While searching for vector generators and other "sci-fi/80s" graphic inspiration, I stumbled upon the open source animation, interactive, and design programming language, Processing.org:
While I personally do not have the programming skill to develop a visualization, I am intensely interested in integrating this type of program into footage processing, to where it could potentially interact with live action footage. While, I am not interested in visualization representing "data"- data in the form of sound waves, and axis points in motion, seem quite compelling. Any programmers up for a collaboration? We could collaborate on song selection, I could shoot the footage, and do the editing. :-)
Check out this music video done with Processing:
Solar, with lyrics. from flight404 on Vimeo.