Jacob Collier & Tori Kelly recording Bridge Over Troubled Water (8-minute version)

One of the most surreal recording experiences of my entire life.
Tori = the GOAT.

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[mycarrysun]

I love how he knew how epic this section of the song was and Jacob knew he needed to record it on camera. AMAZING!

[Accumu]

People who have not worked with singers in the studio won't understand how much skill and empathy it takes to get the vocalist to perform like that. We all know that Jacob is a brilliant composer and musician, but this shows what a hell of a producer he is. Incredible.

[vhiftyyi]

The fact that she can parrot back his runs, perfectly, after ONE LISTEN, is even more impressive than Jacob coming up with these runs. It is absolutely INSANE what she is able to do vocally. Mindblowing.

[crazysocks]

Everyone talking about how amazing of a vocalist she is but no one is talking about how amazing it is that she's doing all this while SITTING DOWN like WHAT

[paultucci]

this is like a found-footage film where the main characters are terrifyingly good at music. two thumbs up.

[sleepinggorilla]

I am impressed that A) He has a clear vision of what he wants. B) understands what she is capable of. C) is able to easily communicate his thoughts in a way she understands.

[jiannaamor]

It's so unbelievable how talented they both are. Honestly, what a time to be alive!

[anaharri]

I love how Jacob picked up on Tori's method - when she mentioned how she visualizes "pillars" - and then at 6:35 used her imagery to guide her. Such a sensible, lucid music producer 🎯

[valentinbonnarde]

The amount of melodic memory, vocal clarity and agility this takes is quite insane. Neverming coming up with all this. That's talent

[PiercingSight]

Those runs are so INSANELY difficult, and she *nails* every single one them. This skill is above and beyond anything I've ever heard before.

[Gryffindor]

Not just a masterclass on talent but also how kind artists should be to each other. He communicates what he wants with no ego at all.

[bradleyatom]

8:02 That face she makes will always be a clear indicator of how good a musician is. Like, she's not being asked to sing basic vocal runs. This is in the .01% of the upper echelon of music theory, she NAILS it and is still like "was that ok?"

There's levels to this.

[Jinkaza]

I am so impressed with the aural memory on display here.

[MatthewGawronskiMusic]

Jacob: "Why don't you try this..." *Impossible Vocal Riff*

Tori: *Laughs in amazement* "Ok, let me try..." *Nails Exact Same Impossible Vocal Riff*

[RafiBarides]

This makes me realize how much tori is criminally underrated

[ErinFisherMusic]

Jacob says “You’re the only singer in the world who could do it.” And he is absolutely right. Tori is a freakin genius, and a crazy musical talent. Obviously so is Jacob, but listen to how she so quickly just takes it on. Those are wicked hard riffs! Love!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[Tytherium]

the energy back and forth between these two is just so much fun!! Jacob is like "this is ridiculous but can you try this?" and tori laughs at it because its crazy and then NAILS IT and Jacob is just "YES"

[rhonal]

Insane how fast she can process and reproduce riffs. I knew she was capable of doing insane riffs, I didn't know she could nail them immediately!

It’s so funny when people can like have a chat and sing AMAZINGLY in and out like nothings going on. LOVE IT!!

[aeonflux]

1:48 how he gives her the run, and she watches intently and listens to him, fully locking in, and then executes it perfectly while using her fingers to replay how the chords should be sung. Just a stunning display of musicianship