Uploaded November 2017 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
Sounds of Silence is a song written by the group Simon and Garfunkel. It was written over a period of months between 1963 - 1964 and released in October of 1964. The song's origin and basis remain unclear, with multiple answers coming forward over the years. Many believe that the song commented on the John F. Kennedy assassination, as the song was released three months after the assassination.
In the original version, it was more of an upbeat kind of song with Drum Set, Guitar, Piano, and Bass. It became one of the top selling singles in 1965. However, in December of 2015, a cover of "Sounds of Silence" was released by a American Heavy Metal Band called Disturbed. It hit number one on the Billboard Hard Rock Digital Songs and Mainstream Rock charts, and is their highest-charting song on the Hot 100, peaking at number 42. It is also their highest-charting single in Australia, peaking at number 4.
In this version, the key is in F#m with the chord progression being F#, E, D then A. Instead of heavy metal music, this cover features a piano, vocals, multiple guitars, Timpani, Cymbals, Chimes, and even a full string orchestra. In my arrangement of this cover, I am substituting the main lyrics for Cello and Guitar for Harp. Otherwise, I tried to make this as close to the original as I possibly can while trying to arrange each instrument of the song into woodwinds, brass, strings, and percussion.
I wanted to work on this arrangement for a while and I really hope you all enjoy this! If you do, please let me know by liking this song or leaving me a comment in the comment section below. If you would also like, please share this with you peers, social media followers and even your family! Have a great night everyone and thanks for listening to my arrangement!
I do not own Sounds of Silence. I am not stealing this song in any way. It is just an arrangement.
Program Used: Finale V25
Instrumentation:
Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe
English Horn
Clarinet in Bb 1
Clarinet in Bb 2
Bass Clarinet
Bassoon 1
Bassoon 2
French Horn 1
French Horn 2
Trumpet 1
Trumpet 2/3
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Bass Trombone
Tuba
Timpani
Marimba
Vibraphone
Chimes
Percussion One (Suspended Cymbal | Crash Cymbals)
Percussion Two (Bass Drum | Tam-Tam)
Harp
Piano
Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Cello
Double Bass
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#soundsofsilence #disturbed #arrangement #orchestra #simonandgarfunkel
Sounds of Silence is a song written by the group Simon and Garfunkel. It was written over a period of months between 1963 - 1964 and released in October of 1964. The song's origin and basis remain unclear, with multiple answers coming forward over the years. Many believe that the song commented on the John F. Kennedy assassination, as the song was released three months after the assassination.
In the original version, it was more of an upbeat kind of song with Drum Set, Guitar, Piano, and Bass. It became one of the top selling singles in 1965. However, in December of 2015, a cover of "Sounds of Silence" was released by a American Heavy Metal Band called Disturbed. It hit number one on the Billboard Hard Rock Digital Songs and Mainstream Rock charts, and is their highest-charting song on the Hot 100, peaking at number 42. It is also their highest-charting single in Australia, peaking at number 4.
In this version, the key is in F#m with the chord progression being F#, E, D then A. Instead of heavy metal music, this cover features a piano, vocals, multiple guitars, Timpani, Cymbals, Chimes, and even a full string orchestra. In my arrangement of this cover, I am substituting the main lyrics for Cello and Guitar for Harp. Otherwise, I tried to make this as close to the original as I possibly can while trying to arrange each instrument of the song into woodwinds, brass, strings, and percussion.
I wanted to work on this arrangement for a while and I really hope you all enjoy this! If you do, please let me know by liking this song or leaving me a comment in the comment section below. If you would also like, please share this with you peers, social media followers and even your family! Have a great night everyone and thanks for listening to my arrangement!
I do not own Sounds of Silence. I am not stealing this song in any way. It is just an arrangement.
Program Used: Finale V25
Instrumentation:
Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe
English Horn
Clarinet in Bb 1
Clarinet in Bb 2
Bass Clarinet
Bassoon 1
Bassoon 2
French Horn 1
French Horn 2
Trumpet 1
Trumpet 2/3
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Bass Trombone
Tuba
Timpani
Marimba
Vibraphone
Chimes
Percussion One (Suspended Cymbal | Crash Cymbals)
Percussion Two (Bass Drum | Tam-Tam)
Harp
Piano
Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Cello
Double Bass
Email Me: reedbensoncompositions@gmail.com
Facebook Page: facebook.com/reedbensoncompositions
Instagram: instagram.com/reed_benson_compositions
SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/reed-benson
Twitter: twitter.com/reedbenson2015
#soundsofsilence #disturbed #arrangement #orchestra #simonandgarfunkel
