Overture 1928

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“Overture 1928”
Song by Dream Theater
Album	Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory
Released	October 26, 1999
Recorded	1999
Genre	Progressive metal
Length	3:37
Label	Elektra Records
Composer	Dream Theater
Producer	John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy
Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory track listing
"Regression" (1) “Overture 1928” (2) "Strange Deja Vu" (3)

Overture 1928, also known as Scene Two: Part I. Overture 1928, is the second song on Dream Theater's fifth studio album, Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory.

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 Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper 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 Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper ("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 (see: Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory).

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