While repetitive, the riff is certainly catchy and driving. While guitar-driven like the original from the Arcade, the instrument is muted in this take, letting the fat bass be in the front. The first one to be heard is Jin Kazama’s, one of the remixes.
Some of them are actually remixes of their arcade version counterparts, while the others are either completely original or borrowing elements from other themes. The character themes predominate the tracklist. The sound production values are excellent, with a rich and deep sound and polished mix. However, it would be quite fitting and enjoyable to use as training music at the gym, for example. For this reason, the music loses some of its strength when listened to out of context, notably when concentrating carefully on what’s going on. Instead, the compositions are based on rhythms with patterns and short melodic hooks that varies mostly by adding layers and through sound manipulations and effects such as gating, forced syncopation, pitch alteration, and more. Most tracks have a fast tempo, though fans of melodies might stay on their hunger as this is not Tekken 3’s specialty. As a whole, the music is a mix of rock, electronic, and techno, with hints of funk in a few tracks. The latter fits the former like a glove with its high energy and killer grooves. If you never played to Tekken 3, know that you missed out on an awesome game and, more so, a terrific soundtrack. Let’s delve into this hard-hitting urban soundscape… Body Some may argue it is weaker melodically, yet it certainly holds its own on that level and there is no competition when it comes to aesthetics. The soundtrack is also a step-up compared to those from Tekken and Tekken 2.
A worthy successor to the series’ previous titles. It was a culmination of every aspect to a higher level, from the engine to the graphics, to the characters to the music. Tekken 3 is arguably one of the best fighting games from the PlayStation era.
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