The Theory of Everything

Tracklist

• 12" Vinyl 1
• 1
  Phase I: Singularity
  23:29
• 2
  Phase II: Symmetry
  21:31
• 12" Vinyl 2
• 1
  Phase III: Entanglement
  22:34
• 2
  Phase IV: Unification
  22:20
• CD 3: Phase I: Singularity / Phase II: Symmetry
• 1
  Prologue: The Blackboard
  1:55
  3.0 ★
• 2
  The Theory of Everything, Part 1
  3:01
  4.0 ★
• 3
  Patterns
  1:03
  3.0 ★
• 4
  The Prodigy's World
  1:31
  3.0 ★
• 5
  The Teacher's Discovery
  2:58
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Love and Envy
  2:39
  4.0 ★
• 7
  Progressive Waves
  3:16
  3.0 ★
• 8
  The Gift
  2:38
  3.0 ★
• 9
  The Eleventh Dimension
  1:46
  3.0 ★
• 10
  Inertia
  0:45
  3.0 ★
• 11
  The Theory of Everything, Part 2
  1:50
  3.0 ★
• 12
  The Consultation
  3:49
  3.0 ★
• 13
  Diagnosis
  2:48
  4.0 ★
• 14
  The Argument 1
  0:24
  3.0 ★
• 15
  The Rival's Dilemma
  2:22
  4.0 ★
• 16
  Surface Tension
  0:57
  3.0 ★
• 17
  A Reason to Live
  0:45
  3.0 ★
• 18
  Potential
  3:14
  4.0 ★
• 19
  Quantum Chaos
  2:09
  3.0 ★
• 20
  Dark Medicine
  1:23
  3.0 ★
• 21
  Alive!
  2:29
  4.0 ★
• 22
  The Prediction
  1:05
  3.0 ★
• CD 4: Phase III: Entanglement / Phase IV: Unification
• 1
  Fluctuations
  1:01
  2.0 ★
• 2
  Transformation
  3:14
  4.0 ★
• 3
  Collision
  3:27
  5.0 ★
• 4
  Side Effects
  2:59
  3.0 ★
• 5
  Frequency Modulation
  1:44
  3.0 ★
• 6
  Magnetism
  3:54
  4.0 ★
• 7
  Quid Pro Quo
  3:09
  3.0 ★
• 8
  String Theory
  1:29
  3.0 ★
• 9
  Fortune?
  1:37
  3.0 ★
• 10
  Mirror of Dreams
  2:31
  3.0 ★
• 11
  The Lighthouse
  3:16
  4.0 ★
• 12
  The Argument 2
  0:49
  3.0 ★
• 13
  The Parting
  3:27
  3.0 ★
• 14
  The Visitation
  3:27
  3.0 ★
• 15
  The Breakthrough
  2:00
  4.0 ★
• 16
  The Note
  1:11
  3.0 ★
• 17
  The Uncertainty Principle
  2:10
  3.0 ★
• 18
  Dark Energy
  0:44
  3.0 ★
• 19
  The Theory of Everything, Part 3
  1:29
  3.0 ★
• 20
  The Blackboard (reprise)
  1:13
  3.0 ★

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Release credits

• Arjen Anthony Lucassen
  Hammond organ, acoustic guitar, analog synthesizer [4.1-20, 3.1-22], bass guitar, drums (drum set) [3.1-22, 4.1-20], electric guitar, lead vocals [3.12-13, 3.20, 4.4], mandolin, mix, producer, recording, strings [3.1-22, 4.1-20], synthesizer [2.1, 2.1-2, 2.2, 1.1, 1.1-2, 1.2]
• Ben Mathot
  violin [4.2, 4.4, 4.8, 4.18-19, 1.1, 3.3, 3.6-7, 3.9, 3.11, 3.18]
• Brett Caldas-Lima
  mastering
• Cristina Scabbia
  lead vocals [3.2, 3.4, 3.11, 3.14, 3.22, 4.10, 4.12-13, 4.19], vocal [2.2, 1.1-2]
• Dave Kerzner
  additional [1], keyboard [7]
• Ed Warby
  drums (drum set) [4.1-20, 3.1-22], membranophone [2.1-2, 1.1-2]
• Erik Jordan
  additional [1-2], keyboard [2, 16]
• Janne “JB” Christoffersson
  lead vocals [4.2, 4.11, 4.17, 4.20, 3.1, 3.5, 3.8, 3.17-18], vocal [1.1-2, 2.1-2]
• Jeroen Goossens
  bass flute [1.2, 2.2, 3.13], contrabass flute [11], flute [2.1, 2.1-2, 4.8, 4.19, 1.1-2, 3.2, 3.9, 3.11, 3.13, 3.15, 3.18], piccolo [1], transverse flute [1]
• John Wetton
  lead vocals [4.4, 3.12-13, 3.20], vocal [1.2, 2.1]
• Jordan Rudess
  keyboard [1.1, 3.7]
• Jos Driessen
  additional [2.1-2, 1.1-2], drums (drum set) [4.1-20, 3.1-22]
• Keith Emerson
  keyboard [1.1, 3.7]
• Maaike Peterse
  cello [4.6, 4.8, 4.10-11, 4.18-20, 1.2, 3.15, 3.18, 3.21, 2.1-2]
• Maarten de Peijper
  additional [2.1-2, 1.1-2], drums (drum set) [4.1-20, 3.1-22]
• Marko Hietala
  lead vocals [4.3, 4.6-7, 4.9, 3.5-6, 3.15], vocal [2.1, 1.1-2]
• Michael Mills
  Irish bouzouki [2.2, 4.10], lead vocals [3.2, 3.8, 3.11, 3.13-14, 3.20-21, 4.4, 4.12-15], vocal [1.1-2, 2.1]
• Rick Wakeman
  Minimoog [2], piano [1.1, 3.2], synthesizer [16]
• Roger King
  additional [2], guitar [13]
• Sara Squadrani
  lead vocals [3.1, 3.6, 3.17-18, 4.6-7, 4.9-10, 4.17, 4.19], vocal [1.1-2, 2.1-2]
• Siddhartha Barnhoorn
  orchestrator [2.1-2, 4.8, 4.13, 4.18-19]
• Steve Hackett
  guitar [4.13, 2.2]
• Steve Rispin
  additional [2.1, 1.2], lead vocals [4.4, 3.12-13, 3.20]
• Tommy Karevik
  lead vocals [3.4-5, 3.10, 3.12, 3.21, 4.2-4, 4.6-7, 4.9, 4.11, 4.14-16], vocal [2.1-2, 1.1-2]
• Troy Donockley
  low whistle [2.1-2, 1.1, 3.7, 4.7, 4.10], uilleann pipes [1.1, 4.6, 3.7, 2.1], vocal [2], whistle [4.6, 3.7, 3.15]
• Wilmer Waarbroek
  background vocals [3.1-2, 3.4-6, 3.8, 3.10-15, 3.17-18, 3.20-22, 1.1-2, 4.2-4, 4.6-7, 4.9-20, 2.1-2], spoken vocals [2.1-2, 1.1-2]
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  The Theory of Everything

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  25 October 2013
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  The Theory of Everything

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  The Theory of Everything

  4x CD (limited artbook edition)
  25 October 2013
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  The Theory of Everything

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  The Theory of Everything

  Digital Media
  28 October 2013
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  The Theory of Everything

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  4 December 2013
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  The Theory of Everything

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  The Theory of Everything

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  6 November 2020
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  The Theory of Everything

  Digital Media
  2020