"How Does a Moment Last Forever" is a song written by lyricist Tim Rice and composer Alan Menken for the Disney live action film Beauty and the Beast (2017), a remake of the animated musical of the same name. This Broadway-inspired ballad is performed in the movie by American actor Kevin Kline in his role as Maurice. It describes the relationship between his character and that of his wife, Belle's deceased mother. Later in the film, Belle (Emma Watson) performs the song as she discovers the truth about her mother's fate. "How Does a Moment Last Forever" was also recorded by Canadian pop singer Celine Dion, whose version was also included on the film's soundtrack, released on March 10, 2017. Her version plays over the ending credits of the film.
In the original animated film, Maurice does not sing at all.[1] The remake, however, explores both Belle's and the Beast's past. Belle's backstory serves to build a foundation for her relationship with the Beast.[2] For director Bill Condon, adding detail to both Belle's and the Beast's past was necessary for the audiences to understand the characters: "They're both outsiders, but how did Belle wind up being so different from everybody else in a town where nobody understands her, and how did the Beast become the person who earned that curse? That's the stuff we started to fill in", he said.[2]
"How Does a Moment Last Forever" is a ballad and its lyrics deals with the theme of nostalgia. According to Menken, it’s about hanging on to precious moments.[1] In Beauty and the Beast, it is performed twice, first by Maurice when he reminisces about his deceased wife and later by Belle after she discovers her mother's fate. Dion was contacted to record a pop version of the song. Although she initially had doubts, she ultimately agreed because of the impact that recording "Beauty and the Beast" has had on her career. Although she was unable to promote her version, which prompted Disney to release "Evermore" as a single instead, the song has made an impact in certain countries due to the film's success at the box office. It was met with generally positive reviews from critics. However, some felt that the song is unmemorable and compared it negatively to other songs recorded by Dion for movie soundtracks.
Director Bill Condon originally intended to include songs from the Broadway musical adaptation of Beauty and the Beast in the remake. However, Disney decided to recruit composer Alan Menken and lyricist Tim Rice to write entirely new songs for the film instead. Original Beauty and the Beast composer Menken reunited with Rice, with whom he had previously collaborated on the 1994 musical to write three new songs for the remake,[3] including "How Does a Moment Last Forever", whose original title was "Our Song Lives On".[1] Rice once again replaced Howard Ashman, the animated film's lyricist, who had died from HIV-related complications in 1991.[4] The live action film marks the first collaboration between Menken and Rice in over two decades; the last time they worked together had been in the Beauty and the Beast musical. Menken believes that the songs he and Rice had written for the musical would not have translated well to the screen due to the structural differences between the two formats.[5]
Context and use in Beauty and the BeastEdit
One of at least nine significant changes made to the film specifically for the remake,[6] "How Does a Moment Last Forever" was conceived to explain Belle's backstory. Her quest to find out her mother's fate serves, in the plot, as a foundation for her relationship with the Beast, who also lost his mother as a child.[2] In Beauty and the Beast, the song is first performed by Maurice (Kline) shortly after the opening act "Belle". Belle (Watson) arrives at their house in the village and peeps on her father crafting a music box.[1] He sings "How Does a Moment Last Forever" and reminisces about his deceased wife and their life together in Paris. After he realizes his daughter is watching him, he quickly finishes the music box, which is modelled after him and his wife and avoids to answer any of Belle's questions about her mother. "It's obvious that he's still holding on to her", wrote Bustle's Olivia Truffaut-Wong.[2] This version was dubbed "Music Box" in the soundtrack listing.
Later in the film, the Beast (Dan Stevens) allows Belle to use his enchanted book so they can travel wherever she wants. She uses it to return to the Parisian home where she lived as a baby with her parents. There, while she sings "How Does a Moment Last Forever", they find a Plague mask and Belle learns that her mother fell victim of the plague. A flashback explains that Belle's mother had pleaded with Maurice to abandon her in order to protect their baby daughter from the plague, which Maurice tearfully does. The scene adds more depth to Belle and solidifies her bond with the Beast. According to Truffaut-Wong, "she experiences this extremely intimate moment with him and turns to him for safety and comfort after, asking him to take her back home".[2] This version was dubbed "Montmartre" in the soundtrack listing, after the Parisian neighbourhood of the same name. In addition to these two performances, portions of the song are also interpolated into the underscore of the film.[7]
ReceptionEdit
The song received generally positive reviews from critics upon its release. Broadway World described it as "an emotional ballad about holding onto life's precious moments".[7]SunStar felt the song sadly laments Maurice's feeling towards his deceased wife.[8]Hello magazine described it as both "reflective and upbeat", and worthy of an Academy Award for Best Original Song nomination.[9]Us Weekly praised Dion's "powerhouse vocals" that perform the song's "spirited riffs and flawless octave changes".[10]Hollywood Life thought the "stunning" song would leave audiences in tears,[11] while NDTV Movies thought the song was a "subtle nod to the baggage that this production brings with it".[12]
Rolling Stone gave the song a mixed review, saying that although "How Does a Moment Last Forever" never reaches the "cinematic peaks" of "My Heart Will Go On", it sees Dion poignantly perform with bombast while having an understated conclusion.[13] In a more negative light, Metro compared the song unfavourably to "Beauty and the Beast",[14] while Mashable felt the "wistful" tune "fails to make much of an impression" even after its three versions.[15]
Celine Dion had previously recorded the pop version of "Beauty and the Beast" with R&B artist Peabo Bryson; this song helped to establish her career as a music star in the Anglosphere. Menken asked her to be a part of the live action project as well by recording her own rendition of "How Does a Moment Last Forever", which would play over the end credits.[16] Her version features a "swelling mix of piano, accordion and orchestral strings"[13] and was recorded to an already existing music track that Menken had cut when the rest of the score was recorded.[17]
BackgroundEdit
Dion initially had doubts about whether or not to record the song due to the recent death of her husband and manager René Angélil, who had previously helped her secure the 1991 pop duet. While ultimately accepting the opportunity, she said: "[The] first Beauty and the Beast decision was made with my husband. Now I'm making decisions on my own. It's a little bit harder. I couldn't say yes right away, because I felt like I was kind of cheating in a way".[18] She eventually felt compelled to record the song because of the impact Beauty and the Beast has had on her career. According to her, "I was at the beginning of my career, it put me on the map, it put me where I am today".[9] Dion's vocal was produced by Humberto Gatica.
Disney released Dion's version on its official YouTube channel on March 8, 2017,[9] nine days before the release of the film. Although not officially released as a single from Beauty and the Beast's soundtrack, due to Dion's unavailability to promote it,[17] "How Does a Moment Last Forever" has made an impact in certain countries due to the film's success at the box office. It has peaked at number one for two weeks in the singer's native Canadian province of Quebec,[20] number nine on the US Billboard's Kid Digital Song Sales,[21] number 80 in Scotland,[22] number 94 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart[23] and number 125 in France[24] (also number 124 on the French Digital Singles component chart).[25] "How Does a Moment Last Forever" also proved to be successful in South Korea, where it reached number six on the International Download chart.[26]
Music videoEdit
The music video for Dion's version was released on April 24, 2017, and it only had movie footage while the song played.[27]
^ abcdBerman, Rachel (November 7, 2016). "Everything You Need to Know About the Three New Songs in Live-Action Beauty and the Beast". Oh My Disney. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
^ abcdeTruffaut-Wong, Olivia (March 20, 2017). "Belle's Mother In 'Beauty And The Beast' Breaks Disney Tradition In A Great Way". Bustle. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
^Fraley, Jason (March 17, 2017). "Review: Disney's live-action 'Beauty and the Beast' dazzles". WTOP. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
^"Composer Alan Menken Talks Creating New Music for 'Beauty And The Beast' and Coaching Stars Emma Watson and Dan Stevens". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
^Collis, Clark (March 16, 2017). "Alan Menken on revisiting the music of Beauty and the Beast". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
^Lee, Ashley (March 16, 2017). "'Beauty and the Beast': 9 Differences Between the Live-Action and Animated Movies — and Why They Matter". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
^ abBWW News Desk. "Listen: Celine Dion Performs 'How Does a Moment Last Forever' from Disney's Beauty and the Beast". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
^dbarbajo (March 25, 2017). "Beyond Beauty and her Beast (Meet the Magic of Maurice)". SunStar. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
^ abcCanada, HELLO!. "Listen to Celine Dion's beautiful new single for 'Beauty and the Beast'". ca.hellomagazine.com. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
^"Listen to Celine Dion's Gorgeous New 'Beauty and the Beast' Song". Us Weekly. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
^Sadlier, Allison (March 10, 2017). "Celine Dion New Original Song For 'Beauty and The Beast' Will Leave You In Tears — Listen". Hollywood Life. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
^"Beauty And The Beast Movie Review: Emma Watson Is An Alert Belle, Dan Stevens' Beast Is The Perfect Foil - NDTV Movies". NDTVMovies.com. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
^ ab. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 28, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
^Metro.co.uk, Hannah Lawrence for (March 12, 2017). "Celine Dion is back with a brand new Beauty And The Beast song". Metro. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
^Han, Angie (March 16, 2017). "'Beauty and the Beast' review: So, what do those extra 45 minutes get you?". Mashable. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
^"Céline Dion Releases Beauty and the Beast Song How Does a Moment Last Forever". E! News. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
^ abNewman, Melinda (March 17, 2017). "Composer Alan Menken Talks Creating New Music for 'Beauty and the Beast' and Coaching Stars Emma Watson and Dan Stevens". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
^"Celine Dion almost turned down 'Beauty and the Beast' song". Zee News. March 4, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
^ ab"Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Full Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. November 17, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
^ ab (in French). ADISQ. Archived from the original on April 15, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
^ ab. Billboard. Archived from the original on August 10, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
^ ab"Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
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How Does a Moment Last Forever is a song written by lyricist Tim Rice and composer Alan Menken for the Disney live action film Beauty and the Beast 2017 a remake of the animated musical of the same name This Broadway inspired ballad is performed in the movie by American actor Kevin Kline in his role as Maurice It describes the relationship between his character and that of his wife Belle s deceased mother Later in the film Belle Emma Watson performs the song as she discovers the truth about her mother s fate How Does a Moment Last Forever was also recorded by Canadian pop singer Celine Dion whose version was also included on the film s soundtrack released on March 10 2017 Her version plays over the ending credits of the film How Does a Moment Last Forever Song by Kevin Klinefrom the album Beauty and the BeastReleasedMarch 10 2017 2017 03 10 GenreShow tuneLength1 04LabelWalt DisneyComposer s Alan MenkenLyricist s Tim RiceProducer s Alan Menken Matt Sullivan Michael KosarinIn the original animated film Maurice does not sing at all 1 The remake however explores both Belle s and the Beast s past Belle s backstory serves to build a foundation for her relationship with the Beast 2 For director Bill Condon adding detail to both Belle s and the Beast s past was necessary for the audiences to understand the characters They re both outsiders but how did Belle wind up being so different from everybody else in a town where nobody understands her and how did the Beast become the person who earned that curse That s the stuff we started to fill in he said 2 How Does a Moment Last Forever is a ballad and its lyrics deals with the theme of nostalgia According to Menken it s about hanging on to precious moments 1 In Beauty and the Beast it is performed twice first by Maurice when he reminisces about his deceased wife and later by Belle after she discovers her mother s fate Dion was contacted to record a pop version of the song Although she initially had doubts she ultimately agreed because of the impact that recording Beauty and the Beast has had on her career Although she was unable to promote her version which prompted Disney to release Evermore as a single instead the song has made an impact in certain countries due to the film s success at the box office It was met with generally positive reviews from critics However some felt that the song is unmemorable and compared it negatively to other songs recorded by Dion for movie soundtracks Contents 1 Production 2 Context and use in Beauty and the Beast 3 Reception 4 Celine Dion version 4 1 Background 4 2 Accolades 4 3 Commercial performance 4 4 Music video 4 5 Charts 5 ReferencesProduction Edit nbsp Composer Alan Menken in 2013Director Bill Condon originally intended to include songs from the Broadway musical adaptation of Beauty and the Beast in the remake However Disney decided to recruit composer Alan Menken and lyricist Tim Rice to write entirely new songs for the film instead Original Beauty and the Beast composer Menken reunited with Rice with whom he had previously collaborated on the 1994 musical to write three new songs for the remake 3 including How Does a Moment Last Forever whose original title was Our Song Lives On 1 Rice once again replaced Howard Ashman the animated film s lyricist who had died from HIV related complications in 1991 4 The live action film marks the first collaboration between Menken and Rice in over two decades the last time they worked together had been in the Beauty and the Beast musical Menken believes that the songs he and Rice had written for the musical would not have translated well to the screen due to the structural differences between the two formats 5 Context and use in Beauty and the Beast EditOne of at least nine significant changes made to the film specifically for the remake 6 How Does a Moment Last Forever was conceived to explain Belle s backstory Her quest to find out her mother s fate serves in the plot as a foundation for her relationship with the Beast who also lost his mother as a child 2 In Beauty and the Beast the song is first performed by Maurice Kline shortly after the opening act Belle Belle Watson arrives at their house in the village and peeps on her father crafting a music box 1 He sings How Does a Moment Last Forever and reminisces about his deceased wife and their life together in Paris After he realizes his daughter is watching him he quickly finishes the music box which is modelled after him and his wife and avoids to answer any of Belle s questions about her mother It s obvious that he s still holding on to her wrote Bustle s Olivia Truffaut Wong 2 This version was dubbed Music Box in the soundtrack listing Later in the film the Beast Dan Stevens allows Belle to use his enchanted book so they can travel wherever she wants She uses it to return to the Parisian home where she lived as a baby with her parents There while she sings How Does a Moment Last Forever they find a Plague mask and Belle learns that her mother fell victim of the plague A flashback explains that Belle s mother had pleaded with Maurice to abandon her in order to protect their baby daughter from the plague which Maurice tearfully does The scene adds more depth to Belle and solidifies her bond with the Beast According to Truffaut Wong she experiences this extremely intimate moment with him and turns to him for safety and comfort after asking him to take her back home 2 This version was dubbed Montmartre in the soundtrack listing after the Parisian neighbourhood of the same name In addition to these two performances portions of the song are also interpolated into the underscore of the film 7 Reception EditThe song received generally positive reviews from critics upon its release Broadway World described it as an emotional ballad about holding onto life s precious moments 7 SunStar felt the song sadly laments Maurice s feeling towards his deceased wife 8 Hello magazine described it as both reflective and upbeat and worthy of an Academy Award for Best Original Song nomination 9 Us Weekly praised Dion s powerhouse vocals that perform the song s spirited riffs and flawless octave changes 10 Hollywood Life thought the stunning song would leave audiences in tears 11 while NDTV Movies thought the song was a subtle nod to the baggage that this production brings with it 12 Rolling Stone gave the song a mixed review saying that although How Does a Moment Last Forever never reaches the cinematic peaks of My Heart Will Go On it sees Dion poignantly perform with bombast while having an understated conclusion 13 In a more negative light Metro compared the song unfavourably to Beauty and the Beast 14 while Mashable felt the wistful tune fails to make much of an impression even after its three versions 15 Celine Dion version Edit How Does a Moment Last Forever Song by Celine Dionfrom the album Beauty and the BeastReleasedMarch 8 2017 2017 03 08 GenrePopLength3 38LabelWalt DisneyComposer s Alan MenkenLyricist s Tim RiceProducer s Alan Menken Matt Sullivan Michael Kosarin Humberto GaticaMusic video How Does a Moment Last Forever on YouTubeCeline Dion had previously recorded the pop version of Beauty and the Beast with R amp B artist Peabo Bryson this song helped to establish her career as a music star in the Anglosphere Menken asked her to be a part of the live action project as well by recording her own rendition of How Does a Moment Last Forever which would play over the end credits 16 Her version features a swelling mix of piano accordion and orchestral strings 13 and was recorded to an already existing music track that Menken had cut when the rest of the score was recorded 17 Background Edit Dion initially had doubts about whether or not to record the song due to the recent death of her husband and manager Rene Angelil who had previously helped her secure the 1991 pop duet While ultimately accepting the opportunity she said The first Beauty and the Beast decision was made with my husband Now I m making decisions on my own It s a little bit harder I couldn t say yes right away because I felt like I was kind of cheating in a way 18 She eventually felt compelled to record the song because of the impact Beauty and the Beast has had on her career According to her I was at the beginning of my career it put me on the map it put me where I am today 9 Dion s vocal was produced by Humberto Gatica Accolades Edit On November 17 2017 How Does a Moment Last Forever won a Hollywood Music in Media Award in category Original Song Sci Fi Fantasy Horror Film 19 It was also nominated in the Original Song Animated Film category 19 Commercial performance Edit Disney released Dion s version on its official YouTube channel on March 8 2017 9 nine days before the release of the film Although not officially released as a single from Beauty and the Beast s soundtrack due to Dion s unavailability to promote it 17 How Does a Moment Last Forever has made an impact in certain countries due to the film s success at the box office It has peaked at number one for two weeks in the singer s native Canadian province of Quebec 20 number nine on the US Billboard s Kid Digital Song Sales 21 number 80 in Scotland 22 number 94 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart 23 and number 125 in France 24 also number 124 on the French Digital Singles component chart 25 How Does a Moment Last Forever also proved to be successful in South Korea where it reached number six on the International Download chart 26 Music video Edit The music video for Dion s version was released on April 24 2017 and it only had movie footage while the song played 27 Charts Edit Chart 2017 PeakpositionFrance SNEP 24 125Quebec ADISQ 20 1Scotland OCC 22 80South Korea International Download Gaon 26 6UK Singles Downloads OCC 28 94US Kid Digital Songs Billboard 21 9References Edit a b c d Berman Rachel November 7 2016 Everything You Need to Know About the Three New Songs in Live Action Beauty and the Beast Oh My Disney Retrieved March 30 2017 a b c d e Truffaut Wong Olivia March 20 2017 Belle s Mother In Beauty And The Beast Breaks Disney Tradition In A Great Way Bustle Retrieved March 30 2017 Fraley Jason March 17 2017 Review Disney s live action Beauty and the Beast dazzles WTOP Retrieved March 24 2017 Composer Alan Menken Talks Creating New Music for Beauty And The Beast and Coaching Stars Emma Watson and Dan Stevens Billboard Retrieved March 27 2017 Collis Clark March 16 2017 Alan Menken on revisiting the music of Beauty and the Beast Entertainment Weekly Retrieved March 25 2017 Lee Ashley March 16 2017 Beauty and the Beast 9 Differences Between the Live Action and Animated Movies and Why They Matter The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved March 27 2017 a b BWW News Desk Listen Celine Dion Performs How Does a Moment Last Forever from Disney s Beauty and the Beast BroadwayWorld com Retrieved March 27 2017 dbarbajo March 25 2017 Beyond Beauty and her Beast Meet the Magic of Maurice SunStar Retrieved March 27 2017 a b c Canada HELLO Listen to Celine Dion s beautiful new single for Beauty and the Beast ca hellomagazine com Retrieved March 27 2017 Listen to Celine Dion s Gorgeous New Beauty and the Beast Song Us Weekly Retrieved March 27 2017 Sadlier Allison March 10 2017 Celine Dion New Original Song For Beauty and The Beast Will Leave You In Tears Listen Hollywood Life Retrieved March 27 2017 Beauty And The Beast Movie Review Emma Watson Is An Alert Belle Dan Stevens Beast Is The Perfect Foil NDTV Movies NDTVMovies com Retrieved March 27 2017 a b Hear Celine Dion s Delicate New Beauty and the Beast Ballad Rolling Stone Archived from the original on March 28 2017 Retrieved March 27 2017 Metro co uk Hannah Lawrence for March 12 2017 Celine Dion is back with a brand new Beauty And The Beast song Metro Retrieved March 27 2017 Han Angie March 16 2017 Beauty and the Beast review So what do those extra 45 minutes get you Mashable Retrieved March 27 2017 Celine Dion Releases Beauty and the Beast Song How Does a Moment Last Forever E News Retrieved March 27 2017 a b Newman Melinda March 17 2017 Composer Alan Menken Talks Creating New Music for Beauty and the Beast and Coaching Stars Emma Watson and Dan Stevens Billboard Retrieved March 25 2017 Celine Dion almost turned down Beauty and the Beast song Zee News March 4 2017 Retrieved March 27 2017 a b Hollywood Music in Media Awards Full Winners List The Hollywood Reporter November 17 2017 Retrieved November 19 2017 a b Palmares Tops ventes chansons franco et anglo in French ADISQ Archived from the original on April 15 2017 Retrieved April 14 2017 a b Kid Digital Song Sales Billboard Archived from the original on August 10 2019 Retrieved September 20 2016 a b Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved March 30 2017 Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved March 30 2017 a b lescharts com Celine Dion How Does a Moment Last Forever in French 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