Jorge Rivera-Herrans, creator and producer of EPIC, a loose musical adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey recently announced the release date of the third EP “The Ocean Saga”. The EP part will be available to stream on all major streaming platforms from December 25th.

The musical, divided in 9 parts, tells the tale of Odysseus’ 20-year journey home through several challenges – being challenged by gods and monsters. The whole saga is made up of 40 songs completely sung-through

The Ocean Saga is the third chapter in EPIC: The Musical. The EP will consist of 4 songs, serving as a continuation of the story:

Odysseus and his soldiers try to make their way through an impenetrable storm and come upon a floating island. Odysseus believes it is the home of the wind god and that they can ask him to aid them on their journey through the storm. 

Jorge Rivera Herrans will return as Odysseus and will act and sing alongside Talya Sindel as Circe, Armando Julian as Eurylochus, Teagan earley as Athena, Luke Holt as Zeus, Anna casey as Penelope, Kira Beth Stone as Aeolus, Steven Dookie as Polites, Barbara Wangui as Calypso, Ayron Alexander as Antinous, Earl Gresham Jr. as Ares and Troy Doherty as Hermes.

The first EP, “The Troy Saga” was released on christmas day and was made available on all major streaming platforms including Spotify where it gathered over 2.5 million streams in three days. In less than 12 hours, EPIC: The Troy Saga was already on top of the charts on iTunes, being the #1 soundtrack.

The second EP, “The Cyclop Saga” was released on January 27th. This time, the storyline included Odysseus battling with Polyphemus the cyclop.

According to its creator, the full musical will feature multiple musical genres including classic pop, rock, orchestral and electronic. Throughout the show, each character will be paired with a specific instrument that represents them musically: Odysseus being the guitar, Athena the piano and Poseidon the trumpet.

EPIC is produced and distributed by BRP Records, a company led by Tony-nominated producer Blair Russell.