It's a shame that 33 of the album's 59 tracks are dedicated to the character's ending themes. Even Yu Miyake seems bored, bringing the lifeless "Red Hot Fist" and the repetitive (even by his standards) "Orbital Move". But that's not all! The lack of inspiration flows into other genres, as shown in the boring electronica of "Unforgiven" or how "Antares" sounds like a watered-down Castlevania arrangement, complete with a techno beat and organ accompaniment. The mood continues through the disc with themes like the forced "Crimson Sunset", the misleading "Ground Zero Funk" (more like "Inspiration Zero Rock"), and the dingy club, throw-your-hands-in-the-air anthem of "Give Me Your Name". "Dragon's Nest ~To Those Who Go to Heaven~" follows suit and has some unfortunate similarities to "Sparking".
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The premonitory vocal theme, "Sparking", sets the tone for the direction of a good portion of the album: songs full of generic guitar licks and a somewhat gritty vibe influenced by the mediocre dirge of America's rock and nu-metal scene. I enjoyed Tekken Tag Tournament and Tekken 4 a whole lot, so I was expecting Tekken 5 to hold its own as both a stand-alone album and as a continuation of the series' great music, especially since most of the same composers were involved man, was I wrong. If I sound a little bitter it's because I am. In theory, that's pretty awesome, but the finished product falls way shy of what it could (and should) have been. In an admittedly cool move on Namco's behalf, Tekken 5 and DR are basically two halves of the same album most of Tekken 5's stage themes are arranged for Dark Resurrection's soundtrack, which makes the double-disc package both an original soundtrack and an arrange album. An unprecedented seventeen composers, all from Namco's sound team, are credited for the work it's just a shame that these great musicians somehow came together to put out what I'd consider to be their most disappointing collective work to date. After the steady Tekken Tag Tournament and the stellar Tekken 4, the Tekken 5 & Dark Resurrection Original Soundtrack stops short of its full potential, leaving two very full discs sounding very empty. Or, should I say, "Oh, how the mighty have tripped, sprained an ankle, and limped along for the duration of two 74 minute long compact discs".
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