Scent of Silence

"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 in mysterious or ominous situations, often those involving Union leaders.

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

 * Radiant Garden: "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, timpani, snare drum, and piano.