Ben Prisbylla - Dead Island Trailer Theme Cover

So I wanted to see if I could take the saddest song I had heard in a good long while and make it sadder. Here are my efforts. (The original is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZqrG1bdGtg)

Mainly, though, I wanted to experiment with some string and piano sounds because I’ve been having difficulty making them sound good. I’m trying to get some more soundtrack work and I’m hoping this sort of thing helps out. Any ideas? Suggestions? Complaints? But who would really complain? Nazis, that’s who.

(Also, for some reason the song cuts out about ten seconds before it really ends. Ah well. You get the picture.)