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Sakura Wars is a media franchise created by Oji Hiroi and owned by Sega that includes video games, anime projects, musicals and other merchandise. The series began in 1996 as a titular role-playing video game developed by Sega and Red Entertainment, spawning a video game series that became the main focus of the franchise. The music of the Sakura Wars series refers to the video game soundtracks, as well as the surrounding medley of soundtrack, arranged, and compilation albums. The music ranges from very light background music to emotionally intense interweavings of character and situation leitmotifs. The franchise includes a main series of numbered games as well as spin-offs. The sole music composer for the series is Kohei Tanaka, who composed the soundtracks as well as anime OVAs and films.

Tanaka was one of the earliest supporter of Sakura Wars, and he worked on its music from the beginning of production. His music quality increased with each subsequent entry. The theme songs were a key part of the games, with Tanaka composing new themes for both new and returning characters over the years. Tanaka's music was credited for maintaining the series's popularity during its hiatus following Dramatic Dungeon: Sakura Wars.

Most of the Sakura Wars games, including the main series games, have received a soundtrack release. In addition to the regular albums, a number of compilation albums of tracks from multiple games have been produced both by Sega and outside groups. Tanaka's work on the Sakura Wars series brought him widespread popular acclaim, and his soundtrack albums have been praised by music and video game journalists. Music from the original soundtracks of the games has been arranged as sheet music for the piano and published by DOREMI Music Publishing. The franchise's music has been performed numerous times in concert tours and other live performances.

Sakura Wars (1996) edit

Sakura Wars was composed by Kohei Tanaka; it was his first video game score. The game was released in 1996 on the Sega Saturn; it was eventually ported to the Dreamcast and Microsoft Windows in 2000. It was remade in 2003 for the PlayStation 2 as Sakura Wars: In Hot Blood. Tanaka was among the first people to offer support for series creator and general producer Oji Hiroi's vision, as few people believed the project would come to fruition.[1] Tanaka was also among the first brought on board for production of Sakura Wars. He was defined as a teacher figure to the rest of the development team.[2] He began working on songs for Sakura Wars in 1995. At that time, rhythm and percussion dominated Japanese popular music rather than melody. Both Tanaka and Hiroi wanted to reintroduce younger Japanese to beautiful melodies.[3] While thinking about how he could construct the music, Tanaka looked at popular music from the game's time period and worked to re-create its melodies and structure using the popular music styles of the 1990s.[4] Because of the setting and Tanaka's goals, he was able to incorporate multiple music genres including jazz, rumba and samba alongside more traditional Japanese musical styles.[5]

Tanaka initially planned 50 songs, but this was too many to record and fit into the game within the allotted time and budget. The number was reduced to 24, then to seven. Hiroi was upset by the proposed cuts, so Tanaka asked how much music the team could manage and was told that one CD's worth of content was enough. Tanaka eventually settled on between eleven and twelve songs which made it into the final game.[6][7] As part of his training, Hiroi went to karaoke sessions, studied the work of famous songwriter Yū Aku, and bought old records of vintage songs. It took between one and two months before Hiroi felt competent enough at writing song lyrics.[8][3] Sakura Wars' songs began with Hiroi creating the lyrics and then handing his work to Tanaka for polishing and to be set to music.[9]

Sakura Wars Soundtrack: Steam Gramophone edit

Sakura Wars Soundtrack: Steam Gramophone
Soundtrack album by
Kohei Tanaka
ReleasedMay 2, 1997
GenreVideo game soundtrack
Length21:25 (disc one)
74:30 (disc two)
LabelLipop Record/BMG Japan

Sakura Wars Soundtrack: Steam Gramophone (サクラ大戦サウンドトラック 蒸気蓄音館, Sakura Taisen Saundotorakku Jōki Chikuonkan) 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

Disc 1
No.TitleEnglish translationLength
1."メイン･テーマ" (Mein Tēma)"Main Theme"2:49
2."我ら、黒之巣会" (Warewa, Kuronosukai)We, the Hive of Darkness2:24
Disc 2
No.TitleEnglish translationLength
1."メイン･テーマ" (Mein Tēma)"Main Theme"1:36

Geki! Teikoku Kagekidan edit

"Geki! Teikoku Kagekidan" (檄! 帝国華撃団, lit. "Attack! Imperial Combat Revue") is the opening song of Sakura Wars. It was performed by Chisa Yokoyama, Michie Tomizawa, Urara Takano, Kumiko Nishihara, Yuriko Fuchizaki and Mayumi Tanaka, 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.

Track list
No.TitleEnglish translationLength
1."檄！帝国華撃団" (Geki! Teikoku Kagekidan)Attack! Imperial Combat Revue3:00
2."檄！帝国華撃団 (オリジナルカラオケ)" (Geki! Teikoku Kagekidan (Orijinaru Karaoke))Attack! Imperial Combat Revue (Original Karaoke)3:00
Total length:6:03

Hanasaku Otome edit

"Hanasaku Otome" (花咲く乙女, lit. "Blooming Maiden") 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 19:42 and has a catalog number of BVDR-1153.

Track list
No.TitleEnglish translationLength
1."花咲く乙女" (Hanasaku Otome)Blooming Maidens5:08
2."さくら" (Sakura)Sakura4:43
3."花咲く乙女 (オリジナル・カラオケ)" (Hanasaku Otome (Orijinaru Karaoke))Blooming Maidens (Original Karaoke)5:09
4."さくら (オリジナル・カラオケ)" (Sakura (Orijinaru Karaoke))"Sakura"4:42
Total length:19:42

Sakura Wars: In Hot Blood Teigeki Complete Music Collection edit

Sakura Wars: In Hot Blood Teigeki Complete Music Collection
Soundtrack album by
Kohei Tanaka
ReleasedFebruary 26, 2003
GenreVideo game soundtrack
Length72:49 (disc one)
70:11 (disc two)
LabelAvex Mode

Sakura Wars: In Hot Blood Teigeki Complete Music Collection (サクラ大戦～熱き血潮に～ 帝撃音楽全集, Sakura Taisen ~Atsuki Chishio ni~ Teigeki Ongaku Zenshū) is a soundtrack album of video game music from Sakura Wars: In Hot Blood, composed and conducted by Kohei Tanaka. It spans 60 tracks on two discs and covers a duration of 2:23:00. The opening and ending songs, "Geki! Teikoku Kagekidan" and "Hanasaku Otome", were written by Oji Hiroi, arranged by Takayuki Negishi and composed by Tanaka. The rest of the vocal songs were arranged by Masami Kishimura. Vocals are again performed by Chisa Yokoyama, Michie Tomizawa, Urara Takano, Kumiko Nishihara, Yuriko Fuchizaki, Mayumi Tanaka and Ai Orikasa. The soundtrack was released by Avex Mode on February 26, 2003 with the catalog number AVCA-14562~3.

Track list

Disc 1
No.TitleJapanese titleLength
1."Attack! Imperial Combat Revue" (Performed by Chisa Yokoyama, Michie Tomizawa, Urara Takano, Kumiko Nishihara, Yuriko Fuchizaki and Mayumi Tanaka)檄! 帝国華撃団 (Geki! Teikoku Kagekidan)3:01
2."Sakura" (Performed by Chisa Yokoyama)さくら4:42
3."The Heartwarming Life of the Imperial Theater"ほのぼの帝檄生活 (Honobono no Teigeki Seikatsu)1:55
4."Do Your Best! Imperial Combat Revue"がんばれ! 帝国華撃団 (Ganbare! Teikoku Kagekidan)4:02
5."Main Theme 1"メインテーマ1 (Mein Tēma Wan)2:48
6."Fanfare 1"ファンファーレ1 (Fanfāre Wan)0:10
7."Etude" (Performed by Kumiko Nishihara)エチュード (Echūdo)3:42
8."Excitement"ときめき (Tokimeki)0:10
9."Red Hot Boogie" (Performed by Mayumi Tanaka)灼熱ブギ (Shakunetsu Bugi)4:06
10."Silent Nihilist"沈黙のニヒリスト (Chinmoku no Nihirisuto)4:02

Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die edit

Sakura Wars 2: Steam Gramophone edit

Sakura Wars 2: Steam Gramophone
Soundtrack album by
Kohei Tanaka
ReleasedJuly 17, 1998
StudioSega Digital Studio
Sound Ballet
Sound City
GenreVideo game soundtrack
Length69:29 (disc one)
70:44 (disc two)
LabelMarvelous Entertainment

Sakura Wars 2: Steam Gramophone (サクラ大戦2 蒸気蓄音館, Sakura Taisen Tsū: Jōki Chikuonkan) is a soundtrack album containing musical tracks from the game, composed and arranged by Kohei Tanaka. The soundtrack spans two discs and 60 tracks, covering a total duration of 2:20:13. It was released on July 17, 1998 by Marvelous Entertainment, and bears the catalog number MJCA-00027.

Geki! Teikoku Kagekidan (Kai) edit

"Geki! Teikoku Kagekidan (Kai)" (檄! 帝国華撃団 (改), lit. "Attack! Imperial Combat Revue (Revision)") is the opening song of Thou Shalt Not Die. Along with the ending song, "Yume no Tsuzuki" (夢のつづき, lit. "Continuation of the Dream"), it was released as a single by Marvelous Entertainment on April 1, 1998. Both pieces were performed by Chisa Yokoyama, Urara Takano, Michie Tomizawa, Kumiko Nishihara, Yuriko Fuchizaki, Mayumi Tanaka, Maya Okamoto and Kazue Ikura, arranged by Takayuki Negishi and composed, like the rest of the game, by Kohei Tanaka. The lyrics were written by series creator Oji Hiroi. In addition to the vocal versions of the songs, the single includes instrumental versions of both songs. It covers a duration of 14:09 and has a catalog number of MJDA-90002.

Sakura Wars 3: Is Paris Burning? edit

Kohei Tanaka once again reprised his role as composer for Sakura Wars 3: Is Paris Burning?, released for the Dreamcast in 2001.

Sakura Wars 3 Music Collection: Paris Music Hall edit

Sakura Wars 3 Music Collection: Paris Music Hall
Soundtrack album by
Kohei Tanaka
ReleasedMay 3, 2001
GenreVideo game soundtrack
Length74:36 (disc one)
71:18 (disc two)
LabelAvex Mode

Sakura Wars 3 Music Collection: Paris Music Hall (サクラ大戦3 ミュージックコレクシオン 巴里音楽館, Sakura Taisen Surī Myūjikku Korekushon Pari Ongakukan) is a soundtrack album containing musical tracks from the game, composed by Kohei Tanaka and arranged by Tanaka, Takayuki Negishi, Hayato Matsuo, Masami Kishimura, Shirō Hamaguchi, Shinji Miyazaki, Akifumi Tada, Hideki Abe, and Yutaka Minobe. Vocals are performed by Noriko Hidaka, Saeko Shimazu, Etsuko Kozakura, Kikuko Inoue, Yoshino Takamori, Sachiko Kojima, Mika Kanai, Chisa Yokoyama, Michie Tomizawa, Urara Takano, Kumiko Nishihara, Yuriko Fuchizaki, Mayumi Tanaka, Maya Okamoto and Kazue Ikura. The soundtrack spans two discs and has a combined duration of 2:25:54. It was released on May 3, 2001 by Avex Mode, and bears the catalog number AVCA-14154/B.

Mihata no Moto ni/Hana no Paris edit

"Mihata no Moto ni" (御旗のもとに, lit. "Under the Imperial Flag") and "Hana no Paris" (花の巴里, lit. "Flowery Paris") are the respective opening and insert songs of Is Paris Burning?. Both pieces were composed, like the rest of the game, by Kohei Tanaka and their lyrics were written by series creator Oji Hiroi. "Mihata no Moto ni" is sung by Noriko Hidaka, Saeko Shimazu, Etsuko Kozakura, Kikuko Inoue and Yoshino Takamori and arranged by Takayuki Negishi, while "Hana no Paris" is performed by Sachiko Kojima and Mika Kanai along with Shimazu, Kozakura, Inoue and Takamori and arranged by Akifumi Tada. The songs was released as a single by Avex Trax in Japan by Avex Mode on April 11, 2001 and it contains both the vocal and instrumental versions. The single covers a duration of 14:24 and has a catalog number of AVCA-14140. "Mihata no Moto ni/Hana no Paris" reached #17 on the Japan Oricon charts and sold over 71,000 copies.[10][11]

Sakura Wars: The Movie edit

Sakura Wars: The Movie Complete Music Collection
Soundtrack album by
Kohei Tanaka
ReleasedDecember 22, 2001
VenueSumida Triphony Hall
StudioMIT Studio
ABS Recording
Sound City
GenreFilm score
Length57:59
LabelAvex Mode (Japan)
Pioneer Entertainment (North America)

Sakura Wars: The Movie is the 2001 film sequel to Sakura Wars 3: Is Paris Burning? Kohei Tanaka scored the film between May and June 2001. While previously faced with technical limitations with games and other limits with related productions, Tanaka was able to expand the scope of his music within a film environment.[12] Several themes from the original video games were rewritten for orchestra.[13] Tanaka's friendship with Akiko Kuno was a deciding factor in her accepting the role of Ratchet.[14] As part of the audio production, a private performance of the game's score was held at Sumida Triphony Hall on July 8, 2001, and the audience's applause recorded for use in the soundtrack.[15] The songs "Miracle Bell - So Special Day" from Thou Shalt Not Die and "Everything is Into the Sea" from the stage musical adaptation of The Sea God's Villa were reworked for the film. "Miracle Bell" was performed by Chisa Yokoyama, Michie Tomizawa, Urara Takano, Kumiko Nishihara, Yuriko Fuchizaki, Mayumi Tanaka, Maya Okamoto and Kazue Ikura, and "Everything is Into the Sea" was performed by Yokoyama and Kuno.

The soundtrack album, Sakura Wars: The Movie Complete Music Collection (劇場版 サクラ大戦 活動写真 全曲集, Gekijōban Sakura Taisen Katsudōshashin Zenkyokushū), was released by Avex Mode on December 22, 2001 with the catalog number of AVCA-14267. The album contains 31 tracks and has a total duration of 57:59. In North America, Pioneer Entertainment released the soundtrack on September 9, 2003 as Sakura Wars: The Movie Music Collection with the catalog number of 5216-2.

Literal translation of the original titles appear in (brackets) if different

No.TitleJapanese title (Romanization)Length
1."Theatrical Version - Miracle Bell" (Performed by Chisa Yokoyama, Michie Tomizawa, Urara Takano, Kumiko Nishihara, Yuriko Fuchizaki, Mayumi Tanaka, Maya Okamoto and Kazue Ikura)劇場版・奇跡の鐘 (Gekijōban - Kiseki no Kane)6:58
2."Our Place"わたしたちの場所 (Watashi-tachi no Basho)0:29
3."Imperial Capital's News"帝都ニュース (Teito Nyūsu)0:44
4."Soap Opera" ("Melodrama")メロドラマ (Merodorama)0:11
5."Appearance of Lachette" ("Ratchet Appears")ラチェット登場 (Rachetto Tōjō)1:02
6."Wise Men Facility" ("Elder's Facility")賢人機関 (Kenjin Kikan)1:55
7."Theme of Brent"テーマ・オブ・ブレント (Tēma obu Burento)1:11
8."Trouble Outbreaks ~ Marching!" ("An Incident Occurs ~ Move Out!")事件発生～出動! (Jiken Hassei ~ Shutsudō!)5:51
9."Battle! ~ Lachette Trespassing! ~ New Weapons?!" ("Battle! ~ Ratchet Invades! ~ New Weapons?!")バトル!～ラチェット乱入!～新兵器?! (Batoru! ~ Rachetto Rannyū ~ Shinheiki?!)2:17
10."Iris' Mentality"アイリスの心情 (Airisu no Shinjō)0:19
11."Leni's Mentality"レニの心情 (Reni no Shinjō)0:34
12."Japhkiel's Terror"ヤフキエルの恐怖 (Yafukiero no Kyōfu)1:07
13."New Year of the Flower DIvision"花組のお正月 (Hanagumi no oshōgatsu)3:19
14."Crisis"危機 (Kiki)0:28
15."Trap"罠 (Wana)0:28
16."How Do You Do, Maria?"はじめまして、マリア (Hajimemashite, Maria)1:07
17."Unity of the Flower Division"花組団結 (Hanagumi danketsu)1:27
18."Power of Brent"ブレントの力 (Burento no Chikara)0:44
19."Infiltration"潜入 (Sennyū)0:53
20."The Imperial Fighting Troupe Appears"帝国華撃団参上! (Teikoku Kagekidan Sanjō!)2:36
21."Manipulated Orihime"あやつられた織姫 (Ayatsurareta Orihime)2:19
22."Threat"脅威 (Kyōi)2:18
23."Fury"猛威 (Mōi)2:37
24."Counterattack, then..." ("Counterattack, and...")反撃、そして... (Hangeki, soshite...)2:51
25."Because You Were There"あなたがいたから (Anata ga ita kara)0:48
26."Good Night, Patrick"おやすみ...パトリック... (Oyasumi... Patorikku...)0:23
27."Theatrical Version - Everything is Into the Sea" (Performed by Chisa Yokoyama and Akiko Kuno)劇場版・すべては海へ (Gekijōban - Subite wa Umi e)3:00
28."Tension"緊迫 (Kinpaku)2:22
29."Kindness"優しさ (Yasashisa)2:12
30."Curtain Call"カーテンコール (Kāten Kōru)1:00
31."Ending"エンディング (Endingu)4:02
Total length:57:59

Sakura Wars 4: Fall in Love, Maidens edit

In 2002, Sega released Sakura Wars 4: Fall in Love, Maidens for the Dreamcast; it was to be their last for the Sega video game consoles. Kohei Tanaka once again composed the music for the game.

Sakura Wars 4: Fall in Love, Maidens Complete Music Collection edit

Sakura Wars 4: Fall in Love, Maidens Complete Music Collection
Soundtrack album by
Kohei Tanaka
ReleasedApril 10, 2002
GenreVideo game soundtrack
Length60:11
LabelAvex Mode

Sakura Wars 4: Fall in Love, Maidens Complete Music Collection (サクラ大戦4～恋せよ乙女～ 全曲集, Sakura Taisen Fō: Koi seyo, Otome Zenkyokushū) is a soundtrack album containing musical tracks from the game, composed by Kohei Tanaka and arranged by Tanaka, Takayuki Negishi, Masami Kishimura, Shiro Hamaguchi and Hideki Abe. The single-disc soundtrack spans 17 tracks with a total duration of 60:11. The soundtrack was released by Avex Mode on April 10, 2002, bearing the catalog number AVCA-14328. The song "Geki! Tei: Finale" is performed by Akio Suyama, Chisa Yokoyama, Michie Tomizawa, Urara Takano, Kumiko Nishihara, Yuriko Fuchizaki, Mayumi Tanaka, Maya Okamoto, Kazue Ikura, Noriko Hidaka, Saeko Shimazu, Etsuko Kozakura, Kikuko Inoue and Yoshino Takamori, with Ai Orikasa also singing on "You, My Flower".

In addition to the soundtrack CD release, a vinyl record album containing selections of pieces from the full soundtrack was released by Avex Mode on July 20, 2002. It contains 11 tracks, with the first eight on Side A and the last three on Side B. The album has a total length of 37:22 and a catalog number of AVM1-14474.

Sakura Wars: So Long My Love edit

Sakura Wars (2019) edit

Sakura Wars was released for the PlayStation 4 in 2019. As with the previous entries in the franchise, Kohei Tanaka once again reprised his role as composer. The team credited the popularity of Tanaka's music for keeping people interested in the series during its long hiatus.[16] Tanaka was happy to return as composer for Project Sakura Wars due to his long association with the series.[17] The developers aimed to have the largest number of vocal themes of any Sakura Wars game, ranging between 70 and 80. These included ensemble pieces and solo songs.[18]

Sakura Wars: Original Soundtrack edit

Sakura Wars: Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
Kohei Tanaka
ReleasedJune 24, 2020
GenreVideo game soundtrack
LabelWave Master

Sakura Wars: Original Soundtrack (新サクラ大戦 オリジナルサウンドトラック, Shin Sakura Taisen Orijinaru Saundotorakku, lit. "New Sakura Wars: Original Soundtrack") is the soundtrack album of the 2019 Sakura Wars, containing the musical tracks from the game, which were composed and conducted by Kohei Tanaka. The soundtrack spans three discs, covering a duration of. It will be released by Wave Master on June 24, 2020 and bears the catalog number WWCE-31462.

Geki! Teikoku Kagekidan (Shinshō) edit

"Geki! Teikoku Kagekidan (Shinshō)" (檄! 帝国華撃団＜新章＞, lit. "Attack! Imperial Combat Revue (New Chapter)") is the opening song of Sakura Wars. Performed by Ayane Sakura, Maaya Uchida, Hibiku Yamamura, Ayaka Fukuhara and Saori Hayami, it was composed by Kohei Tanaka and arranged by Takayuki Negishi with its lyrics written by Oji Hiroi. It was released in Japan by Sega as a single on digital streaming audio platforms on November 27, 2019 and it contains both the vocal and instrumental versions. The single covers a duration of 5:54.

Legacy edit

"Geki! Teikoku Kagekidan", "Teigeki - Yoru no Tēma", "Ganbare! Teikoku Kagekidan" and "Hanasaku Otome" from Sakura Wars, along with "Mihata no Moto ni" and "Paris Kagekidan, Debut!" from Is Paris Burning and "New York Kagekidan, Ready Go!!" from So Long, My Love, as well as "Tsubasa" from the second stage show, were performed at the 2017 Anime & Game Symphony Japan Music Festival in a concert dedicated to the music of Kohei Tanaka and Kenji Ito. Kenichi Shimura conducted an ad-hoc ensemble with Tanaka as a pianist and vocalist.[19]

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Bibliography edit

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  • わたしが愛したゲームキャラ [Game Characters I Loved] (in Japanese). SoftBank Creative. 1999. ISBN 4-7973-0941-5.
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ProtoDrake edits edit

The music for the Sakura Wars series and its associated media franchise has been exclusively handled by Kohei Tanaka, a noted anime composer. The original Sakura Wars, released in 1996 for the Sega Saturn, was one of Tanaka's earliest works in the video game industry. Tanaka handled the music, while the many vocal themes had lyrics written by franchise creator Oji Hiroi. The series now covers six mainline entries, multiple spin-off titles, and associated anime projects and a recurring musical stage show starring the games' voice cast.

Tanaka was one of the earliest supporter of Sakura Wars, and he worked on its music from the beginning of production. His music quality increased with each subsequent entry. The theme songs were a key part of the games, with Tanaka composing new themes for both new and returning characters over the years. Tanaka's music was credited for maintaining the series's popularity during its hiatus following Dramatic Dungeon: Sakura Wars.

Soundtrack albums and singles have been released for each mainline entry to date, in addition to spin-off materials. CD releases were handled by BGM Japan (Sakura Wars), Marvelous Entertainment and Pony Canyon (Sakura Wars 2), Avex Mode (Sakura Wars 3, Sakura Wars 4), and Sega's WaveMaster label (Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love). Reception to the music has been positive overall, with albums reaching high positions on Oricon charts and reaching total sales of over one million copies by 2001. Tanaka's work on the Sakura Wars series brought him widespread popular acclaim.

Overview edit

The series currently consists of six main entries—Sakura Wars (1996), Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die (1998), Sakura Wars 3: Is Paris Burning? (2001), Sakura Wars 4: Fall in Love, Maidens (2002), Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love (2005) and the currently-titled Project Sakura Wars (2019)—and multiple spin-off titles and additional media.[1][2][3] The series was created by Oji Hiroi, who envisioned a video game inspired by Japanese stage shows and set in a fictional romanticised version of Japan's Taisho era.[4][5][6]

The sole composer for the series is Kohei Tanaka, a composer who had previously made a name for himself in anime through his work series such as Gunbuster.[7][8] Takana had worked with Hiroi on the original video animation (OVA) adaptation of Tengai Makyou: Ziria,[9] and Tanaka's music served as an inspiration for Hiroi's early concept work on Sakura Wars.[4][5] Sakura Wars was among Tanaka's first video game projects.[7] In a later interview, he stated that he felt like his composing career was at risk while supporting Sakura Wars.[6] Tanaka was among the first people to offer support for Hiroi's vision, as few people believed the project would come to fruition.[10] He was among the first brought on board for production of Sakura Wars.[11] The themes of the series music were described by Tanaka as "love" and "kindness".[12] Including character themes and orchestral tracks, Tanaka estimated that he had written around 800 songs for Sakura Wars by the year 2009, making it one of his largest bodies of work.[13] Before his work on Sakura Wars, Tanaka was becoming disenchanted with composing for anime due to repetitive commissions. The Sakura Wars series and the popularity of its music brought on more diverse offers of work.[14]

Hiroi wrote the lyrics for all the songs, despite repeatedly protesting that he was not a professional lyricist.[15] Because of his self-professed inexperience, Tanaka ended up being a teacher figure for him.[10] As part of his training as a lyricist, Hiroi went to karaoke sessions, studied the work of famous songwriter Yū Aku, and bought old records of vintage songs. It took between one and two months before Hiroi felt competent enough at writing song lyrics.[15][16] The demo tapes for songs were recorded by Saeko Suzuki, a friend of Tanaka who was a professional singer and later contributed to the music of Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne. Tanaka estimated that Suzuki had recorded between 400 and 500 demo songs.[17] The series' main theme is "Geki! Teikoku Kagekidan".[18] Hiroi's instructions to Tanaka were to combine the music of a Super Sentai opening theme with the vocal style of the title song for the film Aoi sanmyaku (1949).[19] Versions of it were included in Sakura Wars 2, Sakura Wars 4, and Project Sakura Wars.[16][20][18]

Production of Sakura Wars began in 1993, taking three years to complete and going through several production troubles due to its unconventional gameplay styles, with what would become the final version beginning production in 1995.[5][21][22][23]

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Sakura Wars Soundtrack: Steam Gramophone edit

Tanaka began working on themes for Sakura Wars in 1995. At that time, rhythm and percussion dominated Japanese popular music rather than melody. Both Tanaka and Hiroi wanted to reintroduce younger Japanese to beautiful melodies.[16] While thinking about how he could construct the music, Tanaka looked at popular music from the game's time period and worked to re-create its melodies and structure using the popular music styles of the 1990s.[24] Because of the setting and Tanaka's goals, he was able to incorporate multiple music genres including jazz, rumba and samba alongside more traditional Japanese musical styles.[19] Tanaka defined as a teacher figure to the rest of the development team.[11]

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Each of the main heroines had a dedicated theme song, performed by their respective voice actresses.[5] Sakura's theme "Cherry Blossoms", sung by Chisa Yokoyama, was based on traditional Japanese imagery and celebrated the four seasons. Iris's theme "Etude" performed by Kumiko Nishihara is based on classic French musical motifs, while Sumire's theme "Seductive Mambo"—sung by Michie Tomizawa—was created around the theme of "violets" before Sumire's character had been finalized.[16] Maria's theme "Only Man" was based on her backstory, taking inspiration from the Polish film Ashes and Diamonds.[16][27] Kohran's theme "Tokyo-style Holiday" performed by Yuriko Fuchizaki was written based on popular Oriental themes, and was Hiroi's favorite song.[28] Kanna's song "Red Hot Boogie" sung by Mayumi Tanaka combined Okinawan musical elements with the boogie elements which were popular during the Taisho period.[29] Ayame's theme "Samba of the Night" was sung by Ai Orikasa, and was very different from the other themes due to its mature tone.[16]

Tanaka initially planned 50 songs, but this was too many to record and fit into the game within the allotted time and budget. The number was reduced to 24, then to seven. Hiroi was upset by the proposed cuts, so Tanaka asked how much music the team could manage and was told that one CD's worth of content was enough. Tanaka eventually settled on between eleven and twelve songs which made it into the final game.[23][30] Sakura Wars' songs all began with Hiroi creating the lyrics and then handing his work to Tanaka for polishing and to be set to music.[31] As the songs were completed very early in the game's development, the rest of the staff were able to work with them and use them as references when creating other parts of the game and storyline.[32]

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Sakura Wars was later remade for the PlayStation 2 and released in 2003 under the title Sakura Wars: In Hot Blood.[35][36] The original game's music was redone by Tanaka for In Hot Blood at the insistence of the cast.[37]

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The opening theme "Geki! Teikoku Kagekidan" was sung by Yokoyama. Because of the structure of the song, and the variations in style and vocal strength it required, the recording sessions was a strenuous experience for her and required several takes.[40] The theme was composed in a very short time.[29] One of Tanaka's favorite pieces to compose was the ending theme "Blooming Maidens", which represented the strong will of the Imperial Combat Revue.[16] Yokoyama was the main vocalist, with backing and chorus work from the rest of the main female cast. The recording took an hour and proved to be an emotional experience for both singers and staff.[41]

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Sakura Wars 2 Steam Gramophone edit

The success of Sakura Wars prompted Red Company and Sega to begin production on a sequel. Titled Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die, the game was the last released for the Saturn console.[1][45] Tanaka returned as sole composer and musical director.[46] While there are some live tracks, most are synthesised music using the Saturn's sound chip. For Sakura Wars 2, Tanaka aimed to create a sound to surpass the original game. He wanted the synthesised music to be as close as possible to live music within the Saturn's hardware restrictions.[47]

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In addition to the returning female cast, two new characters were introduced with their own songs; Orihime Soletta voiced by Maya Okamoto, and Reni Milchstrasse voiced by Kazue Ikura.[51]

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The opening theme was a remix of the series theme. Dubbed "Geki! Tei Last Chapter - Finale", the theme was sung by Akio Suyama, the voice actor for series lead Ichiro Ogami. This was Suyama's first time singing a theme for the series.[20][65] The ending theme "You, My Flower" was sung by Suyama and the entire female cast.[16] Hiroi was the first to suggest Suyama perform the songs. The ending theme was designed as a touching farewell ballad, with Takana's favourite part being the unison of all the singers during the theme's later half.[66] An important part of production was ensuring that the voice actors for all heroines from earlier titles could reprise their roles.[67] Sakura Wars 4 was Tomizawa's last performance as Sumire in the games, as she retired from the role in 2002.[68]

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The album won top prize at the 2003 Japan Gold Disc Awards in the "Animation – Album of the Year" category, indicating high sales.[70]

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After several years on hiatus, popular support prompted Sega to produce a new Sakura Wars, which would act as a soft reboot of the series.[80] The team credited the popularity of Tanaka's music for keeping people interested in the series during the long hiatus.[81] Tanaka was happy to return as composer for Project Sarkua Wars due to his long association with the series.[6] The developers aimed to have the largest number of vocal themes of any Sakura Wars game, ranging between 70 and 80. These included ensemble pieces and solo songs.[3]

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For the OVA Sumire, which commemorated Tomizawa's retirement from the role and Sumire's retirement from the Imperial Combat Revue, Tanaka created a special theme called "Sumire Cha Cha Cha". Tanaka used an earlier stage song for Tomizawa's character, "Centre Stage", to create the theme.[85]

Sakura Wars: The Movie edit

A feature film titled Sakura Wars: The Movie was produced by Production I.G, releasing in 2001.[86][87] Tanaka composed the film's music between May and June 2001. While previously faced with technical limitations with games and other limits with related productions, Tanaka was able to expand the scope of his music within a film environment.[86] Several themes from the original video games were rewritten for orchestra.[88] Tanaka's friendship with Kuno was a deciding factor in her accepting the role of Ratchet.[89] As part of the audio production, a private performance of the game's score was held at Sumida Triphony Hall on July 8, 2001, and the audience's applause recorded for use in the soundtrack.[90] The soundtrack album was released by Avex Mode on December 19, 2001 in Japan. The cover design was created by Saito.[91] The soundtrack album was released in North America by Pioneer Entertainment on September 9, 2003.[92]

Miracle Bell/Everything is Into the Sea edit

The opening theme "Miracle Bell" was sung by the entire main female cast, while the ending musical number "Everything is Into the Sea" was sung by Kuno and Sakura's voice actress Chisa Yokoyama.[88] During the film's recording sessions, Yokoyama was performing in a Sakura Wars stage play of The Sea God's Villa, which was reproduced in the film. Due to performing her role and songs both on stage and in the film, Yokoyama was able to become absorbed in the performance and timing more than she had anticipated.[93] Hiroi wrote the lyrics to the two songs.[88] "Miracle Bell" and "Everything is Into the Sea" were released by Avex Mode as a separate album on November 21, 2001.[94]

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  • サクラ大戦―原画&設定資料集 [Sakura Wars - Original Picture & Setting Material Collection] (in Japanese). SoftBank Creative. 1996. ISBN 4-7973-0128-7.
  • わたしが愛したゲームキャラ [Game Characters I Loved] (in Japanese). SoftBank Creative. 1999. ISBN 4-7973-0941-5.
  • 広井王子の全仕事 [Complete Work of Oji Hiroi] (in Japanese). Everyday Communications. 2000. ISBN 4-8399-0259-3.
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  • サクラ大戦クロニクル [Sakura Wars Chronicle] (in Japanese). Mainichi Communications. July 28, 2003. ISBN 4-8399-0960-1.
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