The Sound Of Silence - Emiliana Torrini by Kashif Mahmood published on 2017-09-16T09:22:35Z "The Sound of Silence", originally "The Sounds of Silence", is a song by the American music duo Simon & Garfunkel. The song was written by Paul Simon over a period of several months in 1963 and 1964. A studio audition led to the duo signing a record deal with Columbia Records, and the song was recorded in March 1964 at Columbia Studios in New York City for inclusion on their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.. In 1996, Icelandic singer Emilíana Torrini covered "The Sound of Silence" Genre Folk Rock