Star Fox Slot Machine Boss BGM

[DZComposer]

So, I have decided to come back to OCR after a few years of hiatus. Not sure if I will end up submitting this, but I do know that my jazz writing could use some improvement, so the feedback will be valuable regardless. Also, there could be some rules issues given that the original BGM is comprised of a few well-known non-game tunes.

The idea is start start off like the original and then change-it-up a little as the song progresses. That said, I'm not really going for a total-conversion here, thus I'm being a little bit conservative (perhaps another reason not to submit this).

I'm also hoping the feedback can help me with some writer's block on this as I am currently unsure where I want to go with it from here, though I think I like the idea referencing songs that have a humorous connotation. I have already started down that path with the sax solo...

I based the instrumentation off of the Stan Kenton Orchestra:

Trumpets

Trombones

Saxes/Woodwinds

Mellophones

Guitar

Bass

Drums

Piano

Vibraphone

Link to original game version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cDDCXPuaUc

Link to my WIP:

http://dzcomposer.com/betamusic/slotswip002.mp3

One thing for the checklist I know already: [X] Too Quiet

I haven't used any compression on this WIP yet(still focusing on the composition), so to keep it from clipping I had to nudge the gain down.

[timaeus222]

Yeah, the referencing of non-game tunes could be a problem. I can hear When The Saints Go Marching In (0:30 of the source), and something that sounds a tiny bit like Sonata in C Major 3rd movement (0:41 of the source)