Jacob Collier - Moon River

[@Pomplamoose]

I am a floating head in a Jacob Collier video. My life is complete.

[@1337MRfresh]

Are you jacob collier?

[@Emma_Z1]

@@1337MRfresh jack conte, inventor of patreon and musician

[@tttomwohlll5716]

💙

[@MaChKuLjA]

How do you pick, from which account to comment? :D Cheers

[@emmanuelmozart1134]

Pomplamoose has commented on a Jacob Collier video. My life is complete, .... for the second time

[@timothyeatman1635]

Song starts: _MooooOoooo_ All the cows: "This is the most beautiful thing Ive ever heard"

[@lanisechilton5992]

Hahaha we love animal sounds

[@adolfomarineto9223]

I just imagined a bunch of cows turning around with stunned faces being like “ woooow dude “ and just starting to moo along the song .

[@TheReal4th]

*jacob wearing cow shirt*

[@everyonesaidmynamewasstupi3713]

lmaoooo this comment is so cute i laughed a lot

[@S_wicked]

Timothy Eatman 🤣🤣🤣

[@KevinTheNoobie]

This is the most beautiful Zoom meeting I've ever seen.

[@crishealingvtuber8626]

lmaoooo

[@andeoo]

nice lol

[@fallingfromgrace4477]

HAHAHAHAHHAHA

[@edric-9e-369]

Indeed

[@ben.governale5435]

hahahaha

[@ericsutz8026]

This young man is a musical genius. Its not a word I use lightly, but that's what he is.

[@thehoodieguy1341]

It does wonders especially if your parents are musicians. That talent🎉

[@DavidDeavenport]

Truly a Mozart of our generation...

[@younghegelian1]

if only he would develep some taste and restraint and he might write a beautiful piece of music at some point too

[@trongvu1018]

@@younghegelian1 he works with experimental music too so well, probably no restraint any time soon (actually all of his stuff is experimental asf)

[@younghegelian1]

@@trongvu1018 you can write experimental music that is good. plenty do.

[@garethbawden8164]

There is no way I could ever do this. I have like three t-shirts max.

[@skippruitt2391]

🤣🤣🤣🤣😆🤣😆🤣

[@amandarodriguez1752]

And no bear hat aaaa

[@joh8059]

🤣

[@TheAngelloVlogs]

999th like

[@_rstcm]

What about the hoodies, and the woolly caps, and all that jazz. ( Pun intended )

[@eugenelorenzo8675]

Adobe After Effects CC 2019 has stopped working.

[@dutoitar]

As well as KZbin description

[@siscarascia]

Even the whole CC 2030

[@MusicByDamienA]

0:45 STEVE VAIIII

[@alex0589]

i fkg lol'd

[@nasmboyd1573]

Eugene Lorenzo bro you know right he’s on a different level on a different level

[@michaelkyledomalaon3218]

this is what my performing arts college thought online classes were going to be like

[@sarahturner4148]

MOOOODDDD HAHAHA

[@peace4111]

HAHA ouch 💀

[@TackKeyNack]

Nice 666 likes

[@constancegreenwood2802]

Lmfaooooo

[@takuma359]

how wrong they were

[@LamartinePosella]

For me this is the closest we can get to the angel’s choir! Sublime, sweet, marvellous, extraordinary, sensational! What a harmony!!!! Wow!

[@ghastiafy67]

Since when did verified commenters with 100+ likes not have replies on them

[@kitchelljones406]

😎🔥🔥

[@ludwigvangogh4218]

Don't forget the eyes! There are many of them.

[@Tanwolly]

It sounds so horrible though?

[@viniciuslucca6886]

Pastor Lamartine? Interessante ver você aqui!!!

[@jurgenthomas5565]

Dear Jacob, thank you very much for your interpretation of Moon River. This was the last song I had played on my piano for my wonderful and lovely wife, before she died on a brain tumor. She was and is the love of my life. The intro of you fantastic and inspire version, give me a feeling of transcendence and global unity. I´m sure I will see my wife someday again on a other place. I think, we come all from the same source - I believe we can feel and see it, when we hear wonderful and emotional music. Thank you once more Jacob you are a absolutely great musician and person ! Best wishes from Germany

[@theninja9383]

wonderful comment it makes me cry :'(

[@fvillas1]

❤️

[@zygone2658]

R.I.P

[@g-music-redhead7390]

Jürgen Thomas Be strong, cherish the beautifull memories

[@JorgeTbn]

Makes me cry

[@disturbance0371]

Dude, he didn't win the grammy. Grammy won him.

[@zesvo]

Two of them.

[@theoriginalcows1357]

@@zesvo four of them

[@theoriginalcows1357]

and 3 more in next grammy hopefully 🙏

[@grace-nm3hk]

Fr tho the grammys don't deserve him tbh he's on a whole nother level

[@disturbance0371]

Five of them.

[@matthewbonsignore1400]

Can we take a second... to appreciate how many t-shirts he has.

[@MNeathway]

Matthew Bonsignore And how many funny hats with side flaps

[@geyssesouza8346]

I was wondering

[@physixger]

I counted something like 18 or so. Seems like a manageable number still.

[@jeremydumanski7584]

And how many pairs of crocs he has

[@kingtoph86]

Yeah my closet could never I have like 5 shirts

[@nikomartinez765]

My band director spent the entire summer arranging this for one of the movements in our field show this year and I’m so excited!

[@AqworldsAuildere]

pls send the video !!!

[@fairyqueengee]

Post it! We must see!!

[@AD3Supa]

Please tell me you have a video of it. PLEASE!

[@lukecinto]

whats the update?

[@nikomartinez765]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIGbioKIfJunra8

[@begum2539]

I'm sure that this guy has more than 24 hours in a day

[@jch123-r6v]

40 hours, some might say

[@willygonz1004]

SonicHandsK99 is that a twoset reference I spy?

[@smalldoggo3704]

@@jch123-r6v did you get your 40 hours of practice today yet?

[@plitser9880]

this comment is more than just exact

[@juscelino2253]

its a lingling job

[@christopherbell2846]

Harmony: *exists* Jacob Collier: This harmony needs more harmony

[@ViolinAround]

haha lol!

[@MaddesG1]

Harmony Of the Universe

[@croissantsforthought8502]

What kind of chords there are in the opening?

[@jasonfieler]

@@croissantsforthought8502 it's really just F mixolydian during the whole moooooon section (F G A Bb C D Eb)

[@MaddesG1]

@@croissantsforthought8502 You could say theres a lot of quartel chords happening until you get some form of key recognition with thr major voicings and dominant voicing. I cant help but feel like it bends between a Major Pentatonic scale, Mixolydian, and even Lydian at times. Other than that you could look at it as one continuous giant scale chord like someone already pointed out but. Its more arped than being sung at once at the same time and some of the accapella comes and goes if u look at the faces coming in going its apparent. It could be a simple quartel chord and theres just melody that arps over it to influence the sounds of the scales or scale hes envoking.

[@SonRiseforNathaniel]

Jacob Collier, if you ever read this, my son wanted me to tell you how much he loves you and that he's your biggest fan. I hope you read this! He is 16 and autistic and adores your music. We all do, but for him it's special. I actually think he may truly be your biggest fan!

[@celinefirdasari865]

Greeting me to your son. Send alot of love to him from indonesia 💚💚

[@leszeknowak9434]

Ryan, so now I am the second greatest fan of Jacob right behind your son. :D Cheers!

[@nguquaxanguyen5224]

cheers to you and your son Ryan. Jacob's music really is a gift to many

[@lorenzfrbg5717]

I'm sure he has read this

[@rocklee9199]

Super awesome

[@rickbrunermer9423]

You see, this is the power of music. You feel a little tug at your heart, and suddenly it explodes.

[@davidmjacobson]

Can we just admit that this is among the most epic vocal arrangements in the history of music?

[@davidmjacobson]

I feel rather vindicated now that this has been nominated for a grammy.

[@Dman82499]

David Jacobson to me it feels like it has a lot of elements from like some lux atrena or any of that type of stuff

[@jkntrds9635]

you need to chill

[@oscarzsy]

*_E P I C_*

[@MetalheadNation]

David Jacobson And won that Grammy

[@RosablueHandMade]

Don't be shy. Sing along! You are bound to be in tune with one of the voices!

[@JarodJesus]

Thank you

[@dapperscarab4331]

Wtf true

[@keshavj4827]

I tried and it really worked

[@AhmadMughal1]

Nah they ain't singing in donkey tune

[@megatronsroyalemissary382]

Lmao true

[@moegeemoe]

Man, I really would love to see him make an animated musical for Disney or Pixar at some point. I feel like he could bring back the magic that musicals from the golden age of Hollywood were making.

[@robsonclark9678]

The few videos ive seen on him, he does ha e wonderful enthusiasm and passion enough for a disney or any upbeat musical :).

[@keithklassen5320]

He is already a cartoon. The thing is accomplished.

[@francoomarlopezlopez]

He also looks like a disney star lol

[@liamwallace6834]

I mean he did do the boss baby soundtrack

[@haphoerart]

@@liamwallace6834 REALLLYYY💕💕💕💕💕

[@cosmiclattemusic]

This is a message for the Gabriel, me, from the future. I hope this is still you favorite song of your entire life. It's 30-12-2023, I just discovered this song last week and Jacob basically. I've been really crying for like a minute and a half. This is the most powerful song I've heard in my life. I've never cried so much for a song. I love Jacob so much. I thank God for the opportunity to be alive hearing this music. Thank you, Jacob.

[@Anewevisual]

jesus christ man. Yikes

[@Jic4]

I relate so hard with you. Jacob just changed my life as a musician.

[@markmccullough803]

gabriel, thanks for sharing,

[@mrcarp4514]

@@markmccullough803 w

[@neotokyo385]

Gabriel this is you from the future. You're in a coma. Please wake up. We miss you.

[@astridr4997]

He deserves a Nobel peace prize for harmonising all these harmonys.

[@HighDeafRadio]

Well... He won a grammy which is basically that.

[@tewchy]

2 grammys

[@monkemantan6789]

Probably 4 in a little while

[@dougdomes3986]

Are we doing some good old pattern recognition, yay! we got 1, 2 , and 4. It's either 7 or 8. 7 if we are adding 1 to the distance between each number each time, or 8 if we're multiplying by 2. Fill me in on the right answer.

[@achenarmyst2156]

5 by now. I would award him the Nobel Peace Prize instantaneously. He is connecting the world with his music and his mind. Just listen to his 30 second world philosophy in his TED presentation.

[@victorborghys9033]

Some of my favorite details in this video: 4:08 Is that a hideaway reference in the background? Might be :) 4:40 Cheeky quarter-tone modulation 4:44 Jacob #267 passing the guitar to Jacob #268 5:01 Again, but this time it's Jacob #314 and Jacob #316 5:45 A tritone jump between chords? What does the catholic church have to say about that? 5:55 My favorite chord progression in the song. It's just a I-III-VI, which is not that uncommon, but the extended chords make it the best thing ever. 6:33 HOW DO YOU EVEN DIVIDE A MINOR 3RD IN 5 PARTS WHAT 7:37 There are 190 Jacobs on screen, and no, I'm not counting them again 7:55 Have you ever heard a sliding modulation? No? Then sing along with the highest voice and skip ahead 15 seconds 7:58 Even aliens aren't perfect, the row of Jacobs on the right is slightly misaligned 8:22 This isn't even legally a chord

[@zpuddy1355]

Damn

[@Lucidiumshards]

Wow. Thanks fo the analysis. I actually really appreciate the pointers.👍🏼

[@EltrutLikes]

Can’t forget Jacob dabbing in lower left corner at 5:20 and Jacob with green background doing finger glasses at top of 7:20

[@pianojay5146]

Genius. I’ll take that in mind.

[@Vuldriel]

Is he tuning to A=440 at 4:40 in the video? topkek

[@naya3253]

i just wanna be musically knowledgable enough to understand and praise Jacob’s geniusness

[@milkycloud.]

SAME. LITERALLY, SAME.

[@segmentsAndCurves]

You don't need those. But if you want, remember Wikipedia.

[@rakshankm4439]

The only music theory that anyone needs to know is that if it sounds good,then it's good,and if it doesn't,you haven't listened to it enough times.

[@segmentsAndCurves]

@@rakshankm4439 So in other words Repetition legitimise?

[@rakshankm4439]

@@segmentsAndCurves where did that come from?

[@johnmcwade1]

I, evidently, have been living under a rock, because this is the first I’ve heard of Jacob Collier. This production is so original on so many levels I’m nearly speechless. Fantastic! A standing ovation!

[@xiaosquared]

😂 welcome out of the rock

[@googleuser1197]

I hadn't heard of him either until I saw this on CBS Sunday Morning recently kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zqm1ZHyni5ykadE

[@camdenwyeth316]

evidently

[@HumanGoodOne]

Me too

[@amberskies1227]

This man’s voice is as low as my self esteem and as high as my stress levels

[@Proghead88]

Funny thing is he's trying to portray the exact opposite, so with time hopefully the tide will turn for your self esteem and anxiety :D No joke, his music really has helped with mine. Took a while though.

[@nataliashearn454]

Facts girl, facts 💯

[@gabesanchez9807]

Ha ha ha!!

[@Jacksilver2]

Well the lowest notes here are actually double octave pedalled down and the highest.. is not him singing. Watch the logic session breakdown of this masterpiece. He is, however a genius and a master of his craft.

[@amberskies1227]

Shmuel Levinson haha yeah I’ve seen the logic session, the comment is just for the meme 😅 and his vocal range is still incredible either way

[@TheMuffinFairy]

How am I supposed to watch this and then go about my day like I wasn't JUST KISSED ON THE FOREHEAD BY GOD AND SHOWN THE VESSEL OF ALL LIGHT AND CREATION.

[@sunatheninja9218]

thank you for this

[@valkzh767]

literally

[@melkerternby7918]

I was going to keep on working on a few of my own songs but I’m not so sure I want to anymore

[@phoenixeragon6404]

@@melkerternby7918 do it. Making songs is an expression of your soul, and the more you do, the easier it gets to let it flow onto the page... Or screen if you're using a program

[@gifted14sho]

Exactly!!!!

[@Quinngermin]

"Mmm, wow, that is delicious. Finally some good f'ing music" - Chord-on Ramsay

[@balaclava__music]

Best comment

[@Marcell2aG]

This needs to be pinned.

[@gp129]

"mmm, wow, that was incredible. Finally a good f'ing comment" - I'm not as creative as you ramsay

[@Quinngermin]

@@andrewmonsalve5051 Thumbs up, very nice! I like Jacob!

[@mau3681]

Choco Mint holaaaa 🤣😍◼️😤😋 t quieres ganar. Esta en cuentaaas???? Mira mi video 👏👏👏✌️✌️✌️✔️✌️✌️✌️✌️✔️🥳😂😕

[@JustinSteereMusic]

This pyramid harmony stuff is mind boggling. It can be hard enough creating two or three harmonies for most songs. The fact that you can find so many levels of harmony within the harmony you already created just to add some more is master class. I feel like I should be paying just to listen to it.

[@julestan7011]

for real!!

[@finnnaginnn]

He gets payed every time you listen to it (unless you illegally downloaded it).

[@FredSmith110]

I think there are nine or ten different harmony parts on this song. He must an incredible imagination. It also uses quartertones, and changes key several times. I think the tuning also changes at some points, so that it starts out at concert pitch (A = 220 Hz) and then gradually (or suddenly) changes to a different tuning. Which is a fascinating new idea. It's good that we have people who are pushing back the boundaries, and taking new approaches, but it still relates back to a classical, well-known song.

[@isaacdavidson7985]

If someone ever asks who's my favorite choir I'll just say jacob.

[@reginald8947]

😂

[@CHRISTChrysalisInManhaim]

From a biblical perspective , that's a pretty deep statement ")

[@yunjay99]

no one will ever ask that to anyone ever

[@annadeinyan890]

I'm dead 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@andrewdiaz1521]

Yun Jay Kim hey man what’s your favorite choir

[@itssherm9390]

NOTE-TO-SELF FOR APMT 0:00 - Cluster chord (chord with lots of adjacent notes) in F mixolydian 1:16 - 4-3 suspension, resolves cluster The piece is entirely a capella (voice only) 2:04 - Series of crescendos/decrescendos, provides dynamic contrast 3:40 - Contrary motion at its finest 4:07 - Melodic sequence 4:19 - More dynamic contrast 4:30 - Key change (E major) 4:33 - Another key change (D Major) 4:44 - Chromaticism 4:57 - Contrary motion 5:23 - Huge crescendo 5:46 - Tuning changes to 432hz 6:15 - F Major scale/melodic sequence 6:49 - Key change (G Major) 6:53 - Key change (E major) 7:13 - More contrary motion 7:35 - Tuning slowly goes back to 440hz 7:53 - Ascending bass line, crescendo 8:13 - 453hz 8:21 - 432hz 8:30 - More contrary motion 8:44 - Woah

[@janegilbertson9868]

8:44 is pretty accurate gotta say XD this is a fantastic breakdown though

[@itssherm9390]

@@janegilbertson9868 thank you LOL this was literally just a note for my class i didn’t expect it to get likes LMFAO

[@nismo267]

Thank you

[@snrnsjd]

Good comment! Up up up!

[@moonclayground]

Woah😃

[@tweeda]

what Gal gadot THOUGHT she was doing

[@davidhenriques4829]

Oh come on 😂

[@itsakenthang]

bahahahahahahahaah

[@leannihi6807]

Very true

[@Loislaulife]

sound sooooo cool . I've covered moon river recently too kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJXTq4NpnLCdorc would be so grateful if you can check it out and lemme know wt u think there. Thank you!!!

[@markusang]

@@Loislaulife Sounds good 👍

[@bwcarter921]

Yep! 2024... still goose bumpin... still crying... still absolutely beautiful ❤

[@caleblim6890]

Collier isn’t “just” a pianist, as many classify him as. He’s a world-class producer and arranger, he can play almost anything, and he can sing too, as evidenced by this work.

[@brunocucolo4326]

I would even say that he simply transcended the definition of an instrumentalist, because he doesn't let himself be limited by any means that he uses to express his creativity. If music is a language this guy is a native speaker.

[@cokecl]

I've never seen anyone refer to jacob as a pianist xD

[@ianscott111]

*Galaxy-class producer and arranger

[@Mateo-fo5xd]

Im pretty sure this guy is music in a human vessel

[@TheReal4th]

Nobody classifies him as a pianist. He’s simply an obnoxiously talented musician...

[@melodiquest]

I hope that even in the 2040's and 2050's, people will still be offering condolences to June Lee.

[@MMM-rw6bl]

First came harmony Then came negative harmony And then cube harmony And the latest advancement, _Inception harmony_

[@bray16]

Barney Whiffin they are referring to him being a cube of Jacob at the end of the video, then becoming endless inception Jacob.

[@bray16]

Mattan Yeroushalmi no problem :)

[@DesirBoyz]

Its a testament to Jacob's understanding of music theory & harmony that we'd actually believe it could be real

[@henrydenner5448]

My mind just completely exploded. The harmonies. The bell tones. The licks. The vocal discernment. The immense timing. The surprise element he kept putting in. I can't say how many times in this I grabbed my head thinking Oh! My! Gosh! He deserved that Grammy, that is a fact. Good heavens.

[@erboch7124]

Me: "ooh really like the chord at 8:18 what is it?" Jacob: "Am64 b13 #24 b33 #44 b53 with every C# and F lowered 12 cents and every D and F# raised 12 cents at A=432 hz"

[@FrantzesElzaurdia]

Falcon main?

[@erboch7124]

@@FrantzesElzaurdia you know it fam

[@FrantzesElzaurdia]

@@erboch7124 yeah boi

[@adamstein7302]

it’s just an Ab major with extensions

[@SantanaSilcott]

@@adamstein7302 lol I think you missed the joke. Also, with A at 452.89Hz and no C#, it's by no means just an Ab major. Seems to be more of a crazy G7

[@rachellechua8377]

Moon River aka Jacob's entire wardrobe

[@alienlamb]

*and then some, because there's a clip of him shirtless, guess he finally ran out of tops 😂

[@jamespacia8610]

I.E.L those were hilarious 😂😂😂

[@planetqwerty]

So *that's* what a cowboy t-shirt looks like

[@mcook6005]

omg I was just thinking this.

[@39bigmarks]

nah this is what jacob sees every time he opens his wardrobe

[@eddiefernandez3748]

1. Learns all music theory. 2. Learns all instruments. 3. Learns how to play crowds. 4. Clone himself a million times. 5. Make an army of musical geniuses.

[@marinbilic2893]

YEEAA BABYY

[@shawn980]

i’ve only kind of just realized this but if you have perfect pitch, technically you can play any instrument. Guitar, piano, violin; doesn’t matter; anything with strings, keys, holes, or literally just anything is fair game and it all comes down to mathematics and music theory.

[@danielb8699]

6. win a shit ton of grammys

[@Thalos_s]

@@shawn980 yeah but actually no You're forgetting about the technical side of things Sure you can make music with WHATEVER you want, but first you need to master all the "movements", techniques and muscle Memory of the instrument I know music some music theory and have relative pitch ( i can think about the pitch in my head, if that makes sense. It's not proper "perfect pitch", it's more of a "sing the note in you're head and give it a name" type of thing ), but if you gave me a guitar, which i can't play, i wouldn't be able to do anything, simply because i lack the skill to USE the instrument and play what I "hear" in my mind

[@shawn980]

@@Thalos_s i made a rebuttle to this, it was a few paragraphs long, and it all got deleted. Let me summarize. You can play any chord or any note on any instrument if you have perfect pitch and understand the composition of chords. However, without the muscle memory or technique, using perfect pitch and music theoty alone to play any instrument would be wildly inefficient. However, it would assist in learning to play any instrument.

[@majic8ball337]

After 2 years of playing this song weekly, it still never gets old. After writing a 3.6k essay on it and (trying my best) to dissect it, every chord is still as heavenly as when I first heard it. To this day, it is one of few songs that made me cry not out of sadness but of pure fascination. I love you Jacob please never stop.

[@3lpid3]

I’d love to read your essay!

[@paulzimmermann6711]

Where can i read the essay?

[@carlosmendoza2352]

I also cry from time to time with this one. Would love to read your essay as well!

[@rspsar0708]

June Lee is already transcribing it.

[@JuneLee]

am i?

[@rspsar0708]

@@JuneLee oh my goodness...

[@tanrebcucarellosqui4321]

So, it's on "June" 13

[@peter-andrepliassov4489]

He is probably already uploading it now.

[@ague6904]

@@JuneLee I wish you a lot of luck! Hope you do us this huge favor, thank you for your work.

[@matthewbarber1331]

Jacob Collier: "People think that the solutions to the problems come when we add more notes" Also Jacob Collier: 0:00 - 8:50

[@theninja9383]

i don't get it :/

[@nuclearowlet4212]

The ninja I think it’s a reference to one of Jacob’s interviews with June Lee (the second one I believe) where he talks about how when playing piano it’s tempting for him to play a lot of notes at the same time because they’re all in front of him.

[@krumplin8992]

The thing is, I guarantee that should you ask him what the purpose of any single of those notes is, he would be able to explain it in depth

[@RealJohi]

@@nuclearowlet4212 I think its from the video where he has to explain harmony in 5 different levels

[@martinmaguire-music6692]

@@RealJohi Yeah I remember that, as soon as I heard him say that bit I just raised an eyebrow. But he couldn't see me so it was kind of futile.

[@GMelization]

Apple: "introducing the Mac Pro with up to 1.5TB of RAM. Jacob: "Hmmm.."

[@sammyboy1236]

Let’s push it to the max. Maybe 500-900 tracks. Nothing. Lol

[@darltrash]

Jacob: "Kind of limiting but okay"

[@traveandre8877]

*insert adam driver* MORE!

[@Yurgen_S]

Jacob: "hmmmm"... Literally. Multiple "hmmm" tracks intensifies.

[@leonardocastromusic0]

Hahaha 🤣

[@grouchomagic]

I am a musician, and I have tears in my eyes. I want this to be in my funeral.

[@issjustchad]

Finally found my face!!! You’re too dope Jacob!!! Thanks for letting me be a part of this project 🙏🏾😭

[@clayjohnson2618]

How were you involved?

[@DavidArmstrong9]

Clay Johnson I’m assuming he was one of the faces in the beginning...

[@vetlerradio]

Strong guess.

[@issjustchad]

David Armstrong yep

[@issjustchad]

Clay Johnson I was one of the faces at the beginning singing in the chord.

[@jjynja6084]

just realized: June Lee sings the note that resolves the intro. Imagine the feeling of being the resolving interval in a Collier song.

[@checkYVELLUAP]

imo it wants to resolve to b flat

[@psychedelicsunrise6397]

I absolutely CAN’T believe that I’ve never heard of this guy until tonight. When I listened to this, I can’t explain exactly what I felt. It was like I was listening to the music that should play while my soul ascends to heaven, or some sort of higher plane. To say that I had chills throughout the entire piece would be an understatement, and when he hit that final chord, it was like a physical _vibration_ of pure joy shook me from my toes up to the top of my head. Still, I can’t fully put into words what listening to it for the first time was like. This. Arrangement. Is. _PHENOMENAL!!!!_ In every sense of the word, this is _incredible._ Thank you for blessing the world with this absolute masterpiece, Jacob. As a musician myself, I give you ALL of my respect, love, and best wishes for your career.

[@hivuhomes]

I just now heard him for the first time myself & I know you can't put it into words how awesome that was, but you did a pretty good job. I'm addicted now. I'll be listening to everything I can find from this guy.

[@marioloconte7818]

,eheh

[@achenarmyst2156]

Thanks. For expressing my feelings. What amazes me is that very many people find Jacob‘s music just complicated and pretentious. Studying the neurobiological underpinnings might be interesting. Someone should really study the perception of this masterpiece in an fMRI Scanner.

Exactly !!! And let's cry!

[@theem0139]

This is not a song... it's an emotional journey....

[@seanmchugh9027]

Whenever he sings a chord I feel like I'm seeing a new color. This shit is like taking acid but for my ears

[@toodsf1]

normally when people type shit this I think like 'meh, exaggeration'. Can't disagree here tho my man. Every time I drink JC's Moon River it changes my state of mind for hours after

[@yilinmao]

so true

[@williamross6477]

Yeah man, there's nothing like a good hit of just intonation!

[@Chris-cf2kp]

You might be synethstetic, or like your brain experiences two sensations at once like color and sound

[@ramyakil9283]

That's synesthesia my man

[@bootstraphookers8690]

It could be argued that this arrangement is too complicated and only written with musicians' enjoyment in mind. But when someone goes THIS far and it works, talent like this must be accepted as it is. It's coming through him, translated through the prism of his being into the sound we hear. Astounding work.

[@davepatois297]

How could something like thid only appeal to musicians, i mean, i should be orgasm for musician to unfold every little subtlety of this arrangement but it's so beautiful even without obsessing over which key he uses at x moment of the song.

[@davepatois297]

@Tommy gibstain ight, your opinion man. I personally love it.

[@ACRVL442]

@Tommy gibstain I'm with you here. It's so dense; every phrase has so many things going on. Its complication is the focus, not motives or anything you'd connect with. Music becomes more math and technicality and that's where many people disconnect. I also don't like the mix. Original is much more organic, feels(/is) far less processed, and is exactly as complex as it needs to be. Collier deserves recognition for effort, but this wasn't necessary. This comes off much more like an exercise than it is a musical experience. Of course, all opinion here. And theory is why I'm involved in music, for any further curious about where this is coming from.

[@hennie5307]

@Tommy gibstain didn't Mozart 'have too many notes'. Every major composer had detractors because they did something else. Just because you don't like it now doesn't mean you should throw away what he brought to the table.

[@hennie5307]

@Tommy gibstain I'm sorry you see musicians that way.

[@matheusranniery2298]

I Hope when I get into Heaven, angels be singing like this

[@kylezo]

Basically correct, the harmonies of the spheres contain more than just microtonal spirals ;)

[@pepeluishernandez6306]

What if you're in heaven now?

[@dirogue7132]

One day if you believe Jesus died on the cross for your sins then we’ll find out- a 16 year old believer

[@zixzysm]

They will, Matheus, they will. This and more. And you and I and Jacob and all of us that wanted to will be singing together with them.

[@person7090]

@@zixzysm I think Angles only sing songs that glorifies God

[@NameNik223]

I'm thinking of my Grandpa who passed away this year and who loved music for his whole life. He was the one who made me passionate about music. I guess music like this one plays in heaven.

[@AlibifortheAfterlife]

Finally an artist that makes having perfect pitch useful.

[@btat16]

To be honest, he can do this even without perfect pitch.

[@AlibifortheAfterlife]

@@btat16 No I meant for the people listening. Makes it easier to pick up on the microtonal shifts.

[@ashtxnparris8224]

AlibifortheAfterlife that’s true, but I think there’s also a beauty in people who don’t have a musical ear and have a lack of music theory knowledge in the way they can appreciate this music purely on how it sounds rather than appreciating the concepts, like microtonality, that it incorporates after all if these concepts are actually concepts that can be used to add to the music, the fact of knowing about microtonality and being able to heard is not necessarily required to appreciate the music and the concepts that may seem foreign by name, in some cases this maybe subconscious, or others, a notification of difference maybe be there, yet perhaps it is not identifiable for a label with a lack of theory knowledge, interesting things to think about

[@fluffymushy9]

Pass agg

[@AlibifortheAfterlife]

@@fluffymushy9 Who? I don't see any passive aggression here lol

[@jordanmusic6260]

I can´t stop thinking about how lucky I am that i can see him today, 'cause im sure that he will be so studied in the future and there´s gonna be kids learning about him in school, like we study beethoven... just unbelievable

[@minerscale]

If I ever end up a music teacher, his work will be taught

[@arcioko2142]

Aaron Cottle yep

[@newjoyyork]

Seriously though, he’s an absolute legend!

[@andreasjrnvil9950]

yes :) and imagine him in 10 years time.

[@twod0ves]

That's never gonna happen. He's literally just a musician.

[@adityasaxena7374]

He's good with harmony maybe he should try learning Piano

[@Proghead88]

😂😂😂

[@Proghead88]

@@jonbarron8049 🤣🤣

[@Proghead88]

@@amor._ it was a joke.

[@amor._]

@@Proghead88 I figured, but just left it over there

[@samplayssax]

@@amor._ no shit Sherlock

[@dejonggggx]

Wtf did I just watch? He broke all the rules. He just did his own thing... I am lost for words. This is incredible

[@beastyboogersftw]

Ancient Church Singers: We have learned how to harmonise 2 notes at one time. Jacob Collier: Hold my 3,000 outfits.

[@Beos_Valrah]

Over 1k likes and no reply? lemme fix that also lol

[@batautomat]

You must mean the Gregorians.

[@shemrules535]

I just sat at the piano for 2 hours trying to write some a cappella music for my end of year assignment, I left with 8 bars. 2 hours resulted in 8 bars. That's like 15-20 seconds of music. I have four parts. Jacob has 20 billion! The fact that he wrote like 5-6 minutes of intense harmony's in SEVEN DAYS just further highlights how lucky we all are to be alive at the same time as this genius. Edit: the entire reason im doing a cappella in the first place is because of Jacob's inspiration.

[@mattbuszko]

how did your end of year assignment go?

[@shemrules535]

@@mattbuszko it went well! It was my highest scoring part of that subject :)

[@mattbuszko]

@@shemrules535 congrats! I hope you stay inspired and continue creating lovely stuff

[@jasonfieler]

Yay June Lee is finally a part of one of his songs! Congrats June

[@Mrprettysic61]

He already knows at least one of the notes in the moon scene.

[@gordonchan4801]

@@Mrprettysic61 it's an A

[@corazonbeso]

Jason Fieler i saw that! Tori Kelly is too! As well as his mom, jehreeus from Instagram, and others.

[@corazonbeso]

I think all those faces, are a foreshadowing of who’s gonna be in this album.

[@calchip]

I believe that June also appears in 'with the love in my heart'

[@nancyrussell6883]

I am always speechless EVERY SINGLE time i hear this. I discover something new, breathtaking and brilliant each time I listen. Jacob Collier is an old soul...choosing this classic song and like every other song he has covered...made it his own. You know i love to watch "first time reactions" to hearing this song. It moves so many...young and old...from all backgrounds to complete TEARS. I see this mostly toward the end of the song "Waiting round the bend, Huckeberry friend, find the rainbows end".....almost everyone reacting breaks down and cries at THIS PART. They are overtaken by the simple BEAUTY of the song and then finally are just overwhelmed by the whole experience of what they are hearing. Jacob Collier you are truly truly gifted. Thank you for sharing your extraordinary gifts with all of us.

[@lyrics_m_sic]

* _slaps Jacob Collier_ * This bad boy can fit so much HARMONY in it

[@juliansmith-mclallen1784]

lol underrated

[@shorty-music-123]

Do NOT slap the Jacob!!! He is a good boy, you pat him!!

[@roonilwazlib6852]

Lmaoo

[@enderkoregameing8090]

dude wtf why did you slap him bro wtf

[@tsg_frank5829]

@@shorty-music-123 indeed

[@orsonplant241]

Hey Adam Neely, we found 8th level J A Z Z. There’s no pepper for this one. Just pure capsaicin.

[@awg365]

This needs to be booked for screenings in IMAX. O my god.

[@adammeredith2117]

As a musician, drummer, singer, composer - and an older man - I must say, unbelievable. Wonderful. Live long and never stop to evolve. You are something so outstanding. And you seem to be such a nice guy.

[@dorothyprince2932]

This takes harmony to a new level

[@-overdooo-]

This song must've taken a hot second to export.

[@VaudeoProductions]

...two eternities later...

[@-overdooo-]

@@VaudeoProductions for real

[@bc.a]

Not really actually, audio tracks are much more efficient on a processor than VSTs digital instruments or effects when exporting. So this probably wasn't that bad

[@rdmakarim]

jacob said the video took 90 seconds per frame to render. PER. FRAME.

[@ayooobro]

@@bc.a the section at the start. 1 min 24 seconds long. Took 90 seconds per frame to export at 30 frames per second. That means it took 63 hours. yea. It was 'that bad'.

[@williamduartemusic]

Marvel: Avengers Endgame is the most ambitious crossover event ever Jacob: hold my melodica

[@reality9131]

I was waiting for this joke lol

[@AimeeNolte]

😂😂😂

[@ViolinAround]

hahahahahahahaha so funny

[@sponceytunes4097]

gold

[@aaroncoe9046]

"hold my melodica" should be on a shirt on Jacob's tour

[@stevenreyes7152]

Which is bigger, his musical knowledge or his wardrobe?

[@dudburst7706]

yes

[@ThereaalSP]

Both are infinite

[@akshaychandrashekaran3777]

You are comparing infinities here.

[@schlk3521]

underrated comment

[@eckboy6458]

When an unstoppable force meets an immovable object

[@SteelOnVR]

The best thing about this song is that every time you listen to it, you discover something new.

[@_heatstreet]

can we talk about how he's wearing a cow shirt one of the time he says "moooooooo" pure genius

[@theoriginalcows1357]

aha a true worshipper of the moo moo

[@mr.duckybeatsbruh9173]

@@theoriginalcows1357 lmao

[@AS-bn9qv]

He's a true mooosician and cows to no one!

[@afinafina]

And the monalisa has nice colors and stuff.

[@simonsherratt1484]

It's not that big a stretch

[@unitpatch4314]

The insane part about this whole song? Is that I can try and sing along and add my own harmonic to any section I’m listening to, and it sounds like it fits, and I’m apart of the song 🤩🤩🤩

[@LilBoyTasmanKim]

WOW it worked! I got goosebumped rn

[@rob8872]

Every note is already there. Every one. All of them.

[@markomememarkomeme]

omg same i do it like every day at least 5 times in the shower and even change to 441hz if im feeling corny

[@sh0964P2]

With all these parts and voicings he's already doing, pretty safe to say you're singing a part he's already singing!

[@billmccomb4629]

I may be misquoting him slightly, but Jacob has basically said there are no wrong notes. One only has to find the time and place for them to be right.

[@skippleryt]

Jacob's child: Dad, can you sing me a lullaby?.. Jacob: no problem baby.. *shadow clone jutsu x50000*

[@BettyAlexandriaPride]

I JUST watched a video on Naruto. 😂😂😂💀

[@quurai7828]

Multi clone jutsu!!!

[@itsSmiv]

The main takeaway from this comment is that Jacob will name his child "baby"

[@Stewfou]

💀💀💀😂

[@nicolaipulley4398]

@Richard Harrold Thats some news. Do you have a source on that statement?

[@domitype]

I was amazed by my step-daughter's high school acapella performances - the close harmony and unison singing of beautiful songs, new and old. Now that technology has made it possible to sing with yourself in infinite combinations of voices, I don't exactly know what to make of it. The results are nice, a bit chilling. How can he do this live on stage? Oh well - so it goes...

[@Kesha.572]

This was like that scene in ratatouille when he make the fat rat feel the taste of each food but through ma damn ears

[@cait2123]

facts doe

[@adenmcdooflez]

Favorite comment😂😂

[@theaterofsouls]

for real...

[@juevenito]

Straight facts

[@dmbelafan]

Every Jacob Collier video is a low-key flex on how many shirts he owns.

[@perpendicularfifths7312]

My sister first made me listen to it with her really good headphones, and the whole time my brain didn’t know how to react so the closest to appropriate response that it could muster was hysterical laughter. I was also crying. So I applaud Jacob in making me laugh and cry from total sensory overload.

[@user-lt3yb4fm6q]

You're not the only one. Just discovered Jacob, now listening my way through his work in tears, incredible joy and admiration

[@exy1778]

7:37 I tear up every single time. No other piece of audio had ever done this to me.

[@PedroAnacletoOficial]

I have no words to describe what I feel listening to this part as well, brother. FUCKING AMAZING

[@hugod327]

It is called an organ point where one note is kept on hold with foreign harmonies over it.

[@39bigmarks]

@@hugod327 more commonly known as a pedal point

[@villagerc7130]

Just wanna thank Charles Cornell for introducing this guy to me

[@sef.aureus]

Oh yes. Same.

[@mer6088]

yes same here

[@TheWachuflein]

mee too! and Also Steve Vai! he was interviewed by The Captain and mentioned Jacob.

[@YHWHisEternal]

hehhhhh

[@rocket4320]

Legend isn't he. He's a musical god.

[@hachi_dim_sum]

Lil Dicky: lets get a bunch of artists together in one song Jacob Collier: hold my squirrel cap

[@pierretakaendengan9286]

*celebrities

[@Kyusup]

lolol isnt it a bear hat

[@mojarke3949]

I don't want to like you comment because it is at 420, but I did lol a lot.

[@NBass136]

why are you going after lil dicky? I'd say that he is one of the better rappers out there. Like Dj Khaled is more that type of rapper who just invites people together to make a hit.

[@ashwinmenon6727]

Hannu lmao no one is doubting dicky’s rap chops. He’s just saying that dicky made that huge collab about environmentalism and it was recent so thus the reference

[@kalebharris5068]

Well now we know exactly how many shirts Jacob owns

[@honeymorante]

Kaleb Harris HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

[@aloysiuskurnia7643]

so.... how many?

[@Jamaramlolz]

It's interesting to note he did run out of shirts. This suggests his limit is not the number of tracks he can juxtapose using his hardware, but the number of shirts that he owns.

[@honeymorante]

Jam Ham HAHHHAHAHAHAHHA WOW

[@igorcatarino]

@@aloysiuskurnia7643 I think about 20 shirts

[@chefbenardee1408]

I miss old Jacob collier when he used to do videos like this... now he does lots of collaboration with famous artists and his new stuff isn't the quality like when he first started out... this video was when he was unknown and he put so much energy and effort into his early stuff and it shows

[@efryo]

8 minutes and 50 seconds of bathing in pure harmony. Sending best wishes and prayers to June (and congrats on making it into a video). Edit: Also, having Herbie Hancock, Eric Whitacre, and Hans Zimmer in the same video?!? And that's just the tip of the iceberg of epic

[@Max-jf5vu]

We should be sending June 'Get well soon!' messages ;)

[@OsvaldoBayerista]

And there is Quincy Jones, Jamie Cullum, Jack Conte, etc.

[@fabianvanderelst9643]

Steve Vai, Tom Misch, Cory Henry, Michael League... Bruh

[@emanueleondei1063]

you forgot VOICES8, a crazy video

[@CapitaineAdHoc]

Chris Thile

[@atmoto]

えーと… I heard my wife voice, first today. next,this. What a beautiful world! What a peaceful world! Supreme. Thank you.

[@arwenbarrett2642]

I was preheating my oven and it dinged in key

[@Proghead88]

That's awesome. A few months ago, a water pipe in an apartment I lived in was making a low whistling sound that rose steadily with the gradual pitch rise towards the end of the song. It was in key for like 20 seconds and it really creeped me out lol

[@Marcell0Bass]

@@Proghead88 I farted once and it was in key

[@Mcanijo]

In what key LOL

[@theoriginalcows1357]

@@Mcanijo it was a c13b9sus chord

[@finesse5820]

I bet it could've dinged any note and been in key 😂

[@luukipuuk3537]

This might very well be the most deserved grammy in history

[@jameskinley3992]

This isn’t a song, it’s a cinematic masterpiece

[@alanoswald3137]

ps....MICROTONES

[@annabelledsouza01]

I don't even understand music theory, so I can't appreciate his music from that perspective, but all I know is his songs make me feel things. I love him and his music so much ❤️

[@wyattreed4024]

Hey, that's fine. As someone who is quite far down the theory rabbit hole, all it is is figuring out ways to understand why music makes us feel things and how to do it. Because this music moves you and elicits emotion in you, you are enjoying his music perfectly well!

[@annabelledsouza01]

@@wyattreed4024 haha thanks... This makes me feel not-so-bad about the fact that I don't understand it yet, but it also makes me want to learn more so I can really appreciate his music at every possible level :) Thank you ❤️

[@wyattreed4024]

@@annabelledsouza01 I feel the exact same way. Jacob has been a huge inspiration to me and he makes me want to get to his level.

[@talulot]

@@wyattreed4024 good luck bro

[@gcasag]

Don't worry... I study music theory and I still can't understand the complexity of his work either. But what matters is it makes us feel stuff, unlike 99% of actual music today

[@williamross6477]

He better get another Grammy for this!

[@Nedwin]

he just published this morning that this song is nominated for the grammy categories. Awesome

[@Hoyerman]

He just did!

[@adityasaxena7374]

He got it !!!

[@musicbyarwin_]

Uhm bro...

[@williamross6477]

@@musicbyarwin_ Bro, I left this comment last August, like 6 months before he won, soooooo.....

[@eitero]

Sitting on my balcony, trying to sing along the beautiful pitch shifts from 7:35 onward. Realizing this is the most brilliant, impossible, vocalized spiritual journey to have ever entered my soul.

[@kwadamson]

I wish I understood music theory this well... What a musician!

[@maryellis3577]

It seems as though he invented music theory!

[@StOkRoK]

I think he sort of had it the opposite way.. He posseses a phenomenal music intelligence.. Way too big for Cameron and those people who gave him thumb down.. There is no other way to describe a genius like he is:)

[@owenkorzec]

*jacob arrives in hell*... *permanently limited to 8 audio tracks*

[@omegakek]

well bouncing exists

[@81naixy]

Oh crap what a waste T_T

[@Alkatross]

I just pictured a comic strip of that

[@corncake29]

Eikkukek Yeah he’d just go full Bohemian Rhapsody and bounce to the nth degree. Thousands of bounces if need be!

[@bramrutgers207]

That won't happen, hisvoice is to pure for that

[@galangster]

This might sound weird, but I feel like this song is much better appreciated when you just close your eyes and listen. The song itself paints a mental picture that is simply magical.

[@he_vysmoker]

Yeah pity he didn't actually write it.

[@lionelkentler]

@@he_vysmoker when you listen to the original song do you get the same magical feeling? it’s a great song but he totally transformed it

[@nathaniel9526]

Agreed

[@classicfilms8071]

@@lionelkentler disagree, listen to willie nelson's version and compare the feeling. he just doesn't understand the song's intention.

[@alteredkill6109]

@@classicfilms8071 You truly don't understand the idea behind this. It isn't so much the emotion, it's the feeling. Hearing this hits your brain differently than the lyrics of the original do. He doesn't care about the lyrics nearly as much as what the music feels like. There is a discernible difference between the original emotion conveyed to what he is trying to do. That isn't to say that Willie Nelson's version is bad, because it has emotion behind it and the lyrics affect you. This is just taking the idea of the music in a completely different direction and still evoking powerful emotion.

[@jaimonlovins2250]

I really love how genuine Jacob Collier is in just making cool music like this; like, he just has fun and vibes with himself without trying to be serious about it, and that to me is one of the most inspiring things

[@musicscores439]

While you listen to this song, imagine this You're at a party, the music is loud, and the alcohol is plentiful. You decide to step out for a little bit. The warm, but comfortable summer air hits your face, as the sounds of the party are muffled, and the comforting silence of the night soothes your ears. You look up, and see thousands of stars shining and the moon glowing ever so quietly. You decide to sit there for awhile and just take in the feeling of being alive. You can feel the universe surround and embrace you, lovingly.

[@chericasayo9936]

I love this

[@badoem5353]

Moo x

[@deepalmer3960]

Omg, yes!

[@robjanssen7420]

Everyone talking about the harmonies but nobody saying anything about that Windows 8.1 ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ

[@foamysqueak11]

Does that mean he's like on the next level of vaporwave?

[@micahsonyt]

foamysqueak11 exactly!

[@judsonchristudas]

I noticed it. Purplish background with Tiles. Glad you noticed.

[@koji2072]

Nobody is talking about it because everyone knows how bad Windows 8.1 was.

[@Yingwe]

More synthetic music empowering ...no more poetry and lyric content just pure sound creating innovation _phenomenal

[@lydiaorme8506]

i’m thoroughly convinced that this song conveys EXACTLY what heaven feels like.

[@GodFirstnl]

For sure the angels know their harmony! Gonna be a party

[@rae0521]

Oh I hope not. To listen... really listen... to Jacob's performances takes WORK. I don't believe in "heaven" but if I did, I'd want it to be a place of PEACE and QUIET... not a never ending kalaidescope of chords and dischords. He presents us with a smorgasbord of multi-coloured sound that dazzles and captures and suspends our senses in mid air. Jacob is obviously an unique talent and I treasure him as I would the rarest of gems. But sometimes a simple hot dog makes a satisfying meal.

[@ronrages5785]

Yes.. millions of songs synced in perfect harmony

[@rae0521]

@Conflux And I genuinely don't understand what you're talking about.

[@edkawalec3360]

I thought something like that, it sounds like a myriad of jazzy angels singing in amazing harmonies, lol!

[@paulEmotionalaudio]

Just how… how do you even conceive of a vocal arrangement like this????? Stunning.

[@benpartridgesax]

Ariana Grande: i love adding more harmonies than anyone will ever notice or hear that no one ever asked for or needed. Jacob Collier: hold my beer.

[@ab-jp5vd]

imagine how fucking insane the vocal production would be if they made a collab

[@smeshxo]

@@ab-jp5vd rip 25k mac pro

[@hoyamamira1032]

Hold my shirts *

[@tiannahanson4545]

@@hoyamamira1032 my crocs😂

[@Cameron5540]

>more harmonies than anyone will ever notice or hear that no one ever asked for or needed. its a common misconception that this makes a piece of music good or interesting.

[@dureremu5897]

Headphones is a must. I have never felt so warm and comfy in my life, it's a musical hug from hundreds of people. Or hundreds of the same person.

[@pawo161]

I predict Grammy for this one

[@alolanraichu]

Paweł Ju You predicted right! He won yesterday!

[@pawo161]

@@alolanraichu I am glad : ) He really deserves

[@sifisombatha2245]

He did it! 😊 You were right!

[@isaacsanchez8328]

Underated comment

[@judihopewell2499]

Fantastical genius- a glimpse into the musical future that is so wonderful/musically, vocally, artistically, harmonically, creatively, and it all started in his own home studio in his bedroom at home. So glad to see him now flourishing and getting famous and recognized the world i like hearing his own compositions now….