With Heihachi now taking center stage in Tekken 2, he gets a theme that conveys his strength and rage, making him feel nigh-unstoppable.
Heihachi Mishima, King of the Iron Fist. If that doesn't suit you, then chances are that the more lively arranged version used for the PlayStation port will. The character select theme 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.
Venezia/Venice, Italy, the only stage BGM NOT used in the sequel, suits the beauty and grandeur of the city of canals. A fun jazzy sounding number, that fits the city quite nicely. Chicago, USA was used for Lee in the sequel. A really soothing song that fits the serene beauty of snow. King George Island, Antarctica 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.
Monument Valley, USA was used for Armor King in the sequel. Bonus points for its awesome title: "All Things Are in Flux and Nothing is Permanent". Kyoto, Japan was used for Ganryu in the sequel. So awesome that it got remixed for Tekken Tag Tournament 2, more than 15 years later! Fiji was used for Roger and Alex in the sequel. An Eastern-inspired song with elements of techno mixed in, which fits both the location and the character it was used for in the sequel, Wang Jinrei. A high-octane and fast-paced song that feels like something out of a spy movie, perfectly fitting of the land of 007. It feels like the soundtrack to a big confrontation, which it does end up being if Heihachi is fought here. An exotic theme that fits the jungles of Cambodia perfectly, which was reused in the sequel for Kunimitsu. An energetic track to kick off the first Tekken game, which was reused in the sequel for Bruce. Most tracks, however, were deemed worthy to be reused for the second game (the following links are for the re-arranged versions): that is until Miguel comes a knocking.The first game had relatively more subdued music than the rest of the series. Then T7 reverts back to the age old rivalry between Kaz and Hei and it's Jin's turn to take a nap for the whole of the game. So then Azazel gets in Jin's head and convinces him to take over the Zaibatsu and wage WW3 (with Kazuya unwttingly aiding him in this task) to fill the world with enough negative energy for him to take physical form, basically mass sacrifice. It is possible that Azazel awoke in spirit during the clash between the two at Honmaru (and was probably the reason Jinpachi resurrected as well, even though Harada states it was a "vengeful spirit" that was responsible). T6 was a massive cop out for hyping up the clash between the "two evil stars" (can Jin be considered evil?), Kazuya and Jin (with an epic trailer no less) which would awaken Azazel (the original/literal devil?) and bring about the end of the world. I believe it mentioned the same thing in Kazuya's. I can't remember if Heihachi was knocked out by the explosion for the duration of the whole tourney because according to Raven's T6 prologue, he encountered Heihachi at some point during T5. 
Still, how did they not meet during T5 at the very least? Iirc, all 3 attended the tournament, though I believe Kazuya left early to take over G Corp like the boss that he is. I guess that's what makes this game even more cool and unique. Kind of hard to believe that this is the only canon moment in the timeline of the games' story where all 3 Mishimas met/fought each other (TBV isn't canon, so that clash didn't happen).
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