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madrone33 · 4 months

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Right so... been going crazy trying to catch up on the explosion of stuff peeps have been doing since the EPIC: The Musical Ocean Saga release, but. Got some downtime now, and I just wanted to post my reaction to listening to the songs, 'cause it was wild bro.

Fyi, this is all taking place at around 11:30 pm 24th Dec for me, as I'm an australian, so that would make it... uh, 8:30 am 24th Dec for americans I think? Idk, timezones are weird bro. Basically, I listened to the songs and then wrote down my immediate reactions at like 1 am lol.

*ahem*

OK HOLY SHIT HOLY FUCK. OK OK. They came out for australians. They CAME OUT FOR AUSTRALIA!!!!

I was on dicord, right? And then another australian says they're out, and i'm like wait what but there's still like 16 hours till midnight in est, but i look up 'luck runs out jorgre rivera-herrans' on yt (cause it's a unique name) and scroll down and FUCK IT'S THERE!! THE STANDARD AUTO TOPIC VERSION!! IT'S NOT EVEN MIDNIGHT HERE YET?? (23:24 at the time of discovery. The vid says it was uploaded 3 hrs ago already)

The piano. I heard the first notes of piano and ohhhhh shiiiit it's actually happening!!!

i opened the door and called out to mum 'cause i was still in disbelief and she was still awake and i was like "mum... i think it's out" or SOMETHIG LIKE THAT IDK THE EXACT WORDS. She said jokingly she'd thought i had an existential crisis and GIRL IT KINDA FELT LIKE IT?? I WAS NOT PREPARED! I WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE ANOTHER 16 HOURS!

I tapped on the link thingy to the album in the description and then i had the album RIGHT THERE HOLY MOTHER OF JESUS. IT'S STORM. IN THE FLESH. THERE'S A FUCKING TRUMPET-

I did my civic duty and informed (read: screamed in all caps) to everyone in the discord while mum listened to the first song 'cause she said she was interested and asked and i was so excited and gave her my headphones to listen to storm and then I took em back once I was done and now it's time to go dark. I said goodnight to mum and... pressed play.

Here's the highlights:

Storm: mixing is on another level bro. The vocals, the harmonies, the chorus, and hearing all those snippets without breaks in between, actually flowing and making sense and that ending beat is AHHH-

It went so fast. It's three min long how did it go by so fast what-

Luck Runs Out: the piano is godly. They actually changed the melody of the 'you could be caught off guard' part. My first thought after ooo? Was 'damn it no longer sounds like shut up and dance w/ me' lol.

I think this one changed the most from the snippets. Jsut the way they say lines, and stray words. I love it. The harmonies-

KYFC: the intro is that one atmospheric snippet he did with the flutes!! Aeolus sounds so sassy compared to the old snippets oof hell yes! There's a small instrumental interlude between the first chorus and the crew asking about the bag which is new.

THE PENELOPE PART. OH. MY. GOD. I LEGIT TEARED UP, I WAS CRYING, I'M CRYING JUST THINKING ABOUT IT AND TYPING THIS OUT IT WAS SO FUCKING HEARTBREAKING.

Trying to hold them in his arms? Time to be that father he always wanted to be?? His eyes and heart and soul is heavy??? I'm FUCKING CRYING-

Also wow he really just stayed up for 9 days huh? Respect. Also, fuck those crewmates man. Bet they felt real stupid when it got them killed. Oh, wait, fuck it didn't Poseidon killed everyone but them oh hell nah- And Odysseus still goes to save them from Circe?? Bro. BRO. Just let them die. It ain't worth it.

And that's how Jorge introduces the land of the giants? Cool! I was wondering about that.

Poesiedon pull up! (Is it bad that i thought he sounded like ares in the pj musical there lmao-)

RUTHLESSNESS: it's here. Oh my lord it's here. Everyone stay calm. Fuck it IT'S FUCKING HERE!!

The chanting, Ody's terrified 'Poseidon...', the electric guitar on Poseidon's verse, the fucking growl in his voice is amazing, the 'Die.' is as;ihfd HELL FUCKING YES!!

I love that the 'Captain-!'s of the drowning men is more apparent here, and the silence afterwards... ooof you can hear Ody's horrified stuttered breaths and the way the lyric's changed to '43 left under your command' is soooo fucking good.

And then Ody's sudden defiance and the fucking burning in his eyes as he defies a god and escapes death- Yes. YES! It's so good-

... No wait it's over?? That's it??? WHYYYYY-

(Side note - the fact that there weren't any ads between vids is incredible and I thank the gods for this blessing.)

Ok, but all seriousness, that was incredible. I- I couldn't stop smiling. My face actually started hurting I was smiling so much. I was shaking the whole time, and I had to keep reminding myself to breathe, and- It was amazing. This was an amazing experience, and I'm so glad I could freak out to mum, and she was excited with me, and it was such a good surprise, like an actual chrismas gift from Jorge or some shit. I love it. I love this. Genuinely. It's an amazing thing he's given us and I thank him, sincerely. Thank you, Jorge, and everyone involved in creating this for people to enjoy and love. You should all be proud.

Thanks for reading me freak out, whoever made it to the end lmao. Tagging @dootznbootz because their rambles gave me the confidence to throw my own into the void. Thx :D

#epic the musical #epic the ocean saga #ocean saga release #rambles #rants #odysseus #poseidon #storm #kyfc #luck runs out #ruthlessness #immediate reaction #timezones ftw #25 december #reaction #my posts

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milksnake-tea · 3 months

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IF YOU HAVENT LISTENED TO EPIC THE MUSICAL GO DO IT RN ITS SO GOOD AND ITS HAUNTING MY BRAIN

#thinking out loud 🏵️#THIS MUSICAL IS SO GHISRJKNAJFIOJFNJIDSFNJSK #THE MUSIC IS SSOSOSOSO GOOD #i adore the cyclops arc <333 survive remember them and my goodbye are all slappers #the ocean saga recently released too and LAWRDDD keep ur friends close and ruthlessness >>>>>

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fontasticcrablettes · 1 year

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For more Musical Posting, I have recently become obsessed with Epic: The Musical (indie concept album/musical about The Odyssey) and I get Yuri vibes from this song.

Especially this section at the end, which is less specific to Odysseus' circumstances.

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Yuri reflecting on the lives he's taken, all the way to having to kill the Don, whom he doesn't even want to kill. When does a man become a monster?

#talk to me about musicals #(that has become my Tales + musicals thoughts tag)#(the tag though talk to me about musicals)#cannot WAIT for the Ocean Saga to release because I already think the song Ruthlessness has Yuri Vibes just from the snippets #Youtube

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dynasty889 · 4 months

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#Instagram #jorge rivera herrans #epic the musical #circe saga #maybe???#still digesting the ocean saga tho #is his plan to just release every saga in december and january #i feel like theres a pattern happening here

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bethiewhimsy · 4 months

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MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE.

#MERRY EPIC THE OCEAN SAGA RELEASE

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thunderjackal · 4 months

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no art for a little bit as I'm still working on christmas stuff for my friends also going feral about the new epic the musical saga takes priority

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wordswhisperinthedark · 4 months

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THIS SAGA💙🌊

#epic the musical #epic: the ocean saga #on repeat since it's release and ajshdgkglgl #3 lines that really stood out to me:#“You rely on wit and people die on it”#“Everything's changed since Polites”#“You are the worst kind of good 'cause you're not even great”#there's so many more but these 3 made me 👀😱#also love how aeolus' and poseidon's voices really reflect the wind and sea #can't wait for the full musical!#music #Spotify

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cindytoast404 · 4 months

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-percy jackson tv show drops -epic: the ocean saga releases -i am forcibly dragged back into my greek mythology hyperfixation

#percy jackson #pjo #pjo series #epic #epic the musical #epic the ocean saga #greek mythology

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wolfythewitch · 4 months

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With the Ocean Saga released, do you think you'll be doing any animatics for the new songs?

funny you say that

#oops-i-accidentally #wolfy tedtalks #wip

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amiti-art · 5 months

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🎶RUTHLESSNESS IS MERCY UPON OURSELVES🎶

The Ocean Saga is releasing this month so I decided to upgrade my Poseidon design 🌊

I really hope I'll be able to make an animatic for "Ruthlessness" but I have a lot of uni projects rn so I'm not sure if I will have enough time for that.😔

#poseidon #greek gods #epic the musical #greek mythology #greek pantheon #greek myth art #the odyssey #my art #character design

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100blueberries · 4 months

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In honor of Ocean Saga being released on Christmas have a poorly edited meme

#epic the musical #muppet christmas carol #idk what else #Kermit the frog #epic the musical ocean saga

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mommymilkersmac-n-cheese · 11 days

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All of the moments in Epic: The Underworld Saga that made me audibly scream in my car when I listened to it for the first time (spoilers, obviously):

1.) Polites’ whole sequence and that tiny little “Polites” from Odysseus at the end

2.) ODYSSEUS’ MOM PLAYED BY JORGE’S MOM?!? LIKE IMAGINE GOING TO THE UNDERWORLD AND SEEING YOUR MOM THAT YOU DID NOT KNOW WAS DEAD LIKE ADD THAT TO THE TRAUMA LIST HOLY SHIT

3.) “i took too long” (😭😭😭)

4.) “I see your wife with a man who is haunting/A man with a trail of bodies/WHO?!?! (you… it’s you my guy…)

5.) “So if we must we must sail through/Dangerous oceans and beaches/I’ll go where Poseidon won’t reach us/And if I gotta drop another infant from a wall/In an instant so we all don’t die/Then I’ll become the monster/I will deal the blow/ And I’ll become the monster/Like none they’ve ever known” I MEAN COME ONNNNNN

I really want to give commentary/analysis on No Longer You because I think it may be my favorite song from EPIC that has been released so far so stay tuned for that

#epic the musical #epic the underworld saga #odysseus #homers odyssey #the odyssey

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epicthemusicalstuff · 2 months

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Do we know when the next sage will be released? I just joined the Epic cult so idk the usual timelines for these things lol

I wish I could say we have a date, but alas, it is as of yet unknown. The release schedule in the past was the Troy Saga and Cyclops Saga being released within a month or two, then nothing for a majority of the year, followed by the Ocean Saga and Circe Saga being released within a few months.

If we are looking at past trends, we would then expect the Underworld Saga to arrive in December, however, Jay is building his own recording booth, which should speed things up (and I believe there was some legal issues leading to the past delay?).

In any case, we are all optimistic for the next saga soon, although hopefully not too soon. Mr. Jalapeño needs some rest after creating masterpiece’s such as the last two sagas!

#Epic the musical #epic the underworld saga #welcome to the Winions though!#Mr. Jalapeño #jorge rivera herrans

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moonmeg · 4 months

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As obsessed as I am with the Ocean Saga currently, once Circe Saga releases y'all are not hearing the end of it from my side

#you know why?#BECAUSE CIRCE MY BELOVED #ALSO #HERMES MY BELOVED #epic the musical

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p0patochisps · 4 months

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What IS Epic The Musical

I WAS WAITING FOR THIS GOD DAMN MOMENT.

OKAY. BUCKLE YOUR SEATBELT ANON, BECAUSE YOU JUST UNLEASHED MY ADVERTISEMENT SIDE /HJ

According to the EPIC website, EPIC is a loose musical adaptation of Homer's Odyssey written by Jorge 'Jay' Rivera-Herrans. Jay also voices Odysseus, the main character of the musical.

It is completely sung through, consisting of 40 songs. The musical has two acts, which are then split into nine 'sagas'. There are five sagas in act one (Troy, Cyclops, Ocean, Circe and Underworld) and four in act two (Thunder, Wisdom, Vengeance, and Ithica).

As the show is still a work in progress, the songs are still being released on platforms in their entirety. As of right now, the Troy, Cyclops, and Ocean sagas have been released with the Circe saga coming sometime soon.

Jay posts consistently on platforms such as TikTok and YouTube, showing his working progress with little sneak peaks at the songs and little bits of information about each of them that really enhance the listening experience!

Plot wise, like I said, EPIC is loosely based on Homer's Odyssey. Homer was an ancient Greek poet, and he is credited for both the Odyssey and the Iliad.

The iliad is the first of the two, telling the story of the Trojan War and all that happened. The Odyssey is about the journey Odysseus and the six hundred Ithican soldiers took to return to their homeland post-war (Spoiler alert. It doesn't work out very well)

EPIC follows Odysseus as he tries so very, very hard to return to his wife, Penelope, and his son, Telemachus. However, every monster, God, and Goddess in the entirety of Greece and Olympus seems to have beef with this man and he struggles to get home.

He's somehow meant to be one of the most intelligent Greeks out there, cunning and clever and a brilliant soldier (so much so that Athena- Goddess of W i s d o m- decides to be his mentor) and yet he has a knack of pissing everyone off.

Anyway, the Trojan War took him away from Ithica and his family for ten years, and then EPIC follows his stupidly long and complicated journey home in the most stunning, heart-wrenching, tear jerking, awe inspiring way it can.

It's greek mythology, what isn't there to love about it.

I doooo heavily recommend it. So, so very much. So much. Jay is so very, very talented, and all of the singers in EPIC are so very talented. I think the songs are on most platforms (I'll link spotify and YouTube below). I also recommend looking at his TikTok or YouTube pages because this man is hilarious, and the process to the creation of this musical is so very interesting.

Okay bye bye :))

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqxvpcFchZLtYj30bSGmm64JibFLaWOAJ&si=fRBt3GoRCwew5_Sd

^this has all thirteen released songs on for YouTube.

https://youtube.com/@JayHerrans?si=7qR098QuuulGBxYg

^This is Jay's YouTube page.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6T7xIAK4W0Fwxp04fSjpE9?si=iccq-vm-SD-i5X0TcXMTBw&pi=e-RZKH3MfvTXmQ

^This is a playlist of released songs on Spotify.

https://www.tiktok.com/@jorgeherrans?_t=8j0ebB8Ka7V&_r=1

^This is Jay's TikTok.

He is also on iTunes but I don't have an account and I can't be bothered to make one (sorry)

IF YOU LISTEN, DROP ME A MESSAGE OR A COMMENT BECAUSE I LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IT.

#epic the musical #the odyssey #jorge rivera herrans #uh #cyclops saga #ocean saga #troy saga

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moonythepotato · 5 months

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The Percy Jackson series and Epic: The Ocean Saga being released within a few day‘s is the best christmas gift ever-

#percy jackson #percy jackon and the olympians #pjo #pjo fandom #percy jackson tv show #percy jackson disney+#epic #epic the musical #epic the ocean saga #jorge rivera herrans

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