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'''Fearful Symmetry''' is a phrase from [[William Blake]]'s poem "[[The Tyger]]" (''Tyger, tyger, burning bright / In the forests of the night, / What immortal hand or eye / Could frame thy fearful symmetry?''). It has been used as the name of a number of other works:
'''''Fearful Symmetry''''' is the title of a [[1986]] album by [[rock band]] [[Daniel Amos]], released on [[Frontline Records]].
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== Film and television ==
*[[Fearful Symmetry (The X-Files)|"Fearful Symmetry" (''The X-Files'')]], an episode of ''The X-Files''
*"Fearful Symmetry", an episode of the animated television series ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]''
*''Fearful Symmetry'', a 1998 documentary on the making of [[To Kill a Mockingbird (film)|''To Kill a Mockingbird'']]
*"Fearful Symmetry", an episode of the television series [[Lewis (TV series)|''Lewis'']]
*"Fearful Symmetry", a 2011 episode of the television series [[Endgame (TV series)|''Endgame'']]
* "Red Sky in the Morning", a 2010 episode of the television series ''The Mentalist'', see [[The Mentalist (season 2)|''The Mentalist'' (season 2)]]
* "Fearful Symmetry," a 2020 episode of the tabletop role-playing series ''[[Dimension 20]]'', in its Fantasy High: Sophomore Year season
* "Fearful Symmetry" is the password to enter Tiger Bar in "The Russians? Exactly, the Soviets.", an episode of ''[[Neo Yokio]]''


== Music ==
''Fearful Symmetry'' is a lush, synthesizer driven pop album, lyrically wrapped in puzzles that the listener has to decifer. Nearly every song on ''Fearful Symmetry'' in some way deals with pain or darkness - from "Sleep Silent Child" a song about death, to "Strong Points, Weak Points" a song about doubt. The album ends on an upbeat note however, with the touching ballad, "Beautiful One".
* [[Fearful Symmetry (album)|''Fearful Symmetry'' (album)]], a 1986 album by Daniel Amos
* Fearful Symmetry, a band headed by Jimmy P. Brown II of [[Deliverance (metal band)|Deliverance]]
* "Fearful Symmetries", a composition by [[John Adams (composer)|John Adams]]
* "Fearful Symmetry", a 1990 album by Box of Chocolates, a group that included [[Will Oldham discography#Collaborations|Will Oldham]]


== Print ==
''Fearful Symmetry'' was the final chapter of a four part series of albums by DA entitled ''[[The Alarma! Chronicles]]'', which also included the albums ''[[Alarma!]]'', ''[[Doppelganger]]'', and ''[[Vox Humana]]''. The band raised eyebrows on the tour that followed each release, by presenting a full miltimedia event complete with video screens sychronized to the music, something that was unusual in the early [[1980s]] for any band.
*''Fearful Symmetry'', a book by mathematician [[Ian Stewart (mathematician)|Ian Stewart]]
*[[Fearful Symmetry (Frye)|''Fearful Symmetry'' (Frye)]], a work of Blake scholarship by Northrop Frye
*''Fearful Symmetry'', a popular science book by physicist [[Anthony Zee]]
*''Fearful Symmetry'', a 2008 novel in the [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine relaunch|''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' relaunch]] series
*''Fearful Symmetry'', the fifth issue of the comic book ''[[Watchmen]]'' by Alan Moore
*''Fearful Symmetry'', an alternate title for the Spider-Man graphic novel ''[[Kraven's Last Hunt]]''
*''Fearful Symmetry'', a short story by Sherman Alexie, included in his book ''[[War Dances]]''
*''[[Moreau series|Fearful Symmetries]]'', a novel by S. Andrew Swann
*''[[Her Fearful Symmetry]]'', a novel by Audrey Niffenegger
*''Fearful Symmetry'', an issue of the comic book ''[[Hellboy Universe#Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.|Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.]] 1957''


== Other ==
In [[1986]], DA was [[Terry Scott Taylor]] on rhythm guitars and lead vocals, [[Jerry Chamberlain]] on lead guitars and vocals, [[Tim Chandler]] on bass guitar, [[Greg Flesch]] on guitar, keyboardist [[Rob Watson]] and [[Ed McTaggart]] on drums.
*"Fearful Symmetry", a difficult ice climb in the [[Canadian Rockies]]<!-- verified: https://books.google.com/books?id=yBKJl40YsmIC&dq=%22Fearful+Symmetry%22&pg=PA40 -->
*FearfulSymmetry.net, the website of novelist [[Dan Wells (author)|Dan Wells]]
*"Thy Fearful Symmetry", a universal helmet ornament in [[Destiny 2]]


== See also ==
Side One:
*''[[Her Fearful Symmetry]]'', a novel by Audrey Niffenegger
# "A Sigh For You" (Words by Taylor, Music by Taylor/Flesch/Chandler)
# "The Pool" (Words by Taylor, Music by Taylor/Flesch/Chandler)
# "Sleep, Silent Child" (Words by Taylor, Music by Taylor/Flesch/Chandler)
# "Neverland Ballroom" (Words by Taylor, Music by Taylor/Flesch/Chandler)
# "Strong Points, Weak Points" (Words by Taylor, Music by Taylor/Flesch/Chandler)


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Side Two:
# "Instruction Through Film" (Words by Taylor, Music by Taylor/Flesch/Chandler)
# "When Moonlight Sleeps (On The Frosted Hill)" (Taylor)
# "Sudden Heaven" (Words by Taylor, Music by Taylor/Flesch)
# "Shadow Catcher" (Words by Taylor, Music by Taylor/Chandler)
# "Beautiful One" (Taylor)

Latest revision as of 22:24, 25 June 2023

Fearful Symmetry is a phrase from William Blake's poem "The Tyger" (Tyger, tyger, burning bright / In the forests of the night, / What immortal hand or eye / Could frame thy fearful symmetry?). It has been used as the name of a number of other works:

Film and television[edit]

  • "Fearful Symmetry" (The X-Files), an episode of The X-Files
  • "Fearful Symmetry", an episode of the animated television series Justice League Unlimited
  • Fearful Symmetry, a 1998 documentary on the making of To Kill a Mockingbird
  • "Fearful Symmetry", an episode of the television series Lewis
  • "Fearful Symmetry", a 2011 episode of the television series Endgame
  • "Red Sky in the Morning", a 2010 episode of the television series The Mentalist, see The Mentalist (season 2)
  • "Fearful Symmetry," a 2020 episode of the tabletop role-playing series Dimension 20, in its Fantasy High: Sophomore Year season
  • "Fearful Symmetry" is the password to enter Tiger Bar in "The Russians? Exactly, the Soviets.", an episode of Neo Yokio

Music[edit]

Print[edit]

Other[edit]

  • "Fearful Symmetry", a difficult ice climb in the Canadian Rockies
  • FearfulSymmetry.net, the website of novelist Dan Wells
  • "Thy Fearful Symmetry", a universal helmet ornament in Destiny 2

See also[edit]