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Preceding his work on Katamari Damacy, MiyakeвЂ™s compositions from Tekken 4 are appropriately wacky yet ridiculously catchy, which has become par for the course over time for him. The most prolific composer on the disc is Yu Miyake, dropping tracks that I consider to be among his best work. The intro theme вЂњA Fist for a FistвЂќ is surprisingly accessible as a standalone theme and his two remaining entries, вЂњFetusвЂќ and вЂњLightsвЂќ, are both convincing and addicting to listen to as prologue and final results themes, respectively. вЂњTouch and GoвЂќ is a whimsical tune that, while initially free-spirited and almost chiptune-esque, offers a melody that hovers in major key territory before dipping into occasional bouts of dissonance. Mixing upbeat, upright jazz basslines with distorted vocal samples and low-res organ licks, Kosaki has created a piece thatвЂ™s both practical and catchy - great background msuic for a fun two-player fight with a friend. Speaking of bitcrushing, KosakiвЂ™s вЂњBit CrusherвЂќ is a great example of his sweet fusion techniques. His other main entry, вЂњMobвЂќ, features some great bitcrushed guitarlines and melodies that give the listener something to hum long after the track is over. However, his true achievements shine through with entries like the bass-heavy breakbeat of вЂњThe Strongest Iron ArenaвЂќ and the ethereal вЂњFearвЂќ, the latter of which sounds closer to something that belongs on Disc Two of the Unlimited SaGa Original Soundtrack than a Tekken soundtrack with вЂњFearвЂќ, Toyama layers light synth swells under a deliberately paced percussive loop and various airy sound effects to create a beautiful and slightly unsettling track. ToyamaвЂ™s вЂњUninhibitedвЂќ is reminscent of his work on Tag given its driving bass and light techno beat.

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The blend of ToyamaвЂ™s electro-action themes, KosakiвЂ™s eccentric fusion, and MiyakeвЂ™s bizarre, vocoded, and almost Katamari-esque themes coalesce into a triple tag team of styles that takes the series on an unexpected hard right turn after traveling down a fairly straight road for the previous iterations in the franchise.

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While they all had their chance to contribute to Tekken Tag, Tekken 4 is where they really had the opportunity to shine brightly as their individual compositional styles hinted at on Tag come to full fruition here. The three main composers for Tekken 4 are the three relatively new faces from Tekken Tag Tournament: Akitaka Toyama, Satoru Kosaki, and Yu Miyake. This isnвЂ™t just fighting game music with a twist - this is video game music knocked over, stood on its head ,and spun around into a euphoric state of progressive electronic bliss. Headed by a few unconventional composers and chock full of unconventional music for a fighting game, Tekken 4 is a wonderful exhibit of what greatness can come from breaking the mold and presenting something completely unexpected in an arena where straight-up techno and rock rule supreme. If Tekken Tag Tournament can be considered the end of the first chapter in the series, then Tekken 4 is the beginning of an entirely new segment in the seriesвЂ™ musical progression.

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