Jeff Bernat and The King's Speech

Today I have some jazz music for you! But this is a special kind of sound because this song features your traditional swing and jazz,  mixed with some R&B and modern beats. Jeff Bernat is a really low key and more unknown artist, but I think his music is very creative and edgy and cool. The song itself is really cute and sweet, but the whole idea of the how it sounds and what the style of the song is, that is what really drew me to this song. When the song first starts out, it sounds like your traditional jazz song. The nice kind of piano jazz that you hear when you walk into a fancy hotel or go ballroom dancing. But then that gives way to this modern and contemporary beat, something that clearly has a little bit of R&B influence in the way the percusison sounds. And to top it off, Jeff Bernat has a voice that is as rich and smooth as some of our favorite R&B and soul singers out there. While this is combination I have seen before, this is the song that has perfected that mash of genres. Jeff Bernat does this really nice thing with his voice so that it keeps that old school kind of vibe. At certain points in the sound, the background features a vocal track. And on this vocal track, we can hear his voice, but it is slightly muffled and fuzzy, similar to the way things would have sounded on the radio 50 years ago. It is such a cute song, and I always think of coffee shops and sitting next to the window with the sun shining through. Silly and romantic, I know. But this is just one of those songs that pulls off that really cute and romantic sound. Now Jeff Bernat's voice has this really smooth and suave sound to it. He doesn't have a crazy falsetto or anything going on in this song, but his voice is smooth like butter. It is the kind of voice that is warm and comforting, and has just a hint of a rasp to make things more rounded. He has the voice of a charmer, someone who can sing the blues and sing for swing. I really like that, and I love how he was able to take his R&B and soul voice and turn it into something that has an older and more classic meaning and sound to us. I am a huge fan of this song, and the brilliance behind the production is pretty evident throughout the song. There is never too much piano, or too much beat, and not enough drums. The balance is there and makes the song a well rounded and well versed piece of art. Today's instrumental song is from the movie, The King's Speech. I fell in love with this movie. The cast was incredible, the plot was indescribable and empowering, and of course the composer was spectacular. Alexandre Desplat is one of my favorite composers. His compositions are most known as being the Harry Potter scores. But this one is so perfect for this movie, one about royalty and dignity. So naturally, the score is very classy and very British. But I love it! I hope you enjoy the music and please feel free to comment!