When television history remembers This Is Us, it won’t just be for the series’ grand twists and back-and-forth timelines: it will be for a quiet four minutes at a family wedding.
In 2022, as the landmark NBC drama neared its end, Rebecca Pearson (Mandy Moore) sat down at a piano during her daughter Kate’s (Chrissy Metz) wedding. Deep into her battle with Alzheimer’s disease, Rebecca struggled to remember her family member’s names. However, once she placed her hands on the keys and sang “The Forever Now,” she had a moment of pure clarity.
Moore’s real-life husband, Taylor Goldsmith, and series composer Siddhartha Khosla wrote the emotional ballad. The actresses’ performance delivered one of the series’ emotional peaks.
Beyond Moore’s stunning vocals, the song’s backstory added an extra layer of emotion. Written as a piece Rebecca created in her youth, her ability to recall the notes through cognitive decline felt like a small miracle.
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Singing the line “I get this moment with you forever now,“ Rebecca delivered words that captured the series’ heart.
The scene was featured in Season 6, Episode 13, in an episode titled “The Day of the Wedding,” during Kate’s wedding to Phillip (Chris Geere). It was a pivotal scene in the final season, using the joyful occasion to give former singer Rebecca one last triumphant spotlight moment, surrounded by the people she loved most.
Moore said that playing Rebecca in the show’s later seasons required her to “remain sensitive” to her diagnosis. “What she was going through. It affects so many millions of Americans, their families, and caregivers. I basically tried to get my hands on as much information as possible.”
She continued, “I wanted to treat this storyline with as much grace as Rebecca weathers this storm. It was important for all of us to get it right.”
“The Forever Now” earned a 2022 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics. The piano riff mirrors the This Is Us closing theme music.
This Is Us is streaming on Disney+, Hulu, Paramount Plus, and NBC.com.
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