The digital sounds of the 2000s also reportedly inspired Simon.

The sights and sounds of the new American frontier inspired some of the most original, if not strange, program music of the nineteenth century.

"Sometimes, I'll be commuting, and the rhythmic sound of the train will inspire me to start choreographing," she added.

Suddenly the sound inspired a sudden, irrational hope.

Yet Gramley doubted his own words, until a strange sound inspired him to actual confidence.

The swirling sound of flushing toilets inspired a spiralling sen-sation in his stomach.

He adds that the play controls take a little getting used to, while the game's sound is "solid, but never really inspired".

Those sounds inspired much of their songwriting.

The yapping sound of the engine's short stubby exhaust inspired the name Cucciolo ("little puppy") for the motor.

However, their classic sound inspired other groups to emulate them; The Varukers, also from England, were the first of these.