Overture 1928

Song infobox
Name = Overture 1928


Artist = Dream Theater
alt Artist = Jeong-Hyun Lim
Album =
Released = October 26, 1999
track_no = 2
Recorded = 1999
Genre = Progressive metal
Length = 3:37
Composer = Dream Theater
Label = Elektra Records
Producer = John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy
prev = "Regression"
prev_no = 1
next = "Strange Deja Vu"
next_no = 3

"Overture 1928", also known as Scene Two: Part I. Overture 1928, is the second song on Dream Theater's fifth studio album, "".

The song starts with sustained sounds reminiscent of the wind as the drums and the guitar start to fade in until the max volume is reached. They are both synchronized in tempo, as Mike Portnoy plays the snare and John Petrucci plays a single open D.

Eventually the song evolves to the main theme, where are constant switches between heavy riffs and rather calm harmonies.

At 1:18, one can hear the first solo from Jordan Rudess followed by John Petrucci's first solo. The second guitar solo is heard at 2:26 that ends with an harmonization with the synth.

There are multiple references to the song "" from the album "Images and Words" from the same band. At 0:05, where one can hear the same chord progression as in the intro from "Metropolis" played in the synth. The opening snare and guitar riff appears just before the vocals start in "Metropolis". Another is at 1:39 where Petrucci plays - on the guitar - the same line that James LaBrie sings in "" ("There must be the third and last dance/This one will last forever"). All this references make sense because this album is, in fact, the continuity for that song.

The last chord progression in the music is the first progression of the next song of the album, "Strange Deja Vu", giving a feeling that "Overture 1928" is in fact an instrumental intro for the second song.

Personnel

*John Petrucci - guitar
*John Myung - bass
*Jordan Rudess - keyboards
*Mike Portnoy - drums