Editing Cyberpunk (section)

=== Music ===
{{See also|List of cyberpunk works#Music}}
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Invariably the origin of cyberpunk music lies in the [[synthesizer]]-heavy scores of cyberpunk films such as ''[[Escape from New York]]'' (1981) and ''Blade Runner'' (1982).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://shellzine.net/cyberpunk-music-origins-and-evolution/ | title= Cyberpunk Music: Origins and Evolution | publisher=shellzine.net | date=December 26, 2019 | access-date=February 10, 2020 }}</ref> Some musicians and acts have been classified as cyberpunk due to their aesthetic style and musical content. Often dealing with dystopian visions of the future or [[Biomechanical art|biomechanical]] themes, some fit more squarely in the category than others. Bands whose music has been classified as cyberpunk include [[Psydoll]], [[Front Line Assembly]], [[Clock DVA]], [[Angelspit]] and [[Sigue Sigue Sputnik]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2015}}

Some musicians not normally associated with cyberpunk have at times been inspired to create concept albums exploring such themes. Albums such as the British musician and songwriter [[Gary Numan]]'s ''[[Replicas (album)|Replicas]]'', ''[[The Pleasure Principle (Gary Numan album)|The Pleasure Principle]]'' and ''[[Telekon]]'' were heavily inspired by the works of Philip K. Dick. [[Kraftwerk]]'s ''[[The Man-Machine]]'' and ''[[Computer World]]'' albums both explored the theme of humanity becoming dependent on technology. [[Nine Inch Nails]]' concept album ''[[Year Zero (album)|Year Zero]]'' also fits into this category. [[Fear Factory]] concept albums are heavily based upon future dystopia, cybernetics, clash between man and machines, virtual worlds. 

[[Billy Idol]]'s ''[[Cyberpunk (album)|Cyberpunk]]'' drew heavily from cyberpunk literature and the [[cyberdelic]] counter culture in its creation. ''[[1. Outside]]'', a cyberpunk narrative fueled concept album by [[David Bowie]], was warmly met by critics upon its release in 1995. Many musicians have also taken inspiration from specific cyberpunk works or authors, including [[Sonic Youth]], whose albums ''[[Sister (Sonic Youth album)|Sister]]'' and ''[[Daydream Nation]]'' take influence from the works of Philip K. Dick and William Gibson respectively. [[Madonna]]'s 2001 [[Drowned World Tour]] opened with a cyberpunk section, where costumes, asethetics and stage props were used to accentuate the dystopian nature of the theatrical concert. [[Lady Gaga]] used a cyberpunk-persona and visual style for her sixth studio album [[Chromatica]] (2020).{{Citation needed|date=January 2015}}

[[Vaporwave]] and [[Synthwave (2000s genre)|synthwave]] are also influenced by cyberpunk. The former has been inspired by one of the messages of cyberpunk and is interpreted as a dystopian<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/exo-mw0002387718 | title=Exo - Gatekeeper | website=[[AllMusic]] | access-date=January 3, 2015 | author=Ham, Robert}}</ref> critique of [[capitalism]]<ref name="stylus1">{{cite web | url=http://www.stylus.com/hzwtls | title=Vaporwave: Soundtrack to Austerity | publisher=Stylus.com | date=January 29, 2014 | access-date=February 8, 2014 | author=Ward, Christian}}</ref> in the vein of cyberpunk and the latter is more surface-level, inspired only by the aesthetic of cyberpunk as a nostalgic [[retrofuturistic]] revival of aspects of cyberpunk's origins.