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A few things that work very well for me: I only take the lead stuff (melodies) from the source track and forget about the rest (e.g. chord progressions, basslines, etc.). Up-front I usually already have an idea for the genre/style I want to do, and I usually try to push myself to try new things and make the genre different from what the source track uses (e.g. make an orchestral Megaman track in stead of a more stereotypical rock arrangement) Arrangement structure is flexible; why stick with the exact structure that the source uses? No problem in turning the B section into a verse section, the C version into a chorus and use the A section as a solo, for example. In general, I write like 8-16 bars and then think "okay, I can either go more intense or less intense from here", make a judgement call based on that, and just run with it. Try to make it an organic part of your process and just treat it as an original, I guess (there's a reason I call my remixes "originals with stolen melodies"). Hope this helps some.

Small world. Funny how that works.

I've *basically* switched to Live as my main DAW, and one of the selling points is the flexibility & power of M4L, though that's coming from a consumer perspective and (not yet at least) as a developer. I do believe it's possible in M4L - this might be a useful starting place: https://github.com/HerrmuttLobby/chord-splitter This one does round-robin but could also be a useful jumping off point: https://www.beedocs.com/abehr/2018/07/14/max-for-live-midi-note-splitter/ As an expensive-but-nifty non-M4L, DAW-agnostic alternative, I imagine that https://www.bluecataudio.com/Products/Product_PlugNScript/ would be capable of doing this. I also wonder if this capability could be baked into the Kontakt library itself, somehow, but that'd be a question for @zircon or @Nabeel Ansari

Do what you can. If you do submit, you have high hopes in the next source Otherwise bonus as usual and no entrants. It does sound a bit like Batman and Robin. I actually read an interview with Jesper Kyd and apparently SOR3 is his all time favourite soundtrack. Coincidence?

Yeah it is a busy source. Reminds me a bit like Future Mario. Something like that. Thanks for listening.

Well, at least you got a chance to do something for a tune you like. That's something. At least on my headphones it sounds pretty good. Maybe the *cymbols are clipping a tad? Dunno. edits of rambling pingas. Fun choir-vox samples too. Plus I like the moogy synth that does some of the support melodies.

well, i'm getting some batman & robin (Mad-Hatter stage??) vibes here. I might be able to shoot out a cool ambient trancy thing, per my usual weird style. Or maybe I can focus more on the trance

There's a DAW called Cakewalk? I wasted a whole lot of money... ANYWAYS! I like this new direction. Energy and spunk, punctuated the breather segments and that oh-so-nice minor movement with the organ. Seriously, high-five for that part alone. It flows nicely back into the bold, brave, and peppy mood of the beginning, and I'm quite fond of your melodic variations with that last 45 seconds-ish. Nice work on this piece!

I’ve got something in the works

Finally managed to make something, and for once it's not a cheap cash in! Submitted!