamonds), Max(well's Silver Hammer), (Dear) Prudence, (Sexy) Sadie, and Jojo (a reference to the song "Get Back").
78** Its SpiritualPredecessor, ''Film/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand'', also used this naming theme. There's Billy Shears (named for a character that appears in the album the movie's named after), Strawberry Fields (Forever), (Being for the Benefit of) Mr. Kite, Dr. Maxwell('s Silver Hammer) Edison, (Mean) Mr. Mustard, Lucy and the Diamonds, and the Hendersons (another reference to "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite").
79* In the Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme film ''Film/Cyborg1989'', the main characters are all named after models of guitars and other instruments.
80* ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' introduces the character Ello Asty, named after the Music/BeastieBoys album ''Hello Nasty''. ''The Visual Dictionary'' and other ExpandedUniverse works introduced more characters from [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Abednedo that species]] that take names from MCA, Ad-Rock and Mike-D's band: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ill_Communication Ilco Munica]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_Down_(EP) Roodown]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%27s_Boutique Awls Ooteek]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass_Monkey_(song) Brasmon Kee]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_Movin%27 Oddy Muva]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_What%27cha_Want Sowa Chuan]].
81* In the ''Film/{{Prehysteria}}'' movies, there are five dinosaurs named after singers and musicians: Elvis, Madonna, Jagger, Paula and Hammer.
82* The three main characters in the Creator/JohnHughes film ''Some Kind of Wonderful'' all have names that relate to Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}}. Watts after Charlie Watts, Keith after Keith Richards, and Amanda Jones after the song Miss Amanda Jones.
83* The movie ''Film/Transylvania65000'' has a pair of servants named Radu and Lupi, named after pianist Radu Lupu.
84* In ''Film/KnivesOut'', all of Harlan Thrombey's children and their respective spouses are named after musicians. His eldest daughter, Linda, and her husband Richard are named after [[Music/RichardThompson Richard and Linda Thompson]]. His late son Neil and surviving daughter-in-law Joni are named after Music/NeilYoung and Music/JoniMitchell. Finally, Walt and Donna are named after Walter Becker and Donald Fagen of Music/SteelyDan.
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88* In ''Literature/AmagiBrilliantPark'', many characters have names that are puns on musicians. These include Kanie Seiya (Music/KanyeWest), Sento Isuzu (Music/FiftyCent), Latifa Fullanza (Music/QueenLatifah), Ashe (Music/{{Usher}}), and Kyuubu Aisu (Music/IceCube).
89* In the ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' book ''The Secret'', Cassie rescues a litter of four skunk kits. The Animorphs take over tending the kits, with Tobias doing much of the skunk-sitting while the other Animorphs are in school. Marco ends up naming the skunk kits after members of The Ramones -- Joey, Johnny, Marky and C.J.
90* ''Literature/{{Bumped}}'' by Megan [=McCafferty=] has this trope combined with ThemeTwinNaming in the case SeparatedAtBirth identical twins Harmony and Melody.
91* All the between-chapter dialogues in ''Literature/GodelEscherBachAnEternalGoldenBraid'' are titled after musical works by Music/JohannSebastianBach or puns thereon.
92* A favourite trope of beloved best-seller [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruki_Murakami#Novels Haruki Murakami]], with the songs his works are named for (at least the title under which the song was marketed in Japan) also holding some relevance to the plot.
93* A (very) minor character in Creator/JasperFforde's ''Literature/ShadesOfGrey'' is named [[Music/PinkFloyd Floyd Pinken]]. Doubles as a PunnyName.
94* While the starships in the ''Luna''-class in ''Literature/StarTrekTitan'' fall under StellarName (named after moons in the Solar System), Titan's shuttles were named by Captain Will Riker, who is big into 20th-century jazz...and thus named his shuttles after 20th century jazz musicians. He has to tell a Vulcan subordinate that the shuttlecraft ''Armstrong'' is named after ''Louie'', not ''Neil'' (she assumed he'd continued the theme of the starships).
95* In the ''Literature/{{Xanth}}'' series by Creator/PiersAnthony, we have the triplet princesses (whose magical talents incidentally are related to music) named Melody, Harmony, and Rhythm.
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99* It's common for characters in ''Series/AngieTribeca'' to be named after rock musicians -- for example, [[Music/TheJGeilsBand Jay Geils]] and [[Music/TheAlanParsonsProject Alan Parsons]].
100* The majority of [[IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming episode titles]] for ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration'' are songs from (usually) the 1980s. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Degrassi:_The_Next_Generation_episodes Just look at all of them.]] It's a friggin' iPod playlist. ...Damn, that's a good idea! (''Series/HannahMontana'' [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hannah_Montana_episodes sure must have thought so...]])
101* Series 4 (Season 30) of ''Series/DoctorWho'' introduces a character named River Song, and a couple of seasons later, there is someone named Melody [[spoiler:Pond. And they are the same person, with River Song being a case of ThisIsMyNameOnForeign.]]
102* Jessica Huang from ''Series/FreshOffTheBoat'' revealed in one episode that she took her name from the song by Music/TheAllmanBrothersBand.
103* ''Series/{{Neighbours}}'' had the Brown family who named their children after Music/TheBeatles, though the connection was only gradually made explicit. George was introduced first under an alias, Frazer Yeats, but a guest character, Johnny Brown, identified him as his brother. After their much younger brother Ringo showed up the following year, it came as little surprise that they had a sister named Pauline (who never appeared in person). Frazer later finds out that he had a younger brother named Paul, who drowned when he was barely a year old.
104* When choosing an alias, Sam and Dean Winchester from ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' like to name themselves after classic rock stars. The episode titles, too, are often references to classic rock.
105* ''Series/That70sShow'' had seasons with episode titles named after songs by Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Rolling Stones, and Queen.
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109* The names of Music/TheTravelingWilburys (that is, their names in the liner-note fiction that they're a group of half-brothers, sons of Charles Truscott Wilbury, Sr.) sometimes reflect other musicians: In Volume 1, Music/GeorgeHarrison was [[Music/WillieNelson Nelson]] Wilbury; [[Music/ElectricLightOrchestra Jeff Lynne]] was [[Music/OtisRedding Otis]] Wilbury; and Music/RoyOrbison was Lefty Wilbury (after his personal hero Lefty Frizell). In Volume 3, Harrison was [[Music/SpikeJones Spike]] Wilbury and Music/TomPetty was [[Music/MuddyWaters Muddy]] Wilbury.
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113* Apart from their leader Destiny, all the Angels in ''Series/CaptainScarletAndTheMysterons'' have musical code names: Harmony, Melody, Symphony and Rhapsody.
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117* ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'': The low-level Melodius monsters are named after musical terms, while the high-level monsters are named after famous music composers.
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121* A lot of Main/JukeboxMusical (both in theatre and in film) tend to do this based on whose music they're doing. Among them are:
122** ''Music/AmericanIdiot'', based on the Music/GreenDay album of the same name: Naturally, the characters share the name of those from the original album.
123** ''Film/AnAmericanInParis'', based on the music of Music/GeorgeGershwin music: Lise is named after "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)"
124** ''Film/MoulinRouge'', based on multiple artists: It's oddly restrained, given the nature of this film, but the showgirls of the titular club are called [[Music/DavidBowie The Diamond Dogs]].
125** ''Theatre/RockOfAges'', based on '80s glam rock: the main character's surname is based on the song "[[Music/NightRanger Sister Christian]]"
126** ''Theatre/WeWillRockYou'', based on the music of Music/{{Queen|Band}}, has SOOOOOOOO many examples of this, from the main characters to the ensemble, resulting in musical references that reach [[CanonForeigner beyond Queen]]. To focus on just the main cast, there is [[Music/ANightAtTheOpera Galileo Figaro]], [[Music/ANightAtTheOpera Scaramouche]], [[Music/SheerHeartAttack Killer Queen]], [[Music/TheMiracle Commander Khashoggi]], Brit([[Music/BritneySpears ney Spears]], who is a macho rebellion leader) and Meat ([[Music/MeatLoaf Loaf]], who is an ActionGirl rebel).
127* The New York African-American girl singers in ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors'' are named after New York African-American girl groups of the 1960s -- the Crystals, the Ronettes, and the Chiffons.
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131* My Melody and her family from the ''Franchise/HelloKitty'' universe.
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135* [[ExaggeratedTrope Taken Up to Eleven and through the roof]] with ''[[VideoGame/ExaPico Ar tonelico]]'', which is an entire ''world'' that has almost literally runs off music. Anything that has to do with the technology can and will be based off something from music.
136* In ''VideoGame/BatenKaitos'', Lyude's finishing moves have music-related names: Overture, Concherto, Sfrozando, Creshendo, etc.
137* In keeping with the game's emphasis on music, every character in ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'' was originally named after an instrument. For some reason, this naming scheme was abandoned, and only the title characters keep their musical names.
138* From the ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' series, the FallenAngel weaponsmith, Rodin, crafts a musically named set of four guns for the titular character in both games. In the original, he crafts the [[Music/SimonAndGarfunkel "Scarborough Fair"]], with each gun individually named Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme. In [[VideoGame/Bayonetta2 the sequel]], he crafts "Love is Blue" (named after the song by André Popp and Pierre Cour), with the individual guns being named Prelude, Minuet, Toccata and Nocturne.
139* From ''Franchise/BlazBlue'', Carl Clover's moves are named after musical terms. Examples include Cantabile, Allegretto, Fermata, Arpeggio of Oblivion, and Symphony of Lament.
140* In the English version of ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'', the GoldfishPoopGang are named [[Music/BlackSabbath Ozzie]], [[Music/RedHotChiliPeppers Flea]] and [[Music/GunsNRoses Slash]]. Its sequel ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'' has [[Music/MotleyCrue Nikki]], who actually is a rock star. In the original Japanese, they [[EdibleThemeNaming were named after condiments]], while in the Japanese version of ''Cross'' Nikki was named... Slash. His [[OneSteveLimit name was changed]] since [[spoiler:the aforementioned three appear as an OptionalBoss]].
141* ''VideoGame/CoolCoolToon'''s main characters are Amp (amplifier) and Spica (speaker), after musical equipment.
142* Cadence, the heroine of ''VideoGame/CryptOfTheNecroDancer''. It's a trend in her family; her mother's name is Melody, her grandmother is Aria, and her father is Dorian. The Necrodancer himself was originally known as "Octavian".
143* All the missions name in VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077 are named after Western rock songs. Some of them are Main/InUniverse songs by the band Samurai themselves.
144* All the dancers in the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution'' games (save for the VideoGame/{{Bemani}} Trio, obviously) are named after something to do with rhythm and music.
145* In ''VideoGame/DarkBall2: Kharma'', every level set is named after a metal band album (and usually follow a theme according to their literal meanings): [[Music/{{Opeth}} Ghost Reveries]], [[Music/{{Insomnium}} Since the Day It All Came Down]], [[Music/{{Tristania}} Ashes]], [[Music/MyGrain Orbit Dance]], [[Music/{{Skyfire}} Timeless Departure]], [[spoiler:[[Music/ScarSymmetry Dark Matter Dimensions]]]], [[spoiler:[[Music/LacunaCoil Karma Code]]]], and [[spoiler:[[Music/InFlames Come Clarity]]]].
146* Most of the Steam achievements in ''VideoGame/DivinityOriginalSin'' are named after famous and obscure rock/metal songs. This probably has something to do with Creator/LarianStudios being [[JustForFun/OneOfUs utter geeks]] and having a HeavyMithril veteran for a chief composer.
147* Characters in ''VideoGame/EternalSonata'', except [[Music/FryderykChopin Chopin]] and [[HistoricalDomainCharacter other real-world people]], are named after musical terms. In addition, each main chapter is named after one of Chopin's famous works.
148* ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' uses this for a lot of quest names. Examples: "Come Fly With Me" (help some ghouls rocket their way to paradise), "Ain't That a Kick In the Head" (character creation, after you've been shot in the face), "Heartaches by the Number" (Cass' companion quest), "Nothing But a Hound Dog" (Rex the cyberdog's quest), "I Put a Spell On You" (stop or assist a Legion spy in an NCR base). Most quests from the base game are named after 1950's songs.
149* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
150** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'' gives us the Black Waltz #1, #2, and #3 bosses. [[GenreSavvy Zidane was right on the money in guessing how many of that threat they'd have to face.]]
151** Hurdy and Gurdy from the ''VideoGame/IvaliceAlliance'' and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyCrystalChronicles'' were named after the Hurdy-Gurdy Instrument; this is especially appropriate for the ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2 Tactics A2]]'' Hurdy, who is an actual musician, and even has his namesake as [[InstrumentOfMurder a weapon]] which teaches one of his Bard abilities.
152* [[Music/GunsNRoses Axl and Slash]] in ''VideoGame/FinalFight''. Simons is named after [[Music/{{KISS}} Gene Simmons]] and G. Oriber (one of the obese mooks) is named after Graham Oliver from Music/{{Saxon}}. Sexy transvestites Music/{{Poison}} and [[Music/RoxyMusic Roxy]] also count... and when they were censored and turned into generic male mooks, those mooks were renamed Sid (as in [[Music/SexPistols Sid Vicious]]) and Billy (as in Music/BillyIdol)! There are also the bosses Music/{{Sodom}} and Music/{{Abigail|Album}}, who shares facial markings with Music/KingDiamond.
153* An early villain in ''VideoGame/FossilFighters Champions'' is an ElvisImpersonator named [[{{Rockabilly}} Rockin' Billy]]. His accomplices, [[Music/JerryLeeLewis Jerry and Lee]], follow suit.
154* ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'':
155** The characters, and sometimes even their attacks, [[ShoutOut/GuiltyGear are named after rock groups and artists]], especially Music/{{Queen}} (series creator Creator/DaisukeIshiwatari [[AuthorAppeal is a rock aficionado]]). Sol Badguy, for example, is named after Music/FreddieMercury's '''sol'''o album, "Mr. '''Bad Guy'''." Sol's real name also happens to be Frederick Bulsara, respectively taken from Mercury's StageName and birth surname. Not to mention Sol's favorite band, according to his profile, is Queen. He even has a copy of ''Music/SheerHeartAttack'' as his most prized possession. Go figure.
156** Similarly, the character Axl Low both resembles and is named for [[Music/GunsNRoses Axl Rose]] (at the prime of his career).
157** There's also Music/{{Slayer}}, Music/{{Testament}}, Music/{{Venom}}, [[Music/{{Helloween}} Ky Kiske]], Millia Rage [[note]](Meliah Rage)[[/note]], [[Music/{{ABBA}} A.B.A]], [[Music/FrankZappa Zappa]], [[Music/GunsNRoses Dizzy]], [[Music/BrianEno I-No]], [[Music/BrianMay May]], Jam Kuradoberi [[note]](Cloudberry Jam)[[/note]], [[Music/{{Metallica}} Kliff]], Music/{{Fanny}}, and [[Music/IronMaiden Eddie]]. Attack examples include Sol's Music/NapalmDeath, Zato/Eddie's Shadow Gallery, Venom's Music/DarkAngel, and Justice's Music/GammaRay.
158** Various special techniques, Overdrives, and [[OneHitKill Instant Kills]] are likely to be named for rock and metal songs or albums. For example, Sol's [[Music/JudasPriest All Guns Blazing]], Ky's Music/RideTheLightning, Millia's [[Music/CreedenceClearwaterRevival Bad Moon]][[note]]as in "Bad Moon Rising"[[/note]], Testament's [[Music/MasterOfPuppets Master of Puppet(s)]], Slayer's [[Music/HotSpace Under Pressure]], and Kliff's Soul Survivor.
159** Every once in a while, the titles themselves bear some sort of musical theme. The [[CapcomSequelStagnation first update]] to ''VideoGame/GuiltyGearXX'' was ''♯Reload'' ("Sharp Reload"), while [[SequelNumberSnarl the fourth main installment]] (fifth if one counts ''GGXX Accent Core Plus''), ''VideoGame/{{Guilty Gear 2|Overture}}'', was subtitled ''Overture''.
160* Almost ''everything'' in ''VideoGame/HarmoKnight'' is either named after or has a PunnyName based on a musical term or instrument.
161* In the Famicom game ''Holy Diver'' (obviously TitledAfterTheSong by Music/RonnieJamesDio), the protagonist and his brother are [[Music/OzzyOsbourne Randy R. and Zakk W.]], of the Music/KingCrimson family.
162* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'':
163** A family of Heartless have a naming scheme involving music. There's Red Nocturne, Blue Rhapsody, Yellow Opera, Green Requiem and Black Ballade in [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI the first game]] and ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Chain of Memories]]''; Crimson Jazz, Silver Rock, Spring Metal and Emerald Blues in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''; Scarlet Tango, Grey Caprice, Sapphire Elegy, Turquoise March, Pink Concerto, Striped Aria, and Emerald Serenade in ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2 358/2 Days]]''.
164** In ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2 358/2 Days]]'', nearly every one of Demyx's weapons is named for a musical reference; there's even one named after the game's English theme tune (as in, it's still called "Sanctuary" in the Japanese version, in which "Passion" was the theme). The ones that aren't are his joke weapons (a broom and a tennis racquet) and one sitar called the Million Bucks... but the last might just be a missed joke.
165* The moves used by Mature and Vice in ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'' are all named for heavy metal groups. For obvious reasons, some were tweaked for the English release (e.g. Deathrow > Death Downer, Deicide > Deceaser or Da Cide, etc.). Oddly enough, one of the names--Vice's Misanthrope (mi-sa-n-su-ro-pu)--was apparently mistransliterated even in Japan. It consistently gets called "Mithan's Robe" (mi-sa-n-su-ro-BU).
166* Mordekaiser, a Champion in ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', has abilities named after metal songs.
167* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
168** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', two of the Kokiri living in Kokiri Village are named Mido and Fado. The official word is both were named for the syllables of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solfege solfège]] scale, which, along with Fado's unique design among the Kokiri [=NPCs=] not named Saria or Mido and her strong sense of loyalty to Mido, led many to believe they're related (with most {{Fanon}} going the HalfIdenticalTwins route).
169** The names for the royal family of the Zora in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' are derived from the Japanese version of solfège: Do-Re (Dorephan), Mi-Fa (Mipha), So-Ra ([[{{Pun}} Zora]]), Shi-Do (Shido/[[DubNameChange Sidon]]).
170* ''Franchise/MegaMan'':
171** The ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'' series uses a musical theme for the main character robots. Dr. Light's first creation is Blues (officially Proto Man in English, though ''VideoGame/MegaMan3'' used Break Man as an alter ego to fit in the music theme), and then the brother-sister pair Rock and Roll are built. Rockman's support robots include [[VideoGame/MegaMan5 Beat]] and [[VideoGame/MegaManV Tango]]. ''VideoGame/MegaMan8'' sees the main character assisted by one Duo, who is also in [[VideoGame/MegaMan2ThePowerFighters the second arcade game]]. Dr. Wily adds to this theme by naming his evil counterparts [[VideoGame/MegaMan7 Forte and Gospel]] (Bass and Treble, respectively). [[note]]Conceptual designs originally had the pair as Baroque and Crash to play off of Rock and Rush before settling on their current names.[[/note]] Another, less frequently seen support robot associated with Bass (first appearing in the ''[=RockBoard=]'' spin-off) is named Reggae. Present in other games were the Rockman Killers [[VideoGame/MegaManDrWilysRevenge Enker]] ("enka" being a type of Japanese folk music), [[VideoGame/MegaManIII Punk]], and [[VideoGame/MegaManIV Ballade]]; a reprogrammed Mega Man from an alternate timeline now dubbed [[VideoGame/MegaManII Quint]] (from the term "quintet"); and the Music/{{Elvis|Presley}}-esque [[VideoGame/MegaManAndBass King]]. This naming scheme was largely dropped in the subsequent ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' series, but reappeared in ''[[VideoGame/MegaManX5 X5]]'', where the bosses are all named after members of the band Music/GunsNRoses, [[DubNameChange although this was only added for the U.S. release]] at the suggestion of [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2 Claire Redfield's]] [[Creator/AlysonCourt voice actress]], who handed the game's localization. (The ''[[CompilationRerelease Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2]]'' rerelease would revert back to the original Japanese names.)
172** In ''VideoGame/MegaManX8'', [[spoiler:[[BigBad Lumine's]] OneWingedAngel form's attacks are named Refrain, Legato, Bel Canto, Gravé , Unison and Oratorio. And Literature/ParadiseLost]].
173** A group of singing enemies in ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce'' are named after famous singers: Lup''inatra'' (for Music/FrankSinatra), Lup''elvis'' (for Music/ElvisPresley), Lu''pavarot'' (for Luciano Pavarotti), Lup''adonna'' (for Music/{{Madonna}}), and Lup''bach'' (for Music/JohannSebastianBach).
174* The 7 Magypsies in ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}'', Ionia, Aeolia, Doria, Phrygia, Lydia, Mixolydia and Locria, are named after the 7 modular scales in music theory, as suggested by the composer of the game's soundtrack. Locria is the most elusive one, since the Locrian mode is a theoretical construct that does not correspond to any of the medieval modes (Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian) or the modern major and minor modes (Ionian, Aeolian).
175* Nearly every character from ''Ontamarama'' has a musical term attached to his/her name (Beat, Alto, Coda, Aria, etc.)
176* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' features a pair of monks named Zenyatta and Mondatta, after Music/ThePolice's 1980 album ''Music/ZenyattaMondatta''.
177* In ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'', Ghetsis [[spoiler:Harmonia, the true mastermind behind [[WellIntentionedExtremist Team Plasma]], and his foster children]], Anthea, Concordia and N Harmonia all have names based on musical terms. Harmonia is the Greek goddess of harmony, and N Harmonia is a play on "enharmonic", which is two differently named notes that play the same tone (such as C sharp and D flat). Meanwhile, Anthea's name comes from "anthem" and Concordia is the Roman equivalent of Harmonia. Ghetsis' name comes from the G and C-Sharp (or Cis) notes, which even get used in his battle theme's kettledrums. G and C-Sharp form a tritone, notes that are three full tones apart, and as a result are prone to dissonance if not handled carefully. Even better, in medieval Europe, tritones were nicknamed "Diabolus en Musica", or "Devil in Music". So, [[spoiler:G/Cis Harmonia, Tritone Harmony... ''disharmony''.]]
178* In ''VideoGame/SakuraWars3IsParisBurning'', the main antagonists' mechas are named after various forms of musical compositions: Symphony, Prelude, Berceuse, March, Nocturne, Serenade and Aubade.
179* ActionGirl Rhia from ''VideoGame/SandsOfDestruction'' has her special moves named after musical term, ranging from Sonatta to Requiem.
180* The Koopalings of the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' games are all named after popular musicians at the time: [[Music/IggyPop Iggy]] Koopa, [[Music/{{Motorhead}} Lemmy]] Koopa, [[Music/LudwigVanBeethoven Ludwig Von]] Koopa (sharing his hairstyle), [[Music/RoyOrbison Roy]] Koopa (sharing his horn-rimmed sunglasses), and [[Music/ThePlasmatics Wendy O.]] Koopa. Exceptions were talk show host [[Series/TheMortonDowneyJrShow Morton Koopa Jr.]] (though that one also sung and worked as a DJ, and the character's star over one eye is probably a Music/{{KISS}} reference), and Larry Koopa -- "he's not Larry Mullen Jr. from Music/{{U2}} or Larry King--[[http://kotaku.com/how-a-mario-character-was-named-after-motorheads-lemmy-1750180427 he just looked like a Larry."]] In addition, the fortress bosses from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' are called Reznor, after [[Music/NineInchNails Trent Reznor]] of course. And Boos were at first known as Boo Diddley, after Music/BoDiddley.
181* ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'':
182** Some of the characters are named after musical terms, such as "Arietta" or "Largo".
183** The Capacity Cores have names based on various speeds and styles of musical notation.
184** Military ranks also contain references to the various musical Modes, such as "Dorian General", "Locrian Sergeant", and "Ionian Sergeant". By the same token, Fon Master Ion may well be an other reference to the Ionian mode.
185** Most if not all of the shops are also musical terms, such as A Capella (Sheridan), Crescendo (Grand Chokmah), Virtuoso (Baticul) and Serioso (Chesedonia). The game runs circles around the concept of this trope. It's stated that other positions in the military are the Grand Maestro, the just plain Maestros, and Dist's title is that of a Conductor. Five of the Six God Generals (save Asch) are theme named by music- Syncopation, Distortion, Allegretto, Largo, and Aria. The original sixth, Cantabile, follows the theme as well, and his/her name can be seen in a book in Daath as the Commander of Special Operations.
186* Every breed of Noise in ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' has a music reference in its name, and almost all of these are genres. Big Band Frog, for instance. Each different animal type actually has its own self-contained theme; for example, penguins are all pop-music themed and wolves are rock-themed. Really, the UG as a whole is largely music-themed, with the Reaper hierarchy including a Producer, Composer and Conductor. As well as the brother sister duo, Beat and Rhyme.
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190* ''VisualNovel/{{Melody}}'' has a few examples:
191** Melody herself, of course.
192** Hank ''Sharp'', who runs Melody's eventual record label.
193** Becca's cat, Benatar, is named after rocker Pat Benatar.
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197* The heroes of ''Webcomic/ThirtyTwoKickUp'' are each named after musicians.
198* All of ''Webcomic/AquaRegia'' chapters are named after songs, they are also called [[CallingARabbitASmeerp "Tracks" instead of episodes]]. WordOfGod flat-out admitted loving music and basing plotlines or covers on his favourite music albums.
199* In ''Webcomic/CogaNito'', Niko is clearly trying to go for this, naming both her and Eric's Pieces [their fighting forms] for musical references [hers is Smooth Criminal, Eric's is Red Special]. Matt realizes what she's doing, though, and deliberately names his Super-8 to break the pattern. Later on we get Apex[sic] Twin and Delirium Trigger, though it's not yet clear exactly who named those.
200* In ''Webcomic/CucumberQuest'', characters have names that relate to where they live, so characters who live in the Melody Kingdom have names related to music.
201* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': The named members of the MagicalGirl team and pop band Team Forte are all named after female musicians who have shared their respective instruments. Forte Lead's name is Roni, which she shares with Venus and the Razorblades' [[LeadSingerPlaysLeadGuitar lead guitarist and vocalist]] Roni Lee; Forte Drums is named Debbi, after Music/TheBangles' drummer Debbi Peterson; and Forte Bass is named Gail for bassist Gail Ann Dorsey, best known for playing alongside Music/DavidBowie.
202* All the contestants in ''Webcomic/SWAPEnsemble'' are named after their primary instrument, mostly by splitting up the French word for the instrument and tweaking it a bit. '''Tu'''rie '''Ba'''ssa, the tuba player, is one of the more straightforward ones. Half of the contestants also have a musical term for a surname, including the aforementioned Bassa.
203* In ''Webcomic/VaticanAssassins'', every Assassin character is named after a musical instrument. Particularly, the di Largolinios are all named after string instruments (Basscello, Cello, Harp, and Viola).
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207* ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'': [[WordOfGod According to]] [[Creator/LewisLovhaug Linkara]], all versions of Liz's alter ego are named after some kind of hard rock act, the main being Iron ([[Music/IronMaiden Maiden]]) Liz. Judas ([[Music/JudasPriest Priest]]) Liz has shown up and there has been mention of Lita ([[Music/LitaFord Ford]]) Liz on the forums from Linkara.
208* ''Literature/BehindClosedDoors'' is far less subtle about names than its predecessor, ''Webcomic/SWAPEnsemble''. Most of the surnames and some of the first names come straight out of a music dictionary, including Sonia '''Cadenza''', Tulio '''Hocket''', and '''Clé''' Chroma (implied to be short for "Clémentine"). Only Harry Boisen defies this convention because he first appeared in ''SWAP'', so he is named after the French word for oboe, "hautbois".
209* In ''WebVideo/MyMusic'', most of the characters are nicknamed by their favorite music genre. (Metal, Indie, Dubstep, etc.)
210* Website/SCPFoundation:
211** [[MemeticBadass Alto Clef]]. According to his file, he insists his "true name is that of an A major chord played on a ukelele, which it carries around with it at all times should other entities wish to address it by name." Back in the Global Occult Coalition, he was Agent Ukelele, working under a "Scary Lady" named "D.C. al Fine."
212** In one of the Foundation Tales, we're told that the "Clef" name is kind of a LegacyCharacter: when Alto dies, the next agent to take the designation becomes "Treble Clef."
213** The SCP Foundation also features many Mobile Task Forces named after song titles - Most notably the O5 council's special [[ElitesAreMoreGlamorous MTF-Alpha-1 "Red Right Hand"]].
214* ''Roleplay/WeAreOurAvatars'': [[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 Roxie]]'s Pokémon are named after members of the Ramones. Also, Melody, the demon who's teaching Roll how to use some demonic power, fits into the music theme of ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'', but she's less than a ''Mega Man'' character (due to supernatural origin). Interestingly, the name fitting into the theme was an accident.
215* In ''Blog/WhatYouAreInTheDark'', each blog post during the final arc is the name of a song by The Beatles.
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219* The episode titles of ''WesternAnimation/TheBeatles'' cartoon show were titles of Beatles songs.
220* WesternAnimation/TheBrothersGrunt are all named after old timey musicians, though the creator insists this is coincidental.
221* The four main characters of ''WesternAnimation/HighGuardianSpice'' are named Rosemary, Sage, Parsley, and Thyme, which are not only all herbs but are specifically the herbs mentioned in the beginning of Music/SimonAndGarfunkel's "Scarborough Fair".
222* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks'', the Dazzlings, an evil GirlGroup, are named Sonata, Adagio, and Aria.
223* In ''WesternAnimation/OggyAndTheCockroaches'', the cockroaches are named after members of Music/TheRamones (Dee Dee, Joey and Marky).
224* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Sealab 2021}}'', the Bebop Cola vending machine has different flavors, each named after jazz musicians, including [[Music/CharlesMingus Mingus]] Dew.
225* In ''[[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'', Bebop and Rocksteady are named after styles of jazz.
226* In ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'', Action Man and Major Tom are named after two Music/DavidBowie songs: "Ashes to Ashes" and "Space Oddity".
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230* Many Honda cars have this theme: Prelude, Concerto, Quint(et), Ballade, Beat, Jazz, and Domani (the last one being the name of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domani a song]]).
231* Trenitalia named several of its newer regional trains after music genres: Blues (Hitachi Masaccio), Rock (Hitachi Caravaggio), Pop (Alstom Coradia Stream), Jazz (Alstom Coradia Meridian) and Swing (Pesa Atribo).
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