This is an instrumental track that I made with the intention of it being an album intro. I don't know if it'll be an album intro anymore but I still really like it. http://soundcloud.com/attackingthemind/mind-heart-soul
I really, really liked it up until those marimba things came in around 2:00. I think the melody of it is fine, it just sounds weird to me. Maybe even panning it and lowering the volume a little would make it sound better in the mix instead of having it as a focal point. Or another instrument could have a different effect on the listener. When I'm making songs I probably try 100 different sounds with each melody or chord just to find which one I like the most. Then I'll mess around and move it up or down some octaves to see how that sounds with the mix. Sometimes there's too many possibilities and you'll never get done if you do that, though. I don't have a focused mind.