List of songs recorded by Dream Theater
Main article: Dream Theater discography
Jordan Rudess and John Petrucci performing in Argentina on March 3, 2008
This is a complete list of songs by American progressive metal band Dream Theater. Dream Theater was formed in 1985 by guitarist John Petrucci, bassist John Myung, and drummer Mike Portnoy. The band's current line-up consists of Petrucci, Myung, keyboardist Jordan Rudess, vocalist James LaBrie, and drummer Mike Mangini. As of 2016, Dream Theater has released thirteen studio albums.
List
| Title | Year | Album | Lyricist | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "6:00" | 1994 | Awake | Kevin Moore | 5:31 | |
| "A Change of Seasons" | 1995 | A Change of Seasons | Mike Portnoy | 23:09 | Originally written in 1989 and supposed to appear on Images and Words, but cut due to the album being already too long. The song was re-worked and released on the EP A Change of Seasons. The original version was never officially released. |
| "A Crack in the Mirror" | 1994 | N/A | Instrumental | N/A | Improvisation jam / Alternate version of "The Mirror". Only played live and never officially released. |
| "A Fortune in Lies" | 1989 | When Dream and Day Unite | John Petrucci | 5:12 | |
| "A Mind Beside Itself: I. Erotomania" | 1994 | Awake | Instrumental | 6:44 | |
| "A Mind Beside Itself: II. Voices" | 1994 | Awake | John Petrucci | 9:53 | |
| "A Mind Beside Itself: III. The Silent Man" | 1994 | Awake | John Petrucci | 3:47 | Released as a single. A music video was made for the song. |
| "A Nightmare to Remember" | 2009 | Black Clouds & Silver Linings | John Petrucci | 16:10 | |
| "A Rite of Passage" | 2009 | Black Clouds & Silver Linings | John Petrucci | 8:36 | Released as a single. A music video was made for the song. |
| "A Vision" | 1986 | Majesty Demos | John Petrucci | 11:24 | |
| "Afterlife" | 1989 | When Dream and Day Unite | Charlie Dominici | 5:26 | Released as a promo single. |
| "Along for the Ride" | 2013 | Dream Theater | John Petrucci | 4:45 | Released as a single. |
| "Anna Lee" | 1997 | Falling Into Infinity | James LaBrie | 5:51 | |
| "Another Day" | 1992 | Images and Words | John Petrucci | 4:23 | Released as a single. A music video was made for the song. |
| "Another Won" | 1986 | Majesty Demos | Kevin Moore and John Petrucci | 5:27 | |
| "As I Am" | 2003 | Train of Thought | John Petrucci | 7:47 | Released as a single. |
| "Barfbag" | 1993 | N/A | Instrumental | N/A | Improvisation jam. Only played live and never officially released. |
| "Behind the Veil" | 2013 | Dream Theater | John Petrucci | 6:52 | |
| "Beneath the Surface" | 2011 | A Dramatic Turn of Events | John Petrucci | 5:26 | |
| "Blind Faith" | 2002 | Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence | James LaBrie | 10:21 | |
| "Bombay Vindaloo" | 1993 | Live at the Marquee | Instrumental | 6:48 | Improvisation jam. Only played live. |
| "Breaking All Illusions" | 2011 | A Dramatic Turn of Events | John Myung and John Petrucci | 12:25 | |
| "Bridges in the Sky" | 2011 | A Dramatic Turn of Events | John Petrucci | 11:01 | |
| "Build Me Up, Break Me Down" | 2011 | A Dramatic Turn of Events | John Petrucci | 6:59 | Released as a single. |
| "Burning My Soul" | 1997 | Falling into Infinity | Mike Portnoy | 5:29 | The demo version is 9 minutes long. The song was heavily reworked during the recording sessions of Falling into Infinity |
| "Caught in a Web" | 1994 | Awake | James LaBrie and John Petrucci | 5:28 | Released as a promo single. |
| "Constant Motion" | 2007 | Systematic Chaos | Mike Portnoy | 6:55 | Released as a single. A music video was made for this song. |
| "Cover My Eyes" | 1997 | Falling into Infinity sessions | John Petrucci | 3:23 | Cut from the final album. Appears on Once in a LIVEtime. |
| "Disappear" | 2002 | Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence | James LaBrie | 6:46 | |
| "Don't Look Past Me" | 1992 | Images and Words sessions | Kevin Moore | 6:25 | Cut from the final album. Never officially released. James LaBrie recorded vocals for this song in 1999 for a fanclub CD release. |
| "Endless Sacrifice" | 2003 | Train of Thought | John Petrucci | 11:24 | |
| "Enigma Machine" | 2013 | Dream Theater | Instrumental | 6:01 | |
| "Eve" | 1992 | The Silent Man, Awake | Instrumental | 5:10 | Written in 1991 during the Images and Words sessions. Recorded during the Awake sessions but cut from the final album. Appears on the The Silent Man single. |
| "False Awakening Suite" | 2013 | Dream Theater | Instrumental | 2:42 | |
| "Far from Heaven" | 2011 | A Dramatic Turn of Events | James LaBrie | 3:56 | |
| "Forsaken" | 2007 | Systematic Chaos | John Petrucci | 5:35 | Released as a single. A music video was made for the song. |
| "Hell's Kitchen" | 1997 | Falling into Infinity | Instrumental | 4:16 | Originally the instrumental part of "Burning My Soul". |
| "Hollow Years" | 1997 | Falling into Infinity | John Petrucci | 5:53 | Released as a single. A music video was made for the song |
| "Honor Thy Father" | 2003 | Train of Thought | Mike Portnoy | 10:14 | |
| "I Don't Like You" | 1997 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Only played live and never officially released. |
| "I Walk Beside You" | 2005 | Octavarium | John Petrucci | 4:29 | |
| "Illumination Theory" | 2013 | Dream Theater | John Petrucci | 22:17 | |
| "In the Name of God" | 2003 | Train of Thought | John Petrucci | 14:16 | |
| "In the Presence of Enemies" | 2007 | Systematic Chaos | John Petrucci | 25:38 (full song) 9:00 (Pt. 1) 16:38 (Pt.2) | Split in two parts on the Systematic Chaos album. |
| "Innocence Faded" | 1994 | Awake | John Petrucci | 5:42 | |
| "Just Let Me Breathe" | 1997 | Falling into Infinity | Mike Portnoy | 5:28 | |
| "Learning to Live" | 1992 | Images and Words | John Myung | 11:30 | |
| "Lie" | 1994 | Awake | Kevin Moore | 6:33 | |
| "Lifting Shadows Off a Dream" | 1994 | Awake | John Myung | 6:05 | |
| "Light Fuse and Get Away" | 1989 | When Dream and Day Unite | Kevin Moore | 7:23 | |
| "Lines in the Sand" | 1997 | Falling into Infinity | John Petrucci | 12:05 | |
| "Lost Not Forgotten" | 2011 | A Dramatic Turn of Events | John Petrucci | 10:11 | |
| "March of the Tyrant" | 1986 | Majesty Demos | John Myung | 5:34 | |
| "Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper" | 1992 | Images and Words | John Petrucci | 9:32 | |
| "Misunderstood" | 2002 | Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence | John Petrucci | 9:32 | |
| "Moon Bubbles" | 1993 | N/A | Instrumental | N/A | Improvisation jam. Only played live and never officially released. |
| "Never Enough" | 2005 | Octavarium | Mike Portnoy | 6:46 | |
| "New Millennium" | 1997 | Falling into Infinity | Mike Portnoy | 8:20 | |
| "Octavarium" | 2005 | Octavarium | James LaBrie, John Petrucci, and Mike Portnoy | 24:00 | |
| "Only a Matter of Time" | 1989 | When Dream and Day Unite | Kevin Moore | 6:35 | |
| "On the Backs of Angels" | 2011 | A Dramatic Turn of Events | John Petrucci | 8:42 | Released as a single. A music video was made for the song. |
| "Outcry" | 2011 | A Dramatic Turn of Events | John Petrucci | 11:24 | |
| "Panic Attack" | 2005 | Octavarium | John Petrucci | 8:13 | |
| "Peruvian Skies" | 1997 | Falling into Infinity | John Petrucci | 6:43 | |
| "Prophets of War" | 2007 | Systematic Chaos | James LaBrie | 6:00 | |
| "Pull Me Under" | 1992 | Images and Words | Kevin Moore | 8:14 | Released as a single. A music video was made for the song. |
| "Puppies on Acid" | 1994 | Awake sessions | Instrumental | 1:24 | Intro part of "The Mirror", and also the working title of this song. Appears on Once in a LIVEtime |
| "Raise the Knife" | 1997 | Falling into Infinity sessions | Mike Portnoy | 11:40 | Cut from the final album. Appears on the Score live album. |
| "Raw Dog" | 2010 | God of War: Blood & Metal | Instrumental | 7:33 | Last song to be recorded with Mike Portnoy. |
| "Repentance" | 2007 | Systematic Chaos | Mike Portnoy | 10:43 | Part four of the Twelve-Step Suite. |
| "Sacrificed Sons" | 2005 | Octavarium | James LaBrie | 10:42 | |
| "Scarred" | 1994 | Awake | John Petrucci | 10:59 | |
| "Scene Eight: The Spirit Carries On" | 1999 | Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory | John Petrucci | 6:38 | |
| "Scene Five: Through Her Eyes" | 1999 | Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory | John Petrucci | 5:29 | Released as a single. |
| "Scene Four: Beyond This Life" | 1999 | Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory | John Petrucci | 11:22 | |
| "Scene Nine: Finally Free | 1999 | Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory | Mike Portnoy | 11:59 | |
| "Scene One: Regression" | 1999 | Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory | John Petrucci | 2:06 | |
| "Scene Seven: I. The Dance of Eternity" | 1999 | Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory | Instrumental | 6:13 | |
| "Scene Seven: II. One Last Time" | 1999 | Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory | James LaBrie | 3:46 | |
| "Scene Six: Home" | 1999 | Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory | Mike Portnoy | 12:53 | Released as a promo single. |
| "Scene Three: I. Through My Words | 1999 | Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory | John Petrucci | 1:02 | |
| "Scene Three: II. Fatal Tragedy" | 1999 | Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory | John Myung | 6:49 | |
| "Scene Two: I. Overture 1928" | 1999 | Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory | Instrumental | 3:37 | |
| "Scene Two: II. Strange Deja Vu" | 1999 | Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory | Mike Portnoy | 5:12 | |
| "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence" | 2002 | Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence | John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy | 42:02 | Divided into eight parts :
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| "Space-Dye Vest" | 1994 | Awake | Kevin Moore | 7:29 | |
| "Speak to Me" | 1997 | Falling into Infinity sessions | James LaBrie | 6:25 | Cut from the final album. Appears on Once in a LIVEtime |
| "Status Seeker" | 1989 | When Dream and Day Unite | Charlie Dominici and John Petrucci | 4:17 | Released as a promo single. |
| "Stream of Consciousness" | 2003 | Train of Thought | Instrumental | 11:16 | |
| "Surrender to Reason" | 2013 | Dream Theater | John Myung | 6:34 | |
| "Surrounded" | 1992 | Images and Words | Kevin Moore | 5:30 | |
| "Take Away My Pain" | 1997 | Falling into Infinity | John Petrucci | 6:03 | |
| "Take the Time" | 1992 | Images and Words | John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy, John Myung and Kevin Moore [1] | 8:21 | Released as a single. A music video was made for the song. |
| "The Answer Lies Within" | 2005 | Octavarium | John Petrucci | 5:33 | |
| "The Best of Times" | 2009 | Black Clouds & Silver Linings | Mike Portnoy | 13:09 | |
| "The Bigger Picture" | 2013 | Dream Theater | John Petrucci | 7:40 | Released as a single. |
| "The Count of Tuscany" | 2009 | Black Clouds & Silver Linings | John Petrucci | 19:16 | |
| "The Dark Eternal Night" | 2007 | Systematic Chaos | John Petrucci | 8:53 | |
| "The Enemy Inside" | 2013 | Dream Theater | John Petrucci | 6:17 | Released as a single. A music video was made for the song. |
| "The Glass Prison" | 2002 | Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence | Mike Portnoy | 13:53 | Part one of the Twelve-Step Suite. |
| "The Great Debate" | 2002 | Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence | John Petrucci | 13:46 | |
| "The Killing Hand" | 1989 | When Dream and Day Unite | John Petrucci | 8:41 | |
| "The Looking Glass" | 2013 | Dream Theater | John Petrucci | 4:53 | Released as a single. A music video was made for the song. |
| "The Ministry of Lost Souls" | 2007 | Systematic Chaos | John Petrucci | 14:57 | |
| "The Mirror" | 1994 | Awake | Mike Portnoy | 6:45 | |
| "The Ones Who Help to Set the Sun" | 1989 | When Dream and Day Unite | John Petrucci | 8:05 | |
| "The Root of All Evil" | 2005 | Octavarium | Mike Portnoy | 8:25 | Part three of the Twelve-Step Suite. |
| "The Shattered Fortress" | 2009 | Black Clouds & Silver Linings | Mike Portnoy | 12:49 | Part five of the Twelve-Step Suite. |
| "The Way It Used to Be" | 1997 | Hollow Years, Falling Into Infinity sessions | James LaBrie | 7:47 | Cut from the final album. Appears on the Hollow Years single. |
| "These Walls" | 2005 | Octavarium | John Petrucci | 7:36 | |
| "This Dying Soul" | 2003 | Train of Thought | Mike Portnoy | 11:27 | Part two of the Twelve-Step Suite. |
| "This Is the Life" | 2011 | A Dramatic Turn of Events | John Petrucci | 6:57 | |
| "To Live Forever" | 1992 | Lie, Greatest Hit (...and 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs) | John Petrucci | 4:26 | Originally written in 1987. 4 versions exist :
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| "Trial of Tears" | 1997 | Falling into Infinity | John Myung | 13:06 | |
| "Two Far" | 1986 | Majesty Demos | John Petrucci and Kevin Moore | 5:25 | |
| "Under a Glass Moon" | 1992 | Images and Words | John Petrucci | 7:03 | |
| "Vacant" | 2003 | Train of Thought | James LaBrie | 2:57 | |
| "Vital Star" | 1986 | Majesty Demos | John Petrucci | 5:44 | |
| "Wait for Sleep" | 1992 | Images and Words | Kevin Moore | 2:31 | |
| "Where Are You Now" | 1997 | Falling into Infinity sessions | John Petrucci | 7:27 | Cut from the final album. Never officially released. |
| "Wither" | 2009 | Black Clouds & Silver Linings | John Petrucci | 5:25 | Released as the Wither EP. A music video was made for the song. A version with John Petrucci singing also exists. |
| "You Not Me" | 1997 | Falling into Infinity | John Petrucci and Desmond Child | 4:58 | Heavily re-worked version of "You Or Me". |
| "You Or Me" | 1997 | Hollow Years, Falling Into Infinity sessions | John Petrucci | 6:28 | Original version of "You Not Me". Appears on the Hollow Years single. |
| "Your Majesty" | 1986 | Majesty Demos | John Petrucci | 3:45 | |
| "Ytse Jam" | 1989 | When Dream and Day Unite | Instrumental | 5:46 |
Medleys
| Title | Appearances | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| "Caught in a New Millenium" | Live Scenes from New York | Mashup of "Caught in a Web" and "New Millenium". Played in 2000 during the Metropolis 2000 tour. |
| "Caught in Alice's New Nine-Inch Millennium Tool Garden" | N/A | Mashup of "Caught in a Web", "New Millenium" and covers by Alice in Chains, Nine Inch Nails, Tool and Soundgarden. Played around 1996 and 1997, and also during the Metropolis 2000 tour in 2000. |
| "Falling Into a Change of Awake" | N/A | Selections from the tracks "Puppies on Acid", "A Change of Seasons", "Just Let Me Breathe", Liquid Tension Experiment's "Acid Rain", "Caught in a Web" and "New Millenium". Played in 2000 during the Metropolis 2000 tour. |
| "Instrumedley" | Live at Budokan | Selections from the tracks "The Dance of Eternity", "Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper", "Erotomania", "A Change of Seasons", "Ytse Jam" and songs by Liquid Tension Experiment. Played during the World Tourbulence and Train of Thought tours. |
| "Schmedley Wilcox" | Chaos in Motion 2007-2008 | Selections from the tracks "Trial of Tears", "Finally Free", "Learning to Live", "In the Name of God" and "Octavarium". Played as an encore song for most of the shows of the Chaos in Motion tour. |
| "The Big Medley" | A Change of Seasons | Mashup of the following covers :
Played only at the uncovered fan club gig at the Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London (England), on January 31, 1995. |
| "When Images and Words Unite" | Through Her Eyes single | Selection from the tracks "Pull Me Under", "Under a Glass Moon", "A Fortune in Lies", "Only a Matter of Time" and "Take the Time". Played during the Scenes from a Memory and Metropolis 2000 tours. |
References
- ↑ Portnoy, Mike. "MP Twitter Q&A - The Official Mike Portnoy Forums". Retrieved 20 January 2013.
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