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Iwai is notable for pushing new types of theme music in fighting games, going beyond the traditional "stage and ending" route to include personal winning themes (Darkstalkers), stage themes independent from character themes (Darkstalkers 3) and going so far as to replace every Street Fighter character's theme in Street Fighter Alpha 3. His music style more often than not falls under the heavy metal genre (especially for the Armored Warriors series) and is also notable for utilizing multiple thematic gimmicks (especially for the Darkstalkers series), the most recognizable perhaps being the "water drop."

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  • Takayuki Iwai
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  • Iwai is notable for pushing new types of theme music in fighting games, going beyond the traditional "stage and ending" route to include personal winning themes (Darkstalkers), stage themes independent from character themes (Darkstalkers 3) and going so far as to replace every Street Fighter character's theme in Street Fighter Alpha 3. His music style more often than not falls under the heavy metal genre (especially for the Armored Warriors series) and is also notable for utilizing multiple thematic gimmicks (especially for the Darkstalkers series), the most recognizable perhaps being the "water drop."
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  • Iwai is notable for pushing new types of theme music in fighting games, going beyond the traditional "stage and ending" route to include personal winning themes (Darkstalkers), stage themes independent from character themes (Darkstalkers 3) and going so far as to replace every Street Fighter character's theme in Street Fighter Alpha 3. His music style more often than not falls under the heavy metal genre (especially for the Armored Warriors series) and is also notable for utilizing multiple thematic gimmicks (especially for the Darkstalkers series), the most recognizable perhaps being the "water drop." In 1996 he married fellow composer Yuki Satomura and would continue to work with her in many future games. Later that year he also composed the entirety of the first CPS3 title Red Earth. Following his work on Street Fighter Alpha 3 (where he planned on implementing a CD-based custom CPS2 board sound system to produce a hard rock/metal soundtrack similar to the Guilty Gear series, but was forced to use MIDI format due to budget constraints), Iwai receded from music composition, instead acting mainly as a guitarist (and in one instance a vocalist) for his remaining work with the company. In 2000, Iwai left Capcom to form the sound unit Wavelink Zeal with his wife. He has since been involved with titles such as R-Type Final, Musashi: Samurai Legend and Twinkle Star Sprites: La Petite Princesse. As of 2007, however, their partnership had dissolved when Takayuki left to join developer Crafts & Meister (formed by Capcom's own Noritaka Funamizu and Katsuhiro Sudo), with Wavelink Zeal officially shutting down in 2013. The two have since reformed under a new name: ZEAL★DoQMaL.
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