In The Bleak Midwinter - Jacob Collier

Ten Jacob Colliers come together to arrange and perform one of the most legendary Christmas carols of all time: Harold Darke's 'In The Bleak Midwinter'; a poem by Christina Rossetti.
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[@deliui]

These guys should start a band. They sound ok together.

[@majic8ball337]

what do you mean? they are the same person??

[@majic8ball337]

@majic8ball r/woooosh

[@SteamingScar]

@@majic8ball337 forget to change accounts?

[@adroit57]

@@majic8ball337 lmaooo

[@kennethschechter352]

Wow this must be awkward

[@goopizza]

Is this what seeing a new color feels like?

[@madashell268]

Justa Moron, you’re not such a moron after all! That’s a brilliant way of describing how it feels when first encountering Jacob’s astonishing harmonic talent..

[@anubhav.music28]

Bro, that's a savage thought 👌

[@alexanderhelt738]

My brain just got slightly larger.

[@PicturePencil]

I'm a synesthete and I actually did see a new color from this

[@RoemDaug]

@@PicturePencil I almost asked you what it looks like then I realized I'm an idiot

[@vincentnguyen3068]

Jacob puts the "I have perfect pitch" snobs to shame on a whole other level

[@koithr]

Daybrink no, he knows exactly what wavelength he’s singing and how sharp or flat his notes are, perfect pitch is 100% a huge factor in this song when he modulates to G1/2#

[@koithr]

Daybrink the source is his musical ability, nobody else i know of could do anything close to what Jacob does

[@radamstep]

@@daybrink1267 Like the other guy said, perfect pitch is what allows him to do this. Technically speaking, anyone with perfect pitch would be able to do this. My ex has perfect pitch and seeing her do harmony homework was mindblowing to me (someone who doesnt). However, while I say technically anyone with it can, it's not actually true. You have to have some incredible mind that thinks in unthinkable harmony to do this. Basically, perfect pitch is his mental piano, his mind is the one figuring out these incredible things and playing them in his head (with his perfect pitch).

[@nickb8507]

I know this guy who’s always like “I got perfect pitch”, like he’s really frickin annoying about it. I’m gonna show him this video, maybe it’ll shut him up

[@vincentnguyen3068]

@@nickb8507 Haha yeah he probably will after you ask him how many cents it modulates by on certain parts

[@JakobMusic]

This is so crazy. People should realize how different this is from other "normal" acapella videos on youtube. The work going into this must have been insane.

[@chancellorkelly4018]

Jakob Music I don’t think that much work went into it. Obviously it’s insane and it took a while, but Jacob is so talented that this was a cake walk compared to how other very good musicians would have gone about it.

[@IsraelWokoh]

Chancellor Kelly True, his innate sense of pitch and harmony helps a ton, but certain parts have to be meticulously handled. The most obvious example is his modulation from E to G half sharp. Making a change in tuning sound natural must be extremely difficult, but he pulled it off.

[@heliosho]

Israel Wokoh If I was a composer this would change everything for me. Still, it changes my view and Collier.

[@peanutismint]

There's an easy way for me to tell them apart: I hate "normal" acapella music; I like this.

[@powermiracle1798]

Jacob makes me hate Pentatonix and Glee. He make them sounds so 'generic'

[@jjajaz]

Well that's just insultingly nice to listen to

[@hi_im_buggy]

It's interesting that what you just said makes sense.

[@ashparker6584]

That sentence would make 0 sense unless you heard the song 😂

[@Jordan-be3vl]

I've never related so much to a comment in my entire life

[@MetaKnight68]

420th like

[@naresu]

I would've never thought I would say "you make me want to give up" with a wide smile, but here I am

[@prodxeviant]

4:15 focus on the B note. It holds thru all four chords in the modulation but becomes slightly sharper in each chord to more closely match the tuning, gradually bringing the pitch up a total of 50 cents.

[@MandrakeGuy]

Xeviant theres too many jacobs to hear that :(

[@landoncomella7454]

W O A H, THAT'S INSANE!

[@fotismonocheir1446]

@@Kasper33 relax, jacob collier

[@patrickgunning1024]

which one is B?

[@JerGol]

@@patrickgunning1024 The one which sounds like Aaaaaahhh. It's in the middle of the chord. Hope that helps.

[@richardsidler]

Adam Neely sent me here. “The seven circles of Jazz Hell” if Miles were alive this would kill him.

[@GeneralAeon]

Same

[@jawshoowa]

Me too. Now I'm wondering if this kid represents humanity's evolution to some other level of being.

[@antoniomonteiro1203]

@@jawshoowa Are you crazy? This guy CANNOT be human!...

[@captainkiwi77]

António Monteiro thus proving his comment that he represents our assent to another level of being

[@christianloizou4463]

Same. I came running for the G half# major

[@JohnL2112]

I am pretty good at music theory and you make me look like a deaf mute person trapped in a dark cave playing a no string violin with a hammer under water

[@michaelbrown5382]

JohnL2112 yes, but music isn’t a competition

[@frikospipikos6515]

@@michaelbrown5382 You aren't a competition

[@emilethrash2670]

Actually music often is a competition.

[@terahwieland8482]

émile Thrash Perhaps it shouldn’t be....I mean, seriously. Does EVERYthing Have to be?

[@ViktorKN02]

i literally had to look up in what key it was written ... G half# ... what how ... what kind of man thinks about ,, yeah lets do that ''

[@brianj959]

For a classically trained choral singer, the microtonal modulations in this actually make me feel dizzy. But I love it!

[@corsaircaruso471]

It’s like seeing a lot of bright colors all at once at certain points. All those precise changes bridge the gap between pitch and timbre and it’s a lot!

[@RETURNMOV171]

It could be like the happiness growing in the celebrating people increasing. I dont really know what else it is because words cannot describe what i imagine of the message of the microtonal modulations but the more i hear it, its more understandable why he put those microtones there.

[@jet-ew2eg]

"we can make millions of different unique songs using only 12 notes!" Jacob collier : "I can fix that"

[@ploopybear]

Now we literally can make infinite unique songs.

[@jawshoowa]

You nailed it. Even infinity has different orders of magnitude.

[@TheLambLive]

@@ploopybear We could always do that, because time is infinitely divisible.

[@ploopybear]

@@TheLambLive or is it?

[@seanjhardy]

@@TheLambLive Planck time tells me otherwise...

[@cedar5616]

I used to say that I have perfect pitch. Now I think I just think of it as “12 tone perfect pitch”. Exploring microtonal music has been a crazy new challenge

[@seabassthegamer6644]

@tuputa madre Dude, the guy literally just said that this is an exciting challenge. You can't put people down for snobbery they don't have. It simply doesn't work.

[@rg-ed5fr]

tuputa madre - You don’t even know how to spell loser but you are putting others down. I don’t think the other kids at music school should feel bad about not knowing what a microtone is - at least they know about spellcheck.

[@want-diversecontent3887]

@tuputa madre I have to say, you switch topics as well as Jacob Collier switches to G half sharp major. But that was all it was, a topic switch. You thought you won? You thought nobody would notice? I noticed. We're not talking about monolinguals. We're talking about the original commenter. Read the original comment again, and ask yourself, "Is there negativity here?" Because no, no there isn't. So stop trying to keep the internet a dense piece of negative shitheads.

[@matholthe]

@tuputa madre damn dude, u aight? 😂 geez

[@galvinn]

jesus christ, what the flippity fuck happened here

[@levilyle3241]

The guy in the middle at the top kinda looks like the dude in the bottom left.

[@teo6113]

I think that also the guy at the bottom right looks like the guy on the middle top but maybe I'm just wrong I don't know

[@calexito9448]

Why everybody in his band looks the same?

[@jjverona8249]

kpop fans be tripping over one dude when they all look like this

[@IceCream-ey2kg]

@@jjverona8249 lol so true, except for some reason we can tell them apart even ehen they look the same🤔🤔

[@kouham420]

Holy shit guys, I think all of them are Jacob Collier.

[@matthewhaywood3115]

I could never do this, I don't even have 10 t-shirts.

[@dangowad5368]

Hahahaha Awwwwww

[@ebenpresec]

Matthew Haywood hahaha😂😂😂

[@mikekelso138]

ok, a year late, but this comment wins. killed me.

[@jeanburk9539]

Matthew Haywood betcha got ten tones you can sing. This is fantastic, mesmerizing. Happy Christmas 2017.

[@fygarOnTheRun]

Xmas is coming soon. Better have 9 shirts on your wish list!

[@themuffinman751]

Me listening to this song in public: ...... Me listening to this song in the car: WHAAAAAAAAAAAAT CAAAAAN I GIIIIIIIVE HIIIIM

[@prestonprice9416]

I'm going to BLAST TOP VOLUME !!! This is a Peace of mind Changer from the edge of Rage many people are going Thur. Thanks Jacob Collier brought down HARMONY HERE

[@sl1pz369]

POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR AAAAAAAAAS IIIIIIIIIII AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM

[@aloysiuskurnia7643]

Even if it's a joke, still tho, focus on the road JC's music can be *highly* distracting to hear

[@naii2481]

@@aloysiuskurnia7643even more distracting if you're singing in the key of G halfsharp mayor

[@toastedman2792]

IFFFFFFFF I WEEEEEERRRREEEEE AAA SSSHHHHEEEEEEPPPPEERRDDD

[@pheasantlogie6791]

G HALF SHARP WHAT THE FRICK

[@terjidjurhuus1917]

fuck*

[@pablograssdestroyerofass6965]

G half# is pretty normal idk why you're freaking out

[@deuteriumjones]

pablo grass, destroyer of ass, in a key change from E major. It should sound perfectly out of tune. And it doesn’t.

[@xavier1964]

@@pablograssdestroyerofass6965 It absolutely is not.

[@Zacharysharkhazard]

pablo grass, destroyer of ass lol modulating to a different tuning in a song is extremely rare, practically unheard of in a cappella arrangements (at least intentionally)

[@tylerryan2573]

I listened to this over and over and was convinced that 4:15-4:25 was the best part, but what makes this a masterpiece is undoubtedly 5:32-5:42. Unreal microtonal transitions that my ears are still figuring out. Simply unreal.

[@arjunramakrishnan9707]

yes 100% agree

[@tobien4814]

I have no clue about music theory, but I absolutely love this kind of pro analysis.

[@paulzarvisMusicProducer]

And again...I think this kid is the most talented musician at least of our generation. Maybe one of the greats of all time when all is said and done. His sense of harmony and substitute chording and accidentals is truly out of this world. WOW! Just.....wow!!!

[@royemiliani-musicandart1042]

I totally agree.. I hold a BA in music composition and I'm well versed in jazz and classical ... and everything he does just amazes me. You are very correct, the most talented musician of our generation, hands down. I am shocked every time I listen to anything he has done.

[@seanscott2063]

A modern day Mozart - Jacob has split the atom!

[@mikekelso138]

yeah, I don't think I ever heard anything like this before. Mind-melting.

[@Tizohip]

JUST NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@Tizohip]

WTF

[@Pretendship]

imagine his mum's face opening the laundry basket after one day and finding ten shirts

[@heyzeuschrysler5267]

I'd be amazed if he did these all in a day.

[@ThePaoOfTooh]

why would you be amazed? it would only take 60 minutes to record all the take, add some time to change, you could knock it over in 2 hours max ^_^ but this is assuming you've already written the composition ;)

[@bigdaddygr1]

and your a musical genius.

[@ThePaoOfTooh]

Timothy Pilli - Hey bud, I never aimed to insult or personally attack Jacob, like you are so clearly doing to me... My only point was that if one was to already have laid out the composition that it would be more a matter of 'changing shirts' and 're-recording' all the individual takes... There was nothing in my post criticizingnor belittling Jacob's genius, just that I firmly believe that the recording of the video could be considered rather 'fast' in comparison to actually composing it... But I'm glad to see that instead of addressing the actual context of my point that you instead vy for insulting me... Good job...

[@timothypilli2155]

ok sure.

[@williamreiner1629]

4:24 (Morpheus from matrix comes out) Morpheus: what if I told you that Jacob Collier modulates to a key that doesn’t exist in 440 equal temperament?

[@exscape]

@Olu Fasoro (2021) It's not 432 Hz, it's G half sharp in A440.

[@aldobernaltvbernal8745]

@Olu Fasoro (2021) that's a massive oof there bud

[@samguild8634]

the real microtonal magic is at 4:16, that's where the change happens

[@aaronfast]

so what i do that all the time sometimes several times within the same phrase

[@want-diversecontent3887]

@Olu Fasoro (2021) Ok, 8 dumb people. You, your 6 likes, and...what was his name again? Whatever, I'll just call him topic switcher.

[@garydlloyd7718]

His sense of pitch is absolutely freaky. I've never before heard anyone make these subtle tuning systems work this way vocally. I thought it's impossible, just theoretical. But he does it.

[@mytubeworldmayhem]

i wish you'd make a whole christmas album like this

[@matthewclaiborne229]

mytubeaccount check out singers unlimited Xmas album and their acapella albums

[@tsuriranpu]

Dude I never knew I'd need this. But I hope he does it one day

[@petterhouting7484]

@@matthewclaiborne229 their music isnt 1percent as good as davids

[@DarkAudit]

This is where I say SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!!

[@rabram557]

This song is whole xmas album summed up

[@Chewwy94]

It's 23:22pm on August 8th 2017. I'm a 23 year old guy sat in his studio just chilling out. I'm also sobbing almost uncontrollably after listening to the section from 4:25 onwards. This is why music is the best thing in the world. Thank you for sharing your talent with us Jacob.

[@pr0file91]

Chewwy94 22:32 pm, November 13th 2017, 26 years old. Everything else exactly the same here.

[@dsinemoi1mouton]

It happened. I'm crying. Din't happen for a long time. 28 years old musician here. 6th time i listen to it. I got to do it again now.

[@stcmattb]

This thread has been my experience basically every week since he uploaded this video 😂 There's something so accessible about his music, even though the harmony is virtually beyond comprehension. It's like a famous painting by a renowned artist: you may not understand all the techniques, colors, and nuances involved, but the picture is nevertheless understandable and deeply moving. This song is profoundly beautiful.

[@gregonline6506]

Sunday evening, 14th of January 2018, 52 years, amateur musician. I have heard his carol just before X-Mas, wanted to get that feeling back. I discovered J.C. only last summer. Ever since I was startled and very soon began to see a new language in music arising. Now I am trying to get into it. Emotionally it is quite easy, means, the system works. But it will take me the rest of my life to sit on the piano or the guitar and play along his songs like I do with the Beatles, Pink Floyd or Sting. Ok. Yes showed me my limits. And EL&P have always been far beyond my reach. But I’d really love to get a bit closer to his musical language.

[@tharanpillay358]

4:14 am on 7 March 2018, 20 years old. When the move to g half sharp happened my mind shattered, then he moved back and I died again

[@FriskyPotat0]

Somehow everything from 4:25 that is in G half sharp sounds so much more like real Christmas to me. All of these harmonies are so beautiful

[@fatheroftwo852]

Maybe it's to do with old hymns being in other Hz than 440? Could be that, or old tapes and reels being slowed or sped up to create the same effect of differing pitch.

[@brettking8698]

I agree it’s kinda wild, there’s two things I hear with it. One is Christmas, for example Last Christmas by Wham is a little bit sharp of A on the official recording, and two is video game music like Earthbound

[@geekygoggles628]

This man makes a better soprano than half the sopranos I've ever known, I cluding me. I cry.

[@seamusmckeon9109]

Better bass too 💀

[@alex-roe]

These harmonies are so damn delicious

[@simonh1349]

delicious --> delirious

[@aloysiuskurnia7643]

I love how out of most Jacob's song, this is the music where the chords are easiest to digest.

[@jameswang3860]

And nutritious

[@JackieRompana]

Oh yes they are! I am a jazz musician myself and I really enjoy playing elaborate chords and harmonies to create JUST the level of tension you need at any moment

[@segmentsAndCurves]

@@JackieRompana Ghost pepper. Get it?

[@nickbobaymusic8691]

I wish I had half the ears this guy has. Another amazing arrangement...I think we need a Jacob Collier ear training and arranging course...

[@4scended498]

But then you’d only have one ear

[@Ice_Karma]

@@4scended498 I would gladly sacrifice one ear for even a fraction of Jacob Collier's innate talent and learned skill.

[@arcioko2142]

@peter g lol

[@ahi7502]

In the bleak mid-winter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak mid-winter Long ago. Enough for Him, whom cherubim Worship night and day, A breastful of milk And a mangerful of hay; Enough for Him, whom angels Fall down before, The ox and ass and camel Which adore. Angels and archangels May have gathered there, Cherubim and seraphim Thronged the air, But only His mother In her maiden bliss, Worshipped the Beloved With a kiss. What can I give Him, Poor as I am? If I were a shepherd I would bring a lamb, If I were a wise man I would do my part, Yet what I can I give Him, Give my heart.

[@razterizer]

This tune got even more amazing once I realized that he doesn’t use earplugs or earphones. That’s some crazy perfect pitch!

[@L3ver]

He records the videos after he finishes the song

[@isaacthecorncob]

@@L3ver Even so, he still has amazing perfect pitch

[@L3ver]

@@isaacthecorncob completely true! And there are no tuning issues despite the fact he sings the parts right in, not writing them out

[@luezma]

The tuning change in the middle of the song wasn't enough for you, you had to do a progressive tuning change from near to 450hz until 438hz in the end... You insane

[@gf.ferreira]

I saw Jacob talking about it in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6fVmX5_bK97h8U He said he modulate from E to G half # DEAR GOD!!!!!!!!

[@TigaToonsELTiagor]

How did you notice?

[@ArthurSeidel]

ELTiagor it’s noticible.

[@phenakistvids]

The human voice is one of the only instruments which can achieve a key change like this and I think he’s decided to do it as a celebration of that fact. You can see the tension in his face as he’s making that climb, but displays absolute joy when he finally makes it to G#.5

[@joeybates5451]

He changed the temperment of the song it was covered in a video

[@SomeoneSomewhere42069]

4:15 the 4 magical chords

[@MandrakeGuy]

Christian Guerrero *hand movements* *piano noises in 440for some reason*

[@BarhamaniacsThePineapple4300]

I feel like my soul ascended

[@BGQT]

@@MandrakeGuy451hz* 😂😂

[@SamuelSiebenstein]

Jacob Collier is the Jacob Collier of music

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa1569]

That transition at 4:22 actually shook me to tears.

[@zhu6959]

I listen to "In My Room" on a daily basis. Hideaway is one of my favorite songs ever man. Thank you.

[@BrunaChaves09]

Hideaway truly is a masterpiece!

[@matthewontherocks]

Here for the G half sharp major

[@arvidjohann7093]

Same here

[@Astral_YT]

This

[@greatwavefan397]

Same.

[@EngineMusic]

i cant listen to this song without a stupid smile appearing on my face! absolute masterpiece

[@pweekes123]

Move me to tears. The final chord progression is beyonds words

[@ginovideche8027]

G half sharp at 4:17. wowowow

[@georgerussell2947]

Theres tons of half shaps and flats. Just cheak june lee's transcription.

[@toastyegg391]

Wasn’t that a d#2? R u talking bout the low note?

[@HelloHello-vk5ob]

Incognitø o no he modulated to G half sharp

[@emilemaurin4504]

He's explaining this in his masterclass in spain

[@KnzoVortex]

@@toastyegg391 No, Jacob is honestly a madman for what you just listened to.

[@damienscullytoo]

My favourite jacob colliers are 5,6,8 and 10.

[@dreamer_4937]

Radioactive Snake haha the ones without the wacky hairstyle 😂 I’m with you lol

[@JRBanitt]

I also like 3

[@ThatBish380]

4:20 Microtonal Key Change for anyone wondering

[@zacflasch2960]

After this being my number 1 thing that I listened to on Spotify in the year 2017, after watching the June Lee transcription hundreds of times, and after all the hours spend with my headphones on or sitting in my car doing nothing but absorbing the sheer beauty of this arrangement, I think I finally have some words to actually about this. Jacob, what you're doing is extraordinary. I chose this particular video to comment on because I think this is the finest thing you've done to this point, in my opinion. (Perhaps this is just one of your works that has struck me the most on an emotional level.) This is absolutely next level. The attention to detail is just absolutely unreal. And the microtonal Key change? Don't even get me started!! Sometimes I wonder why you are not a world wide sensation for what you're doing. However, that's the way the world works. But no matter what, just know that the music you make and what you are you choosing to do with your life is changing people's lives and inspiring them to do great things, just as you are doing. I can't wait to hear your latest works, and I hope I get to see you perform live and meet you one day.

[@mountainman8775]

Spoiler* Jacob Collier becomes worldwide sensation after this comment drops

[@Stavboy]

The modulation to G half-sharp(!) beginning at 04:15 is INSANE. How can a human do that?

[@yamahagenos8089]

Stavboy What's a good half sharp?

[@drlluc]

woah, any more microtonalism you detected anywhere?

[@CharlottesASMR]

Jacob told us about this a few days ago at a video hangout for patrons ;)

[@bernardjonathan1073]

What the hell is G half sharp ? Somewhere between G and G# ?

[@antonylinteau3408]

Woah.

[@OneMoreCubebyMrSvart]

Lordy Lordy Lordy SWEET LORD JESUS CHRIST SON OF GOD this CHORDS

[@houtbay9]

Oh please.

[@ajarofnutella]

lol my mom (a well educated musician) refuses to believe 4:15 wasn't autotune what do I say to try and convince her that jacob really just is that stupidly talented and can bang out those microtonal notes from practically nothing?

[@weirdo70615702]

His entire family line is made of "elite" musicians, so he's had exposure to high class music since birth.

[@lucasvivante8988]

@@Noah-wv4td autotune is definitly the wrong word because it's the way it became popular. I think she means pitch correcting wich can be realy unoticeable today. Even professional musicians don't always have the vocabulary of the sound guy. They sometimes want an "effect" and don't know how it's made and they don't care. Every recording done in pop music these last years are probably pitch corrected. Autotune is an effect that can be robotic to pretty good (not in real time tho) depending on the result you want to achieve. Pitch correcting is just like adjusting that bass note this dumb bassist didn't do right. Not an effect

[@lucasvivante8988]

@@Noah-wv4td not necessary autotuning before because he is so fucking perfectly in tune already. All the parts are sang separately so it's not "that hard" to make it as you want. It would be a lot of editing (even then if the take is good you can render all the track after the chord you are pitching then render all the track after the next ect) and know pergectly what you are doing (he does) but must sound pretty good! I mean it's possible to do it with a lot of effort and time. It's not how it has been done. But it's at least doable and wouldn't sound that crazy i think

[@K0sm1cKid]

@@Noah-wv4td Look up what people can do with Melodyne. If you record at a high sample rate like 192 it's amazing what you can do. I doubt thats what Jacob Collier does he is amazing. But the tools are also pretty amazing.

[@livingwithaspergers7733]

Pretty much every modern singer and music producer use pitch shifting because the human voice isn't perfect. There may be moments where you're off by a couple of cents and it's muddying up the rest of the track. I think Jacob Collier uses it sparingly, but it doesn't matter because it's become such common practice for producers that it isn't noticeable unless you have REALLY good hearing.

[@nosher0267]

He is truly the Mozart of our generation.

[@maxiapalucci2511]

That’s ala deautcher he’s more like Debussy

[@hannahtrigwell]

omg my sensessssss

[@nyalltimothy]

Ikr, it's astounding!:)

[@julienjolly6849]

And i wish good luck to June Lee ; )

[@JuneLee]

I appreciate that

[@julienjolly6849]

June Lee youre doing excellent job, every musicians here thanks you for that

[@carlotarocchi1653]

Wonder how he's gonna transcribe G-half-sharp hahah

[@carlotarocchi1653]

?! Need to check that again :O

[@djdankmemes9257]

He's done, check his channel.

[@wizardcoolio]

after listening to lots of his music, I can surely say that Jacob is quite literally in another dimension of music

[@HiroForever]

One of the things I love about Jason Collier, and that makes me feel happy when I see his videos and music- is that he is so OBVIOUSLY a product of his mother’s immense love and dedication, in ways that amaze, humble, and surprise me.

[@jaydentrostle8773]

4:25 hits me like a train!

[@MississippiDave]

I can't even process this. It is complex beauty wrapped up in alien talent. No words do it justice man. Thanks so much!

[@sadhu1795]

It gives me a mysterious nostalgic memory. Idk why.

[@WarmVoice]

It's like going from 8 bit colour to 32 bits and suddenly being blasted by all of those colours in between 😊

[@faysam60]

Pure genius.....we mere mortals just hold on and enjoy the ride!

[@clappedoutmotor]

Hey Jacob! Will you write some music for a choir? Having 10 of your own voice is a cool sound - but imagine a rich symphony of voices singing what you have written! I think it would sound incredible

[@JJBerthume]

Fidmark1 No choir on earth would be competent enough to sing it lol

[@TheOutZZ]

Fidmark1 Well, we have June Lee's transcription, that's a start. But good luck to that choir to accurately modulate to microtonal keys (or other tuning stansards, depends on how you want to view it), descend down in tunings, 2Hz at a time, and sing in Just intonation.

[@jonpaxman]

Maybe no choir could sing something Jacob has arranged for multitracking, but Jacob has such an outstanding understanding of harmony and voice leading, that he could certainly arrange something that is singable by a brilliant choir. I would love to see that, so much. A choir of different voices is a different animal to a multitrack of the same voice, and he could do amazing things with it, I'm sure.

[@obedmaldonado4256]

Ask Tenebrae

Our Choir has just recently started rehearsing a vocal adaptation of Jacob's "Danny Boy" version. I'm already excited as to what kind of results this'll yield.

[@AndyChamberlainMusic]

I must have watching and listened to this at least 100 times by now, and it's still magical every time. Thank you Jacob!

[@denaraptis3716]

Sublime. I just stumbled on this poem that was written in a card I received, and it’s no surprise that Jacob covered this. What a beautiful arrangement that gives me great feelings of love, peace, and hope. Jacob truly is a genius! I just finished 4 semesters of theory and aural skills and Jacob consistently motivates me to just keep on learning. Music is the gift that keeps on giving. The depth of his work and musicianship- especially his intricate arrangements and harmonic sense- is mind blowing. I am immeasurably inspired by his sensitivity to each genre he touches, too. Yes, the sky just cracked wide open with triple rainbows, angels soaring to and fro, and glorious healing rays of sunshine. Thanks @Jacobcollier! I saw you in Detroit in June. Amazing show. Keep bringing it!

[@JaredHalleyMusic]

Amazing Jacob :D Really enjoy your work! Merry Christmas

[@anrylstudios]

ayy

[@Hallow1]

Only one comment interesting

[@arossfelder]

@Jared Halley Have you ever tried G 1/2 sharp modulation ?

[@HarryMillerMusicOfficial]

I have listened to this piece pretty much every day for the last six months. Each and every time I am left speechless. One can perpetually hear new details embedded within the recording, even after dozens of listens it remains fresh!

[@antoninveselka2366]

Jacob is music in human form.

[@turkeybacon_3995]

Bruh, I am crying.

[@minty4743]

The music is absolutely amazing, but the expressions on his face as he goes through the song makes it feel even more personal. I also love how his head seems to ding back and forth like a bell. He looks so happy.

[@Citronnadefraise]

I listened to this sitting still, with my eyes closed. This kind of music helps paint a visual landscape, I can see a whole world behind my eyes. Thank you for the beautiful music Jacob.

[@dylandecker_music]

I think this video will go down as one of the most important moments in music history. Nothing like modulating from e major to g half sharp major has ever been attempted. Spectacular. It is my sincerest belief that Jacob is the greatest musical mind of the 21st century.

[@nickvuci]

That's not true at all, many composers have been doing this and things much more revolutionary than this for over 100 years now. This is just an arrangement of a famous christmas carol with literally 1 modulation of a quarter tone...

[@JRBanitt]

I personally agree with Dylan Decker on this one even if Jacob Collier isn't the first musician to attempt microtonalism he's definitely made it more popular to a large group of people and he clearly understands harmony on a much deeper level than most people.

[@nicolasmorabito7950]

Not to mention his gradual modulation down throughout the entire piece

[@nowandxenpodcast]

Jacob Barton, Rami Olsen, John Moriarty, and Stephen Weigel do these sorts of modulations in covers of popular tunes, too. All multi-instrumentalists with similar vibes.

[@akselai]

@@nowandxenpodcast aren't you Stephen Weigel?

[@TheLogicBeast]

It's really difficult to listen to this without smiling. Sometimes we forget about the complete joy that the most talented amongst us can bring. Thank you Jacob.

[@blade_sk]

If you liked Jacob's juicy microtonal harmonies, check out "Toward the Continuum" by Dolores Catherino. There's an unbelievably colorful world beyond the twelve tones.

[@mattbuszko]

Wow

[@sus5434]

THIS IS A CERTIFIED BRUH MOMENT

[@unliving_ball_of_gas]

​@@sus5434Why?

[@JimPoltrone]

I just did. I'm gobsmacked. Someone get Jacob one of those 106-note-per-octave keyboards!

[@arkmusic8948]

This is the most angelic piece from this music master I have heard so far. The key changes are so heavenly.

[@KaretnikovFoundation]

Can't stop crying when listening to the end - what a harmonization - a bliss! God bless you, Jacob!

[@aarontaher1726]

I had chills throughout the entire song

[@AshBashVids]

A christmas song with chords so spicy that you'll still need to wear shorts in December.

[@mathsboy8468]

*Laughs in Australian* please help the heat is unbearable

[@jwcubing6451]

Just when I thought I had perfect pitch this song comes out and makes me think different. At first I heard the key as Ab but then I realized it was G half sharp. This man’s perfect pitch is at another level.

[@PetterLyngeng]

4:15 The exact moment Jacob Collier would write musical history

[@toneyvaughn2536]

Jacob you have gotten me through so many hard times and I just want to thank you for being so incredibly giving in the creation of these expressions. I know it’s not easy but we all appreciate each and every one you post

[@mavisusername]

Congrats on the Grammy nomination!

[@marktyler3381]

I didn't know, so just looked it up - two nominations for best arrangement, awesome!

[@mavisusername]

Matthew Taylor yeah, it's so cool! And well deserved

[@biswjitmukherjee2178]

He won both.

[@dominikfilipp1983]

The best vocal harmonization I've ever heard. Stunned.

[@hamueramusic]

THE KEY CHANGE SOUNDS SO BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL!!

[@leomassafm160]

4:15 No matter how many times I listen to this part, it always sends a chill down my spine. It's that good.

[@johnrobertson2935]

Gorgeous! May you be blessed this Christmas as you have blessed us!

[@davemcchrystal7094]

This is phenomenal and the harmonies are so mesmerising!!! Jacob Collier, you are a one man choir. More please!

[@steatopigeon]

whew. the chording is just ethereal throughout. I'm floored

[@josephtixier2404]

What?! Why am I discovering this just now... This is insane, and to think that if no one told me what he was doing at 4:15, I would have completely missed how genius this is

[@Bouncybon]

Although it's mid-summer now (2017) and this is a Christmas Carol, I can't stop listening to this. And I can't stop the tears rolling down my face. Thankfully I am alone, 'in my room'.

[@yvanspijk]

No need for central heating this winter with these warm harmonies. Thank you for your music that keeps filling me with wonder and joy. I can't wait to hear you live in February.

[@mellowjammer]

Yes, I believe our church choir will be singing this arrangement at Midnight mass next year...

[@eliimpey3696]

good luck getting the choir to learn G half sharp lol

[@anonymoususer9327]

Whenever Jacob Collier starts singing I literally melt and start sobbing on the floor because his voice is so beautiful.

[@arkmusic8948]

I can see images when I listen to music and this song gives me the most beautiful images out of nowhere and it's amazing. I've never felt such harmonic beauty before. It feels nostalgic even though I've never heard it before.

[@BenTibbettsStudio]

So gorgeous! Jacob, I've become a big fan of your work. Thank you for all the love and creativity you put into your arrangements.

[@juliethomas3523]

That is the most winter wind-like sound I've ever heard come from a human!

[@MrCoalescent]

A rare and exquisite thing of profound beauty, an astounding journey through a kaleidoscope of shape-changing harmonies, a banquet for the heart and the mind, elevating and transformative.......

[@ezukaw6837]

Its november almost Christmas, lesgooo

[@hostage-ku6yz]

he is trying to take us to a new dimension by his music

[@TheAnointedSinger]

This is the most beautiful song I have ever heard in my life.

[@cadestrathern1260]

It's that time of year again folks

[@michaellyga4726]

4:15 song goes into g half sharp major for those looking for it (for reference it's Ab major at 427.5 hertz)

[@nikolai1337]

Man I’ve been looking for this feeling I always got when I was younger when it was Christmas time with frosty on the tv drinking hot cocoa and that pure happiness and bliss and this somehow just captures that feeling I haven’t gotten in years

[@musicasparacasamentorenan9386]

you are a being illuminated by God, your harmonies touch the deepest soul. Your work is beautiful, you are an enlightened angel. congratulations my brother.

[@jaykay5811]

Undeniably one of the prettiest sounding things I’ve ever heard

[@KaylahH]

This is gonna get me through finals week

[@will4282]

YES

[@pango9519]

Kaylah 케일라 H it has enough Thicc chords to last me the winter

[@KaylahH]

Rumble Is Bae yes I agree "thicc" LOL

[@will4282]

thicc like paul blart mmm mmm mmmm

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[@veve3948]

Wouah ! 😭Pourquoi je ne vous rencontre qu'aujourd'hui ???? Why didn't i meet you before ??? I'll listen to this "stuff" right away ! at least one hundred times.. There are so many luminous pearls on this musical necklace : it's a beautiful jewel. Thank you for this marvelous gift. 😃😊

[@Elizabeth-il5ps]

that first chord was *chefs kiss*

[@Elizabeth-il5ps]

so was the rest of the song

[@verenamaharajah6082]

He’s a whole choir! Excellent, very enjoyable!