Jonathan
I’ve been off the forum for a while (hense the delay in responding). Thank you for taking the time to give a deep critic. I think what you are saying is right on the money for trailer music. I tend to outthink myself in voice leading my progressions trying to add variety, but it can come off as random to the listener who wasn’t sitting there when I wrote it. I can definitely be more assertive in my vertical harmony. Trailer music usually has a limited pallet (strings, brass, not much woodwind) and it does feel weird stacking a 6 Horn patch in four part spread harmony but I’m learning that that can be part of the larger than life sound.
I just did another track that is tighter on the melody side with more punch to the drums. I’d love to get your take on that one as well:
The soundcloud mix should be a little cleaner without all of the trailer sound FX:
Thanks again for the feedback.