Evaluation:
Revisions for version posted on 1/21/22
I'm so happy you worked on this and improved what was mentioned. It's a gain for sure. So much clarity was added in the sections I mentioned from before, it really helped.
And thank you for making it downloadable now, I was able to take a look at this with a spectrum analyzer and see a few problem areas. 0:54 when you bring in the hihats and metallic sounds you're getting a lot of high end frequencies in the 7,900-12,000Hz range (they get as hot as 9.5 db!) They are too forward in the mix. To my ear it sounds like the hihats that are panned to the right that are the culprit here. The same thought applies to the crash type hits at 1:12.
The snare is clipping.
2:15 when the new bass part comes in to accompany the source again it's a nice addition from the previous version. However, 2:41 when you use that pattern again I'm a bit thrown off by the "skips"(2:42, 2:45, 2:47 for example) in the rhythm. To my taste I don't necessarily like it, but it's a creative decision.
3:45 return to the opening theme again so now I hear those 3 source sections that I mentioned from my previous review as A B A because of the bass pattern addition to the second repeat. Improvement! Good job.
The judges will take issue with how the various sections have been copied and pasted. I did mention this in my previous review. You did add the bass to help in the second return of the source melody at 2:15. I suggest maybe on the third time you add a variation to the melody to make it a little different (that could be with the rhythm, pitches, embellishments, or even effects). Anything can help it to not sound like it's been copied and pasted.
This was a big step forward and a lot of improvement was made, if you address these things you will be ready for submission.