Pro Vocal Coach’s FIRST EVER LISTEN to Epic the Musical-‘ODYSSEUS’

[@omarsalem1219]

This song being someone's introduction to the musical is crazy 😭

[@GalacticaWisp]

FR 🤣

[@RiskoPlexus]

Seriously. Just coming in right in the middle of the final stretch. Literally. I mean, Telemachus’ entrance doesn’t hit hard unless you know his motif and Mico’s voice can sound like Jorge’s. Nor would you understand the significance of “mercy”. There’s also the chant in the background that’s actually saying something. Also the r word. That will sound like completely out of left field for a newbie. Still! It’s cool that he still felt the impact of it all. Especially during the mercy part when he got goosebumps. I’d say it’s a testament to everyone’s work.

[@LizaaFernando]

@@RiskoPlexus RIGHT?! and the aiming for the torches, or even the where is he chorus

[@alexiscoleman2993]

He won’t know the lore of this musical or how it has been changed from the original myth

[@lpk675]

This song actually was also my introduction to this musical (granted, I had already read The Odyssey, so it wasn't like I was going in without any knowledge).

[@Zarsla]

Tim: "What song should I do next" The Comments: "Start at the Beggining! You're at the End!"

[@Candycane-Foxy-YT]

Real!!!

[@ThXtsVnfortunXte]

nah fr, he skipped peak

[@gamer64exe73]

Who will tell him the order

[@Zarsla]

@gamer64exe73 I and multiple have. A different comment of mine even linked the playlist and full musicail live stream.

[@missing_names8001]

"Odysseus" as someone's first introduction to Epic has to be insane xD

[@briannapadilla7622]

This is all 9 sagas and songs in order for you 1st saga - the troy saga 1. The horse and the infant 2. Just a man 3. Full speed ahead 4. Open Arms 5. Warrior of the mind 2nd saga - the cyclops saga 1. Polyphemus 2. Survive 3. Remember them 4. My goodbye 3rd saga - the ocean saga 1. Storm 2. Luck runs out 3. Keep your friends close 4. Ruthlessness 4th saga - the circe saga 1. Puppeteer 2. Wouldn't you like 3. Done for 4. There are other ways 5th saga - the underworld saga 1. The underworld 2. No longer you 3. Monster 6th saga - the thunder saga 1. Suffering 2. Different Beast 3. Scylla 4. Mutiny 5. Thunder bringer 7th saga - the wisdom saga 1. Legendary 2. Little Wolf 3. We'll be fine 4. Love in Paradise 5. God Games 8th saga - the vengeance saga 1. I'm not sorry for loving you 2. Dangerous 3. Charybdis 4. Get in the water 5. 600 strike 9th saga - the Ithaca saga 1. The Challenge 2. Hold them down 3. Odysseus 4. I can't help but wonder 5. Would you fall in love with me again If you would like to watch all the animatics to these songs this is my personal playlist of all the songs in order kzbin.info/aero/PL4mpvSfFlHPCV3WIfR1OyDurb_u4Aolvk

[@jaynayoung108]

@@briannapadilla7622 thanks for giving him a list your awesome.

[@briannapadilla7622]

@jaynayoung108 No problem. I hope he loves this musical as much as I do, and a lot of others do as well

[@TheMangetsuneko]

OMG "Odysseus... I can't help but wonder... Would you fall in love with me again?" I can't! ToT

[@bammmyouuu7752]

@@TheMangetsuneko “The challenge: Hold them down, Odysseus! I can’t help but wonder, would you fall in love with me again?”

[@ErinOlivia_]

WE NEED TO MAKE THIS TOP COMMENT

[@D9gamer1234]

I saw this and I was like “did I miss an entire series?” And when you said this is your first song I spat out my drink laughing. You really need to go from the start not just because it’s in order but all of this musical is so so good.

[@MidnightSunna]

Congratulations youve summoned one of the most welcoming communities ive ever been part of.

[@AngieTheSilly]

Same man, same

[@Xenkatze]

We all arrive with open arms !

[@shadowroamer]

And we share the trauma equally!

[@Embodiment.Of.Loneliness]

The one community were the word "waiting" will make us burst into tears

[@storminajar]

We're always here with open arms! 🫂

[@sarahpleininger1083]

You should really listen to it from beginning to end to have the best experience 👀

[@Jenae_Heffington]

I will second this 👆🏻

[@Biaso1997]

I third this

[@shaedynshadow7306]

4th vote here!

[@TomNguyen-vp4nb]

fourth this.

[@sandybeach12]

YES PLEASE

[@mostlyimpulsive3462]

Odysseus as your entry point is DIABOLICAL work 😂 Gives a fun perspective though! You're gonna love this musical. So many amazing vocals....

[@upsidedownsteph]

You really should react from the beginning. But if this is your first listen. What a song to choose 😂

[@Zarsla]

I was like wait...what? Song 38? That's hilarous. It's litteral 2 more songs and the shows over.

[@HowIndecisivehuu]

“Odysseus” was probably the wildest start to learning about Epic the musical, I definitely suggest listening to it start to finish, it’s amazing and the guy who sings for Odysseus (Jorge), casted the people for the songs and wrote all the songs, but I MOST definitely!! Suggest “Thunder Bringer”, “Would you love me again”, “Ruthlessness”, and “Legendary”

[@Smk42217]

I can honestly and comfortably say that you’ll have tens of thousands of listeners if you cover any epic songs. If you do the whole thing from start to finish your channel will grow a heck of a lot.

[@TimWelchVocalStudio]

Noted, thanks! 🙏🏼

[@beckenfuggle644]

I second this ❤

[@gemeroperiddle9462]

Solid advice. I only just found this channel because of this reaction vid and subscribed in hope he'll react to more EPIC songs ^^''

[@starsupontheland]

​@@gemeroperiddle9462 Same!

[@rosa-san5259]

Jorge single handedly created the Violence genre in music.

[@happyfacelily]

Epic is such an incredible musical, most of the "main" characters actually have specific instruments, or even specific themes. For example, Odysseus' instrument is the guitar that u can really hear at 1:29. In some songs its more acoustic, but when he gets angry its more electronic. Like everyone else is commenting, the best experience is to listen from the beginning to end. It starts off much lighter, and gets darker as the songs progress. However if you are just looking for a few songs to react to "God Games" has 7 unique singers all coming together for an incredible song, its 100% a fan favorite.

[@TimWelchVocalStudio]

Awesome thanks for this!

[@liminalpsych]

Oh, I didn’t even think about God Games, that’s a great suggestion for a variety of vocalists!

[@demoncelli]

​@@TimWelchVocalStudio Amd you can hear Telemachus Instrument at 3:59

[@nooorzzzz]

@@TimWelchVocalStudioyou should also listen to “no longer you” there’s some amazing vocals!!!

[@Fasole-x5x]

🫡

[@bassyxgrelle8659]

This being your first intro to the musical is crazy 😭 Especially when you haven't heard the lead singer's, Jorge or the creator of the musical, full range, considering this is one of the darkest songs of the entire musical

[@petitebleucipher6821]

One more victim to drag down into the depths of the trauma that is EPIC y'all, GET HIM!

[@petitebleucipher6821]

I'd love to see you react to this song once again after you've listened to the songs in order and have the proper context btw. You will find that there are clear references to many of the past songs in this one

[@petitebleucipher6821]

AND there are animatics to go with every song, I strongly advise for you to watch them while listening, too! If you don't know which animatic to react to you can also use the livestream which they made where they react to all the songs one by one, there are commissioned animatics in that one. But there are plenty of playlists with the songs and animatics in order already as well!

[@ErinOlivia_]

DEEP DOWN WERE LONELY WINIONS FROM HELL

[@Coveredinbees93]

You talked a lot about how great some of the singers in the project are, but the unbelievable thing is that most of the singers in this song only ever appear in this one song. This speaks a lot about the quality of the project itself because if those single song characters are so well voiced you can imagine how amazing the main singer (Odysseus), who ironically does not actually sing much in this song titled after him, and all the other "main" characters are. This project has been a occupying a large section of my brain rent free since February and I'm so excited where they'll go with it now that the concept album is done. Thank you for your great reaction and welcome to the EPIC fandom.

[@TimWelchVocalStudio]

💛✨🙏🏼

[@markrasmussen1852]

@@TimWelchVocalStudio Indeed. As Coveredinbees93 stated, only Odysseus (the starting vocalist) and Telemachus (The prince) are recurring voices/major characters. While the other vocalists are indeed good, it speaks volumes to the many other voices of main characters that these voices don't shine nearly as bright.

[@KoriTheAnder]

There are some cool "rules" and stuff with the musical. Like how every character has a signature instrument. There are countless motifs in the music, but the most famous one is the "danger is nearby" motif that I wonder if you could spot after a few sagas. Also when it comes to backing vocals, if it is a human character in the lead, the ensemble is coming from something in the environment (other humans/spirits) but if it's a god singing they can just summon a choir as a show of their power.

[@MrIceProductions]

Everything about this musical is intentional and has at least 3 different meanings behind it. Every instrument, every note placement, every motif, all of it is so integral to each piece, it’s a masterful work. Once you’ve watched through it, I’d highly recommend checking out some of Jorge’s videos where he explains his reasoning for each of these decisions, it’s amazing work

[@abbycareyyy7755]

No because I went to check your previous reactions to this musical and my jaw DROPPED when I realized this song was your first impression 😂 it hits different when you watch it in order, lots of musical motifs. But wow I can’t imagine listening to this out of context what a trip!

[@NovaWolf-qi6zn]

Just letting you know, ‘Odysseus’ is song 38/40 I believe of the series. So, I would highly recommend starting from the beginning, because the entire Musical is phenomenal ❤️

[@mrdoodle8229]

He may react to the wrong song, but he picked the best one .

[@SammaSprouts]

Please go back and listen from the beginning for the full effect! Jorge has a playlist on his channel of all songs in order, I believe.

[@Kirachan3]

Please listen to the entire thing! And I highly recommend watching the animatics to go with it. There are great playlists out there (and us fans would be thrilled to point you in the right direction)

[@beckenfuggle644]

100% down for this

[@ten5h1]

@beckenfuggle644agree

[@moopotatokimchi]

There are sooooo many anamatics!! Several of which Jorge would commission parts of for the official song releases.

[@stephaniemerrill4957]

So cool to see you pick up this series! With Epic, you really have to start from the beginning and go in order to get the full effect. Jorge Rivera-Herrans (the creator of the musical and voice of Odysseus) has said that he was inspired by Peter and The Wolf, so each character in Epic has their own signature instrument within the backing track, and there's a ton of little leitmotifs that are always being called back to in later songs, so you can pretty much always tell what's happening if you pay close attention to the instrumentals. There should be a full playlist of all the sagas in order, but you should look into "The Horse and the Infant" and "Just a Man" next. :)

[@TimWelchVocalStudio]

Oh wow, interesting. Thanks!! 🙏🏼

[@sorachaosblade7537]

@@TimWelchVocalStudio I’d suggest watching the animatics of these two starting songs from the artist/channel Gigi. It’s always great fun paying respects to both the author Jorge for this immaculate concept album and the great work these animators put in to convey what happens visually in these songs so it’s up to you as I’m sure many fans would be ecstatic watching your reactions to both animatics and just listening to the songs too. Praise to all involved!

[@ayanamiayachanJ]

@@TimWelchVocalStudiomy first epic: The musical song was Warrior of the mind

[@Sara_isthere]

My first song was god games😂

[@justtye7966]

Welcome to Epic the Musical! We embrace you with open arms

[@isabellajuarezluna2744]

LMAO NOT THE OPEN ARMS

[@justtye7966]

@isabellajuarezluna2744 😈

[@scedrastoffel5142]

LMFAO I love our community so much

[@ErinOlivia_]

Just like our fave pancake 🥰🥰

[@UnLuzky]

Ladie and gentlemen! We got another one! Yippee!

[@beckenfuggle644]

🎉🎉🎉

[@scedrastoffel5142]

So real I love our fandom’s self awareness 😂😂😂

[@DarkestNova556]

This is a HELL of a song to start with 😅

[@ClassicDepravities]

imagine THIS being your introduction to Epic. it's going to be SO much fun for you to go through the whole thing and identify the themes that come back up.

[@DirransRL]

This really is a beginning to end kind of experience, it's built on a lot of musical motifs and callbacks.

[@Smk42217]

I wouldn’t have advised starting here, but it makes sense that you listen to the main character song. “Just a Man” or “Monster” are songs that you should start with if you’re trying to go for techniques the singer uses to convey emotions. But all songs are good. Every instrument represents a specific character.

[@Roseasuko]

Open arms 😢

[@The_anomaly_eater]

Lol this being your intro is diabolical. there's so much going on, and so much to understand. this is probably one of the most intense songs in the series. I see a few comments have given you the order, I suggest following the story from the start as they said. I'll be looking for your takes on the vocals, as usually I see content on the music or the motifs not the vocals itself. Welcome to the Epic family, my friend. Enjoy the ride.

[@ten5h1]

GUYS! WE GOT ANOTHER WINION!!!! Welcome (in the tone you will get when you start listening from the beginning). Seriously … with this album, there is a whole group of fans that are lovingly passionate about it to the point we bought the first 2 sagas twice due to the creator not being paid the first time around for them. Also … try to find the animatics. It gives more context to what’s going on.

[@deadinside9585]

Hi welcome to the huge community of EPIC: THE MUSICAL one of the most beautiful warm and welcoming communities, we are happy to have you here, the musical is an experience on it's own no matter how you choose to : hear it only OR watch the animatics along side the audio 🎉❤🎉🎉

[@AlexSilverCat]

Oh, you need to go from the beginning- there's so many intwined musical themes that are built from the start! If you want one long official run through, Jorge Rivera Herrans (the writer and creator) posted the entire thing with canon animatics on his channel; if you want the fan animatics (which are more animated than many of Jorge's pieces), there are a number of youtube playlists that show them in order. Jorge also has a playlist with just the songs in order, as well, if you want only music (personally, I think you should do some form of visuals, it was written as a musical and visual piece). Maybe reach out to Moritus, another content creator, he's been making a project out of recommending the best animatics. But welcome to the fandom for this wonderful, amazing musical- I don't think there's any song in the entire playlist that's less than good. Most and beyond great!

[@iamnotamouseok]

Starting from the end means if/when you listen to the rest of it, you'll come back to this one and relisten and catch all the musical references. This song has a lot of moments that refer back to other songs both musically and story-wise, and the full impact is lost without them. Moments like "he's aiming for the torches," "let's have open arms instead" and the instruments and melody used when Telemachus (the prince) appears, they all hit so much harder after hearing the rest of the songs.

[@Theweirdvii]

The part were Odysseus' voice gets super deep always gives me chills, such amazing work from mr Jalapeño and the Epic cast

[@pinobell]

Really glad you're checking this out! I'd recommend "Little Wolf" for some fun vocals or "The Underworld" for some more drama.

[@TimWelchVocalStudio]

That’s what I need, thanks!

[@liminalpsych]

Other interesting vocals that might be fun to explore: “My Goodbye”, “Puppeteer”, “Ruthlessness”, “We’ll Be Fine”…. If you don’t go through the whole musical anyway and just want to pick out stuff to look at vocally. (I vote the whole musical from the beginning, you’ll probably get enough viewers to make it worthwhile, the EPIC fandom is *passionate*)

[@miyomoon477]

I promise you: when you listen to the full musical and then come back to this song it will hit SO different. That's not just because you will know the context but because it is full of motifs from previous songs that make it so much more emotional and so much of the things they say way more meaningful! That's also because many of those motifs represent a specific aspect of Ody's journey and character development (e.g. "just a man" stands for his humanity and also helplessness in the face of impossible and cruel challenges, so every time characters give in to temptations or feel weak, you will hear "just an man" play. Or "open arms" represents choosing peace.) That's why it's sooo important to listen to the musical in the coreect order!

[@teejaykaye]

Absolutely buckwild choice to introduce yourself to a linear concept story album with the third to last song in the series xD there are so many story references and musical motifs and callbacks that just don’t hit the same way unless you’ve listened to the whole thing

[@VanshikaGulati]

Are you going to do the full musical?? I'd love to see your reaction to the songs in order. Odysseus is strange choice to start with but I'd love to see how that colours your opinion of the rest of the story.

[@Kayla-Kat.]

PLLEEEEEEAAAAASSEEEE listen to it from the beginning 🙏🏻, this song is near the end, and it’s SO COOL how Jorge (the writer) adds elements from previous songs and sagas, but you can only fully appreciate all of the work he puts into the songs if you listen to them in order, because of how he adds in the previous songs. Of course if you’ve already listened to them all once it doesn’t matter, but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, for my sanity listen to it from the beginning 🙏🏻.

[@gracielasea]

Way to jump right into the deep end with no floaties, my guy. 😂

[@hayleeh18]

PLEASE listen to the whole musical!! The motifs laced throughout it are absolutely gorgeous and truly tie the whole show together. This song is near the very end of the show and contains several motifs that show how the character(s) involved have grown and changed throughout the show. “Saga” is the term the creator chose to use to describe a particular story arc within the overall show, usually revolving around a particular antagonist or location. While it’s very hard to choose the “best” songs from the show, as they’re all wonderful in many people’s opinions (including my own), if I had to pick a set for you to listen to instead of the whole show, I’d recommend Just a Man, Warrior of the Mind, Ruthlessness, No longer You, Wouldn’t You Like, Thunder Bringer, Get in the Water, and Would You Fall in Love with Me Again. These songs do NOT tell the full story by a long shot, but they’re an excellent set to show the depth and dynamic nature of the songs in the musical. Though again, I would HIGHLY recommend listening through the whole thing. If you want to listen to it all, then in order, the sagas (albums) are: The Troy Saga The Cyclops Saga The Ocean Saga The Circe Saga The Underworld Saga The Thunder Saga The Wisdom Saga The Vengeance Saga The Ithaca Saga

[@breadnyan4930]

This being your first introduction is crazy though 😭😭 I can't wait to see your reaction to the rest!

[@carmenblankespoor1905]

awesome to see new people react to EPIC, its such an awesome piece of art. Would certainly suggest watching the whole thing in order, it is a Beautiful journey!

[@TimWelchVocalStudio]

💛✨🙏🏼

[@pandoamessi4079]

SIR, you've got _goosebumps?_ Imagine how much harder this will hit after you listen to the whole musical from the start!! PLEASE, i would absolutely love to see your perspective on the whole thing, especially since you've got one heck of a snippet from it😂 And i highly suggest checking the animatics for each of the songs!! :D

[@IsabelleVernalia]

The fact you started with this song from Epic is INSANE since it's near the end! You should do a full listen through of the entire album top to bottom, I genuinely just want your reactions to all of it!!

[@kadensyco5618]

I see a lot of people telling you to check out more, but i absolutely have to recommend you watch them along with the fan animatics out there. They add so much to the sings and there are no real wrong answers on which ones to watch

[@kristinamcfadden3838]

The voices of all of the different singers are worth a full listen. They got so many talented singers

[@MadMan-vk5oq]

My friend, you need to listen to the whole discography. Start with 'The Horse and the Infant'. its the first one, but seriously, watch them all in order. Its worth it.

[@gasaiyuno9608]

Great reaction ! 😁 I'd personally recommend reacting to Epic The Musical Saga by Saga but if you prefer to do it to through small videos here is the order I suggest ^^ • *Troy Saga* -The Horse And The Infant -Just A Man - Full Speed Ahead - Open arms - Warrior of the mind ( These 5 go together ) • *The Cyclops Saga* - Polyphemus - Survive ( They follow each other so you should watch them together ) - Remember them - My Goodbye ( they also follow each other ) • *Ocean Saga* - Storm -Luck Runs Out ( You can watch them together if you want but if you don't it's fine ) - Keep your friends close - Ruthlessness ( These two follow each other too ) • *Circe Saga* - Puppeteer - Wouldn't you like ( Watching those two together is up to you and what you want ) -Done for - There are other ways ( These two go together ) • *Underworld Saga* - The Underworld - No longer you - Monster ( I'd recommend watching those 3 together personnally ) • *Thunder Saga* - Suffering - Different Beast ( These two go together ) -Scylla - Mutiny - Thunder Bringer ( Those 3 go together ) • *Wisdom Saga* - Legendary - Little Wolf - We'll Be Fine ( those 3 go together ) - Love In Paradise - God Games ( I'd recommend reacting to them together ) • *The Vengeance Saga* - Not Sorry For Loving You -Dangerous -Charybdis - Get In The Water - 600 Strike ( They all follow each other ) • *The Ithica Saga* - The Challenge - Hold Them Down - Odysseus - I Can't Help But Wonder - Would You Fall In Love With Me Again ( these 5 follow each other )

[@yafaniatorres-martinez4306]

You really need to start from the beginning. Every song is *chef's kiss*! The singers are all incredibly talented.

[@Idiotic_Erdun]

When I noticed you were at the end I swear I exploded on the spot 🥲

[@SauceyRedHN]

Everyone else has already said it, but starting with THIS song is CRAZY! It'll definitely hit MUCH harder once you've listened to everything before, the motifs, the emotions, the callbacks, the character arcs, you'll LOVE it. I do suggest reacting to animatics of the musical (any will do, but the ones with the most views are the best to watch first imo), they'll help with following the story and becoming attached to the characters, and they're just really good.

[@andronixbegayaf]

Oh come on, it's like starting watching wicked with No Good Deed

[@gracielasea]

You’re right, there is some work on the vocals as this has yet to become a stage play. We’re all excited to hear this in a live setting, but until then the Concept Albums are glorious!

[@deathstrokecat5390]

The first part is called the Troy saga with the first song called “The horse and the infant” The order of the albums is as follows Troy Cyclops Ocean Circe Underworld Thunder Wisdom Vengeance Ithaca

[@midoriamber9385]

Sir you need to do this whole musical. This song was the culmination of the story! This being your intro to Epic is Wild lol

[@supercow376]

PLEASE DO MORE FROM EPIC! You will not be disappointed! This musical is SO GOOD If you do... Start from the beginning with, "The horse and the infant". There are currently 2 versions of the audio (legal disputes caused the creator to have to remake the first 9 songs, they are very similar, but the original mix is better in most of those 9 songs). The original audio is hard to find, but the best way to find it is through an animatic titled: "The Horse and The Infant | Epic: the musical Animatic (FLASH WARNING)", by Gigi. Overall, most of the songs from this musical have animatics made by independent artists that give some visual context. The first 2 "sagas" (Troy Saga and Cyclops Saga) are extremely good at audio story telling to the point that you don't really need any animatics to figure out exactly what's happening. As the story gets more complex, some of the animatics provide necessary context to the story that the songs don't give. Many reactors find a good playlist of animatics and just run through the musical, 1 saga at a time (a "saga" is the term the creator used to divide up the story arcs". BE CAREFUL, some animatics were made months after a lot of the later songs came out, and for whatever reason, the animators decided to put massive spoilers in the visuals that the songs aren't supposed to have (looking at you "Gwendy | NS2D Studios"). Each song has random amounts of animatics, just depending on who decided to make them. Some songs have multiple GREAT animatics, and some still don't have any really good ones. In general, there are some animators that are consistently top tier. Always look for these creators for animatics first: -Gigi or Mircsy (the absolute best animatics are from these 2) -Niel the Illustrator (excels at super interesting story creativity with Gods/bosses) -Duvetbox (Some of the best narrative driven animatics out there) The next animators, if none of the above made any -AnniFlamma -Wolfythewitch -Ximena Natzel

[@That1ComicGuy]

The first song you wanna start with is "The horse and the infant" and that's the start of the entire musical! Jorge has play lists of each saga on his youtube and even spoitfy.

[@GalaxyW50]

7:21 the electronic parts you were talking about here combined with i think it was the piano bit, was a motif reference for athena. One really cool thing Jorge does is make so many motifs throughout the music. Each character kind of has their own instrument. Odysseus i believe is the guitar, which you can hear in the background. Youll notice so much more as you listen through it in the correct order. If you havent found it yet, you can just search up epic the musical in order and a playlist shoulp pop up on any service, spotify, youtube, itunes, etc. HAVE FUN

[@pinkfish1815]

Omg I am so happy you reacted to this! But please react since the beginning

[@chantelliao2632]

You need to go back to the beginning it is amazing what he and his team did it won’t be disappointing btw I’m subscribing because of this video alone

[@mmpMultiversalMagicPolice]

Starting with the 3rd to last song is crazy

[@SuccinctEarth07]

Honestly this was a really fun reaction, you may have picked one of the most confusing songs to start with but it did make your reaction very unique

[@elodiepollock7326]

Though it would be quite a project, I definitely recommend listening to the whole of Epic if this song made you curious since this song is one of the final songs of the musical and therefore a lot of emotional payoff is probably lost on you. (And just a week ago the Ithaca Saga came out, and the song you reacted to is one of the songs from this final saga, so you won't have to wait for the rest to be released :)) Should you decide you want to listen from the beginning, the first saga is The Troy Saga, the first song is The Horse and the Infant, starting with the invasion of Troy) Just some fun facts about this song in particular (because I saw some comments explaining more about Epic as a whole): For almost all of its runtime, Epic follows Odysseus on his journey back home and until the third to last saga we follow exclusively him. It is focusses a lot on his struggles with his morals and justifying doing terrible things to get back to his wife and son - and how that changes him. All the songs that feature a monster and that detail how he encounters and fights them have the monster's name in the title ("Polephemus", "Scylla", "Charybdis" - which are not gods, for gods the rule doesn't count exactly, but those songs are usually named after a description of said (half)god). And in "Odysseus", he is the "final boss", as the creator Jorge Rivera-Herrans aptly put it. We can see how terrifying he is from the perspective of others for the first time, since this "Odysseus" is following the suitors (the other men singing who all want to marry Odysseus's wife Penelope in the king's absence). Up until then it was always focussed on Odysseus The part where the suitors sing "hold him down" is a callback to the previous song (something that Jorge does *expertly* and a lot - and which might be one of my favourite things about epic concerning the music and melodies). As some other's stated already, the pivotal characters have their own instruments, which allows for amazing textpainting (if that is the correct word here). I don't know how familiar you are with The Odyssey, but Athena mentors Odysseus and then later his son Telemachus. So when the prince appears, you can hear Athena's instrument and the melody Telemachus is introduced with (from the song Legendary), another example for a reference to a previous song. If you just want to experience some cool vocals, I would recommend Scylla, Just a Man, Warrior of the Mind, My Goodbye and Ruthlessness :)) (I just noticed these are all from the first half except for Scylla but these are some of my faves)

[@Ladybassguitarplayer]

Oooo, I like this! I am going to find it.

[@TimWelchVocalStudio]

Seems like there is a world around this!!

[@Trippinpixel]

I love that you started with this song because I feel like it will give interesting insight on the previous songs if you ever listen to the full musical. Love the video!!!

[@Creecher98]

I love the whole thing but I highly recommend Ruthlessness and Just a Man. Also Keep your Friends Close is one of my favorites. I do recommend listening to it all the way through.

[@Jade01134]

bro really started from the end LMAO loved ur reaction tho

[@AmenJay211]

Jorge Herrans-Riviera, the guy who created and led this project, recruited auditions from TikTok and other social media instead of holding traditional auditions. Since not everyone could record in the same studio and many had never sang in a musical production before, that explains the pitch correction and why it has to be so over engineered. You really should listen to the whole production though, it's well worth it. You started at the end, so you got a lot of the emotions so now that you're interested it's definitely worth a listen from start to end.

[@sunoshecano3837]

This is a heck of way to be introduced to Epic....I hope you have the chance to listen to the rest of this amazing piece of art!

[@OutOfThisWorld469]

I highly recommend you listen go all of them in order because there is so much talent in this musical. Also I think yo will enjoy Thunder Bringer as Luke Holt (the main singer in that song) is INCREDIBLE!!!! Along with Jorge Rivera Herrans the person who wrote the musical. :D

[@AnnabellaJha]

You have to react to Would you fall in love with me again or Hold them Down!!

[@kingdragon2783]

I recommend watching the animatics from start to finish this musical is a hidden gem trust me😁

[@Renistiredasf]

Welcome to the community 😂 Definitely give the whole production a listen! The writer himself is the voice of Odysseus and honestly a muscial genius. Cant wait to see your reactions to the rest of the songs!

[@MagisterKyer]

Honestly, this isn’t even close to the most impressive vocal performances you find in this musical. Definitely listen to the whole thing and post your reactions!

[@qryptid]

This is CRAZY to go in as your first. For a lot of people their first is Get In The Water, but it does need to be listened to in order from beginning to end. The creator, Jorge Rivera Herrans has a full playlist of the albums in order. The livestreams on his channel contain official animatics if there are any story points that feel unclear just from the music, there are many MANY fan animatics, but most are not canon and should be regarded as fan art and not official interpretations of the story. Jorge has done a lot of incredible work with the instrumentals and motifs and once youre familiar with the main ones it's incredible to break the later songs down. This song itself contains melodical and lyrical callbacks to "The Horse & The Infant", "600 Men", "Open Arms", "Polyphemus", "Monster", "Scylla" and like one or two others. Incredible composing work by Jorge I could go on for hours

[@qryptid]

You called it on the electronic elements, its important to the way Jorge does the Gods songs. The gods can do certain things mortal characters can't, they use electronic elements and can create their own choruses. In this, Odysseus has just crossed from mortal into something more, almost god-like, which in turn changes his music. It's crazy

[@starsupontheland]

A lot of people have added really great ideas and context, something I haven't seen brought up yet is there are a lot of incredible artists on youtube who make animatics/animations for Epic songs. Sometimes it can be harder to follow the plot and characters of a song, if that's something you want to highlight it could be really cool to listen alongside and animatic as well.

[@J__T]

So I loved your reaction. Others have told you you're basically at the end rather than the beginning and I hope you stick with the releases for the first listen at least (the animatics are fun too). If you would, when you go thru the sagas in order re-react to this one with all the context you gain. I ask because you noticed the theme changes, thankfully, and the each character has their own theme along with their own instrument. For instance, and without spoiler as much as possible, when the Prince appeared, you heard his theme alongside another I won't say whose. But *you* noticed both which is why I think you'll like the full album.

[@Trench_Art]

So Fun fact, this song is actually from a concept album, so they're still working on the full thing!

[@Evan.4951]

The mix of horror and amusement in your face during the song is amazing LMAO, everyone’s been saying so I’ll follow the flow and suggest you to listen from the beginning! As much as I really like the song I feel like there are songs that explore the character’s vocals more, so you might find it interesting! Fun facts: 1- Jay Herrans’s is the creator and voices the protagonist, he also wrote the lyrics for the songs! 2- each character has an specific instrumental that plays when they sing (which I personally love). 3- there are plenty of animatics of each songs around KZbin (fan animatics and some that Jay commissioned himself) so it might make it easier to understand what’s going on

[@hoperogan]

Things to keep in mind: 1) Individual character vocals and backgrounds. 2) Character instruments. 3) Musical motifs for various situations. 4) Repeating vocals, musical motifs and the melody they're sung in. There's amazing storytelling in how a word is sung. Even more than who sings it.

[@kitticarus]

Starting with this song is absolutely wild. I hope you get to go through the entire saga!! 🤩 There's such a talented cast and so many brilliant motifs

[@ashleycastillo7671]

You are at the end, the order of the sagas is : Troy, Cyclope, Ocean, Circe, Underworld, Thunder, Windsome, Vengance, then Ithaca

[@camillecorbiere8842]

This musical is genuinely so good and interesting. Every character has their own instrument and/or melody, there is a lot of references to older songs in the sagas. You should definitly listen to it from the beginning! You can find the order in the comments, else there is a playlist with beautiful animatics that have been made

[@toastycheese128]

Watch the full thing from the beginning to end. It’s amazing all the way through.

[@mattozzie836]

You've gotta start from the beginning! This whole musical is absolutely amazing from start to finish

[@guii_r2d2]

This song is actually one of the last ones of the musical (and honestly not that interesting vocally). I would recommend you to listen to the first two songs "The Horse and the Infant" and "Just a Man". Other songs that I think that are interesting to analyze would be "ruthlessness", "thunder bringer", "scylla", "wouldn't you like", "there are other ways", "no longer you", "monster", "hold them down" and "would you fall in love with me again" (the last song). This musical has a lot of characters, so each song has different dynamics and vocal showcases

[@guii_r2d2]

In a priority order, I would recommend you the first ones, and then ruthlessness and thunder bringer

[@TimWelchVocalStudio]

Awesome, thanks! 🙏🏼

[@liminalpsych]

This is a good list! (….how did I forget Scylla in my “interesting vocals” suggestion, shame on me)

[@neuronstar4573]

A warning about hold them down… it’s extremely dark

[@Htrouvaillx]

This being your first song is amazing! It’s the height of him becoming a monster. The result of last 20 years

[@SirValithor]

6:54 I have to laugh at how many impressive singers there are, since this is the first and last time we'll hear many of them 😂 Regardless, love seeing someone being introduced to and enjoying something this Epic!

[@gooseyroo6783]

you gotta do the whole thing start to finish

[@justwantaplaylist1]

Please do a reaction to the whole series ❤ the build up to what you have heard now is insane. Every saga is incredible in it's own way. The detail Jorge puts into everything is something i think you would appreciate. If you do a reaction please do it one saga at a time and not song by song bc it's connects in a different way. The animatics are a plus if you want to catch everything that's going on

[@kathrynhunt6883]

Hooooboy, "Odysseus" is one helluva starting point XD

[@Sketch_3003]

I was shocked when i couldn't fine the rest of this musical on your channel, this being your start to epic is wild 💀 (please check out the horse and the infant!)

[@Autumn-xs1bt]

What a way to be introduced to the musical XD, I'm glad it did it's job of intriguing you though. I'd definitely recommend reacting to the entire thing and then coming back to this once again because the call-backs throughout the musical are amazing.

[@kendrahein45]

You mentioned that there was a lot of editing/pitch correction. While I’m not on the team working directly with the singers, I do have an idea of why this is. Jorge opened auditions to the entire community, regardless of skill level. He wanted the right voice, the voice that fit the vibes of the characters, but that voice doesn’t necessarily have to be super skilled or even have any vocal training. If you’re the right voice they’ll make it work, which I suppose would be the editing

[@TimWelchVocalStudio]

Ah interesting

[@t.7899]

I strongly advise to watch from beginning to end , and with animatics that are on youtube for a better understanding of what is happening with some musical motivs or sounds

[@MrIceProductions]

Trust us on this, watch the animatics as well for each song. It provides sooooo much context for the scenes

[@Annededublin]

Hi Tim, Happy New Year, I've just found out about your channel and have been binge watching it. Thanks

[@TimWelchVocalStudio]

Aww, thanks Anne and welcome! 🙏🏼 ✨

[@sarkath77]

The artist, Jorge Rivera-Herrans, has a KZbin channel with a video titled "EPIC: The Ithaca Saga PREMIERE PARTY" that's about 2 1/2 hours long with all 40 songs, as well as animatics that make the story more clear. Alternatively, he has a playlist with all the individual songs in order, but they lack the animatics and brief text prompts that explain what actors would be doing in the moment.