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November Early Access Video - Anticipation for Penelope

Hello, my friends! Here is the November Early Access Video! This is a video on how I build anticipation around the character of Penelope!

In order for you to get the most out of your Patreon subscription, please refrain from sharing this video outside of Patreon. These clips only remain early access so long as people don't leak them! :D I will be posting this video either on the evening of December 5th or later!


Comments

Christmas morning couldn't be beat with the release of the final saga! Yes, my eyes filled with tears while listening to the tracks. What an incredible and remarkable journey! Please rest, Captain - thank you for sharing this unbelievable musical with us!

Callista

Makes "The raging storm" have a completely different meaning

Jake Porter

So excited for the Ithaca saga! On another note, is it bad I imagine the wind bag as a whoopee cushion? Like, at the end of 'Ruthlessness', when Ody says "All I gotta do is open this bag", he just jumps on it and a loud fart just erupts from the whoopee cush- I mean wind bag? Does anyone else see what I see?

WorrierJTD

You have successfully built a very contagious yearning for a loved one with Penelope. That was the name of my childhood bully, who I encountered in three different elementary schools. I ended up disliking the name, but you have totally redeemed it. Thank you.

Odette Carrasquedo

Can we PLEASE get "in vain(second draft)" in the final saga.. like it could just be poseidon sitting on that rock tight as fuck because he was just defeated by odysseus. Essentially screaming at odysseus as he returns to ithica. I WILL LITERALLY COMMIT HEINOUS WAR CRIMES FOR YOU TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN🙏🏽

Xyloid2arc

YES!!! I'm so excited and you built that tension perfectly because I've been FEELING IT.

kay (tothewin)

I knew we were done with Hermes but hearing “you only hear from him twice” still hurt 😭

Natalie Alfonso

So hyped for the Ithaca saga(bro ody talks about her so much she’s our wife too at this point.😭😂)

Doodle.Bunni

Idk if it’s just me but Jay reminds me of Lin-Manuel Miranda in a way that they’re both wrote/written musicals about “historical” events or the past (Ik Greek mythology isn’t exactly historical and it’s not entirely real but hey) and they write banger songs

Makena Fox

Since Penelope didn't appear in the Wisdom Saga, my friend and I came up with a theory that she got sick of waiting for Odysseus to come home, commandeered a ship, and set off with an all-female crew on her own journey to find him (explains why the sirens know what she looks and sounds like--she came through that way before Odysseus, but they let her go because there were no men on her ship for them to seduce). Anyway... LOVE all the work you have done to introduce the audience to Penelope and her relationship with Odysseus through the melodic previews and imaginary glimpses: you are an absolute genius, and I cannot wait to meet Penelope for real in the Ithaca Saga!

Amelia Smith

Ooohhhh the full strings give me the shivers!! It's interesting to hear how many times you say "see"--as someone with aphantasia, I have no mental pictures and can't "see" anything at all. (The animatics are hugely helpful!) But you've been so meticulous with your themes, instrumental choices etc. that I can still understand & get the full emotional impact of what's happening even without the mental-visual component. ❤️

Leila

omg, just hearing Jorge talk about Odysseus yearning to get back to Penelope had me water up, and then the viola motif.... I´m gonna be balling (pun intended) all through the Ithaca Saga, especially Song 40!

HomerFan1966

Not my eyes filling up when I heard penny's real motif 🥹

Stef Lake

I already love what I'm hearing SO MUCH !! How does one prepare emotionally for that ? I feel like if I go unprepared my heart will just stop and melt 🥹✨❤️

Anastasia Boulard

So I gotta get ready to cry ONCE AGAIN with an Epic song. Got it 😩

Jada 🇵🇷

He didn't give a date but we're all saying it's going to be our Christmas gift

Jonni Padilla

That's one of my favorite parts of the odyssey and why I love the sirens song so much because of how excited I am to get to Penelopes scenes

Jonni Padilla

God I'm not ready lol... 😭😭

Stephanie Haskett

When is the saga live happening. I didnt hear when he said it was in that video and still don’t understand that.

colin ballay

I am not ready.

Awkwardly Animated

Not me singing Penelopeeeee before you

María

Thanks for this glimpse into the future. We have enjoyed this journey. You are a true creative genius.

Dorothy Rosenberg

I can’t wait for Penelope! The anticipation has been worth it!

MildlyPerturbed

This saga is gonna make me cry

Anneke Brams

OMG I love this explanation, thank you!

Mary Ann Moss

guys i think im gonna cry (im not ready for the ithaca saga.)

HELLBOUND . COL ノ Jay

I'm not prepared to go through the emotional damage that is the ithaca saga

Sophie

Sir- Sir please- Im almost crying from that myself. It really does feel earned. Also, thank you captain, for making em emotional at 2am on a work night🥰🫡

MeltInLove

It sounds so beautiful ahhh!! ❣️

Phoenix of Sparta

At this point, Penelope is all of our wifey!!

Nikki Cross

I can’t wait for Penelope’s songs to become my entire personality.

Kristen P

Jorge’s expression when (real) Penelope’s theme comes on is so wholesome!!

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