Editing Filk music (section)

==Styles and subjects==
The range of topics in filk songs stems from its cultural roots in fandom. Many songs honor specific works in science fiction, fantasy, or [[speculative fiction]]. Other songs are about science, fantasy, [[computer]]s, technology in general, or values related to technological change.<ref>{{cite magazine| url= https://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/news/2005/09/68697 |first= Xeni |last= Jardin |title= Filk Music for Nerd People| magazine= Wired |date=1 September 2005}}</ref>

A significant number of filk songs are [[Parody music|parodies]], whether in the original sense of simply re-using a tune or in the modern sense of specifically humorous re-use.<ref name="Bragg">{{cite news |first=Roy |last=Bragg |work=[[San Antonio Express-News]] |title=Filk: Sci-fi meets folk music |url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/music/Filk_Sci-fi_meets_folk_music_98699099.html?showFullArticle=y |date=18 July 2010 |access-date=20 July 2010}}</ref>

One subtype of filk songs is the "ose" song, one on themes of death and gloom. The term derives from the word "morose", as in "ose, morose, even-more-ose".<ref name=Rogow>{{cite book| last=Rogow| first=Roberta| title=Futurespeak: A Fan's Guide to the Language of Science Fiction| date=1991| publisher=[[Paragon House]]| page=[https://archive.org/details/futurespeakfansg0000rogo/page/238 238]| location=New York| isbn=978-1557783479| author-link=Roberta Rogow| url=https://archive.org/details/futurespeakfansg0000rogo/page/238}}</ref>