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* Anaal Nathrakh uses "Against the Dying of the Light" as the title for the last track on their album ''Domine Non Es Dignus'', which uses the poem as lyrics.

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-->'''The President:'' "We will not go quietly into the night!"

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* The last story arc of ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'' is named after the poem with individual issue titles named after quotes from it. The crew of the Lost Light must face both an overwhelming army of decepticons and their own personal conflicts with the villainous Decepticon Justice Division coming for them at nightfall.

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* The last story arc of ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'' is named after the poem poem, with individual issue titles named after taken from quotes from it. within said poem. The crew of the Lost Light must face both an overwhelming army of decepticons Decepticons and their own personal conflicts with the villainous Decepticon Justice Division coming for them at nightfall.
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* The quote is a possible subtitle for ''[[VideoGame/GutsNBlackpowder Guts & Blackpowder's]]'' title screen.
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* Quoted directly and repeatedly by Michael Caine's character in ''Film/{{Interstellar}}'' to the point where it becomes a borderline MadnessMantra. [[spoiler: He's not raging against his own personal death, but the death of the entire human race. Dr. Mann also quotes it, but for him it really is just about his own personal fear of death.]]

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* Quoted directly and repeatedly by Michael Caine's character in ''Film/{{Interstellar}}'' to the point where it becomes a borderline MadnessMantra. [[spoiler: He's [[spoiler:He's not raging against his own personal death, but the death of the entire human race. Dr. Mann also quotes it, but for him it really is just about his own personal fear of death.]]
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* ''Against the Dying of the Light''.

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* JohnCena recites parts of the poem as voiceover for the trailer to [[VideoGame/WWEVideoGames WWE 2K15]].

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* JohnCena Wrestling/JohnCena recites parts of the poem as voiceover for the trailer to [[VideoGame/WWEVideoGames WWE 2K15]].
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-hFVNCLHOY This]] video on the lore of ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' uses the poem to thematically tie into the plight of Gwyn, the Lord of Sunlight. A grand lord who would rather have his soul burn forever than let the dark come, for, in the end, he was nothing but an old man afraid of the dark.
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* The title of Creator/GeorgeRRMartin's novel ''Literature/DyingOfTheLight'' is taken from this poem. It's appropriate, taking place on a dying planet, among people of a dying culture and revolving around dying or dead relationships. [[CaptainObvious It is not a cheerful novel.]]

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* The title of Creator/GeorgeRRMartin's novel ''Literature/DyingOfTheLight'' is taken from this poem. It's appropriate, taking place on a dying planet, among people of a dying culture and revolving around dying or dead relationships. [[CaptainObvious It is not a cheerful novel.]]
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* The last story arc of ''TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'' is named after the poem with individual issue titles named after quotes from it. The crew of the Lost Light must face both an overwhelming army of decepticons and their own personal conflicts with the villainous Decepticon Justice Division coming for them at nightfall.

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* The last story arc of ''TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'' ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'' is named after the poem with individual issue titles named after quotes from it. The crew of the Lost Light must face both an overwhelming army of decepticons and their own personal conflicts with the villainous Decepticon Justice Division coming for them at nightfall.
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* The last story arc of ''TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye''is named after the poem with individual issue titles named after quotes from it. The crew of the Lost Light must face both an overwhelming army of decepticons and their own personal conflicts with the villainous Decepticon Justice Division coming for them at nightfall.

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* The last story arc of ''TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye''is ''TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'' is named after the poem with individual issue titles named after quotes from it. The crew of the Lost Light must face both an overwhelming army of decepticons and their own personal conflicts with the villainous Decepticon Justice Division coming for them at nightfall.
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* The last story arc of ''ComicBook.TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye''is named after the poem with individual issue titles named after quotes from it. The crew of the Lost Light must face both an overwhelming army of decepticons and their own personal conflicts with the villainous Decepticon Justice Division coming for them at nightfall.

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* The last story arc of ''ComicBook.TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye''is ''TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye''is named after the poem with individual issue titles named after quotes from it. The crew of the Lost Light must face both an overwhelming army of decepticons and their own personal conflicts with the villainous Decepticon Justice Division coming for them at nightfall.
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"[[CrowningMomentOfHeartWarming They called me their 'light']] "

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* For a [[RuleOfThree third consecutive]] example from Final Fantasy, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' has a quest called "Against The Dying of the Light". [[spoiler: it deals with you and a group of NPCs working to stop a group of [[TheFundamentalist extremists]] from killing hostages]]

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* For a [[RuleOfThree third consecutive]] example from Final Fantasy, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' has a quest called "Against The Dying of the Light". [[spoiler: it deals with you and a group of NPCs {{Non Player Character}}s working to stop a group of [[TheFundamentalist extremists]] from killing hostages]]
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* Mentioned by [[TheSmartGuy Princess Bubblegum]] in one episode of ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime.''

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* ''Against the Dying of the Light''.
* Appears in mangled form in the RousingSpeech in ''Film/IndependenceDay''.
-->'''The President: "We will not go quietly into the night!"
* Referenced in ''Film/GloryDaze'':
-->'''Jack''': "Let's rage at the dying of the light a little bit."
* From ''Film/TheRundown'':
-->'''Declan:''' [right before a van blows up during a gun fight] Rage, rage... against the dying of the light... for there shall be no mercy... for any force that stands... blocking this path of his righteousness! BOOM-SHAKA-LAKA-TA-DA!
* Rodney Dangerfield's character in ''Film/BackToSchool'' recites the poem leading to his moment of triumph during his examination to avoid expulsion.
* ''Film/DangerousMinds'' featured this poem being recited back to the depressed teacher by her (remaining) students. She had been ready to quit, feeling broken by the loss and deaths of several students, but those who were still there reminded her that she had made a difference for them and they still needed her.
--> "Why did you change your mind about leaving?"\\
"[[CrowningMomentOfHeartWarming They called me their 'light']] "
* Quoted directly and repeatedly by Michael Caine's character in ''Film/{{Interstellar}}'' to the point where it becomes a borderline MadnessMantra. [[spoiler: He's not raging against his own personal death, but the death of the entire human race. Dr. Mann also quotes it, but for him it really is just about his own personal fear of death.]]

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* The title of Creator/GeorgeRRMartin's novel ''Literature/DyingOfTheLight'' is taken from this poem. It's appropriate, taking place on a dying planet, among people of a dying culture and revolving around dying or dead relationships. [[CaptainObvious It is not a cheerful novel.]]
* The last stanza appears as an {{epigraph}} for the Tennessee Williams play ''Theatre/CatOnAHotTinRoof'', which is about a man whose father is dying.
* Quoted in Margaret Laurence's The Stone Angel.
* Referenced in the title of the last ''Literature/SkulduggeryPleasant'' book, ''The Dying of the Light''.

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* The line "Rage, rage against the dying of the light" is quoted in the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "The Shakespeare Code." Shakespeare likes it, but the Doctor tells him it belongs to another person.
* "Dying of the Light" is the title of an episode of ''Series/{{Heroes}}''.
* Referenced in the title of ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'''s series finale.

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* Anaal Nathrakh uses "Against the Dying of the Light" as the title for the last track on their album ''Domine Non Es Dignus'', which uses the poem as lyrics.
* Compliments of Gus put the poem to music on their album "There and Somewhere Here".
* Quoted in the Music/SleepytimeGorillaMuseum song "Sleep Is Wrong".
* "Saturn: The Bringer of Old Age" from Gustav Holst's "The Planets" conveys this for most of the piece.

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* Near the end of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'', [[spoiler: Vayne]] gives one of these.
* It's roughly quoted in one of the flashbacks in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'', when Lightning and Sazh meet for the first time while getting in line for the [[InferredHolocaust Purge]] train.
--> '''Sazh:''' ''"You don't seem to be someone to go gently into that silent night."''
--> '''Lightning:''' ''"If you are looking for a silent ride, [[BadassBoast you better get the next train]]."''
* For a [[RuleOfThree third consecutive]] example from Final Fantasy, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' has a quest called "Against The Dying of the Light". [[spoiler: it deals with you and a group of NPCs working to stop a group of [[TheFundamentalist extremists]] from killing hostages]]
* In ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' the champion Aatrox quotes one of the lines from this poem:
--> '''Aatrox''': ''[[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/0/02/Aatrox.attack10.ogg "Rage against the dying of the light."]]''

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* Mentioned by [[TheSmartGuy Princess Bubblegum]] in one episode of ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime.''

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