Hi there! I either come up with brilliant titles right away, or I can think forever and never get one I like. I recently wrote a short story that deserves a decent title, so I thought maybe ya'll could help me out.

It's about a world where music, color, and light are all forms of ordinary magic. They exist in balance, so when the color magicians attempt to destroy music so they can have more power for themselves the entire system falls. The world is condemned to be dull, drab, and silent for twenty three years, until the last surviving harper comes down out of the mountains and begins to bring music back to a single village.

Of course, once music returns the balance is restored, but that's not part of this story. It's just about that one ray of light, that one dash of hope.

So far my title ideas look like this:
The Last something or other. (Poet, Harper, Musician...)
The Lost something or other.
Something less cliche and more engaging
Something including the word "Silence."

Any better ones?

You could do something with the phrase "One Ray of Light/Hope." Even "One Ray." Or something else that's single... "A Single Song," "A Single Harp." Etc.

Music of the Lost
Harper of the Lost
Out of the Silence
Out of Silence
The Music of Silence

The Color of Silence.

I was gonna say that!

"The Color of Song"
"The Color of Joy"
"The Color of Music" all come to mind. (Before I read Sui's post too. )

For the record, I've been planning to suggest that title all day.

Yes, but it only took me two seconds to want to before I read your post.

Breaking the Silence.

Through the Silence.



I really like all those ones.



I liked this one as well.