Although Silence was his biggest hit it really was an outlier in his body of work. Up until then he was known for Comedies like Something Wild, Married to the Mob & a bunch of Rock Documentaries/Videos like The Talking Heads 'Stop Making Sense'.
that is terribly sad. Loved his movies and also his work with rock musicians, his stuff with Bruce Springsteen for example was terrific, and the film Philadelphia. Wow. incredibly sad news.