A Ghost's Pumpkin Soup Remix - Intro/Theme idea

[Sengin]

So I got this musical idea/theme a while ago, and couldn't think of what song it would go with. I was listening to some music a little while ago, and A Ghost's Pumpkin Soup (from Sonic Adventure 2) came up in shuffle, and I immediately thought of using the intro I already had written with it.

I only have a little bit written, and so far it's just using Finale with a keyboard setup. If you can't tell by listening, it's set so far to be reminiscent of a spy. I'll probably call it something like "Psst - The Pumpkin's a Spy" or something using the original title more.

I am mainly looking for criticism of the arrangement, since all I have is a midi at the moment. Think strings and maybe some light percussion to be added to it; it may help with where I'm going.

If you haven't heard A Ghost's Pumpkin Soup, here's the link:

And here's the link to the very early wip:

http://www.box.net/shared/ljsisuct1p

Now in mp3 form: http://www.box.net/shared/gu82fbgguf Note: I'm not sure which style piano I'm going to use, but I think I like this style (an old grand style, adds more to the spy theme).

Thanks.

[Chickenwarlord]

It's very sparse and empty. You have at most about 3 things going on at once, and for a this to become more polished you need to add atmosphere. Even some extremely low mixed bassline or drone would help flesh it out.

[Sengin]

I will definitely be adding more later. I don't want to put a lot of work into the midi when it can be spent elsewhere. I just wanted to get feedback on the arrangement/where I'm taking the remix. I think that adding more to the arrangement will detract from the theme of a spy (that being one of lonesomeness and individualism) by making the arrangement too busy. That being said, there will definitely be some high strings in there, it's not going to be solo piano. I haven't decided on what else to use though, and I'm not sure how the next section will be played out.

Edit: I went through and imported everything into Reason and rendered it as an mp3. It's still piano-only at the moment, with no velocity work or anything yet, but I think I'll stick with this style of piano (and old grand). Next I'll work on getting the strings in there.

http://www.box.net/shared/gu82fbgguf