This is absolutely gorgeous work. Thank you for this. I have always thought this music could be expressed visually in this way. Please do more. Patrick Page (Hades)

Hermes: Ya gotta go undercover. Orpheus: ok mate, **just puts on casual clothes and a bandana** yup that’s good.

“You keep on walking and don’t look back” Too soon?

hermes: you have to go on this super secret and sensitive mission involving breaking into caves, climbing over walls, and disappearing in crowds orpheus: What A Great Place To Bring My Guitar

This: Exists Tiktok: hippity hoppity this is now my property

The second “where is she?” hits me so hard I don’t know why but his naive voice with a little of suspicion and nervousness but he’s still happy ugggg it’s beautiful

*Burr violently inhales in the background*

When he sings "wait for me" I get chills eVeRyTiMe

”It ain’t for the most sensitive of souls so... Do YOU really wanna go?” “With all my heart.” “With all your heart...? Did you NOT JUST HEAR ME YOU SENSITIVE LITTL-

A musical based off of Greek mythology? Um, yEs PlEaSe!!!

“Course, there is another way but, I ain’t supposed to say.” “Another way?” “YeAh, aRoUnD tHe BaCk-“

"ah... with all your heart..." gets me every damn time

1:04 I love how he checks his pocket for a ticket to Hadestown. Like ORPHEUS COME ON YOU'RE SMARTER THAN THAT BUDDY

"Time to jumpstart the Hadestown fandom please." YES. PLEASE.

Orpheus: Waaaait~ Burr: *FOR IT* :The whole Hamilton cast emerges from the shadows: *WAIT FOR WAIT FOR IT WAIT FOR IT*

I just love how Miranda's animatics was basically the gateway to the Hadestown fandom

The way he sings, “Wait for me” has me weak in the knees. I don’t know what style of music that is, how it’s so beautiful, but it elates and fills me with incomparable joy whenever I hear it. His voice is a drug to my ears.

Eurydice: “O-Orpheus? I-I don’t feel so good...” 4:05

Does anyone else get the whole "Wait for me" bit stuck in their head? Like, it's so good!

If Riverdale does this I'm actually going to sue them WhIp wHoP sWIsh sWoOSh

I just realized this, but. "They'll suck your brain, they'll suck your breath/ Pluck the heart right out your chest/ Truss you up in your Sunday best/ And stuff your mouth with cotton" That's how corpses are prepared for burial. Remove all the organs, dressed up nice, and stuffed back up so they look right.

Hey I saw this on the sidebar of my 25-35 year old Literature teacher’s youtube with a red line on the bottom like he’d watched it already, so do with that information what you will.

“Under cover of night, laying low-“ “WAAAAITTT FOOR MEEE!!!”

this makes me cry every time man. Orpheus already has such an emotional voice and then you went ahead and animated it dang perfectly and oh man oh boy did it fuck me up. The "where is she?" and his "wait" bits at the end. holy hell. The most beautiful animatic i've ever seen.

*sobs while getting flashbacks of the actual Greek myth* MY TEARS ARE UNCONTROLLABLE

"Euhhh with all your heart." Hes mocking him omg

I love when Orpheus is looking at the flowers with a small smile saying he'd go "to the end if time" to find Eurydice. And then he drops the flowers like he's lost everything saying "to the ends of the earth." I absolutely adore this ❤❤

Me at the beginning: Wow Orpheus is really cute Me halfway: WoW Eurydice is really cute

Okay but can we just appreciate how orpheus’s verse isn’t something like like “come back.” It’s “wait for me”. He wants to support Eurydice the same way she supported him. He just wants to be with her.

Orpheus's smile when he first asks "where is she?" is so cute and innocent and makes me want to cry 😭😭😭

i love how instead of bones and bread to bribe the dogs, its money. just a cool detail about how money is valued over people's lives.

Hermes:I'm not supposed to tell you how to get to hadestown *Tells Orpheus how to get to hadestown anyway*

woow this is amazing, to the drawings to the idea. I love how fluid the camera goes. Excelent animatic!!!!

The way you drew Eurydice made me think of Esmerelda from Hunchback of Notre Dame.

When he said “with all my heart” I teared up a lil

Whe Orpheus says “with all my heart” idk why but it wakes me want to cry. Like, that little voice crack is so, just, huvdjnfyj. It shows how much he loves her and would literally *go to hell for her.*

My friend found this on accident, and we’re both obsessed with so many musicals, and she texted me saying “OH NO. ANOTHER MUSICAL” and then she sent me this link. I’ve honestly never heard any of these songs, but I’m obsessed with this one. Whenever I can I will try and listen to this whole soundtrack, but I just wanted to say this: You are such an amazing artist and this is such an amazing animatic.

THE E F F E C T S!! THE LIGHTING! THE VISUALS!!! OH MY GOD THE VISUALS!!!!

The first “wait for me! I’m coming to you” hit my heart

I think if Hadestown should be a movie musical, it should be made into a 2D animation, like one of the classic disney movies.

[ORPHEUS, spoken] Eurydice? [HERMES, spoken] Hey, the big artiste! Ain't you working on your masterpiece? [ORPHEUS, spoken] Where is she? [HERMES, spoken] Brother, what do you care? You'll find another muse somewhere [ORPHEUS, spoken] Where is she? [HERMES, spoken] Why do you wanna know? [ORPHEUS] Wherever she is, is where I'll go [HERMES, spoken] What if I said she's down below? [ORPHEUS, spoken] Down below? [HERMES, spoken] Down below Six-feet-under-the-ground below She called your name before she went But I guess you weren't listening [ORPHEUS, spoken] No... [HEREMES, spoken] So... Just how far would you go for her? [ORPHEUS] To the end of time To the end of the earth [HERMES, spoken] You got a ticket? [ORPHEUS, spoken] No...? [HERMES, spoken] Yeah, I didn't think so 'Course, there is another way, but I ain't supposed to say it [ORPHEUS, spoken] Another way? [HERMES, spoken] Yeah, around the back But that ain't easy walkin', Jack It ain't for the sensitive of soul, so... You really wanna go? [ORPHEUS, spoken] With all my heart. [HERMES, spoken] Huh, with all your heart... Well, that's a start. [HERMES, muffled] How to get to Hadestown: You’ll have to take the long way down Through the underground, under cover of night Laying low, staying out of sight There ain’t no compass, brother, ain’t no map Just a telephone wire and the railroad track You keep on walking and you don’t look back ’Til you get to the bottomland [ORPHEUS] Wait for me, I’m coming Wait, I’m coming with you Wait for me, I’m coming too I’m coming too [HERMES, muffled] The River Styx is high and wide Cinder bricks and razor wire Walls of iron and concrete Hound dogs howling 'round the gate Them dogs’ll lay down and play dead If you got the bones, if you got the bread But if all you got is your own two legs You best be glad you got ’em [ORPHEUS and FATES] Wait for me, I’m coming Wait, I’m coming with you Wait for me, I’m coming too I’m coming too [HERMES] You’re on the lam, you’re on the run Don’t give your name, you don’t have one And don’t look no one in the eye This town will try to suck you dry They’ll suck your brain, they’ll suck your breath They’ll pluck the heart right out your chest They’ll truss you up in your Sunday best And stuff your mouth with cotton [ORPHEUS and COMPANY] Wait for me, I’m coming Wait, I’m coming with you Wait for me, I’m coming too I’m coming! Wait, Wait, Wait, Wait...

WAIT WHAT?? IS THIS BASED OFF THE MYTH? duuuude that’s my second favorite myth after cupid and psyche 😭

i’ve never heard this version and when he burst into that first wait for me i actually stopped breathing and teared up. he has a beautiful voice

I love how Hermes is just plain disappointed. "Orpheus, you're a FAILURE, and NO ticket. I raised you better."

PLEASE I NEED MORE FOR THE HADESTOWN FANDOM

I have never listened to this musical and haven't even heard of it (I figured from the description that it's something about Orpheus and Eurydice?) but freaking hell, the facial expressions and the voice of Orpheus are literally breaking my heart and he is so well drawn (like EVERYTHING in this) and the man with hat (Hermes? From what I figured from the comments) is just SO AWESOME with his all-raspy voice and accent and this laid-backness, I don't know the character but judging from the voice I think you captured all his traits perfectly. He reminds me of Sans from game Undertale. And that expression of him when he says "but I guess you weren't listenin'", like some kind of a ironic but somewhat sad and symphatizing smile and how HEARTBROKEN and weak Orpheus sounds when he says "with all my heart" and how desperate he looks and how everything is dark and eerie when he sneaks into the Hadestown, it's such a scary and haunting mood in that scene and how beautiful Orpheus sing this "waaaait for me", I just can't put this into words, it's perfect and his voice is so mesmerizing and everything!! And I LOVE how the man with hat later appears in front of Orpheus, warning him with that stern and ominous look on his face and the scenes with Orpheus' memories with him and Eurydice and how he's losing his mind are plainly heartbreaking, thank you so much for sharing this, you're awesome and I'll go listen to the rest of soundtrack now.

I can't when he starts to have flash backs of her it hurts my heart

jfc... that first "wait for me" nails me straight in the feels every time. Every. Single. Time

For those who are just hearing of hadestown: make sure to listen to the concept album too! It came before it was turned into a musical and has some songs not on the cast album but still in the show. Also! "Anyway the Wind blows" was a song off one of anaïs Mitchell's (the composer) solo albums and was turned into the intro to the show. Hope everyone enjoys hadestown it's an awesome show!

I LOVE THE HADESTOWN SOUNDTRACK!!! I GOTTA SEE THIS SHOW!!

Orpheus: *-Waait for m--* *Burr in the background* : *_WAIT FOR IT!!_*

Dont get me wrong, I love the Broadway cast, Reeve Carney does amazing as Orpheus, but something about this version is just so much more impactful for me

Hello everyone!! I just wanted to say a quick thanks for the incredible support you all have given to this video, to me, and to Hadestown! It's really a joy to read through these comments every day and see all the folks introduced to this amazing musical. I have plans to make another Hadestown animatic over the summer, so expect that comin' at ya very soon! :D Thank you all again and see you later

an actual real life hadestown animatic!? i’m in love (especially with how good it is?! so much shading and detail :,)))

Me watching this for the first time: *OK BUT HIS VOCALS*

One ticket to the HadesTown fandom... Wait... I'm already in so many... Maybe I shouldn't... **gets dragged into it** WAIT NO! I DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR A FEELS TRIP

THAT FACIAL DROP AT 0:03 WAS BEEAUTIFUL

Holy sht I'm now in love with this musical. Thanks for introducing me to this masterpiece. Hope you make more stuff like this, love your work!

I legitimately think you are a big reason why a lot of people found this show before the Broadway release… I remember telling all my friends about this little Indie show called Hadestown after I learned about it from this video, and watching the show explode in popularity was amazing. I was finally able to see it in person with the touring company last week - and hearing Wait For Me live brought me back to this video… the one that brought this incredible show to my ears those few years ago. Thank you so much for this!

I love the way Hermes looks when he says "With all your heart." He KNOWS how this is going to go. He knows it won't end welll. But, he still wants to let Orpheus try and change the ending.

I've never even heard of this musical before, but just this chorus is so stirring, and your artwork makes it that much cooler. Awesome.

blESS YOU THERE ARENT ENOUGH HADESTOWN ANIMATICS AND THIS IS GORGEOUS

my friend got me into Hadestown, and I’ve just been listening to wait for me on repeat for the last month and a half. I.👏 CANT.👏 STOP.👏

Honestly, I love this version more than the official cast release (I'm sure the art has a lot to do with it!)

Simply amazing. The hell scenes are so visceral and effective.

*THIS NEEDS MORE VIEWS*

The Bearded Guy's voice is so awesome

Damon Duanno absolutely nails the balance between sorrow and resolve in this. It’s a shame the broadway bridge isn’t in this. His Orpheus is my favorite still.

This is wonderful! Your Hermes and your Orpheus are perfect and the way you illustrate the journey with a mix of the modern and the mythical - the cameras, the coin! And the fact that Orpheus was bringing Eurydice flowers -- that's lovely and so appropriate considering her later song.

This was one if my favorite myths. Eurydice died in her sleep while Orpheus was out.and when Orpheus came back her body was gone so he went to tell the townspeople what happended,and since he was famous for his amazing fiddle play in skills,an old lady told him that the only way to see his dear eurydice was to go down into the golden gates.so the old lady led him to the grave yard.he listened to her and eventually he was brought down to the gates.once he was there an angel asked him his purpose and he told her about his dear love.when she refused he bribed her with his fiddle skills.when he played it she cried so she let him see his beautiful eurydice. But the only rule was that he couldn't look at her on his way back or eurydice couldn't go back to the surface with him.he did as he was told,until they were at the entrance.eight before they could exit Orpheus couldn't take it anymore and he turned around and looked at her.she wasn't behind him,because he didn't do as he was told.the entrance sealed and he was stuck,6 feet under.so,now Orpheus walked along the tunnel for the rest of his life until he was a ghost and played his sorrow fiddle.on some nights,on eurydice death day,you can hear his soft fiddle.

THE DESPERATION IN HIS VOICE KILLS ME EVERY TIME!!!!

YES IT TOOK ME TWO YEARS TO REALIZE SHE TURNED AROUND AT THE END ADFGHJK

AHHHHHHHH I HAVE THE MOST TALENTED SISTER ON THE PLANET WHAT HECKKK #MIRANDAFORCEOOFMARVEL

This is so phenomenally beautiful. The visuals are absolutely stunning, and the detail knocked the breath right out of my lungs. I adore your art style and how you visualized each scene; the entire animatic is rich with life and effort, and there's not a second where I felt disinterested or had to wait for the visuals to grab my attention. This is so well-done and I really hope you're proud of it, because it's made my day and, as it seems, a lot of other people's too. The work you put into this is outstanding!

3:29 Orpheus, I don't feel so good.

This sounds cheesy but I actually got goosebumps. Beautiful art wonderful music!

W H ER E I S S H E

WHERE HAS THIS BEEN ALL MY L I F E

Ok but why is this version better than the Broadway cast recording

I remember when this was one of the only Hadestown animatics out there. I loved it then and I still think it’s the best representation of the emotional journey. I play this in my head every time I hear this song. Great video ❤️

How have I not heard of this musical before? Much love.

i am now listening to hadestown :0 what an amazing musical! the music is eery and yet oh so gorgeous? anyways!! i love this!!!!!

the “where is she?” at 0:28 hits so hard and i don’t know why

I love the portray of Hermes in this. He's got this old school con-artist vibe to him. He comes off like he's working some kind of an angle, and yet the whole way he's helping Orpheus along, keeping the kid on his toes. Also, the portrayal of Asphodel as this endless field of souls wandering to and from the mines of Hades is just...absolutely horrifying. Bravo.

Welp i guess ive found another musical to get absorbed into, honestly though this is great!

This is the video that got me in to Hadestown. A year and a half later and I can't believe how much the show has grown. I remember searching high and low for any footage of the show, then I got to see it in London at Christmas, now it's just swept at the Tony's. I'm so proud ❤

0:51 I'm sorry but, I just cannot take that, "No" seriously still

Every time Orpheus does that little 'no' I giggle a bit because it's like he's just dropped a plate or something rather than losing his 'one true love'

i haven't even heard of this musical before but this really makes me wanna check it out!

I love reeve’s Orpheus but DAMN Damon’s emotion and his voices sweetness just are so endearing and beautiful.

This literally makes me cry 😭 especially when he finally sees her and she turns her back on him💔

omg i just realized ive heard this on tiktok without knowing it was hadestown and now im obsessed with it

*THIS WHOLE THING GIVES ME CHILLS OH MAN*

HOLY HELL THIS IS A MASTERPIECE

The pages flipping is haunting

I love how fire has color and nothing else does

I love how Hermes is so reluctant to tell Orph where she is at the beginning because he doesn't want him to be upset. "You'll find another view somewhere" is him kinda saying "you don't need her in particular, go find someone else, its not as if she's in hell or anything"

I have never seen an animation this good

This is glorious. The “wait for me” just kills me. 😭

"With all my heart" "ah...with all your heart..." this kills me every time I hear it... What an incredible deliverance. What an incredible animation.