Tekken Tag Tournament Direct Audio (2024)

Tekken Tag Tournament Direct Audio is the soundtrack for the console version of Tekken Tag Tournament and it was released on June 7, 2000 in Japan. Five months later, it was released December 12, 2000 in the United States.

It is the continuation of the Tekken Tag Tournament Original Soundtrack album which contains the music featured in the arcade version of the game.

Official artworks are featured with the Japanese release.

Tracklist[]

1. Opening Movie
2. EMBU
3. Arcade Movie
4. Select
5. Jin
6. Paul
7. Hwoarang
8. Eddy
9. Yoshimitsu
10. Lei
11. Ogre
12. Law
13. School
14. Nina
15. Xiaoyu
16. King
17. Heihachi
18. Unknown
19. Unknown Movie
20. Ending Replay
21. Staff Roll
22. Continue?
23. Name Entry
24. Rannyuu
25. Join
26. Strike
27. Spare
28. Miss
29. Result
30. Xiaoyu VS BKO [Remix Version]
31. King VS U [Remix Version]
32. Yoshimitsu VS SANODG [Remix Version]
33. Lei VS TOHYAMA [Remix Version]

Track Credits[]

Tracks: 1, 4, 6, 10, 14, 26, 27, 28, 29, 33 Composed & Arranged by Akitaka Tohyama

Tracks: 2, 7, 11, 15, 21, 30 Composed & Arranged by Keiichi Okabe

Tracks: 3, 8, 12, 16, 31 Composed & Arranged by Yu Miyake

Tracks: 5, 9, 13, 17, 32 Composed & Arranged by Nobuyoshi Sano

Tracks: 18 Composed by Yu Miyake & Arranged by Keiichi Okabe

Tracks: 22 Composed by Akitaka Tohyama & Arranged by Satoru Kousaki

Tracks: 23 Composed & Arranged by Satoru Kousaki

Tracks: 24, 25 Composed by Rio Hamamoto & Arranged by Satoru Kousaki

Tracks: 19, 20 Composed & Arranged by Yoshihito Yano

Audio[]

Booklet[]

The album contains a booklet including artworks, portraits of certain characters and the ending and embu cutscenes. There is also short commentary given to each track on the album by the composers.

Music comments[]

01: Opening Movie

"I started this project with this music but I finished it last. I had a hard time with this one because I had to change the music once the picture changed. By the way, for the vocoder in the midsection, I recorded my own voice." -Akitaka Tohyama

02: Embu

"I was asked to write music for the PS2 Version of the Tekken Tag Tournament for the '99 Tokyo Game Show three days before the show, and I came up with this tune. I didn't think about anything but finishing it on time, and I did it." - Keiichi Okabe

03: Arcade Movie

"This one might be redundant, but I am proud that this was used on TV commercial. It might have a lesser sound quality than other tracks, and I beg your pardon of it." - Yū Miyake

04: Select

"This hasn't changed much from the arcade version. For this PS2 version of Tekken Tag Tournament, I couldn't put the arcade version due to the insufficient memory anyway, so I didn't think I should rearrange the tune at all." - Akitaka Tohyama

05: Jin

"The use of this type of bass is Sano's trend lately. Any sound with simple sound wave shapes sounds good. I love the zap sound spread out between the left and right channels, and I can't help using it repeatedly." - Nobuyoshi Sano

06: Paul

"This tune hasn't be changed at all either. I got tired of the tactic of leaving the original arrangement as it is." - Akitaka Tohyama

07: Hwoarang

"This tune mainly consists of rhythm instruments. The drums arouse the fighting instinct. That's the kind of feeling I wanted to give to the tune. I don't have much attachment to it though." - Keiichi Okabe

08: Eddy

"This is a samba. I like Brazil and I even had Brazilian tropical fish as a pet. Unfortunately, I let the fish pass away because I was too busy to take care of them while I was working on this Tekken Tag Tournament project. How sad." - Yū Miyake

09: Yoshimitsu

"This is the 7th theme of Yoshimitsu, following PS version Tekken 2, Tekken 2 Remixed CD, Tekken 3, Tekken 3 Remixed CD, PS version of Tekken 3 and Tekken Tag Tournament. And this one has the least number of sounds amongst them. It is simple and feels good. I recommend that everyone should use a lesser number of sounds." - Nobuyoshi Sano

10: Lei

"This one has a melancholic mood. The tune is supposed to be more exciting for its purpose, but I thought it might sound good if I did something different. The Tekken Tag Tournament already contains a lot of mellow tunes, after all." - Akitaka Tohyama

11: Ogre

"I wanted to try something new, so I used live strings. I thought it wouldn't be very difficult, but in fact I felt like I used more than double the energy for this piece than I usually do." - Keiichi Okabe

12: Law

"This tune in fact has a name. It's "Unidentified Flying Object." Not to mention that I paid respect to that famous tune as I wrote this." - Yū Miyake

13: School

"A bell is the only sound that gives an impression of school. The sustain-less pad in the middle is from a JP 8000. It has Roland's sharp quality. I used lots of mute. Mute always feels good." - Nobuyoshi Sano

14: Nina

"I like the second half part where the bass drops off and the rhythm and the sequencer go on. I wanted to repeat this part more but the limited memory didn't allow me. How disappointing." - Akitaka Tohyama

15: Xiaoyu

"In the past few years I have only been writing beat music, so I wanted to do a more melodic piece. However, is this music good for Tekken background music?" - Keiichi Okabe

16: King

"This one has an actual name. It's "Humanoid." Like it or not, it repeats "humanoid, humanoid". I let the rhythm shuffle and it gave an unexpected groove to the tune. This is my favorite." - Yū Miyake

17: Heihachi

"I came up with the ascending phrase when I was enchanted playing with the Korg Z1 arpeggiator. I love this one. The chord that comes at the 3rd and 4th upbeat is from the Yamaha V50. I'm getting to like FM, too." - Nobuyoshi Sano

18: Unknown

"This was written by Yu, and I arrange it, but mine doesn't sound like the original at all. The chorus that starts from the intro is the voice of my colleague Misumi." - Keiichi Okabe

19: Unknown Movie

"I wrote this one so that the movie has a feeling of speed. You'll be able to watch the movie toward the end of the game. So, play hard and good luck." -Yoshihito Yano

20: Ending Replay

"The purpose of a replay is to highlight the best fights the player has had and to enjoy reverberations of the play. I didn't think about that at all when I wrote this tune. Well, enjoy the music." - Yoshihito Yano

21: Staff Roll

"Just like on Ogre, live strings were used. I had a painful time giving birth to this tune, so I have a special attachment to it. I just want to hear admiration from you even if you don't mean it, seriously." - Keiichi Okabe

22: Continue?

"This is the first tune I wrote as a recruit when a senior composer asked me to do an arrangement of Tekken. Trying not to destroy the original, I went for a trip-hop feel." - Satoru Kōsaki

23: Name Entry

"This was supposed to be an arrangement of the arcade version but it turned out to be something different. I went after my own taste by combining the piano and the children's distorted voice. This is the kind of the direction I want to pursue further." - Satoru Kōsaki

24: Rannyuu

"This is the traditional sound of the Tekken series. It was rewritten, but it stills sound the same, doesn't it?" - Satoru Kōsaki

25: Join

"I was told I could arrange this however I wanted, so I erased the feel of the original as I scratched it through the sampler." - Satoru Kōsaki

26: Strike

"This is the strike sound effect from Tekken Bowl. Counter to the live strings, I used the live trumpet. The trumpet player was Kousaki. Thanks, Kousaki." - Akitaka Tohyama

27: Spare

"This is the spare sound effect from Tekken Bowl. It well went until I decided to use the live trumpet, but hey Kousaki, the pitch is loose! You better buy a new axe. I had to fix it at the sampling stage." - Akitaka Tohyama

28: Miss

"This is the no-good sound effect from Tekken Bowl. I mistakenly used the bad take of the trumpet. It sounds bad, doesn't it?" - Akitaka Tohyama

29: Result

"This is exactly the same staff roll from the arcade version. We decided to use this at the last minute, so we just left it as it was." - Akitaka Tohyama

30: Xiaoyu VS BKO [Remix Version]

"It really sounds like house. I was going after a hi-fi vibe and tried to make it ridiculously pretty and cool. How do you like that?" - Keiichi Okabe

31: King VS U [Remix Version]

"To tell the truth, I haven't finished this tune yet. But I'll write a comment anyway. I wanted to make something that sounds different from other tunes from Tekken. I used the drum data from a cell phone ringer. Don't tell anybody." - Yū Miyake

32: Yoshimitsu VS SANODG [Remix Version]

"When I let Okabe listen to the rough mix, he said, "Well, it sounds macho". This way such an impressive comment that I hereby declare establishment of a new genre, "Macho Techno."- Nobuyoshi Sano

33: Lei VS TOHYAMA [Remix Version]

"This is the remix of Lei Stage background music, but the sequencer phrase is the only clue to the original. The chord progression from RESULT in the second half makes a stronger impression, I think. Since the original was the arcade version's ending theme, it sounds like it is." - Akitaka Tohyama

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