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− | Musical instrument popular in the year 3000 from the animated television series ''[ | + | [[File:Fry_Philip_J_Futurama.png|right]] |
+ | Musical instrument popular in the year 3000 from the animated television series ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0149460/reference Futurama]''. A wind instrument, it also encompasses high technology, as the user not only creates music, but also three dimensional holograms that reflect the music being played. Beautiful music produces beautiful imagery. Clumsy or poor playing produces ugly imagery. | ||
It requires a lot of skill and technical prowess to play well. | It requires a lot of skill and technical prowess to play well. | ||
− | The instrument is featured prominently in the "Parasites Lost" and "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings" episodes. | + | The instrument is featured prominently in the "[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0766131 Parasites Lost]" (21 Jan. 2001) and "[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0584456 The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings]" (10 Aug. 2003) episodes. |
− | + | The holophonor was inspired by Isaac Asimov's [[Visi-Sonor]]. | |
− | == | + | ==See also== |
− | * | + | * [[Philip J. Fry]] |
+ | * [[Visi-Sonor]] | ||
+ | ==External links== | ||
+ | * https://futurama.fandom.com/wiki/Holophonor | ||
+ | * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPn8ytmg0pE | ||
+ | * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd46WWayDUI | ||
+ | : {{#ev:youtube|gPn8ytmg0pE}} | ||
+ | : {{#ev:youtube|Zd46WWayDUI}} | ||
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+ | [[Category:2001]] | ||
[[Category:Futurama]] | [[Category:Futurama]] | ||
[[Category:Fictional instruments]] | [[Category:Fictional instruments]] |
Latest revision as of 18:06, 18 May 2025
Musical instrument popular in the year 3000 from the animated television series Futurama. A wind instrument, it also encompasses high technology, as the user not only creates music, but also three dimensional holograms that reflect the music being played. Beautiful music produces beautiful imagery. Clumsy or poor playing produces ugly imagery.
It requires a lot of skill and technical prowess to play well.
The instrument is featured prominently in the "Parasites Lost" (21 Jan. 2001) and "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings" (10 Aug. 2003) episodes.
The holophonor was inspired by Isaac Asimov's Visi-Sonor.
See also
External links
- https://futurama.fandom.com/wiki/Holophonor
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPn8ytmg0pE
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd46WWayDUI