The Early EPIC Team
EPIC: The Musical WikiIt is a loose adaptation of Homer's Odyssey. Jorge Rivera-Herrans, the creator, uses specific instruments to represent each different character. He first started working on the musical around June of 2019 in his college dorms, which was originally his senior thesis for college. On January 17th, 2021 he uploaded his first video on TikTok where he introduces the musical with old drafts. Over time he released other clips of songs from the musical that slowly began to garner an audience. He has created videos documenting his process as he goes through the songs, edits and rewrites in the span of about 2 years. He also held auditions over TikTok to find voices for the characters. Many of the songs in the musical went through rewrites with some songs being cut while other having been changed to better fit the story and characters. The final draft was completed on the 29th of August, 2022.
The reason why this is my favorite is due to the music getting more electronic for divine or magical beings while many of the characters are represent with its instrument or vocal backing, aka chorus.