Silence is the lack of audible sound. Silence or The Silence may also refer to:

Places

*Silence, a district of southern Brussels, Belgium

People with the name

Silence Dogood Mrs. Silence Dogood was the pen name used by Benjamin Franklin to get his work published in the '' New-England Courant'', a newspaper founded and published by his brother James Franklin. This was after Benjamin Franklin was denied several times wh ...

, a pen name of Benjamin Franklin *

Silence Mabuza Silence Mabuza (born 18 September 1977 in Tsakane, South Africa) is a professional boxer in the bantamweight (118 lb) division, and as of 6 Jan. 2008, is a former two time holder of the International Boxing Organization's world Bantamweight ...

(born 1977), South African boxer * Silence Wong (born 1989), Chinese pop singer *

The Silence (producer) Mark Maclaine (sometimes known as The Silence) is a British educator, director, music producer, founder of Tutorfair and writer. He is best known for his work as the bass guitarist and producer for the post trip-hop band Second Person. He wa ...

(Mark Maclaine), a British educator, director, and music producer

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

* Silence (''Doctor Who''), fictional aliens in ''Doctor Who'' *Lady Silence, an Inuk character in Dan Simmons' 2007 novel '' The Terror''

Films and television series

* ''Silence'' (1926 film), a silent film by Rupert Julian * ''Silence'' (1931 film), a film by Louis J. Gasnier and Max Marcin * ''Silence'' (1963 film), a Soviet two-part feature by Vladimir Basov * ''The Silence'' (1963 film), a film by Ingmar Bergman * ''Silence'' (1971 film), a film by Masahiro Shinoda based on the 1966 novel by Shūsaku Endō * ''The Silence'' (1975 film), a made-for-TV film about James Pelosi * ''The Silence'' (1998 film), a film by Mohsen Makhmalbaf * ''Cisza'' (film) or ''Silence'', a 2001 Polish film by Michal Rosa *'' Dead Silence'' or ''Silence'', a 2006 horror film * ''The Silence'' (2006 film), an Australian television film *''Silence'' (2010 film), a Kannada film by Venugopal * ''The Silence'' (2010 film) or ''Das letzte Schweigen'', a German film * ''The Silence'' (TV series), a 2010 BBC TV series *''

Hiljaisuus ''Hiljaisuus'' (English transl. ''Silence'') is a 2011 Finnish war docudrama film directed by Sakari Kirjavainen and set in winter and spring 1944, near the end of the Continuation War. Plot Starring Finnish actors Joonas Saartamo, Joanna Haartti ...

'' or ''Silence'', a 2011 Finnish film by Sakari Kirjavainen *'' Barfi!'' or ''Silence'', a 2012 Indian Hindi film * ''Silence'' (2013 film), an Indian Malayalam film * ''The Silence'' (2015 film), a Marathi film by Gajendra Ahirey * ''Silence'' (2016 film), a film by Martin Scorsese, also based on the Endō novel * ''The Silence'' (2019 film), a horror film by John R. Leonetti and based on the novel by Tim Lebbon * ''Silence'' (2020 film), a Tamil thriller film

Literature

* ''Silence'' (1969 play), a short play by Harold Pinter, first performed in 1969 *''The Silence'', a 1969 novel by Jens Bjørneboe, the third and final part in his

History of Bestiality ''The History of Bestiality'' is a trilogy by the Norwegian writer Jens Bjørneboe Jens Ingvald Bjørneboe (9 October 1920 – 9 May 1976) was a Norwegian writer whose work spanned a number of literary formats. He was also a painter and a Waldo ...

-trilogy * ''Silence'' (1999 play), a play by Moira Buffini * ''Silence'' (Balmont), an 1898 poetry collection * ''Silence'' (Kennaway novel), 1972 novel by James Kennaway * ''Silence'' (Fitzpatrick novel), a 2011 novel by Becca Fitzpatrick * ''Silence'' (Endō novel), a 1966 novel by Shūsaku Endō *"Silence", an 1839 poem by Edgar Allan Poe *'' Le Roman de Silence'', a thirteenth-century Old French novel by Heldris of Cornwall *''Silence: A Christian History'', a 2013 book by

Diarmaid MacCulloch Diarmaid Ninian John MacCulloch (; born 31 October 1951) is an English academic and historian, specialising in ecclesiastical history and the history of Christianity. Since 1995, he has been a fellow of St Cross College, Oxford; he was former ...

*"Silence: A Fable", a short story by Edgar Allan Poe *'' Silence: Lectures and Writings'', a 1961 collection of writings by John Cage *''The Silence'', a 2015 horror novel for Tim Lebbon * ''The Silence'' (novel), a 2020 novel by Don DeLillo

Music

Compositions

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4′33″ ''4′33″'' (pronounced "four minutes, thirty-three seconds" or just "four thirty-three") is a three- movement composition by American experimental composer John Cage. It was composed in 1952, for any instrument or combination of instruments, ...

'' or ''Silence'', a composition by John Cage *''Silence'', a composition by Charlie Haden *''Silence'', a composition by

Halvor Haug Halvor Haug (Trondheim, 20 February 1952) is a Norwegian composer.Nils Grinde ''Contemporary Norwegian music, 1920-1980'' 1981 p.110 Selected works * Violin Sonata (1973) * Tre "Utfall" for guitar (1973/74) * Symphonic Picture (1976) * ''Silence' ...

*''Silence'', a composition by

Michael Isaacson Michael Isaacson (born in Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1946) is a composer of Jewish synagogue music, and one of the originators of the Jewish camp song movement.Alexander Gelfand"A Musical Midrashist" ''The Forward'', December 5, 2007. His camp ...

Groups and labels

* Silence (band), a Slovene electronic music duo * Mott the Hoople, or the Silence *

Silence 4 Silence 4 were a Portuguese band, formed in 1996, who mostly sung in English. They released two albums to high critical acclaim, '' Silence Becomes It'' (1998) and '' Only Pain Is Real'' (2000). The band never officially disbanded, but went on a ...

, a Portuguese band * Silence Records, a Swedish record label *The Silence, an Australian band of the 1960s that featured Graham Goble, later of Little River Band *The Silence, a 1960s band from Leatherhead that evolved into John's Children

Albums

* ''Silence'' (Blindside album) (2002) * ''Silence'' (Anthony Braxton album) (1969) * ''Silence'' (Facemob album) (2002) * ''Silence'' (Charlie Haden album) (1989) * ''Silence'' (Tara MacLean album) (1996) * ''Silence'' (David Murray album) * ''Silence'' (Slapshock album) (2006) * ''Silence'' (Sonata Arctica album) (2001) * ''Silence'' (Unashamed album) (1994) *'' Underconstruction 1: Silence'', a 2003 extended play album by Gigi D'Agostino *''Silence'', a 2014 album by

Cadaveria Cadaveria, real name Raffaella Rivarolo (born 31 May 1972), is an Italian musician famous for being one of the first women to enter the extreme metal scene in the early 1990s, as former vocalist and keyboard player of the symphonic black metal ...

*''Silence'', a 1987 album by

Stephan Eicher Stephan Eicher (born 17 August 1960) is a Swiss singer. He sings in a variety of languages, including French, German, English, Italian, Swiss German and Romansh, sometimes using different languages in the same song. Eicher's success started ...

Songs

* "Silence" (Delerium song), 1999 * "Silence" (Marshmello song), 2017 * "Silence" (Stromae song), 2010 *"Silence", by Aly & AJ from '' Insomniatic'', 2007 *"Silence", by Caligula's Horse from ''

Moments from Ephemeral City ''Moments from Ephemeral City'' is the debut studio album by Australian progressive metal band Caligula's Horse. The album was released independently on April 2, 2011. The album was recorded from 2010 to 2011 in various makeshift studios around ...

'', 2011 *"Silence", by DragonForce from ''

Reaching into Infinity ''Reaching into Infinity'' is the seventh studio album by British power metal band DragonForce, released on 19 May 2017. It is the band's first studio album to feature drummer Gee Anzalone and the last to feature longtime keyboardist Vadim Pruzh ...

'', 2017 *"The Silence", by Gamma Ray from ''

Heading For Tomorrow ''Heading for Tomorrow'' is the first studio album released by German metal band Gamma Ray on 26 February 1990 by Noise Records. In 2002 it was re-released with a different cover as part of the Ultimate Collection box-set. This re-released versi ...

'', 1990 *"Silence", by Gomez from '' Split the Difference'', 2004 *"Silence", by Jars of Clay from '' The Eleventh Hour'', 2002 *"Silence", by Level 42 from '' Staring at the Sun'', 1988 *"Silence", by Mike Posner from '' At Night, Alone'', 2016 *"Silence", by The Parlotones from ''

Radiocontrolledrobot ''Radiocontrolledrobot'' is the second studio album released by Johannesburg-based South African Indie rock band The Parlotones under its Sovereign Entertainment label. It was produced by Dave Birch at Tropical Sweat Studios in Durban, South Afr ...

'', 2005 *"Silence", by Rainbow from '' Stranger in Us All'', 1995 *"Silence", by Seal from '' Seal 6: Commitment'', 2010 *"Silence", by Sevendust from '' Next'', 2005 *"Silence", by The Ting Tings from ''

Sounds from Nowheresville ''Sounds from Nowheresville'' is the second studio album by English indie pop duo The Ting Tings, released on 24 February 2012 by Columbia Records. It was by preceded the lead single " Hang It Up", which was released on 27 December 2011. Althoug ...

'', 2012 *"Silence", by Vanilla Ninja from '' Love Is War'', 2006 *"Silence (Pretending's So Comfortable)", by As It Is from '' Never Happy, Ever After'', 2015 * "The Silence" (song), by Alexandra Burke, 2009 *"The Silence", by Mayday Parade from '' Anywhere But Here'', 2009 *" The Sound of Silence", by Simon & Garfunkel, 1965

Television

Programs

* ''Silence'' (TV series), a 2006 Taiwanese television series starring Vic Zhou * ''The Silence'' (TV series), a BBC One series about a deaf girl who witnesses a murder

Episodes

* "Silence" (''Death Note'' episode) (2007) * "Silence" (''The Following''), a 2015 episode of ''The Following'' * "The Silence" (''Six Feet Under'' episode) (2005) * "The Silence" (''The Twilight Zone''), an episode of ''The Twilight Zone''

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Silence'' (video game), a 2016 point-and-click adventure game *'' Silence! The Musical'', a 2003 off-Broadway musical parody of the film ''Silence of the Lambs''

Other uses

Silence (charity) Silence ( Chinese: 龍耳) is a Hong Kong charity, with a focus on deaf people who use Hong Kong Sign Language and their family and friends, and is also a member of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service The Hong Kong Council of Social Serv ...

, a Hong Kong charity for the deaf * ''Silence'' (climb), a difficult climbing route located in Flatanger, Norway *Silence, a brand name for lorazepam