Cool sound set you have there. The part at around 1.14 reminds me of the opera part in the 5th element. Every new piece as a different flavour. Yeah, cool stuff. 

@Wayne - Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the (short) journey.   And to paraphrase a current popular song, "I'm all about that bass, 'bout that bass".   
 
@Tony - Thanks, I appreciate that!  It wasn't a "simple" mix, but certainly fun to do.
 
@Ed - Yes, colorfully entertaining is fully permissible around these parts, thanks.  Just don't eat the yellow sand, 'K?
 
@Gus - Thanks!  I never would have thought of the diva Plava Laguna, but hey, I'll take it.   
 

Nice piece Steve! Agree a little with Bit that it builds too quickly, then sort of peters out, but it sounds excellent. Great mixing as well.
 
Regards,
Dan
 

Steve , this song brought a smile to my face for a lot of reasons ….
all last week I watched The Mummy on AMC just to see the scene where Rachel Weisz had the veil covering her face and her eyes were glowing . I was able to get there in less than 60 seconds flat listening to your tune 
anyway, back to your song .
Yeah , this is great that you are doing this type of thing . You can experiment with new sounds and styles , stretch your chops , have a little fun and who knows where something like that can go ...
I did enjoy this for what it was as it played …I'm not gonna offer any crits because it's not my place on this type of thing 
I heard a couple of sections thematicly that could have easily sat well in a film or a visual presentation.
cool stuff man 
 
Kenny 

Sounds killer Steve, lots of space and depth. Sounded great on my speakers too.

@Dan - Thanks!  It was a fun though very specific mix so I'm glad it's translating.  FWIW, I've already added about 15 seconds worth of new material before the long outro section and added some percussion to the first part of that too.  Just based on these first changes I fully agree that it was the right thing to do.   Rev1 coming soon...
 
@Kenny - I know exactly the scene you're referring to, where she first wears the traditional garb in the market place.  Yeah, I've seen it a few times too.    So it's nice to know that the tune invokes that general feel since I have a strong association between the first two movies and that general Middle Eastern flavor.  And yes, it was most definitely a fun piece to do.
 
@Marco - Thanks!  Space and depth can be difficult attributes to get completely ITB, so I'll certainly take 'em. 
 

Version two uploaded - see OP.   Thanks again for all of the feedback, it was very helpful. 
 

Not much to add that hasn't been said.  I really liked what I heard.  This number really builds a cinematic landscape.  Sounds like a James Bond scene to me.  You know where he's trying to stealth up on a bad guy in a mid-eastern bazaar.

Nicely done - I'm a sucker for music that pulls from as many sources as possible. The only thing I missed was a full-on tabla spasm at some point, but maybe that's my baggage left over from working with Karsh Kale, where there will *always* be a tabla solo given the opportunity.  The song certainly doesn't need it. So, yeah....well played, sir.
 
cheers

@Freddy - Thanks!   I like the James Bond reference.   I might actually use that as a future mental/visual reference. 
 
@Conrad - Thanks, I appreciate the the eclectic aspect which was certainly one of my goals (often is).  The section before the ending does have some slightly spastic percussion happening, but isn't a table solo per se.  Another one I'll have to keep in the memory banks.  I'm thinking tabla over crunchy metal guitars...