A few months ago I shared Jacob Collier’s version of “Moon River”. Today’s share is another of his creations – it comes from a few years earlier and features ‘only’ ten versions of himself rather than the 80 or so that appeared in Moon River.<\/p>\n
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It is straightforward to say that his harmonies are unique and here he takes a real Christmas favourite and produces a version very unlike every other version you have ever heard. Within the Salvation Army we often use “updated” versions of tunes in arrangements that bring new perspectives – so Jacob’s methods are not that dissimilar. Still, I don’t think we usually hear anything like the complexities of tonality and harmony that he brings to his creations.<\/p>\n
I really like it (although I am sure there will be those who don’t – one of the comments on the video is “I’m not sure what Harold Darke would think of it”\ud83d\ude03) – and after the relatively wild (albeit gentle) ride through different soundscapes I think it is really nice that at the end we find something very familiar.<\/p>\n