Score (album)

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Score
Live album by Dream Theater
Released	August 29, 2006
Recorded	April 1, 2006 - Radio City Music Hall, New York City, New York
Genre	Progressive metal
Length	2:37:08
Label	Rhino Entertainment
Director	Mike Portnoy
Producer	Ethan Mesmer
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Gigantour (2006) Score (2006) Systematic Chaos (2007)

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Score
Video by Dream Theater
Released	August 29, 2006
Recorded	April 1, 2006 - Radio City Music Hall, New York City, New York
Genre	Progressive metal
Length	2:44:20 (Disc 1) 1:27:42 (Disc 2)
Label	Rhino Entertainment
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Live at Budokan (2006) Score (2006) Chaos In Motion 2007/2008 (2008)

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Score is a 3 CD/2 DVD combination by progressive metal band Dream Theater. It is a live album, recorded on April 1, 2006 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. This is the final concert of their 20th Anniversary Tour, labeled "A Very Special Evening with Dream Theater". The entire second half of the concert features a complete symphonic orchestra, dubbed "The Octavarium Orchestra", conducted by Jamshied Sharifi.

The album was released on August 29, 2006 and contains the entire concert setlist, including the encore. A condensed version of the concert was aired on VH1 Classic on August 25, 2006, 4 days before the release of the album and DVD.

The name of the album comes from the word "score", meaning the number twenty. It was chosen in order to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Dream Theater. "Score" could also mean a conductor's musical score, parts of which are used on the packaging imagery. Given Octavarium's references to the numbers five and eight, it is interesting to note that at the time of Score's release, Dream Theater had, in their discography, five live albums and eight studio albums.

Two of the songs recorded on this album were previously unreleased: "Another Won", a song written by the band when they were still named Majesty, and "Raise The Knife", a song omitted from Falling Into Infinity.

In Australia, the 3 CD boxset was released on September 2, 2006.

On October 15, 2006, Score was certified platinum by the RIAA.

Track listing

CD

Disc one

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"The Root of All Evil"	Mike Portnoy	Dream Theater	Dream Theater	8:22
2.	"I Walk Beside You"	John Petrucci	Dream Theater	Dream Theater	4:11
3.	"Another Won"	John Petrucci	Dream Theater	Dream Theater	5:22
4.	"Afterlife"	Charlie Dominici	Dream Theater	Dream Theater	5:56
5.	"Under a Glass Moon"	John Petrucci	Dream Theater	Dream Theater	7:29
6.	"Innocence Faded"	John Petrucci	Dream Theater	Dream Theater	5:36
7.	"Raise the Knife"	Mike Portnoy	Dream Theater	Dream Theater	11:43
8.	"The Spirit Carries On"	John Petrucci	Dream Theater	Dream Theater	9:46

Disc two

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence"	John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy	John Petrucci, John Myung, Jordan Rudess, Mike Portnoy	Dream Theater & The Octavarium Orchestra	41:33
2.	"Vacant"	James LaBrie	John Myung, Jordan Rudess	Dream Theater & The Octavarium Orchestra	3:01
3.	"The Answer Lies Within"	John Petrucci	Dream Theater	Dream Theater & The Octavarium Orchestra	5:36
4.	"Sacrificed Sons"	James LaBrie	Dream Theater	Dream Theater & The Octavarium Orchestra	10:38

Disc three

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Octavarium"	James LaBrie, John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy	Dream Theater	Dream Theater & the Octavarium Orchestra	27:16
2.	"Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper"	John Petrucci	Dream Theater	Dream Theater & the Octavarium Orchestra	10:39

DVD

Tracks 1 through 8 feature Dream Theater alone. Tracks 9 through 14 feature Dream Theater and The Octavarium Orchestra.

Disc one

1. "The Root of All Evil" – 9:32
2. "I Walk Beside You" – 4:10
3. "Another Won" – 5:40
4. "Afterlife" – 7:28
5. "Under a Glass Moon" – 7:27
6. "Innocence Faded" – 6:16
7. "Raise the Knife" – 11:51
8. "The Spirit Carries On" – 9:37
9. "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence" – 41:26
10. "Vacant" – 3:03
11. "The Answer Lies Within" – 5:36
12. "Sacrificed Sons" – 10:36
13. "Octavarium" – 27:29
14. "Metropolis" – 11:16
15. Credits – 2:53

Disc two

• "The Score So Far..." 20th Anniversary Documentary – 56:25
• Octavarium Animation – 3:06
• "Another Day" (Live in Tokyo – August 26, 1993) – 4:47
• "The Great Debate" (Live in Bucharest – July 4, 2002) – 13:37
• "Honor Thy Father" (Live in Chicago – August 12, 2005) – 9:47

Personnel

• James LaBrie – Vocals
• John Myung – Bass
• John Petrucci – Guitar, backing vocals
• Mike Portnoy – Drums, backing vocals
• Jordan Rudess – Keyboards, Continuum, and Lap Steel Guitar

Octavarium Orchestra

Conductor

• Jamshied Sharifi

Violins

• Elena Barere - (Concertmistress)
• Yuri Vodovos
• Belinda Whitney
• Avril Brown
• Katherine Livolsi
• Abe Appleman
• Joyce Hammann
• Karen Karlsrud
• Ann Leathers
• Ricky Sortomme
• Jan Mullen
• Carol Pool

Violas

• Vincent Lionti
• Adria Benjamin
• Judy Witmer
• Crystal Garner
• Jonathan Dinklage

Cellos

• Richard Locker
• Eugene Moye
• David Heiss
• Caryl Paisner

French Horn

• Bob Carlisle
• Dan Culpepper
• Larry DiBello

Bass Trombone

• George Flynn

Flute

• Pamela Sklar

B Flat Clarinet

• Ole Mathisen

Trumpet

• Jeff Kievit
• Jim Hynes

Percussion

• Gordon Gottlieb

RIAA Certifications

These statistics were compiled from the RIAA certification online database. They only apply to the DVD.

• Gold - October 11, 2006
• Platinum - October 11, 2006

External links

• Official site news update regarding the album