"Pat Metheny's love of Brazilian music comes into full bloom on 1987's Still Life (Talking); it's not the only stylistic element at play here, but it's the most striking one," (Apple Music). "The band is highly polished and coupled with Metheny's crystalline production, the sound of the title track — and the rest of the album — sparkles." Sierra Music describes "In Her Family," the album-closing track, "one of Pat's most haunting, pensive, and beautiful ballads."

After a start in Ab minor, a largely stepwise melody is greatly magnified by a sweeping, kaleidoscopic multi-key bridge (1:22-2:12). At 2:12, we've reverted to the original key, its short melodic phrases once again allowing the harmonies to take center stage.