Many regard Tekken 3 for the PlayStation as one of the console’s greatest moments. You could say the same for the soundtrack, which is an audio snap shot of the mainstream invasion of Big Beat Electronica.

Placed ahead of Tekken 1 and 2’s more melodious sounds and before the series’ attempts at a progressive and, at times,  unconventional soundtrack, Tekken 3 is a block rocking answer to a world still caught up in the wave of distorted bass-lines, heavy breakbeats, rock guitars and synthesizer-generated loops..

So, let’s take a look at what influenced this soundtrack as well as some of its top tracks.