http://www.yourfilelink.com/get.php?fid=103564
and there it is, my final. i textured everything with custom painted textures, and did a more natural camera move. little DOF never hurt, either!
this was great! lots of firsts for me on this - first sound syncing, first use of DOF, learned how to make particles lay flat when they hit (thanks to tyson's tutorial), used that cool Trails particle plug-in for the first time...
there's probably more i can't think of.
oh, and if you don't like this one, feel free to judge me on the 1st version i posted!

(just kidding!)
happy voting all!