<P> The poem currently remains under copyright . </P> <Ul> <Li> It was used as the text for the 1954 In Memoriam Dylan Thomas (Dirge - Canons and Song) for tenor and chamber ensemble, by Igor Stravinsky . The piece was written soon after Thomas' death and first performed in 1954 . </Li> <Li> It was the inspiration for three paintings by Swansea - born painter and print - maker Ceri Richards, in 1954, 1956, and 1965, respectively . </Li> <Li> The title of George R.R. Martin's 1977 novel Dying of the Light references a line from the poem . </Li> <Li> It is the subject of a 1979 tone poem for wind ensemble by Elliot del Borgo . </Li> <Li> In the 1986 film Back to School Thornton Melon played by Rodney Dangerfield recites the poem during an exam board . </Li> <Li> John Cale set the poem to orchestral music for his album Words for the Dying, released in 1989 . </Li> <Li> In the 1996 film Independence Day, the President makes a rousing speech as he prepares to lead the attack against the alien invaders, adapting Thomas' line, saying, "We will not go quietly into the night". </Li> <Li> It is used as a main inspiration for the protagonist of the 2010 Ally Condie book Matched, the first of a trilogy by that name . </Li> <Li> In Christopher Nolan's 2014 movie Interstellar it is used repeatedly by Michael Caine's character Professor John Brand, as well as by several other supporting characters . Leading actors Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway are sent into hyper sleep with the final words "Do not go gentle into that good night ." </Li> <Li> In 2015 episode of Doctor Who, "The Magician's Apprentice", Clara Oswald, played by Jenna Coleman, quotes the first line of this poem when she discovers where the Doctor is and what he's up to . </Li> <Li> It is cited by G - Eazy in "Intro" on his 2015 album When It's Dark Out . </Li> </Ul> <Li> It was used as the text for the 1954 In Memoriam Dylan Thomas (Dirge - Canons and Song) for tenor and chamber ensemble, by Igor Stravinsky . The piece was written soon after Thomas' death and first performed in 1954 . </Li> <Li> It was the inspiration for three paintings by Swansea - born painter and print - maker Ceri Richards, in 1954, 1956, and 1965, respectively . </Li>

Robert frost rage against the dying of the light