History Heartwarming / DreamTheater

* The HiddenTrack after ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Dream Theater]]''[='=]s "Illumination Theory". 30 seconds after the song ends, Jordan Rudess and John Petrucci serenade you with an absolutely gorgeous piano and guitar duet that just calms and soothes you after the intense 19 minute journey you've been on. It's not only a rare instance of a hidden track not being scary, but also a hidden track being intensely satisfying and even the best part of the song.

%% * It's hard not to listen to "The Spirit Carries On" without having a smile on your face by the end of the song.
%% (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample) * The finale of "Finally Free" from ''Metropolis, pt 2.''
%% --> ''"We'll meet again my friend...someday soon..."''

%% (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample) ** Of that same album, "The Answer Lies Within".
%% (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample) * The last segment of "Illumination Theory".

* It's hard not to listen to "The Spirit Carries On" without having a smile on your face by the end of the song.
* The finale of "Finally Free" ([[spoiler:before the ending kills the mood]]) from Metropolis, pt 2.
--> ''"We'll meet again my friend...someday soon..."''

** Of that same album, "The Answer Lies Within".
* The last segment of "Illumination Theory".
** And then there's the HiddenTrack. 30 seconds after the song ends, Jordan Rudess and John Petrucci serenade you with an absolutely gorgeous piano and guitar duet that just calms and soothes you after the intense 19 minute journey you've been on. It's not only a rare instance of a hidden track not being scary, but also a hidden track being intensely satisfying and even the best part of the song.

* A heartwarming case with the fact that Mike and Jordan Rudess ''finally'' met up, making fans feel happy to know those two are still friends. Portnoy has since recorded with John Petrucci on his solo album ''Terminal Velocity'', and with Petrucci and Rudess for ''Liquid Tension Experiment 3''!
** And as of October 2023, Portnoy is back in Dream Theater!

* "At Wit's End" is about a man whose wife was raped, and has been so traumatized by the experience, but the husband refuses to let it negatively impact their relationship and will stop at nothing to help her overcome it, and make her see that he truly does love her no matter what happened in her past.

* The finale of "Finally Free" ([[spoiler: before the ending kills the mood]]) from Metropolis, pt 2.

* A heartwarming case with the fact that Mike and Jordan Ruddess ''finally'' met up, making fans feel happy to know those two are still friends. Portnoy has since recorded with John Petrucci on his solo album ''Terminal Velocity'', and with Petrucci and Rudess for ''Liquid Tension Experiment 3''!

* A heartwarming case with the fact that Mike and Jordan Ruddess ''finally'' met up, making fans feel happy to know those two are still friends.

* The entire band as a whole is this, they all show love and care for each other, such as when they all pulled James out of his stump (and especially when he was debating leaving the band) after damaging his vocals during the ''Alive'' tour. Mike himself (before he sadly went into JerkAss territory later on..) even showed love and care for his bandmates, especially towards Jordan, Petrucci, and Myung (especially when you remember they formed the band together).

* "At Wit's End" is about a man whose wife who was raped, and has been so traumatized by the experience, but the husband refuses to let it negatively impact their relationship and will stop at nothing to help her overcome it, and make her see that he truly does love her no matter what happened in her past.

* Their many, many songs based on mental disorders can be a mixture of this trope and TearJerker, as they're handled incredibly tastefully and can be considered to raise awareness of an issue that is frequently neglected and marginalised in society. But they're also quite emotionally affecting for people who know someone who suffers from one of the disorders in said songs, or worse still, for people who suffer from one of them themselves. One could consider some of these songs heartwarming tearjerkers. Their work with the charity Save a Warrior for "The Enemy Inside" also counts.

* Their many, many songs based on mental disorders can be a mixture of this trope and TearJerker, as they're handled incredibly tastefully and can be considered to raise awareness of an issue that is frequently neglected and marginalised in society. But they're also quite emotionally affecting for people who know someone who suffers from one of the disorders in said songs, or worse still, for people who suffer from one of them themselves. One could consider some of these songs heartwarming tearjerkers.

* A heartwarming case with the fact that Mike and Jordan Ruddess ''finally'' met up, making fans feel happy to know those two are still friends.

* The entire band as a whole is this, they all show love and care for each other, such as when they all pulled James out of his stump (and especially when he was debating leaving the band) after damaging his vocals during the ''Alive'' tour. Mike himself (before he sadly went into JerkAss territory later on..) even showed love and care for his bandmates, especially towards Jordan, Petrucci, and Myung (especially when you remember they formed the band together).

* The last segment of "Isolation Theory."

** Of that same album, "The Answer Lies Within".

* "I Walk Beside You" has what are possibly the most inspirational lyrics in any Dream Theater album. The song conveys the message that no matter how bad a situation may be for you, there is always someone who wants to help you through it.

--> ''"We'll meet again my friend...someday soon..."''

* It's hard not to listen to "The Spirit Carries On" without having a smile on your face by the end of the song.