Haha, I get you. Trailer-like drums can get super cringey if not done well; they are a bit overused in cinematic music. However, I think you can quite confidently bring them further forward in the mix (if you have the time), most of your percussion parts are done quite tastefully. The one part that might come off a bit cheesy is the second half of "Keepers of Causality". In my opinion the best percussion part was the first half of "Keepers of Causality" where it is mixed with the foley ticks and is integrated well with all the other instruments.
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It's really helpful to get an external point of view on this so thanks! And actually the first part of "Keepers of Causality" has no percussions per say but it's rather violas and cellos playing in Col Legno, which gives it a nice hit without too much of a decaying tail that makes it hard to deal with.