
The two console-exclusive secret characters actually have awesome themes of their own.Bonus points for incorporating some actual wood sounds into the loop! It also happens to be a "wooden" remix of Yoshimitsu's theme, which is an awesome track in its own right! Mokujin's theme (courtesy of Nobuyoshi Sano) is driven mainly by one bass line looping throughout the entire track.Kuma's and Panda's theme (composed by Keiichi Okabe) is probably one of the most criminally overlooked tracks in the entire series.Paul's theme is a nice rock song that keeps you on your toes with its seemingly discordant rhythms.Nina's theme (by Keiichi Okabe) is an awesome bass guitar-driven track.The arcade version is nothing to sneeze at either.PS1 remix has some more techno elements to it.


Black Winter Night Sky, the opening theme to the second game.If that doesn't suit you, then chances are that the more lively arranged version used for the PlayStation port will. It lets you know that things have taken a turn for the worse since the first game. The early games were ripe with awesome music, as par for Namco games in the 1990's. Suits the beauty and grandeur of the city of canals. The only stage BGM NOT used in the sequel. A pretty fun jazzy sounding number, that fits the city quite nicely. A really soothing song that fits perfectly the serene beauty of snow. This was used for Anna in the sequel, even though her stage is the Taj Mahal, India. The title? "Here is the Point of No Return". One of the most unsettling BGMs you're likely to ever hear in a fighting game, it really does evoke the feeling of being stranded in the middle of the desert and fearing for your life. This was used for Armor King in the sequel.

Bonus points for its awesome title: "All Things Are in Flux and Nothing is Permanent". So awesome that it got remixed for Tekken Tag Tournament 2, more than 15 years later! This was used for Roger and Alex in the sequel. Most tracks, however, were deemed worthy to be reused for the second game (the following links are for the re-arranged versions):

The first game had relatively more subdued music than the rest of the series.
