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As the lights dim and an overwhelming star-scape takes the domed screen, the opening keyboard notes of Radiohead’s “Everything in Its Right Place” lull the planetarium viewers into a tripped-out journey through the recesses of space to the riffs of modern rock.

SonicVision is the handiwork of Moby, the American Museum of Natural History and MTV2. And it’s now playing at the Louisiana Arts and Science Museum’s Irene W. Pennington Planetarium ExxonMobil Space Theater.

The film plays like an indie rock radio station, but instead of having to close your eyes and imagine the sights accompanying U2’s whirling guitars, Coldplay’s tinkering pianos and Goldfrapp’s electronic blips, computer animators set the scene for you.

It’s sort of like the Windows Media Player screen effect on steroids.

With everything from a host of blinking eyes to merging and splitting water droplets to robots techno-dancing with glow sticks to a scene in what may or may not be a church, the film runs the gamut of vignettes. While some are impressive and breathtaking, others seem a little too Toy Story-esque.

Still, this computer-generated romp through the visuals of music is worth the ride. But you might want to bring a pen to write down the names of songs you’ll want to download later.

Shows are Saturday at 8 p.m. Admission is $8.