Silence Silence is the absence of ambient audible sound, the emission of sounds of such low intensity that they do not draw attention to themselves, or the state of having ceased to produce sounds; this latter sense can be extended to apply to the ce ...

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

Places

*Silence, a district of southern

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

, 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 Silence Wang (; born 17 September 1989) is a Chinese pop singer and songwriter. He made his debut with the album ''Slowly Understand'' () on 19 November 2010, and now he has published 10 albums. His songs range from hip hop and rap to contempo ...

(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 The Reign of Terror (french: link=no, la Terreur) was a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the First Republic, a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place in response to revolutionary fervour, ...

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 ''Dead Silence'' is a 2007 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan and written by Leigh Whannell. The film stars Ryan Kwanten as Jamie Ashen, a young widower returning to his hometown to search for answers to his wife's death. I ...

'' 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'' or ''Silence'', a 2011 Finnish film by Sakari Kirjavainen *''

Barfi! ''Barfi!'' is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy drama film directed by Anurag Basu and produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur under UTV Motion Pictures. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor as the eponymous lead, alongside P ...

'' 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 Wald ...

-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 ''Le Roman de Silence'' is an octosyllabic verse Old French ''roman'' in the Picard dialect, dated to the first half of the 13th century. It is the only work attributed to ''Heldris de Cornuälle'' (Heldris of Cornwall, an Arthurian pseudonym). Du ...

'', 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 Edgar Allan Poe (; Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is wide ...

*'' Silence: Lectures and Writings'', a 1961 collection of writings by John Cage *''The Silence'', a 2015 horror novel for

Tim Lebbon Tim Lebbon (born 28 July 1969, London) is a British horror and dark fantasy writer. Life Lebbon was born in London. He lived in Devon until he was eight and then in Newport until the age of 26. He now lives in Goytre, Monmouthshire with his ...

* ''The Silence'' (novel), a 2020 novel by Don DeLillo

Music

Compositions

*''

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 Charles Edward Haden (August 6, 1937 – July 11, 2014) was an American jazz double bass player, bandleader, composer and educator whose career spanned more than 50 years. In the late 1950s, he was an original member of the ground-breaking ...

*''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) Silence is a Slovene electronic, synthpop and soundtrack music composing duo consisting of Boris Benko (singer and songwriter) and Primož Hladnik (keyboards and arrangements). Their fanbase and their tours are currently limited to Slovenia ...

, a Slovene electronic music duo *

Mott the Hoople Mott the Hoople were an English rock band formed in Herefordshire. Originally known as the Doc Thomas Group, the group changed their name after signing with Island Records in 1969. The band released albums throughout the early 1970s but fail ...

, 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 Silence (Silence Records AB), is a Swedish record company located outside Koppom, Värmland in Sweden. Silence was started in 1970 in Stockholm and released records by, amongst others: Bo Hansson, Philemon Arthur and the Dung, Samla Mammas Manna, ...

, a Swedish record label *The Silence, an Australian band of the 1960s that featured Graham Goble, later of

Little River Band Little River Band (LRB) are a rock band originally formed in Melbourne, Australia, in March 1975. The band achieved commercial success in both Australia and the United States. They have sold more than 30 million records; six studio albums rea ...

*The Silence, a 1960s band from Leatherhead that evolved into

John's Children John's Children were a 1960s mod rock band from Leatherhead, England that briefly featured future T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan. John's Children were known for their outrageous live performances and were booted off a tour with the Who in Germany i ...

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 ''Insomniatic'' is the third studio album by American pop rock duo Aly & AJ, released on July 10, 2007 by Hollywood Records. The album features an electronic based sound, differing from their previous pop-rock and acoustic releases, that was acce ...

'', 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 ''Split the Difference'' is the fourth studio album by English indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally use ...

'', 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 ''At Night, Alone.'' is the second studio album by American singer Mike Posner. It was released on May 6, 2016 by Island. The album features guest appearances by Labrinth and Big Sean. The album received positive reviews from music critics, who c ...

'', 2016 *"Silence", by The Parlotones from '' Radiocontrolledrobot'', 2005 *"Silence", by Rainbow from ''

Stranger in Us All ''Stranger in Us All'' is the eighth and most recent studio album by the British hard rock band Rainbow, released in 1995. Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore put together a new line-up of members of little-known musicians in 1994. The album was origina ...

'', 1995 *"Silence", by Seal from '' Seal 6: Commitment'', 2010 *"Silence", by Sevendust from ''

Next Next may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Next'' (1990 film), an animated short about William Shakespeare * ''Next'' (2007 film), a sci-fi film starring Nicolas Cage * '' Next: A Primer on Urban Painting'', a 2005 documentary film Lit ...

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

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