Definitely speaks to zircon's talent
Wow, a great almost dance/big-beat groove, then fused with orchestral. Definitely very creative while clearly keeping the source melody intact. Nice pizz strings midway through. Despite the amount of textural changes, everything flowed fairly naturally. The drop-off at 2:02 almost felt like a total mistake until 2:12 beefed things up. Creativity, lots of technique to be sure, and the cohesiveness of the instrumentation definitely gets some personal tilt. It was a risky direction, but successfully pulled off.