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It sounds like video game music, which has nothing to do with the MIDI quality. The ostinato, and the use of Lydian mode both contribute to that.
It's a rather jarring stop around 50 seconds into it. It feels like you were just like "Okay, section one, done." as opposed to trying to make a more cohesive switch. I think it works okay how it is, but it could be done better.
One of my concerns with band music is that they do not utilize the percussion section. Percussionists spend so much time sitting, when you could really help them grow as musicians and enhance the music by using them better.
This feels like the middle section was unnecessary. It was "ostinato, slow section, ostinato". I didn't really feel like it was held together superbly. The last section especially sounded tacked on. If the piece were a few minutes longer, it might feel like a 'piece' as opposed to a few cool ideas.
Just my thoughts.
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