History Main / MomentOfSilence

* In ''Film/TheDarkKnightSaga'':

* Sirius's death in ''[[Film/HarryPotter Order of the Phoenix]]''.

See also: SilentCredits, DramaticSpaceDrifting.

For in-universe moments of silence observed in memory of a deceased character, see DueToTheDead. For real-life ones, see InMemoriam.

** Everyone in the universe in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''.

* ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion End of Evangelion]]'' has this at the end of part 1, when Shinji finally decides to enter the battle... [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU6P2tAkntc only to find that he's too late]].

* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse''

* Agent Coulson's death in ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}''.

* Frigga's death in ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld''.

* ''RoadToPerdition'''s BattleInTheRain, with muted sound effects and no dialogue until the final confrontation. Then an understated FacingTheBulletsOneLiner, and a [[BangBangBang jarringly loud]] burst of gunfire.

* In ''Podcast/BlackJackJustice'', the protagonists' PrivateEyeMonologues always have a noir style theme playing in the background, with the most prominent instrument changing based on who is speaking and serving as a {{Leitmotif}}. One exception to this occurs in the episode "Justice and the Happy Ending". In the climax of the episode, Jack's recently returned former partner, Tom Fellows, tries to recruit Jack into his game of getting the local gangs organized under his bosses' syndicate, and prepares to kill Trixie to get rid of dead weight. Jack steps in, with every implication being he's decided to side with Tom and intends to kill Trixie himself. The background music is completely absent when Trixie describes Jack's firing the gun and killing Tom, and picks up when Trixie starts describing the aftermath of the events.

* During SgtSlaughter's Iraqi sympathizer heel gimmick, in November 1990 at Madison Square Garden, Slaughter demanded that ring announcer Howard Finkel call for a "moment of silence" "in memory of the Iraqi troops who died at the hands of Americans during Operation: Desert Shield." Not surprisingly, the fans booed as Slaughter and his henchman, Gen. Adnan, saluted an Iraqi flag in the center of the ring, and debris littered the ring before Hacksaw Jim Duggan came to the ring. At least one other match saw Slaughter intimidate the ring announcer into calling for a moment of silence, and Adnan and Slaughter repeated their act before Duggan interrupted the "moment of silence" by running into the ring and sneak attacking Slaughter while they were (too) focused on saluting the Iraqi flag ... to of course the loud cheers of the audience.

* Godzilla ([[spoiler:and Daisuke Serizawa)'s deaths in ''[[Film/Godzilla1954 Gojira]]''.

* Similar to the above, the May 16, 1990 episode of ''Entertainment Tonight'' had the Paramount Television logo silent out of respect for Creator/SammyDavisJr and Creator/JimHenson. Another episode also ended with the CBS logo in silent out of respect for Bonnie Tiegel, the senior producer of the show who passed away recently.

* Similar to the above, the May 16, 1990 episode of ''Entertainment Tonight'' had the Paramount Television logo silent out of respect for Creator/SammyDavisJr and Creator/JimHenson.

* After the death of Wrestling/EddieGuerrero, Wrestling/{{CZW}}'s staff requested such a moment. One fan protested, leading to the rest to request his removal from the building. Then there was silence.[[/folder]]

* Several ''Access Hollywood'' episodes end with a silent version of the NBC Universal logo, usually when they announce the death of a celebrity. Examples include Creator/RobinWilliams, Creator/LeonardNimoy, Omar Sharif, and Abe Vigoda. In the case of Music/CelineDion's husband, it features a LonelyPianoPiece.