wen ▁Har wood ' s ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁poem ▁I ▁am ▁the ▁Captain ▁of ▁My ▁Soul , ▁which ▁presents ▁a ▁different ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁tit ular ▁captain . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁two ▁lines ▁" I ▁am ▁the ▁master ▁of ▁my ▁fate : ▁I ▁am ▁the ▁captain ▁of ▁my ▁soul " ▁are ▁shown ▁in ▁a ▁picture ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 5 th ▁minute ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁The ▁Big ▁Short . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁st anza ▁is ▁rec ited ▁by ▁Lieutenant - Comm ander ▁Ash ley ▁Williams ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁video ▁game ▁Mass ▁Effect ▁ 3 ▁The ▁line ▁" I ▁am ▁the ▁master ▁of ▁my ▁fate ... ▁I ▁am ▁the ▁captain ▁of ▁my ▁soul " ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁L ana ▁Del ▁Rey ' s ▁song ▁" L ust ▁for ▁Life " ▁featuring ▁The ▁Week nd . ▁The ▁lyr ics ▁are ▁changed ▁from ▁" I " ▁to ▁" we ," ▁all ud ing ▁to ▁a ▁relationship . ▁In ▁the ▁fifth ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁season ▁of ▁Arch er , ▁" The ▁Double ▁De uce ", ▁Wood house ▁describes ▁Reg gie ▁as ▁" in ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁Hen ley , ▁' blo ody , ▁but ▁un bow ed ' ". ▁The ▁poem ▁was ▁rec ited ▁in ▁an ▁early ▁commercial ▁for ▁the ▁Microsoft ▁X box ▁One . ▁In ▁the ▁US ▁TV ▁series ▁The ▁Black list ▁episode ▁" I an ▁Gar vey " ▁( No . ▁ 1 3 ), ▁the ▁e ighth ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁fifth ▁season , ▁Raymond ▁' Red '