Fun Musical Tidbits in Epic: The Musical

[Through the Living Hope]

Wanted to make this to talk about motifs and lyrics that appear at different times, there’s a few I’ve thought of so far

The “Peneelopeeee” riff sounds like Married Life from Up

In Remember Them, two of Ody’s lines in the final verse are “Remember me” and “I am your darkest moment”. Poseidon echoes this in the end of Ruthlessness

In Luck Runs Out and Mutiny, the different times they say “please don’t tell me you’re about to do what I think you’ll do”

The harp/lyre at the start of “Puppeteer” follows the melody of “cause I’m stuck with your stories but no clue who you are/ and no idea if you’re dead or just too far”

Hephaestus’ “trust is not given its forged” has the same melody as “there is no price we won’t pay / give up your honor and faith” etc. from Scylla

[KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren He/Him]

3 hours ago, Through the Living Hope said:

The harp/lyre at the start of “Puppeteer” follows the melody of “cause I’m stuck with your stories but no clue who you are/ and no idea if you’re dead or just too far”

To me I always hear the words 'there we'll hunt for food, my second in command'

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

In Mutiny, the lines “this statue, the god of the sun. Don’t know where it’s from, but here’s where we found all these cows to hunt. Right in front. And hunger is so heavy (hunger is so heavy)” is the same tune as Zeus from the first song: “A mission to kill someone’s son, a foe who won’t run, unlike anyone you have faced before. Say no more. I know that I’m ready. I don’t think you’re ready.”

[Ink and Embers Any pronouns]

In Odysseus, when one suitor sings "Old king, our leader is dead", Circe's persuasion strings can be heard in the background 

[Through the Living Hope]

2 minutes ago, Through the Living Ink said:

In Odysseus, when one suitor sings "Old king, our leader is dead", Circe's persuasion strings can be heard in the background 

Ooh, I'll have to listen for that next time!

[clowncarcrash]

The craziest thing about Epic, is there is a common motif throughout the songs is a riff from a cut song called "man of the house". You can find it on tiktok.

 

Like imagine Epic, with all the "just a man" motifs, but if it didnt include the "just a man" song. 

[Keke They/he]

Okay so what I love is that jay will have intros for all characters. Or some. 

Like athena and hers. 

Telemachus has his 

Odysseus has his guitar then his angry guitar. 

Oooho I love all the reoccuring elements itmakes me haoopypypyy

[Use the Falchion]

"Hold Them Down" has Penelope's viola during...that part. As if she's reacting to the horror. 

You can also hear Odysseus join in the final rousing moment of the song, the "here and now" parts. 

Obviously, we have the "Different Beast" echoes in the second half of "600 Strike," right before the best part of the song. Poseidon also calls Ody a "monster" to the same rhythm that the chorus echoes "monster" in "Monster." 

[Through the Living Hope]

If I had a nickel for every time a song from Epic had the same name as a song by Skillet

Id have two nickels 

Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice, right?

(Legendary and Monster)

[Through the Living Hope]

“If you’re looking for a mentor, I’ll make sure your times well spent”

”You’re not looking for a mentor, I’m not looking for a friend”

[Through the Living Hope]

He will burn your house and throne

He will chase you high and low