He built upon and riffed on that theme in subsequent episodes, always tied very closely to Rick and his drive to create the future that Carl envisioned.
One of the aspects of the season that I’m so proud of and never really get to talk about is the score.
I loved that, musically speaking, Rick was in the room for that scene.
That theme disappeared for a long time after the six-year time jump, but astute viewers may have recognized that it finally came back when the community leaders signed Michonne’s charter in ‘The Calm Before.’