TEKKEN 6 SOUND TRACK PORTABLE
TEKKEN 6 SOUND TRACK PSP

Just like 'Synthetic Pulse Installation,' a lot of its success can be put down to a simple motif introduced early on in the track. 'Side Winder,' however, really stands out, and is the best theme on the album by a long shot. 'Rebirth' isn't so different to what can be heard in Uchida's tracks, but excels with its creative use of guitar and synth sounds, rhythmic development, and layering of instruments. 'Rebirth' and 'Side Winder' each come from the mind of Yoshihito Yano, with help from Junichi Nakatsuru on the latter. The other two tracks on the album are much more entertaining, though.

'Spider' also features a simplistic riff, but Uchida does well to implement some creative synth sections to bring some ambience into the theme. Featuring a repeated distorted guitar riff and slap bass development, 'Broken Ties' is probably the more generic and uninventive of the two. In saying this, don't expect the same guitar overdrive presented to us by Hamamoto in Tekken 6, but rather a sort of generic selection of rock tracks. The rest of the tracks on the album are more rock focused, with Uchida's 'Broken Ties' and 'Spider' perhaps holding a more familiar sound representative what can be heard elsewhere in the series.

TEKKEN 6 SOUND TRACK PSP

These two electronic additions are a great inclusion to the music of Tekken 6, and a nice taster of what to expect in the PSP version of the game. This small motif is revisited throughout the track, and it proves to be the main focal point around which the background development draws around. At around 0:30, a simplistic light melody is integrated, and really this is what makes the rest of the piece enjoyable. Tetsuya Uchida and Yoshihito Yano's 'Synthetic Pulse Installation' is much in the same vein as this, despite some harsh warped sounds and heavy beat. Yet in a sense, this adds to both its longevity and enjoyableness. The track seems very laidback and there's nothing too complex about it. He offers a catchy, pulsating beat and flavoursome high-pitched synth interjections. Starting off the album with some electronica, Akitaka Toyama reveals in trance glory on 'Blue Wall'. With the Tekken 6 Soundtrack predominantly featuring heavy rock tracks and electronic fusions from the group of composers, I doubt you'll be too surprised by the music which is featured on this EP. The six tracks were released by Namco Sounds through the iTunes store. After contributing a significant number of tracks to Tekken 6's other versions, NBGI's in-house offer six more new tracks for the PSP port. Each instalment featured additional music and there was even some music exclusively composed for the PSP version.

TEKKEN 6 SOUND TRACK PORTABLE

Tekken 6 was released in multiple versions - the original Arcade version, the Bloodline Rebellion extension, the home console version, and finally the portable version.

Tekken 6 sound track