Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin has a soundtrack comprised of 42 tracks, all of which are from the game. It was composed by Hiroyuki Oshima, and feastures guest performances from the game's voice actors Ryota Tano (Tauemon), Hikari Kubota (Myrthe), Soma Maeda (Kinta), Aoi Koga (Yui) and Rika Momokawa (Kaimaru) on Yanato Planting Song and Yanato Planting Song -Festival-, as well as vocals performed by Saya Asakura on Yanato Planting Song -Oracle-, courtesy of Solaya Label Co., Ltd.
The official release is 2 hours and 55 minutes long, and can either be obtained as part of the Divine Edition and Golden Harvest Edition releases (with physical editions as a three-disc CD set), or it can be purchased on Steam on its own.
The physical edition of the soundtrack was released with the game, and the digital version of the soundtrack was released on Steam on the 12th of July 2021.
Tracklist[]
Track listing is as it appears on the physical CD obtained with the Golden Harvest edition for the Nintendo Switch; spoilers ahead.
Disc 1 - Forest[]
| # | Track Name (EN) | Track Name (JP) | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mist | 朧 ―おぼろ― | Plays during the intro sequence in the Bridge of Heaven, and during certain story cutscenes. |
| 2 | Purification | 祓 ―はらえ― | Plays in the audience chamber of Mihashira Capital, and in the Mirrored Palace and Span of Dreams in Amagaeshi Shrine. |
| 3 | Uproar | 騒 ―さわぎ― | Plays while Sakuna chases the humans through Mihashira Capital. |
| 4 | Howling Wind | 颪 ―おろし― | Played during levels in the plains area. |
| 5 | Guidance | 標 ―しるべ― | Plays on the world map. |
| 6 | Rugged | 荒 ―すさび― | Plays on the Mountain Pass early in the game. |
| 7 | Blessings -Plum- | 恵（梅） ―めぐみ（うめ）― | Plays during some cutscenes around the Mountain Pass. |
| 8 | Yanato Planting Song | ヤナト田植唄 | Plays during the planting song cutscene. |
| 9 | Echo | 谺 ―こだま― | Played during levels in the forest area. |
| 10 | Mayhem | 暴 ―あばれ― | Standard boss theme. |
| 11 | Exaltation | 誉 ―ほまれ― | Plays after a boss is defeated. |
| 12 | Tumble | 転 ―まろび― | Plays during some cutscenes around the Mountain Pass. |
| 13 | Tomfoolery | 戯 ―おどけ― | Plays during some cutscenes around the Mountain Pass. |
| 14 | Peace Restored | 和 ―なごみ― | Plays during some cutscenes around the Mountain Pass. |
| 15 | Repose | 憩 ―いこい― | Plays in Gathering Areas, and during some cutscenes around the Mountain Pass. |
Disc 2 - Cascade[]
| # | Track Name (EN) | Track Name (JP) | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sprouting | 萌 ―めばえ― | Plays during the spring in the day on the Mountain Pass. |
| 2 | Cherry Blossoms | 桜 ―さくら― | Plays during spring at night on the Mountain Pass. |
| 3 | Flourish | 盛 ―さかり― | Plays during spring in daytime on the Mountain Pass. |
| 4 | Firefly | 蛍 ―ほたる― | Plays during summer in daytime on the Mountain Pass. |
| 5 | Harvest | 稔 ―みのり― | Plays during summer at night on the Mountain Pass. |
| 6 | Pampas Grass | 芒 ―すすき― | Plays during autumn in daytime on the Mountain Pass. |
| 7 | Budding | 蕾 ―つぼみ― | Plays during autumn at night on the Mountain Pass. |
| 8 | Silence | 静 ―しずか― | Plays during winter at night on the Mountain Pass. |
| 9 | Blessings -Bamboo- | 恵（竹） ―めぐみ（たけ）― | Plays during certain dinner conversations. |
| 10 | Blessings -Pine- | 恵（松） ―めぐみ（まつ）― | Plays during certain dinner conversations. |
| 11 | Water's Edge | 汀 ―みぎわ― | Played during levels in the river area |
| 12 | Anguish | 愁 ―うれい― | Is played during certain story cutscenes. |
| 13 | Hollow | 虚 ―うつろ― | Is played during certain story cutscenes. |
Disc 3 - Mountain[]
| # | Track Name (EN) | Track Name (JP) | Appearances | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blazing Fire | 焔 ―ほむら― | Played during levels in the mountain area. | |
| 2 | War | 戦 ―いくさ― | Played during levels in the fortress area. | |
| 3 | Ringleader | 魁 ―かしら― | Plays during the fights with Ishimaru. | |
| 4 | Trembling | 震 ―ふるえ― | Plays as Crimson Blaze Mountain erupts just after defeating Ishimaru, and as Ishimaru threatens Kaimaru. | |
| 5 | Wretched | 幽 ―かすか― | Is played during certain story cutscenes, and in the Mountain Pass after it is razed to the ground. | |
| 6 | Bonds | 縁 ―えにし― | Is played during certain story cutscenes. | |
| 7 | Resentment | 怨 ―うらみ― | Is played during fights with Specter bosses. | |
| 8 | Bloom | 咲 ―さかせ― | Plays during the Sakuna the Efflorescent minigame and in the aphids floors of Amagaeshi Shrine. | |
| 9 | Cheer | 囃 ―はやし― | Plays during the festival before the end sequence. | |
| 10 | Yanato Planting Song -Festival- | ヤナト田植唄・祭 ―まつり― | Is performed by the humans at the festival at the end sequence. | |
| 11 | Vow | 誓 ―ちかい― | Plays during the cutscenes in which Sakuna vows to defeat Omizuchi. | |
| 12 | Winding Roots | 樹 ―いつき― | Plays in Abyssal Remnants. | |
| 13 | Profane Deity | 龍 ―みずち― | Plays during the final battle with Omizuchi. | |
| 14 | Yanato Planting Song -Oracle- | ヤナト田植唄・巫 ―かみなぎ― | Plays during the end credits. |
Commentary[]
Composer Hiroyuki Oshima has written commentary pieces (in Japanese) for each track of the soundtrack on his blog; for more see Soundtrack/Commentary.