Paul Chi (paulchi@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU)
Tue, 24 Nov 1998 16:39:47 -0500
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 16:39:47 -0500 From: Paul Chi <paulchi@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU> Subject: Re: Sakura Taisen CD question
>You've got the names correct, though Jouki Chikuonkan is the
>instrumental
>soundtrack only for ST1. One of the two disks is in cd-extra format and
>you can run it on your windoze or mac and see some pics of the mecha,
>no characters :(
>The really disappointing omission to me is the lack of the instrumental
>versions of the characters' theme songs.
Really? It's a good thing I changed my mind and decided not to order it
after all, because the instrumentals of the theme somgs were what I was
hoping for. Thanks for the info!
>There's a Jouki Chikuonkan for ST2 that I think was recently released
>which should be the instrumental soundtrack for that. I don't have the
>number for it as I've only seen it in a recent magazine.
>
>One more cd you should consider is the OVA soundtrack:
>
>Sakura Taisen ~Ouka Kenran~ Hikarirokuonkan
>MJCA-00030 3150 yen
>
>Includes vocals and non-vocals, covers the 4 episodes and uses up
>practically the whole disk - 73min 54sec, 53 tracks. A few of the tracks
>are similar or the same as the stuff on the ST1 CDs, but it's mostly
>different and worth it if you like Tanaka Kouhei's music.
>
>Actually as I listen to it right now, I must upgrade 'consider' to
>'strongly recommend'. The tracks which are similar are done with a full
>orchestra instead of the Saturn sound chip, which is very very good
>in its own right and what Jouki Chikuonkan sounds like.
Wow, I haven't seen that on any websites or anything. I'll keep an eye
out for it, but right now, my cash has pretty much been drained. :(
Speaking of the OVAs, does anybody have info on the US release date? The
best I can figure is sometime in 1999.