Hello my friends! This is the second of two January Choice Videos! This video is a 2019 draft of Aphrodite versus Athena from before I was writing EPIC as an Odyssey musical... in fact, I think this was before I even decided on the name EPIC!
For anybody who doesn't know, before EPIC, I had written a group of songs (around 7) for a musical...
2024-01-23 00:27:32 +0000 UTC View PostHello my friends! This month early access video is about marketing for The Circe Saga! Here we have a cinematic snippet from one of the songs, as well as the reference video for an upcoming animatic!
The first snippet video involving Circe was made with Talya Sindel's permission! :D Keep in mind that for Patreon I'm not always able...
2024-01-22 19:39:37 +0000 UTC View PostHello my friends! Here are the choice video suggestions I received for this month! If there are any additional suggestions after posting this, I shall add them to the comments and each like for that comment will count as a vote!
2024-01-13 16:12:29 +0000 UTC View PostHELLO MY FRIENDS!!! Here's the second of two December Choice Videos!!! This is a snippet of Song 40 (and probably the last snippet of this song I'm able to show for a while LOL).
This song is incredibly difficult on all fronts. For one, it's hard to perform, as it's a major emotional and vulnerable moment for Odysseus, as Penelope asks him...
2023-12-31 22:29:23 +0000 UTC View PostHello my friends! Here's an update on The Circe Saga! In this video, I talk about re-recordings, vocal editing, mixing and mastering, and more!
2023-12-31 22:14:25 +0000 UTC View PostHello my friends! Here is the early access video for December! This video is Poseidon's cut Act 2 song, "In Vain," (Draft 1). Last month, I showed you Draft 2, and I wanted to go even further this month and show you how vastly different each draft of the same moment in a story can be!
My biggest problem with this draft was simply that Pose...
2023-12-27 20:36:28 +0000 UTC View PostHello my friends! Here are the suggestions I received for this month's choice videos!
2023-12-18 15:59:47 +0000 UTC View PostHello my friends!!! Here is the November Early Access Video! This is draft 2 of Poseidon's cut song "In Vain."
This was Song 34 before "Get in the Water" existed. While the music is exciting, with its triplets in the strings, drums, and piano, I ended up scrapping it and trying again because I didn't find Poseidon intimidating enough. It f...
2023-11-30 13:17:25 +0000 UTC View PostHello friends! This is the second of two November Choice videos!!! This one is about how I met each of the cast members of EPIC, and some of my first interactions with them!!!
This video made me realize how EPIC has SO MANY cast members!!! LOL! I was making this video and kept being like "OH WAIT, THERE'S STILL THIS PERSON!" Hahahaha :) 2023-11-27 18:47:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my friends!! Here is the first of two November Choice videos! This is a snippet from the cut song Belong to You, and it shows Calypso confronting Hermes in order to stop him from releasing Odysseus.
This Hermes section was written before Dangerous and Wouldn't You Like existed. Originally, Hermes's appearan...
2023-11-22 17:24:51 +0000 UTC View PostHello friends! Here are the video suggestions I received for this month's movie poll!
2023-11-12 20:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHello my friends! Here is this month's early access video! This is a clip of the climax of Monster, the Act 1 closer!
I recently got to revisit the orchestration of this song and add some electric guitars to this section, and I'm really happy with how it came out! The chord strums on MONSTEEEER really give it that extra oomph!
What I...
2023-10-31 17:37:32 +0000 UTC View PostHello friends! Here is the second October Choice Video! The prompt for this video was:
"Which song did you really, and I mean REALLY not want to cut, but had to anyway?"
This was a fun one as I got to go back and look for some of my favorite cut songs. For the first song, I love the beat and vocal melody, but I think ultimat...
2023-10-31 14:24:32 +0000 UTC View PostHello my friends! Here is the first of two October choice videos!! The prompt for this one was:
"Which characters from anime and video games inspired your take on each of the characters in EPIC?"
This was a very fun question to answer as it brought me back to a lot of the earlier days of the writing process for EPIC!
D...
2023-10-29 19:16:46 +0000 UTC View PostHello friends! Here are the suggestions I received for this month's choice videos!
2023-10-15 17:42:08 +0000 UTC View PostHello friends! Thank you so much on your patience on this video! I wanted to make more progress on song 40 before making this.
I am so happy with how Song 40 is coming out. The orchestration and the way it supports the themes of the show fit together in a way that makes me very happy. :)
Fun fact: you can also hear that electric guit...
2023-10-01 02:06:11 +0000 UTC View PostHello friends! Here is the second September Choice Video! This is a new snippet of Song 10: Storm!
This moment is fun for me because it's one of those crazy Odysseus plan moments, which I always enjoy writing.
This moment in the show is also a reminder to the audience to not really focus too much on real world physics in EPIC. There ...
2023-09-29 22:34:51 +0000 UTC View PostHello my friends!
Thank you for your patience on these videos. I wanted to make a bit more progress on Song 40 before making this video. :)
In this update, we talk about casting, callbacks, Song 40, and next releases!
I'm excited to talk more about song 40 soon. I'm very happy with how it's coming out.
2023-09-29 01:38:12 +0000 UTC View PostHello friends! Here are the suggestions I received for this month's choice videos!
2023-09-17 15:29:56 +0000 UTC View PostHello friends! Here is the August Early Access video! This video is about the callback process in EPIC auditions!
This video was made with the permission of the amazing Ayron Alexander! :)
This video covers the essentials of the callback process, but it can get even more in depth! At it's best, there are many convers...
2023-08-31 18:51:56 +0000 UTC View PostHi friends! Here is the second August Choice Video! The prompt for this one was:
"Which songs are your favorite to perform/sing? Which ones make you want to get up and dance around your room?"
The answer? HERMES.
Anyways, this was a fun video to make because it's a mixture of trying to analyze wh...
2023-08-29 15:56:13 +0000 UTC View PostHello friends! Here is the first of two August Choice Videos! This is a general update for Song 40!
For song 40, I wanted to capture the feeling of one of those old timey love songs, but in the way that would make sense in the world of EPIC. I'm still figuring out the structure of the song, especially how to give Odysseus initiative in the...
2023-08-16 21:05:53 +0000 UTC View PostHello friends! Here are the suggestions I received for this month!!!
2023-08-07 19:59:25 +0000 UTC View PostHello my friends!!! Here is the second July Choice Video!!! In this one, I talk about how I envision stage/film productions of EPIC!!!
For copyright purposes, I need to be careful on Patreon with what pictures I use to demonstrate my thoughts, so be sure to check out the mood board in the Your Choice Videos chat on the EPIC Discord for mor...
2023-07-26 23:27:13 +0000 UTC View PostHi friends! Here is the first of two July Choice Videos. The prompt was: "Is there a particular song and/or saga that you’re most excited to release?"
I just noticed all of these songs are in Act 2. XD
For Act 1, I'm most excited for all of The Circe Saga, and Monster at the end of Act 1. :)
Looking back at s...
2023-07-24 22:16:04 +0000 UTC View PostHello friends! Here are the video suggestions I received for this month's choice videos!!! :D
2023-07-10 14:18:19 +0000 UTC View PostHello friends! Here is the July Early Access video! This is a performance snippet of verse 2 (Odysseus's verse) of "I Can't Help But Wonder," where Odysseus finally reunites with Telemachus.
In writing for each Telemachus and Odysseus I wanted to focus on one sort of "feeling" or "statement" for each of them that all of their lyrics revolv...
2023-07-06 18:58:34 +0000 UTC View PostHello friends! Here is the second of two June choice videos! This is a snippet from Song 18: The Underworld! I really enjoyed making this song: part of the beat involves these creepy inhale and exhale noises (yes, as in breathing). There are also sounds that resemble shattered glass in the beat too.
In this song we really want Odysseus to ...
2023-06-30 00:15:10 +0000 UTC View PostHello friends! This is the first of two June Choice videos! The prompt for this one was:
“Are there any moments where you wished you'd changed something in the first 2 sagas but couldn't since they've already been released?”
This was a fun video to make because in finding a bunch of old clips from earlier drafts ...
2023-06-27 14:12:42 +0000 UTC View PostHello friends! Here's how I made the music for Penelope! I might do a Part 2 in the future of this. :))
I really enjoy the music of Penelope because to me it feels so precious like the love Odysseus and Penelope share. Something I think is cool: similar to Penelope, Circe is also backed by string ensemble, however Circe's strings are usual...
2023-06-24 15:06:13 +0000 UTC View Post