This Is the Moment
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This is the Moment is a song by Frank Wildhorn
and Leslie Bricusse
, and is the centerpiece of Frank Wildhorn and Steve Cuden's musical Jekyll & Hyde
. Actors from the Broadway production like Robert Cuccioli
and David Hasselhoff
sing it in the key
of E, while other actors can sing it in other keys.
While in the concept lyrics, Jekyll sings:
"This is the day,
Just see it shine,
When all I've lived for,
Becomes mine!"
In the actual version, he sings:
"This is the day,
See it sparkle and shine,
When all I've lived for,
Becomes mine!"
The part in the concept version, when he sings:
"This is the moment,
This is the hour,
When I can open up tomorrow
Like a flower,
And put my hand to,
Everything I planned to,
Fulfil my grand design,
See all my stars align!"
Where the melody
is very similar to the beginning of the song, was totally changed, with the melody and lyrics changed to:
"For all these years,
I've faced the world alone,
And now the time has come
To prove to them
I've made it on my own!"
Frank Wildhorn
Frank Wildhorn is an American composer known for both his musicals and popular songs. He is most known for his musical Jekyll & Hyde, which ran four years on Broadway, and for writing the #1 International Hit song "Where Do Broken Hearts Go?" for Whitney Houston.-Early years:Wildhorn was born in...
and Leslie Bricusse
Leslie Bricusse
Leslie Bricusse is an English composer, lyricist, and playwright.Although best known for his partnership with Anthony Newley, Bricusse has worked with many other composers. He was educated at University College School in London and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge...
, and is the centerpiece of Frank Wildhorn and Steve Cuden's musical Jekyll & Hyde
Jekyll & Hyde (musical)
Jekyll & Hyde is a musical based on the novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. The original stage conception was by Steve Cuden and Frank Wildhorn. The music is by Wildhorn and the lyrics and book are by Leslie Bricusse.The musical ran on Broadway for 1,543...
. Actors from the Broadway production like Robert Cuccioli
Robert Cuccioli
Robert Cuccioli is an American actor and singer born in Hempstead, New York. He is best known for originating the lead dual title roles in the musical Jekyll and Hyde, for which he received a Tony Award nomination and won the Joseph Jefferson Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award, the Drama Desk...
and David Hasselhoff
David Hasselhoff
David Michael Hasselhoff is an American actor, singer, producer and businessman. He is best known for his lead roles as Michael Knight in the popular 1980s US series Knight Rider and as L.A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in the series Baywatch...
sing it in the key
Key (music)
In music theory, the term key is used in many different and sometimes contradictory ways. A common use is to speak of music as being "in" a specific key, such as in the key of C major or in the key of F-sharp. Sometimes the terms "major" or "minor" are appended, as in the key of A minor or in the...
of E, while other actors can sing it in other keys.
Place in the musical
This is the moment is sung by Jekyll in the moment he decides to test his formula in himself. In the song he says how he waited for this moment and this is the greatest moment of his life. There is a transition in the stage between Jekyll's living room and his laboratory, the places where the scene happen. When the song ends, he is at his laboratory, ready to test the formula.Lyrics
There were a few changes in the lyrics of the song comparing the concept version and the actual version.While in the concept lyrics, Jekyll sings:
"This is the day,
Just see it shine,
When all I've lived for,
Becomes mine!"
In the actual version, he sings:
"This is the day,
See it sparkle and shine,
When all I've lived for,
Becomes mine!"
The part in the concept version, when he sings:
"This is the moment,
This is the hour,
When I can open up tomorrow
Like a flower,
And put my hand to,
Everything I planned to,
Fulfil my grand design,
See all my stars align!"
Where the melody
Melody
A melody , also tune, voice, or line, is a linear succession of musical tones which is perceived as a single entity...
is very similar to the beginning of the song, was totally changed, with the melody and lyrics changed to:
"For all these years,
I've faced the world alone,
And now the time has come
To prove to them
I've made it on my own!"
Song lyrics
Jekyll:This is the moment
This is the day
This is the moment when I know I'm on my way
Every endeavour I have made ever is coming into play
Is here and now today
This is the moment
This is the time
When the mometum and the moment are in rhyme
Give me this moment, this precious chance
I'll gather up my past and make some sense at last
This is the moment
When all I've done
All of the dreaming, scheming and screaming become one.
This is the day
See it sparkle and shine
When all I've lived for becomes mine
For all these years I've faced the world alone
And now the time has come to prove to them I made it on my own
This is the moment
My final test
Destiny beckoned - I never reckoned second best
I won't look down
I must not fall
This is the moment
The sweetest moment of them all
This is the moment
Damn all the odds!
This day or never, I'll sit forever with the Gods!
When I look back
I will always recall
Moment for moment
This was the moment
The greatest moment
Of them all!
Translations
The song was translated to various languages in the foreign productions of Jekyll & Hyde, including Portuguese, Korean, Japanese, German, Swedish, and Spanish.External links
- The Official Jekyll & Hyde Website
- Official website of Frank Wildhorn
- New York Times review