Illumination Theory
| "Illumination Theory" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Artwork for "Illumination Theory" 12" picture disc, released exclusively for Record Store Day 2014. | ||||
| Song by Dream Theater from the album Dream Theater | ||||
| Format | CD, 12" picture disc | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
| Genre | Progressive metal, symphonic metal, art rock, progressive rock | |||
| Length | 22:17 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner Records | |||
| Writer(s) | John Petrucci | |||
| Composer(s) | Dream Theater | |||
| Producer(s) | John Petrucci | |||
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"Illumination Theory" is a song by the progressive metal/rock band Dream Theater. The song was released on 23 September 2013, as the closing track of the band's 12th album Dream Theater. It features a string ensemble conducted and arranged by Eren Başbuğ.[1] The song's lyrics, according to the guitarist John Petrucci, are about things for which people will live, die or kill.[2] The song's length is 22:17, making it Dream Theater's fifth longest to date.
The entire song was released as a 12" picture disc exclusively for Record Store Day 2014 and limited to 2,700 copies.
Segments
- I. "Paradoxe de la Lumière Noire" (instrumental)
- II. "Live, Die, Kill"
- III. "The Embracing Circle" (instrumental)
- IV. "The Pursuit of Truth"
- V. "Surrender, Trust & Passion"
The song properly ends at 19:17, leading to a 30-second silence followed by a hidden track consisting of an electric guitar and piano instrumental, clocking the song out at 22:17.
Personnel
- Dream Theater
- James LaBrie – lead vocals
- John Petrucci – guitar, backing vocals, producer
- Jordan Rudess – keyboards, Continuum, GeoSynth App
- John Myung – bass guitar
- Mike Mangini – drums, percussion
- String ensemble
- Violin I - Misha Gutenberg (concert master), Larisa Vollis
- Violin II - Yelena Khaimova, Yevgeniy Mansurov
- Viola - Aleksandr Anisimov, Noah Wallace
- Cello - Anastasia Golenisheva, Valeriya Sholokhova
- Contrabass - Len Sluetsky
- Production-
- Eren Başbuğ: orchestral arrangements, Conducting[3]
- John Petrucci
References
- ↑ Bosso, Joe (18 September 2013). "Jordan Rudess talks Dream Theater's self-titled new album track-by-track". MusicRadar. Future. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ↑ "DREAM THEATER 2013 - Track by Track Interview with James LaBrie & John Petrucci". YouTube. Google. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ↑ "Eren Basbug orquesta el nuevo álbum de Dream Theater: La Imagen de la Semana (LXXVI)". The Shaman's Blog. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
