Cultural Influence
Dune has been widely influential, inspiring other novels, music, films (including Star Wars), television, games, comic books and t-shirts. The novel was parodied in 1984's National Lampoon's Doon by Ellis Weiner, and helped inspire The Dune Encyclopedia (1984) by Willis E. McNelly.
Heavy metal band Iron Maiden wrote the song To Tame a Land based on the Dune story. It appears as the closing track to their 1983 album, Piece of Mind. The original working title of the song was Dune, however the band was denied permission to use it, with Frank Herbert's agents stating "Frank Herbert doesn't like rock bands, particularly heavy rock bands, and especially bands like Iron Maiden.". The same song was later covered in 2009 by American progressive metal band Dream Theater, released only on a 3-disc special edition of their album Black Clouds & Silver Linings.
Dune inspired the German happy hardcore band Dune, who have released several albums with space travel-themed songs. The influential progressive hardcore band Shai Hulud took their name from "Dune." "Traveller in Time", from the 1991 Blind Guardian album Tales from the Twilight World, is based mostly on Paul Atreides' visions of future and past.
British techno music artist and rave pioneer Ian Loveday, better-known as Eon, used samples from David Lynch's Dune in the songs "Spice" and "Fear: The Mindkiller", both from 1990 and featured on his 1992 album Void Dweller.
The song "Near Fantastica", from the Matthew Good album Avalanche, makes reference to "Litany against fear", repeating "can't feel fear, fear's the mind killer" through a section of the song.
In the Fatboy Slim song, "Weapon of Choice", the line "If you walk without rhythm/You won't attract the worm..." refers to the science fiction novel Dune.
Dune also inspired the 1999 album The 2nd Moon by the German death metal band Golem, which is a concept album about the series.
Dune has influenced 30 Seconds to Mars on their self-titled debut album.
The online game Lost Souls includes Dune-derived elements, including sandworms and melange — addiction to which can produce psychic talents.
The Youngblood Brass Band's song "Is an Elegy" on Center:Level:Roar references "Maud'Dib", "Arrakis", and other elements from the novel.
Armageddon (MUD) is an online roleplaying game which draws significant influence from the Dune Chronicles.
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