Yeaaaaah, I had basically the same timestamping. The track was 3:37-long, so I needed to hear "Song of Storms" or other Zelda themes referenced for more than 108.5 seconds for the game music to dominate the arrangement. I'm certainly open to being shown other connections of course, but didn't recognize any.
:04-33.5, 2:49-3:25.5 = 66 seconds or 30.41% overt source usage
Reference the source material more than 50% of the duration of the track somehow, and the VGM source material is unmistakably "dominant" in the arrangement, per our Submission Standards. Anything less than that is an automatic NO-go for me no matter how good the composition or musicianship is; the primary focus must be on arranging VGM above all else.
Strong performances and the arranged parts were well-handled. Like Rexy mentioned, anything that could incorporate more "Song of Storms" or other Zelda theme references underneath the comping would be nice, something to keep the arrangement grounded in VGM. Awesome stuff, just falls outside of our arrangement standards due to the lack of source usage. Great to hear something new from Olarin along with these great collaborators. Would love to hear a revision of this or any new material you guys have in the works!
NO (resubmit)