I’ve seen both of your videos at such tumultuous times in my life right now. Not to be getting overtly sentimental, but at 22 years old now, feeling like I have non-traditional interests, it makes me feel very isolated. Like as if I don’t share most of my generation’s common interests or that of my friends’. Glad to know there are others like you guys and the viewers/subscribers of these two that truly appreciate this music. It’s more than just song, it literally lifts your soul. And I can attest that it did to me during my hardships, damn did they work wonders Thanks so fucking much Lucas for the remix, and thanks to you Marco for interpretation and just getting me hip to AC0 + AC5 P.s Congrats Lucas por la copa, soy de origen colombiano familiar pero tengo fe que lo ganamos la próxima parce
Also Marco, while I have you here, can you listen to Gravity from AC3D, I don’t think it may be a video idea, but I think you 100% should listen to it once Ok, who am I kidding, the violin in it SLAPS HARDER THAN THE CHANCLA, it combines classical components with rap!
@@joedylan6311He did as it was suggested to him as a bad song, and Marco ended up disagreeing about them saying it was bad and gave it a very low score in his crap scale-
Regardless of whether this is the last Ace Combat song you make for a while, what a song to end off on. All of these songs. Pure Aces. "Nothing else comes close."
@@darkstar_sierra1588 here it is a matter of taste, I think. I feel at the beginning that it’s overloaded with instruments, and I do not really appreciate their combination. I like it less than Avalon remix, which in my opinion is EXACTLY what it should be. But like I said, it’s the matter of taste, and I can understand, why you think otherwise. It’s just not the way I think)
I love how Daredevil seems custom made for the mission and VERY relevant to the story. I love the usage of mechanical rhythms representing the AI and the Human vocals representing human's defiance. It starts out purely mechanical, electronic, and menacing setting the rhythm of the piece. In the mission, that's where everyone starts fighting and facing the challenging AI drones and where the Arsenal Bird brings out despair by taking out the fleet one by one and every one is at a loss of what to do. Then comes in the vocal at 1:38, the first HUMAN aspect of this piece. The vocals are now the centerpiece with the mechanical undertones still in the background. That's precisely around the point where the player (you) and the other characters start to get the hang of fighting drones and start taking them out one by one. This may sound cheesy but it reflects that hope is not lost and humans are still fighting back. Drones are still difficult opponents but are not impossible to take out. 2:25 starts intensifying and starts around the part where every one is trying to figure out how to deal with the arsenal bird. Both the pilots in the air and the humans in the ground trying to figure out Arsenal Bird's weakness. This is the build up to the climax and we start hearing the clashes between the mechanical and human tones, precisely around 2:55 we hear more of the vocals intensifying and its back and forth between the mechanical beat. 3:08 is the peak of the clash between the mechanical undertones and human vocals but somehow still retaining the rhythmic progression. 3:16 comes in every one's favorite part, where ALL PLAYERS feel badass at this moment. After a slight pause, this part is where HUMAN vocals come in hard and DOMINANT and you barely hear the mechanical undertones. In the mission, this is the part where Arsenal Bird's annoying shields are dealt with and signals the start of the counter-attack. Again, it sounds cheesy but this part is a pretty straightforward representation of Humanity's defiance against the AI. This is basically a masterpiece and captures the essence of Ace Combat games every fan fell in love with. After a long dry spell of no game releases and a disappointing Game called Assault Horizon, the devs finally brought back the magical moment common in ace combat games where the player simply felt like he was the pivot toward changing history at that very moment. The moment he believed he was fighting for something. The moment he simply felt badass.
AWACS Legacy: Arsenal Bird has entered the airspace! This is it pilots. This is the fight that will end this war and prove humanity to be the better pilots! We were ment to fly! All callsigns, check in! Oh! And stick with Trigger! You just might make it!
And then as all the Pilots and their Squadron Leaders established their callsigns the air was tense as the silence before the battle that would choose the fate of humanity. *Skrrshhh!!* Only for it to be Broken by a final call-out that no one would've thought of would be joining them. >
I knew it was only a matter of time, and I was certainly not disappointed. Daredevil was damn near perfect as it was, but you've managed to improve perfection, just like you've done many times before. Project Aces needs you on their music team for whenever AC8 gets started.
It was suble at first, but as the song goes on, it picks up and you can hear the changes more and more. which lets be honest, just fits the build up of the song so well.
"Daredevil Remix" are some _bold_ words my friend, but I think you did it justice lol Sounds almost like if Daredevil was written for AC4 or AC5, with the deeper instrumentals and choir. I like it.
Blasted this in my car and people rolled down their windows and thanked me. Ok, but seriously, these are amazing. I can imagine these being versions that play exclusively during ace mode.
Sure... The only time I've ever called out to someone for their music choice, no less see that, was when someone else was playing Thunder Force 4 music, and they opened their door after parking, before turning the car off a few seconds later.
Epic Daredevil move, to improve on an already great masterpiece by creating an even better one! Lucas is just the Three Strikes of making good compositions!
Trying to improve a masterpiece is extremely difficult, and yet, my friend, you have MASSIVELY improved it!! A grand slam, straight out of the ballpark
Lucas you are a true musical genius. Ive listened to the original Daredevil many times; thought that it was the epitome of ace combat music. It seems that that was an understatement. Absolutely Glorious!
I have goosebumps and I can't believe how you managed to create such an epic remix of an already fantastic song. Your talent is undeniable Lucas! Can't wait to hear more of your awesome compositions 🫡🫡🫡
damn, being a person living in communist China does feel kind of weird: On one hand: I am an American, I should support whoever has the F16 On the other hand: I am biologically Chinese, so I should support whoever is piloting the J10
I attended a contest to be a pilot in the Italian airforce, but for medical reasons I did not be one. Everytime I hear a music from ace combat/hawx like this, It gets me goosebumps.
Love this cover, too many covers on Yt add useless chanting and instruments that don't mesh well with the original piece and call it "EPIC" You just went and made a great piece even better by enhancing all the right parts, the best cover on yt
I would love to see remixes of music from Project Wingman, every Ace combat song you remixed is masterful, Im quite terrified about what you can possibly do with kings, peacekeeper I and II, and even Kings Court
Un F-16 contra un J-10 increible. Estaria genial que pusieron cazas o aviones de combate chinos en Ace Combat, ya extenderia el catalogo aun más de lo que ya esta
Wow, nice work. And I loved the detail, being a military enthusiast, of a Philippine Air Force F-16 dogfighting a J-10. At first I thought the J-10 was some random art jet, then I switched focus to the F-16, then I noticed the tail marking, "wait this isn't ace combat or US markings". Then I saw the fuselage marking, and realized it was the PAF's roundel hahaha.
That's Ustio Air force markings not PAF, I'm also Filipino but this is Strangereal Universe, Where Ustio is Poland, Our Symbol is a Diamond with wings with 3 Colors(Blue Red and White), The Ustio Air force o. The Other hand, Is a Triangle with three Colors as well(Black,Red,White) with sings
YES! FINALLY! I wish I knew how you do it, but you, good sir, keep making amazing music sound incredible! You certainly made this song even more epic. I'm glad I stumbled across your channel all those months ago. You never disappoint. Now, I shall once again request a remix of Faceless Soldier.
I enjoyed it so much i let it run while testing out a new plane i bought in Microsoft Flight Simulator (F-35)... and it played like my testrun was cut in post to the songs highs and lows... such an epic memorable first flyout
You my friend have earned a subscriber. I was scrolling through ac7 themes and found this. I Was Blown Away This is probably one of the best remixes I’ve ever heard keep it up ❤
I see a lot of people are giving this remix high praise and that's quite alright, but I'm not 100% on board with the mixing. Allow me to explain: Unmanned combat aircraft (AKA Loyal Wingmen) are a large part of what makes Ace Combat 7 what it is. I feel like Daredevil was written to include such a prominent vocal part to make a counterargument against the idea of unmanned warfare. My one true complaint with this mixing is that the added layer of horns, while it sounds great, overpowers the vocals to points where they can't be heard. That being said, please continue to do what you do.
We don't actually know this as the player, but this is that boss music Erusea air force hears when Trigger shows up on radar in their airspace. Just dark souls boss music and famous last words "is that three stripes on that F22".
A bold claim. And I will not claim it is worse. Still, the original was so good that I am not sure this is better. Again, it isn't worse. But there are times when the additions are fighting with the original song's parts. Most notably, the horns that are competing with the main singer's voice in the big reveal in the second half but there are lesser instances too. Perhaps an improvement could be made by adding the "epic," i.e. the new instruments that are adding more volume to the song, by enhancing the accompany rather than quite literally horning in on the main theme. Still, you did a good job at many points, like the beginning where you added those extra vocal elements for instance.
@@LucasRicciottiMusic Glad to hear it, you are doing great enhancements. At worst, I can say that you are overzealous in... well, trying to compete a bit too much with the original piece too much at times. You really do a great job when you are not doing this though. That is my honest opinion. Your Liberation of Gracemaria thing is actually pretty awesome because there ISN'T some major vocal (or really, voice-based) thing to override, and you basically have free reign.
Devil's Advocate here: Everything is incredible but I think you put the additional brass too early in the climax. If you begin a little later (may be around 3:32) the "climb" won't be too drastic.... But everything else is better than I imagine.... Good job.....
starting to dig into these finally. Way to go.
I didn't expect to see you here Marco, I am a huge fan of your videos. Thank you so much!!
I’ve seen both of your videos at such tumultuous times in my life right now. Not to be getting overtly sentimental, but at 22 years old now, feeling like I have non-traditional interests, it makes me feel very isolated. Like as if I don’t share most of my generation’s common interests or that of my friends’.
Glad to know there are others like you guys and the viewers/subscribers of these two that truly appreciate this music.
It’s more than just song, it literally lifts your soul. And I can attest that it did to me during my hardships, damn did they work wonders
Thanks so fucking much Lucas for the remix, and thanks to you Marco for interpretation and just getting me hip to AC0 + AC5
P.s
Congrats Lucas por la copa, soy de origen colombiano familiar pero tengo fe que lo ganamos la próxima parce
Also Marco, while I have you here, can you listen to Gravity from AC3D, I don’t think it may be a video idea, but I think you 100% should listen to it once
Ok, who am I kidding, the violin in it SLAPS HARDER THAN THE CHANCLA, it combines classical components with rap!
@@joedylan6311He did as it was suggested to him as a bad song, and Marco ended up disagreeing about them saying it was bad and gave it a very low score in his crap scale-
I would love to hear your take on this rendition
Huxian:
Count:
Regardless of whether this is the last Ace Combat song you make for a while, what a song to end off on. All of these songs. Pure Aces.
"Nothing else comes close."
Daredevil is absolutely epic by itself. So making it even slightly more epic is your another great achievement. Keep up the pace)
Thanks! Will do!
Slightly? WAY more EPIC!.
@@darkstar_sierra1588 here it is a matter of taste, I think. I feel at the beginning that it’s overloaded with instruments, and I do not really appreciate their combination. I like it less than Avalon remix, which in my opinion is EXACTLY what it should be. But like I said, it’s the matter of taste, and I can understand, why you think otherwise. It’s just not the way I think)
As Foretold In Prophecy!
Nah, it just proves how easy it is to make "epic versions" just like it's easy to make "metal versions"
That drop gives me chills everytime. Definitely among the top 5 ace combat ost songs. Love your work
Not gonna lie, I thought zero was best. But after really giving this a listen in original and this format not so sure anymore
I love how Daredevil seems custom made for the mission and VERY relevant to the story. I love the usage of mechanical rhythms representing the AI and the Human vocals representing human's defiance.
It starts out purely mechanical, electronic, and menacing setting the rhythm of the piece. In the mission, that's where everyone starts fighting and facing the challenging AI drones and where the Arsenal Bird brings out despair by taking out the fleet one by one and every one is at a loss of what to do.
Then comes in the vocal at 1:38, the first HUMAN aspect of this piece. The vocals are now the centerpiece with the mechanical undertones still in the background. That's precisely around the point where the player (you) and the other characters start to get the hang of fighting drones and start taking them out one by one. This may sound cheesy but it reflects that hope is not lost and humans are still fighting back. Drones are still difficult opponents but are not impossible to take out.
2:25 starts intensifying and starts around the part where every one is trying to figure out how to deal with the arsenal bird. Both the pilots in the air and the humans in the ground trying to figure out Arsenal Bird's weakness. This is the build up to the climax and we start hearing the clashes between the mechanical and human tones, precisely around 2:55 we hear more of the vocals intensifying and its back and forth between the mechanical beat. 3:08 is the peak of the clash between the mechanical undertones and human vocals but somehow still retaining the rhythmic progression.
3:16 comes in every one's favorite part, where ALL PLAYERS feel badass at this moment.
After a slight pause, this part is where HUMAN vocals come in hard and DOMINANT and you barely hear the mechanical undertones. In the mission, this is the part where Arsenal Bird's annoying shields are dealt with and signals the start of the counter-attack. Again, it sounds cheesy but this part is a pretty straightforward representation of Humanity's defiance against the AI.
This is basically a masterpiece and captures the essence of Ace Combat games every fan fell in love with. After a long dry spell of no game releases and a disappointing Game called Assault Horizon, the devs finally brought back the magical moment common in ace combat games where the player simply felt like he was the pivot toward changing history at that very moment. The moment he believed he was fighting for something. The moment he simply felt badass.
[Arsenal Bird's shields drop]
"What kind of magic did you just pull, Lucas?!"
"Bardic Magic! It's a song!"
AWACS Legacy: Arsenal Bird has entered the airspace! This is it pilots. This is the fight that will end this war and prove humanity to be the better pilots! We were ment to fly! All callsigns, check in! Oh! And stick with Trigger! You just might make it!
>
>
And then as all the Pilots and their Squadron Leaders established their callsigns the air was tense as the silence before the battle that would choose the fate of humanity.
*Skrrshhh!!*
Only for it to be Broken by a final call-out that no one would've thought of would be joining them.
>
I knew it was only a matter of time, and I was certainly not disappointed. Daredevil was damn near perfect as it was, but you've managed to improve perfection, just like you've done many times before. Project Aces needs you on their music team for whenever AC8 gets started.
It was suble at first, but as the song goes on, it picks up and you can hear the changes more and more. which lets be honest, just fits the build up of the song so well.
"Daredevil Remix" are some _bold_ words my friend, but I think you did it justice lol
Sounds almost like if Daredevil was written for AC4 or AC5, with the deeper instrumentals and choir. I like it.
That drop sounds like ac7 mission 19, but instead of Trigger and Count, its Blaze, Edge, Swordsman, and Archer
"The Kingdom of Erusea has declared war on the Osean Federation , I repeat---"
I've been looking forward to this.
It's like fighting the Arsenal Bird...with a FENRIR.
Speaking of Fenrir, still hoping for ACX.
Stick with Lucas Ricciotti, and you will never be disappointed
PREACH
Blasted this in my car and people rolled down their windows and thanked me.
Ok, but seriously, these are amazing. I can imagine these being versions that play exclusively during ace mode.
you Lie! I did the same and I'm currently flying over international waters.
Sure...
The only time I've ever called out to someone for their music choice, no less see that, was when someone else was playing Thunder Force 4 music, and they opened their door after parking, before turning the car off a few seconds later.
The extra addition of instruments and choir really made this legendary song go beyond legendary
Epic Daredevil move, to improve on an already great masterpiece by creating an even better one! Lucas is just the Three Strikes of making good compositions!
Trying to improve a masterpiece is extremely difficult, and yet, my friend, you have MASSIVELY improved it!! A grand slam, straight out of the ballpark
That score should have played on top gun maverick
Holy crap those trumpets man, absolutely unexpected but totally welcome!
This is one of very few songs that regardless of how many times I hear it, it always gives me goosebumps, remix or not. Incredible work
Magnificent, excellent can't describe this.
It's just a masterpiece.
Always waiting for you Lucas
There are no words on God’s Green Earth that can describe how spectacular this piece is!
You've done an excellent job as always, keep up the good work
Thank you very much!
I was waiting for the day when you'd do a remix of Daredevil. This is glorious.
Lucas you are a true musical genius. Ive listened to the original Daredevil many times; thought that it was the epitome of ace combat music. It seems that that was an understatement. Absolutely Glorious!
I haven't had the chance to listen to your music in a while, I thoroughly enjoyed this, thanks for making it!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I have goosebumps and I can't believe how you managed to create such an epic remix of an already fantastic song. Your talent is undeniable Lucas! Can't wait to hear more of your awesome compositions 🫡🫡🫡
Ahh yes, Daredevil
My most favourite OST in Ace Combat Comes to Remix of Lucas, Good Job Ace!
Was waiting for this one, as always your work speaks for itself. Amazing.
That Background image definitely hits hard
Glory to the ROC!
damn, being a person living in communist China does feel kind of weird:
On one hand: I am an American, I should support whoever has the F16
On the other hand: I am biologically Chinese, so I should support whoever is piloting the J10
It is time, fire everything on that Arsenal Bird! Trigger take the lead!
One of my Top 5 Ace Combat tracks
I attended a contest to be a pilot in the Italian airforce, but for medical reasons I did not be one. Everytime I hear a music from ace combat/hawx like this, It gets me goosebumps.
It's not the same world
@@thezombiepotato1but the spirit, it remain the same 😏
3:16 why do you want me to cry so bad
Love this cover, too many covers on Yt add useless chanting and instruments that don't mesh well with the original piece and call it "EPIC" You just went and made a great piece even better by enhancing all the right parts, the best cover on yt
I have suddenly found a new taste in music
Can't wait for an epic remix of Faceless Soldier.
I didn’t think Daredevil could be improved but you did it. Incredible
LUCAS YOUR THE MAN!!!.
I would love to see remixes of music from Project Wingman, every Ace combat song you remixed is masterful, Im quite terrified about what you can possibly do with kings, peacekeeper I and II, and even Kings Court
Un F-16 contra un J-10 increible. Estaria genial que pusieron cazas o aviones de combate chinos en Ace Combat, ya extenderia el catalogo aun más de lo que ya esta
I read somewhere that they didn't include Chinese fighters because the manufacturers wanted their stats to be inflated
"enjoys absolute banger of a track in sidewinder growls"
Absolutely magnificent. No other word can describe it.
It's beautiful... Great job man, this is really good
Thanks a lot!
@@LucasRicciottiMusic you're welcome! :)
Ok, those horns add another level of grandeur I for one did not see that coming
more great work
and i could be mistaken but did i hear kings in the background?
"They fought like warrior poets..."
Daredevil captures that feeling of hope in the face of impossible odds,
This remix amplifies that. Very nice.
Ask and you shall receve thaks Lucas for listening to all of us.
And making this beauty of a masterpiece.
Wow, nice work. And I loved the detail, being a military enthusiast, of a Philippine Air Force F-16 dogfighting a J-10. At first I thought the J-10 was some random art jet, then I switched focus to the F-16, then I noticed the tail marking, "wait this isn't ace combat or US markings". Then I saw the fuselage marking, and realized it was the PAF's roundel hahaha.
That's Ustio Air force markings not PAF, I'm also Filipino but this is Strangereal Universe, Where Ustio is Poland, Our Symbol is a Diamond with wings with 3 Colors(Blue Red and White), The Ustio Air force o. The Other hand, Is a Triangle with three Colors as well(Black,Red,White) with sings
You made a masterpiece into a magnum opus. This is beyond next level.
I knew this was coming. What a masterpiece once again. Good job Lucas
Bro just made me gain interest in the game again
YES! FINALLY! I wish I knew how you do it, but you, good sir, keep making amazing music sound incredible! You certainly made this song even more epic. I'm glad I stumbled across your channel all those months ago. You never disappoint.
Now, I shall once again request a remix of Faceless Soldier.
oh lord I've been waiting for this one
I enjoyed it so much i let it run while testing out a new plane i bought in Microsoft Flight Simulator (F-35)... and it played like my testrun was cut in post to the songs highs and lows... such an epic memorable first flyout
This is the BAST version i've ever heard.great job. 👍
Excellent!!!
Blasting this roaring down the highway near 100mph feels like a crime
And it just might be 😉
just beat AC6 for the first time, and now my ears are rewarded with this
You absolutely did it dude. Wonderful work!
a masterpiece gave birth to a masterpiece
damn, this is beautiful, never stop doing this stuff.
You my friend have earned a subscriber. I was scrolling through ac7 themes and found this.
I
Was
Blown
Away
This is probably one of the best remixes I’ve ever heard keep it up ❤
This just made my whole weekend, this is pure art. 🧐
Jeez, this is soooo good! I really hope we end up getting these newer Ace Combat remixes on Spotify eventually!
Only thing I'm doing now is clapping my hands while listening and cheering BRAVO!!!!
I see a lot of people are giving this remix high praise and that's quite alright, but I'm not 100% on board with the mixing. Allow me to explain: Unmanned combat aircraft (AKA Loyal Wingmen) are a large part of what makes Ace Combat 7 what it is. I feel like Daredevil was written to include such a prominent vocal part to make a counterargument against the idea of unmanned warfare. My one true complaint with this mixing is that the added layer of horns, while it sounds great, overpowers the vocals to points where they can't be heard. That being said, please continue to do what you do.
Oh lord Lucas you legend what a absolute masterpiece to wake up to holy crap goosebumps from that first chord
This is too good holy crap
You did absolutely wonderful with this mix. Congratulations pilot, you've earned your wings here!
Final boss is the space elevator.
Odin's crows Huggin & Muggin giving you some headache 👌
Could you do, in the future, perhaps, Glepnir?
iTunes when
Holy shit… I genuinely have no words
Plain Epic!
Perhaps you can Try Archange next and Fighters Honor (Not the Flying remix)?
这封面太屌了this cover is awesome，F16追着歼10猛打 F16 is chasing J10 and try to beat it down。
Well. Now we have Falcons hunting for some Su-57s. Don't treat us to more good times.
@@Sm00k looking forward to see the real battle that F16 beats J10
*>> Upgrading epic songs to more epic may insure unpredictable repercussions on this reality.
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Mage 1 | Clown (YF-23):
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@@kevintang2605 Me: * dies of cringe *
@@kevintang2605
You did it. You did a epic masterpiece more epic. It's not a try. It's a work of highest art👍👍👍
Thank you so much 😀
This slaps! Really liked the original but, I gotta say you outdid yourself. This is truly more epic!
This theme was so epic, Lucas had to delay his uploads just for this.
This remix is awesome. AC7 is one of the best games ever made and this is an amazing tribute.
Holy shit, man. This was just incredible, after playing AC7 and listening to this track so much, it's just stellar. In caelo sunt nostra.
MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE
I want to crank this so loud my eardrums would explode. I am sure it'll be the best decision in my life.
I can just imagine my 2nd playthrough with the Su-30SM. Daredevil as a mission was a masterpiece itself.
finally, I got what I needed!! Thank you!!
You're welcome!!
@@LucasRicciottiMusic is it possible to do daredevil x magic spear?
All callsigns check in
This.... is incredible.
You should try remixing Archange, it's one of the most badass pieces of music from AC7, and i'm certain it would sound spectacular with your style :)
Sir you are so good!! Nice work. I am really like the ACE combat 7 ost. And you changed better.. thank you!!
Glad you enjoy it!
@@LucasRicciottiMusic th-cam.com/video/PnKn5ukZIgY/w-d-xo.html This for you. If you want to delete, I will do it
WOOOOO FINALLY LETS GOOO
Compré Ace combat 7 pensando que sería un juego como cualquier otro, me acabé enamorando de su historia y su soundtrack, una obra maestra
Es casi tan hermoso como la historia de los demonios de Razgriz de Ace Combat 5 , amo los Ace Combat
AMAZING!!!
We don't actually know this as the player, but this is that boss music Erusea air force hears when Trigger shows up on radar in their airspace. Just dark souls boss music and famous last words "is that three stripes on that F22".
*me, in a MiG-21bis* No need for thrust vectoring. Switching to guns.
Instant eargasm. Instant Like. Instant subscribe.
Now THIS is what i call a proper remix ~
YOU MAD LAD, YOU GIGA CHAD
This is great the best master piece it has feelimg this sp f is one of my top 5 rhanks gor sharing im crying
A bold claim. And I will not claim it is worse. Still, the original was so good that I am not sure this is better. Again, it isn't worse. But there are times when the additions are fighting with the original song's parts. Most notably, the horns that are competing with the main singer's voice in the big reveal in the second half but there are lesser instances too.
Perhaps an improvement could be made by adding the "epic," i.e. the new instruments that are adding more volume to the song, by enhancing the accompany rather than quite literally horning in on the main theme. Still, you did a good job at many points, like the beginning where you added those extra vocal elements for instance.
I appreciate your feedback! 🙏
@@LucasRicciottiMusic Glad to hear it, you are doing great enhancements. At worst, I can say that you are overzealous in... well, trying to compete a bit too much with the original piece too much at times. You really do a great job when you are not doing this though.
That is my honest opinion. Your Liberation of Gracemaria thing is actually pretty awesome because there ISN'T some major vocal (or really, voice-based) thing to override, and you basically have free reign.
Devil's Advocate here:
Everything is incredible but I think you put the additional brass too early in the climax. If you begin a little later (may be around 3:32) the "climb" won't be too drastic....
But everything else is better than I imagine....
Good job.....
This is a masterpiece over a masterpiece