What is your approach when combining elements from different music genres in one track?

I’ve been writing tracks for my Aether Audio project that combine various elements from different elements with orchestral trailer music (from metal, rock and indie, EDM to world music) so I wanted to know what’s you approach in terms of composition (melody, harmony, structure, etc.) and mixing (panning, EQ, levels, etc.). In terms of composition, I try to separate the track into two “mixes” so that there is one “orchestral” version and one “other genre” version.

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