"Scent of Silence" is a musical theme composed by Yoko Shimomura that appears in the Kingdom Hearts series.
Appearances
"Scent of Silence" appears only in cutscenes. It is used as a sad theme and during confusing or mysterious situations.
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Sora's Story
- Traverse Town: Key to Truth, after Guard Armor battle
- Neverland: Key of Guidance
- Hollow Bastion: Key of Beginnings, Key of Guidance
- Castle Oblivion: "A Falling Out", "The Only One Who Can Save Him", "The Girl That Never Was", "Your Own Heart"
Reverse/Rebirth Mode
- Hollow Bastion: Key of Beginnings, Key of Guidance
- Castle Oblivion: "Kairi's Shadow", "The Same Place as Mine"
Kingdom Hearts χ[chi]
- Keyblade War: "Master Gula's Belief"
Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross]
- Main Story: "Devourer of Nightmares", "Shift Pride", "'Someone'", "Strelitzia's Whereabouts", "The Plan", "It's Already Begun", "The Cause of It All", "Trapped in a Data Cage", *"The Book", "I Knew It", "Master Ava's Plan?", "At the Abandoned House", "The Work of Darkness", "As Darkness Stirs", "Backup Data", "Resolutions", "Fall to Darkness"
Kingdom Hearts III
- Cutscene: Heart Within a Heart (arrangement), The Missing Scientist
Composition
"Scent of Silence" is approximately one minute and fifty-seven seconds long and plays at a tempo of 80 beats per minute for the introduction and 172 beats per minutes for the remainder of the piece. The introduction has a time signature of 4/4 time, while the remainder of the piece is in 5/4 time. "The Force in You" has a short introduction, but leads into the repeated melodic section, allowing for smooth transitions between loops. The instrumentation consists of strings, an organ, female vocals[KH Re:CoM], timpani, snare drum, and piano.
Albums
Disc 8, Track 3 in the Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete