Editing Joe Satriani (section)

==Musical themes==
Satriani's work frequently makes references to various [[science fiction]] stories and ideas. "[[Surfing with the Alien (instrumental)|Surfing with the Alien]]", "Back to [[Shalla-Bal]]", and "The Power Cosmic 2000" refer to the comic book character [[Silver Surfer]], while "Ice 9" refers to the secret government ice weapon in [[Kurt Vonnegut]]'s ''[[Cat's Cradle]]''. "Borg Sex" is a reference to ''[[Star Trek]]'', which features a [[cybernetic]] race known as the [[Borg (Star Trek)|Borg]]. His albums and songs often have otherworldly titles, such as ''[[Not of This Earth (Joe Satriani album)|Not of this Earth]]'', ''[[Crystal Planet]]'', ''[[Is There Love in Space?]]'', and ''[[Engines of Creation (Joe Satriani album)|Engines of Creation]]''.

On the album ''[[Super Colossal]]'', the song titled "Crowd Chant" was originally called "Party on the Enterprise". It would have featured [[sampling (music)|sampled]] sounds from the ''[[Starship Enterprise]]'' from ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]''. But as Satriani explained in a [[podcast]], legal issues regarding the samples could not be resolved, and he was unable to get permission to use them.<ref>{{cite AV media |people=Joe Satriani |date=2006 |url=http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/JoeSatriani/podcast/super_colossal/13_crowd_chant_podcast.mp3 |title=Crowd Chant |type=Podcast |publisher=Sony Music |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219061034/http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/JoeSatriani/podcast/super_colossal/13_crowd_chant_podcast.mp3 |archive-date=December 19, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He then removed the sounds from the song and called it "Crowd Chant". Its ending theme was inspired by composer [[Gabriel Fauré]]'s "[[Pavane (Fauré)|Pavane in F-sharp minor, Op. 50]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musoscribe.com/features/joe_satriani.shtml |title=Features and Interviews > Guitarist Joe Satriani |date=February 7, 2008 |publisher=Musoscribe.com |access-date=April 23, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224113649/http://www.musoscribe.com/features/joe_satriani.shtml |archive-date=December 24, 2013 }}</ref> The song is used as goal celebration music for a number of [[National Hockey League]] and [[Major League Soccer]] teams, including the [[Minnesota Wild]] (NHL), [[New York Islanders]] (NHL), and [[New England Revolution]] (MLS).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.minnesotawild.com |title=Minnesota Wild Home |publisher=Minnesotawild.com |access-date=August 2, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030926210041/http://www.minnesotawild.com/ |archive-date=September 26, 2003 }}</ref> The song is also used in the [[2K Sports]] hockey video game ''NHL 2k10''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2ksports.com/beats/games/nhl2k10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119095513/http://2ksports.com/beats/games/nhl2k10 |archive-date=November 19, 2012 |title=2K Sports – 2K Beats : NHL 2K10 |access-date=April 23, 2014}}</ref>

"Redshift Riders", another song from ''[[Super Colossal]]'', is "...based on the idea that in the future, when people can travel throughout space, they will theoretically take advantage of the cosmological [[redshift]] effect so they can be swung around large planetary objects and get across [the] universe a lot faster than normal", according to Satriani.<ref>{{cite AV media |people=Joe Satriani |date=2006 |url=http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/JoeSatriani/podcast/super_colossal/04_redshift_riders_podcast.mp3 |title=Redshift Riders |type=Podcast |publisher=Sony Music |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219061047/http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/JoeSatriani/podcast/super_colossal/04_redshift_riders_podcast.mp3 |archive-date=December 19, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> On the album ''[[Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock]]'', the song "I Just Wanna Rock" is about a giant robot on the run who happens to stumble upon a rock concert.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://myplay.com/artists/joe-satriani/bio#review-form |title=Joe Satriani – Artist Bio &#124; Myplay: Powered by Sony Music |publisher=Myplay |access-date=August 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301120932/http://myplay.com/artists/joe-satriani/bio#review-form |archive-date=March 1, 2010 }}</ref>