Octavarium // Full Band and Orchestra Cover
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- Опубліковано 27 чер 2016
- 00:00 I. Someone Like Him // 08:15 II. Medicate Me // 11:47 III. Full Circle // 17:58 IV. Intervals // 19:20 V. Razor's Edge
Original song by Dream Theater
Recorded, Filmed and Mixed at the Institute of Sound Recording, University of Surrey, as part of the Tonmeister Course.
This video has been completed by all involved without any funding, purely with the end goal of creating a cover of a song we all enjoy, to the highest quality we can.
// Production Crew //
Video Director - Andy Land
Mix Engineer - Andy Pearce
Session Audio Engineer - Oli Jacobs
Session Audio Engineer - Nat Mason
Audio Editor - Andy Pearce
Audio Editor - Nat Mason
Mastering Engineer - Andy Pearce
Director of Photography - Andy Land
Assistant Cameraman - Wes Hicks
Assistant Cameraman - Oliver Bowring
Assistant Cameraman - Jonjo Keefe
Audio Producer - Andy Pearce
Orchestration - Tom Kilworth
Additional Synthesiser Production - Ru Kojo Lemer
Additional Synthesiser Production - Dan Tarbuck
Vocal Coach - Tim Pennells
Graphic Design and Visual Effects - Andy Land
// Band //
Vocals - James Martin
Backing Vocals - Finlay Shakespeare
Backing Vocals - Cain McCormack
Electric Guitars - Andy Pearce
Acoustic Guitars - Cain McCormack
Synthesisers - Finlay Shakespeare
Piano & Synthesisers - Stefano Civetta
Additional Synthesisers - Dan Tarbuck
Bass Guitar - Adam Porter
Drums - Charles Bines
Lap Steel - George Godwin
Flute Solo - Lizzie Ng
// Orchestra //
Conductor - Tom Kilworth
1st Violins
- Faye Cullen (Leader)
- Kye Voce
- Ellie Newey
2nd Violins
- Kim Bourlet
- Christina Laing
- Michael Land
Violas
- Owen Ralph
- Noemi Foski
Cellos
- Oliver Roberts
- Hannah Whitmore
- Matt Ingram
Double Bass
- Dan Bryant
Piccolo & Flute
- Abi Munson
Flute
- Lizzie Ng
Oboes
- Willow Swiatek
- Clemmie Curd
Clarinets
- Alice Hunter
- Lawrence Moss
- Lawrence Singleton
Bassoons
- Tom Moss
- Jack Wensley
French Horns
- Grant Bentley
- Catherine Thomas
Trumpets
- Seb Skelly
- Sam Williams
- Rhys Nord
Trombones
- Robert Craven
- Nick Smith
Tubas
- Hazel Boxall
- James Lackovic
Percussion
- Sam Max
- Dan Marks
- Richard Hammond
- Stefano Civetta
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OK- This is fantastic. Absolutely impressed. Beautiful job by all. Thank you for keeping this piece that is close to our hearts alive with such style!!
Jordan Rudess/Dream Theater
Thanks so much, Jordan!
Thank you, Jordan! We're overjoyed you guys like it so much!
(Tom Kilworth, the conductor/orchestrator)
We'd better see clips of this in the pre-show or intermission of upcoming concerts :P
ZOMG ! It's the wizard ! Man I wish I could write like you guys !
I am a huge DT fan and I have never heard such a perfect cover of one of DT's tracks like this before. Extremely well done!!!!!!
I'm actually offended that UA-cam decided to interrupt this impeccable performance twice with ads
imagine not using an adblocker
Its their ads youtube didnt put this i dont see the copyright in the description
@@sriyansh1729 sick profile picture dude
UA-cam vanced 😂😅
literally 4 for me it's insane
THE MOMENT U UNDERSTAND BEING LABRIE ISNT EASY
krisjek nugraha Totally agree
His live performances are not perfect, but DAMN does he ever get the album recordings perfect.
You could say that about anyone in DT though.
My comment? Not really, recently his live performances are off key and barely enunciated - see ua-cam.com/video/1aYPyx5FgGs/v-deo.html
He got 'Trapped inside this Octavarium' pretty much on point tho.
I'm glad the singer actually yelled the climax instead of just 180noscopeprettysinging like every single damn cover of anything on youtube.
Classic gaming reference. Love it.
180 no scope hahaha im dead
22:47 Here comes your moment! 3. 2. 1....
In fairness, he also played marimba, xylophone, tubular bells, snare drum and tam-tam on the day :)
and they would have to start all over
It's fun because your comment ends by 3 2 1 and you have 1 2 3 likes.
Dang I missed it. 129 now :-P
😄😄😄😄😄😄
One of the most astonishing videos on UA-cam!
A big thank you to each and every one of you!
Astonishing? Surely you are an Dream Theater fan, like me =D
+Jéssica Duarte I thought nobody got it... Hehe
Just DT fans get it, I guess =] \m/
Me too Luk4s. Seen this show alive was one of the best things in my life.
19:00. Man, that kid does LaBrie justice!
16:17 You can just tell that the guitarist and keyboardist practised this solo together for HOURS, starting slow on the metronome and gradually getting it up to tempo. And even still, it takes all of their focus and concentration to get it right. This whole cover is brilliant, but that's my favourite part.
solo is easy ngl
@@slapp3r439 fax man, I can play that shit with my hands tied behind my back
This isn't live, each track was recorded seperately. They could even tweak the midi track for the keyboard to match the guitar.
they literally had a dude in the back just waiting to smash those cymbals at the very end
hahahaha! True!
I think he did the glockenspiels in section 2. It was still pretty funny though.
What if they went through the whole song perfectly then he forgot his cue
@@checkcheck411 and they need to do it all over again 🤣
22:50 😂
Drums not being loud enough aside, I really like this.
Acoustic guitars as well
Exactly! Good job
Turn the whole thing up. Then the drums should be loud enough.
Alex Holt But then, everything else would hurt my ears. :P
Ahh I see your problem... :D
dude the vocalist is really fucking close. Amazing cover. Fucking unreal.
The electric guitar dude was having the time of his life.
My biggest concern is that this video isn't exactly 24:00 long
I have the disc and it last 24:00 but it lasts exactly 23:57 ripped, I'm guessing they cut out the silence. And just another 2 or 3 songs match the time it says on the backcover xD I always found that weird
Eriml RGG I dunno what you ripped with but my disc says 24:00, and my itunes rip says 24:00
+Alkalilee windows media player, it always does that, don't know why
Metronome?
Same here.
Next, SIX DEGREES OF INNER TURBULENCE please
speaking my language, bro
Yes. Just yes.
I will pay for that
Well... I guess it´s not that simple.. but I´m up to pay for it too, or support in any way you want/need to do this... Let´s make a petition! kk
JRob38 oh god yes
No one talking about the fact that they actually put in the hidden vocal tracks from different songs on the album during Intervals??? Love the attention to detail in this!
yeahhh
It really saddens me to see that these absolutely mindblowing musicians (most of all the singer) are not being played nonstop on the radio, don't play in huge arenas and aren't recognised at all by the masses. Despacito has nearly 7 billion views while this masterpiece doesn't even have a million. It really makes me sad that so much wonderful art is overlooked by most people. These guys deserve so much more attention
Not everybody is looking for something so complex and interesting. Most people these days are looking for something easy, simple, and that requires no effort to enjoy. It just leaves things like Octavarium for the rest of us to truely enjoy :)
Its not our fault simple minds cant understand the music we listen to
No one has attention to listen to 23 minutes of music anymore
Because music has become more associated with the pop figure rather than its technicalities. Fame trumps everything
Auf jeden Fall 👍😀
This is mindblowing. Sometimes I wonder how great musicians from XVII / XVIII centuries would react to this modern orchestral music.
@Nono I thought the same, how they would react to the modern musical resources, no matter what name you give to it.
When ever a question like this comes up, I always reference Paul O'Neill from TSO.
"Mozart was the world's first rock star and Beethoven was the world's first heavy metal star. There's not a chance that if they were alive today that they wouldn't be using electric guitars and synthesizers."
Dude, I mean, UA-cam is full of covers, but THIS is the most amazing piece of art i've ever heard.
OH MY GOSH, THAT MODULAR SYNTH SOLO IN THE BEGINNING!!!! YEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Absolutely! His entry and exit is Ear Candy 🍭!!!
I can't hear the original one without thinking of the boy with rosy cheeks.
I love this one as much as the original one.
Fucking flawless. DT needs to see this
Jordan loves this. 1st comment.
I've always thought the final 4 notes on the French Horns really took an already awesome ending to the next level.
Same, man. Gives me chills every time, without fail.
Those 4 notes are 4 of the best notes ever played in music
Dan Hall YES. SAME THOUGHT
Leterren I’m pretty sure I’ve heard those 4 notes before, any idea where?
Dan Hall some dude, it's like I had been into a glorious trip through the music. Perfect ending
..... speechless.....
Or maybe I am trapped inside this octavarium.
I think that this is the only "modern piece of music" (well, it turns 16 this year..) with Shine on you crazy diamond vibes.
It what?? Fuck, man… 16 years!
This is by far the best cover of the Octavarium ever made!
The Drums don´t sound as clear as they should be
"Oh, look at me, I'm a commenter on UA-cam, so I have to say something negative about the video, no matter how awesome it is. What's the easiest thing to nitpick?"
Seriously, this was incredible. Ignore people who have nothing nice to say. It was awesome. :D
I agree and could not have said it better, Joshua. A lot of people put in quite an effort into this performance, and it's fantastic.
While i think that objective, RESPECTFUL criticism is something everyone can benefit from, i would agree with the fact that some people just like to throw with shit.
Oh, for sure. If you have a legitimate bit of honestly constructive criticism, that's one thing. That's how we get better. But attacking someone or some group with something you'd never dare say to their face is bullshit. And UA-cam comments are the best place to find that bullshit. :)
wtf man, the violinists wear MAKE UP!!! This is ridiculous!! xD
+George Petropoulos trust you to find something negative 😂😂😂😂
Hard to get through James' voice tone. this guy nailed perfectly.
So, basically the mathematical equation is: To equal the sound generated by the 5 musicians in Dream Theater, you need 12 band members combined with 35 orchestra members. 5 = 47. In all seriousness though, this is a great rendition of a masterpiece.
Well fuck, that brought me to tears. Congrats on an amazing cover, I came here from Dream Theater's tweet. Keep going strong!
that moment when the flute player has better pocket than the player on the Score DVD..... and the vocal is a much better engineer/tuning/comp job than on The Astonishing.... saying that just heard 6:48 .
Can't imagine the amount of work this took. Hats off to you guys!
Also heard that :(
Now imagine 5 blokes pulling this off that’s dream theater
You can never call yourself good at anything until you can play Dream Theater with it
All I can say here is, good job
I cried for 24 minutes
It's only 23:58 oong
Have to cry because it ended too XD
C'mon, it's not that bad
What
Yeah, I know that feeling. Absolutely amazing!
I’m 50 yrs old 6-4 400 pounds and this gave me chills and I teared up. Just stunned
The bassist imitating Myung's posture made me lol. +1
This is phenomenal. Honestly I have tears in my eyes after watching this. You all have moved my heart and reminded me of what music can do. The purity with all of these younger musicians is what it's all about. Thank you all for playing your part no matter how big or small, since without each and every one of you (including the crash cymbal guy at the end) this masterpiece would not be complete. Cheers!
I would love to see a similar cover for A Change Of Seasons :D
For everyone wondering why the drums are so poorly mixed its because they are poorly miced for a DT song. They miced it like a jazz kit and not a prog rock kit. Which needs individual mics, even for the hi hat and ride. Not just bass and over heads. I like the performance though, and the score took careful, and thoughtful time to write. If it was a different arrangement and not exact there wouldnt be such a A & B comparing contrast.
Was about to ask about that. Such a shame tho
Nah, I don't know. For one, yeah, I get that the mixing is not DT-ish. But I like how it blends with all the other instruments. The performances, all of them, are top notch. Plus, I like to think of it as their own rendition of the song. Lovely!
Man, I want to like this but the drums ruin it for me. Playing sounds spot-on you can barely hear it at all. What a shame.
Drums aren’t a killer, for me. The bass guitar needs more space in the mix. They get the key parts, but definitely needs a bit more love. That said, this is great work!!!
Octavarium
I. Someone Like Him (0:00-8:50)
(Lyrics: John Petrucci)
I never wanted to become
Someone like him
So secure
Content to live each day
Just like the last
I was sure I knew that
this was not for me
And I wanted so much more
Far beyond what I could see
So I swore that I'd
never be someone like him
So many years have passed since I proclaimed
my independance
my mission
my aim
and my vision
So secure
Content to live each day
Like it's my last
It's wonderful to know
That I could be
Something more than what I dreamed
Far beyond what I could see
Still I swear that I'm
missing out this time
As far as I could tell
There's nothing more I need
But still I ask myself
Could this be everything?
That all I swore
That I would never be was now
so suddenly
The only thing
I wanted
To become
To be someone just like him
II. Medicate (Awakening) (8:45-12:15)
(lyrics: James Labrie)
A doctor sitting next to me
He asked me how I feel
Not sure I understand his questioning
He says I've been away a while
But thinks he has cured me
From a state of catatonic sleep
For 30 years where have I been?
Eyes open
But not getting through to me
Medicate me
Infiltrate me
Side effects appear
As my conscience slips away
Medicate me
Science failing
Conscience fading fast
Can't you stop what's happening?
A higher dosage he prescribes
But there's no guarantee
I feel it starting to take over me
I tell them not to be ashamed
There's no-one who's to blame
A second shot a brief awakening
I feel the relapse can't break free
Eyes open
But not getting through to me
Medicate me
Infiltrate me
Side effects appear
As my conscience slips away
Medicate me
Science failing
Conscience fading fast
Can't you stop what's happening?
III. Full Circle (12:15-18:27)
(Lyrics: Mike Portnoy)
Sailing on the
Seven seize the
Day tripper
Diem's ready
Jack the ripper
Owens Wilson
Phillips and my
Supper's ready
Lucy in the
Sky with diamond
Dave's not here
I come to save the
Day for nightmare
Cinema show
Me the way to
Get back home again
Running forward
Falling back
Spinning round and round
Looking outward
Reaching in
Scream without a sound
Leaning over
Crawling up
Stumbling all around
Losing my place
Only to find I've come full circle
Flying off the handle with careful with
That axe eugene gene the dance machine
Messiah light my fire gabba gabba
Hey hey my my generation's home again
Running forward
Falling back
Spinning round and round
Looking outward
Reaching in
Scream without a sound
Leaning over
Crawling up
Stumbling all around
Losing my place
Only to find I've come full circle
IV. Intervals (18:28-19:56)
(Lyrics: Mike Portnoy)
(Root)
Our deadly sins feel his mortal wrath
Remove all obstacles from our paths
(Second)
Asking questions, search for clues
The answer's been right in front of you
(Third)
We try to break through, long to connect
We fall on deaf ears and failed muted breath
(Fourth)
Loyalty, trust, faith and desire
Carries love through each darkest fire
(Fifth)
Tortured insanity, smothering hell
Try to escape but to no avail
(Sixth)
The call of admirers, who claim they adore
Drain all your lifeblood but begging for more
(Seventh)
Innocent victims of merciless crimes
Fall prey to some madmen's impulsive designs
Step after step we try controlling our fate
When we finally start living it's become too late
(Octave)
Trapped inside this octavarium
Trapped inside this octavarium
Trapped inside this octavarium
Trapped inside this octavarium
V. Razor's Edge (19:56-24:00)
(Lyrics: John Petrucci)
We move in circles
Balanced all the while
On a gleaming razor's edge
A perfect sphere
Colliding with our fate
This story ends where it began
Mike portnoy lyrics are so dark lol
@@aymanhazim4639 yeah, I feel it in the bottom
I held to this lyrics the whole song
@@aymanhazim4639 but still nicely written😃
It seems I respond to this every 2 years, haha But still... every single time I watch this I am absolutely blown away by this performance. I feel heartbroken every time the song ends, haha
I wish I could go back in time to tell my band teacher to teach this to the whole class and play it at one of our school concerts. That would have been awesome!
22:05 "OMG GUITAR WHY U SO FUNNY"
But seriously, awesome job, to all, fantastic version, congratulations ;D
Didn't take more that 10seconds to know this is going to be ear candy :)
The vocalist is incredible, the whole perfomance is awesome! I'm breathless.
First cover I've seen where the "trapped inside this octavarium" part is actually like the song. I love it
'Depois ainda me perguntam porque o DREAM THEATER é a melhor banda do mundo!!
Dare I say Astonishing? Wow! Great job ladies and gentlemen! James Martin's vocals were spot on! Wonderful accomplishment on everyone's part!
Andy Pearce, You are a beast at guitar. You had big shoes to fill with this song, and you nailed it.
Goddamn, this has to be one of the best and most beautiful videos I've seen in my life. If Jordan Rudess himself is impressed, it's because it is impressing. This is just marvellous
Agree
It's great to see these young people play this prog masterwork with such passion and truth to the original - it makes me appreciate this album all over again. The new self-titled album doesn't move me like this, it somehow seems very sterile and uninspired in comparison. I will dust off my old Octavarium CD and give it a spin tonight! This orchestra has done a fine job with it.
A few years have passed since I first watched this video. I didn't know how great it was at that time. What an incredibly incredible art work this is! Oh, man. I cannot express my feeling with the vocabulary in my head.
OH MY GOD .... simply AMAZING ..!!!!!! and a very young band is able to play one of the most difficult song about DT .... Very Good!!!!!
impressive!!!
Well, fuck. This actually had me in tears. I'm speechless.
This is a masterpiece. YOU HEAR ME?? IT"S A BRILLIANT MASTERPIECE
I'm not a metal head, but you just can't deny that if you really love music, you will love and respect Dream Theater
19:30 : tears flows.... what an emotional tones... 😭 great job guys.... 🤘😍👏👍👍
So beautiful. The power of music it's unmeasurable. I feel I must say a big "thank you" to everyone that participated, in any reason or scale in a project like that. It's not just playing. They must have preparation, on every instrument, build the anticipation, studying the song itself. It's a killer project. Brought tears to my eyes, not even kidding. Congratulations on this superb performance!
What can you say? I was literally choked up by the emotion you played. Though it took a while for this video to cross my path, I have to say what a pleasure I got out of watching these musicians play an extremely emotional Dream Theater piece and execute it flawlessly. Talk about being impressed. Even the vocals were flawless. My, oh my. As Jordan Rudess stated, absolutely impressed. Yes. A beautiful job.
Wow, amazing! Your keyboard player really nailed those solos which are so tricky and bizarre at points.
The french horn players did an amazing job
HOW DOES THIS NOT HAVE MILLIONS OF VIEWS, YET GARBAGE POP MUSIC DOES?? THIS IS A COMPLETE AND TOTAL FUCKING MASTERPIECE!!!
welcome to the world, it ain't fair.. especially when it comes to rewarding musical talent in the 21st century
:(
I guess there's a reason if it's called POPular music.
Because the world is dominated by stupid people. I mean, flat-earth theory is still a thing?
"Populated", not "dominated" ;)
I usually don't like covers of songs like this, why listen to a cover when you can listen the original?....but in this case WOW, is amazing. I can't say anything more than thank you for this piece of art!
Lord Alfajor Aguante el alfajor!! 👏
Personally I think it depends. If you are playing a song by an artist you like, for your and your fans' enjoyment it can be quite boring. On the contrary, in this case I think it's different: this is a beautiful cover. The song is not being played in the same way as the original, it's being beautifully interpreted. :)
@@lucaschacon8362 dou clave de ruta aguante el alfajorsofich
I like to listen to covers for two reasons:
1. To realice how incredible the OG band is.
2. To realice that there are incredible people out there too.
People mostly make covers to showcase there skill level or just wanting to play to a song they like and show the internet
I have no idea how I am just now finding this, having been a Dream Theater fan for about the last 15 years. But holy shit I am ecstatic. Fucking phenomenal job-- masterful and faithful.
OMG THE AMMOUNT OF MOOGEFERS ON THAT RIG IS CRAZY
"Illumination theory" next time 😎👌
this entire song gives me the chills. But everything after 19:00 makes me shiver. It’s so f$&@Ing good
15:32 I love the 7/16, 6/16, 7/16, 8/16 changes. Idk why, but they are just satisfying
I really appreciate that one guy using a 7 string guitar for this song since it added more thickness to some parts of the song
I've got no words for this. The orchestra, the guitarist, the keyboarder... I don't even know who was the best since they all perfomed so great
Well said.
I'm still in tears long after the video finished. What a masterpiece of a cover 😭😭😭
Absolutely incredible. That must have been so much fun to play together, having every single piece in the room, the amount of energy together must have been mindblowing. Also, fuck yeah with the fucking horns at the end. They kick it until Razor's Edge and at the very end of the song they get to play the most epic four notes ever. You obviously have the respect for this song that is required to have a cover do it justice, and it showed.
If I had 24 minutes left to live I would come to watch this video.
How did Rick Astley end singing Dream Theater?
Why aren't you higher up? 😁
guess he never gave up trying
Quando voce abrir o dicionário e procurar a palavra PERFEIÇÃO, ela vai te levar pra esse video!
OUTSTANDING WORK EVERYONE. I am literally applauding in my kitchen alone right now. There was SO MUCH emotion in the entire thing. Can't say enough good things. Thank you.
wow, I think the vocals would be the hardest to get right but they were spot on, nice job! And as for the rest of the band, you guys did an amazing job as well.
Amazing. This is easy one of my favorites from dream theater.
I guess nobody would be sad if you guys do illumination theory next. =)
There will be more from us ;)
I hope so! this is so Majestic !
ha... I see what you did there...
Agree with this. This would be Majestically awesome
What an epic performance. Lizzie Ng's Flute solo was flawless. Martin's vocals put him up there with the best there is. Performed with all the sweeping majesty that this particular piece of music evokes. Just epically stellar. Thank you all, for making my evening... In an ugly world, I've found another beautiful spot, to free my mind.
Most ambitious Dream Theater cover. The Energy dude, shit.
Lovely! I was crying when the "trapped inside this Octavarium" part came... It felt so good.
Congratulations to the brilliant artists!
This work is simply incredible. Congratulations to everyone for the idea, for the work, for the quality and for the colossal performance. It is a great tribute to this work of art and transports the work to another dimension. all Dream Theater members must be very proud and happy.
Not gonna lie,
watched the whole video with eyes full of tears.😭😭 This is so amazing.
This is REAL musicianship.
I'm sure Dream Theater is proud of this band. No doubt.
Jordan even commented on the video
12:11 Sheldon Cooper sounds amazing on keyboard!
This is amazing. The effort it took for you all to put this together cannot be expressed with just words. Absolutely brilliant.
I keep coming back to this - love it!
Awesome! Thanks for this!
Incredible. I love the Emerson Lake & Palmer tone on the keyboard during Act III.
Almost twenty four minutes on my life more enchanted with this band and musicians. Great job, it is beautiful, very beautiful.
Amazing. Thank you!
Absolutelly wonderful !
This isn't super important but the drums levels are so off
Yeah, they're way low. Hard to distinguish their sound over the other music.
***** Crashes are the right volume. Toms are okay. Ride cymbal is practically muted, barely any kick volume and barely any snare volume
so does the basslines...:-(
I'd say the orchestra is too loud overall. Even during the solos (which were great by the way) the band is overpowered by the orchestra. Great job pulling off such a massive project though!
Sadly this is true with most full covers on youtube that aren't specifically about the drums
How absolutely Awesome! You guys not only nailed it, but also brought the inner essence of this song to bear. I cannot commend you folks enough! This was a daunting accomplishment, and hats off to the visionary in a school system who decided that this could and would happen. You guys ROCK!
absolutely gorgeous! thanks for making my evening!
Ho my..that's absolutly incredible and good! 1000 congrats for this incredible cover!
DUDE this is AWESOME !!!
This is absolutely amazing. damn.
Absolutely amazing!!