This Is the Moment

For other uses, see This Is the Moment (disambiguation).

"This Is the Moment" is a major song from the musical Jekyll & Hyde. It was written by Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse. The song was first performed in the musical by cast member Chuck Wagner as Jekyll & Hyde at the Alley Theatre in Houston in May 1990. Prior to the stage production, a studio version was already released in March 1990 on a concept album titled Highlights from Jekyll & Hyde, performed by Colm Wilkinson.

Actors from the Broadway production like Robert Cuccioli and David Hasselhoff sang it in the key of E.

Translations

The song was translated to various languages in the foreign productions of Jekyll & Hyde, including Chinese, Finnish, Hungarian, Portuguese, Korean, Japanese, German, Swedish, and Spanish. It was also covered by Garry Hagger in Dutch as "Het mooiste moment". The Czech version "To je ta chvile" was recorded by the 4 Tenors on their debut album, which was awarded Gold and Platinum records.

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 is very similar to the beginning of the song, was totally changed adds a bridge, 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!"

External links

• ​Jekyll & Hyde​ at the Internet Broadway Database
• The Official Jekyll & Hyde website
• Official website of Frank Wildhorn
• New York Times review