Jorge Rivera-Herrans, creator and producer of EPIC, a loose musical adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey recently announced the release of the third EP “The Ocean Saga” in a series of concept albums.

The musical, divided in 9 parts, tells the tale of Odysseus’ 20-year journey home through several challenges – being challenged by gods and monsters.

“Storm” is the powerful opening track, throwing us back into Odysseus’ journey home with drums taking over the melody backed by electric guitars and trumpets. Many different instruments mingling to create this urge to fight back against the storm.

This time again, we are introduced to new characters like the master of the wind, Aeolus and the sea god, Poseidon. “Luck Runs Out” serves as a continuation of the story with those who survived. This is where Eurylochus starts to question Odysseus’ leadership and where the melody shifts from soft to commanding. And then, “Keep Your Friends Close” mirrors in some ways “Open Arms” from the first EP.

In the first and second EP, Oddysseus came head to head with Athena, the goddess of war. This time, on the closing track, our hero is facing another Greek god, Poseidon. On “Ruthlessness”, Poseidon shows up to take revenge on Odysseus and his crew for hurting his son, Polyphemus (Remember Them). And once again, it’s the voice of Steven Rodriguez that blows us away on this final anthemic track.

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 Cyclops Saga” was realease on January 27th 2023 and was meet with the same enthusiasm.

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.

The Circe Saga is set to be the fourth chapter in Epic: The Musical. Thought we don’t know the release date yet, make sure to keep your eyes peeled on EPIC’s social media.