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The music of the video game Sakura Wars was composed by Kohei Tanaka, who would go on to become the exclusive composer for the franchise and its spinoffs.

Sakura Wars Soundtrack: Steam Gramophone
Sakura Wars Soundtrack: Steam Gramophone (サクラ大戦サウンドトラック 蒸気蓄音館) is a soundtrack album of video game music from Sakura Wars, composed, arranged, performed and conducted by Kohei Tanaka. It spans 41 tracks on two discs and covers a duration of 1:35:55. It was first released on May 2, 1997, by Lipop Record/BMG Japan. The release bears the catalog number BVCH-2601-2.

Track list

Geki! Teikoku Kagekidan
"Geki! Teikoku Kagekidan" (檄! 帝国華撃団) is the opening song of Sakura Wars. It was performed by Chisa Yokoyama, arranged by Takayuki Negishi and composed, like the rest of the game, by Kohei Tanaka. The lyrics were written by series creator Oji Hiroi. The song was released as a single by Lipop Record/BMG Victor on December 18, 1996, and also includes an instrumental version. The single covers a duration of 6:03 and has a catalog number of BVDR-1606.

Hanasaku Otome
"Hanasaku Otome" (花咲く乙女) is the ending song of Sakura Wars. The song was performed by Chisa Yokoyama, Michie Tomizawa, Urara Takano, Kumiko Nishihara, Yuriko Fuchizaki, Mayumi Tanaka and Ai Orikasa. It was arranged by Takayuki Negishi and composed, like the rest of the game, by Kohei Tanaka. The lyrics were written by series creator Oji Hiroi. The song was released as a single by Lipop Record/BMG Victor on March 21, 1997, and also includes a track named "Sakura", performed by Yokoyama, written by Hiroi, composed by Tanaka and arranged by Masami Kishimura; instrumental version of the songs are also included. The single covers a duration of 19:38 and has a catalog number of BVDR-1153.