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While most anime have multiple albums released, Suzuka only has three. Each album has hours of background music (BGM), as well as vocals. All BGM were composed by Masanori Takumi, but the openings and endings were performed by COACH☆.
The first Suzuka OST to be released, it contained many original vocals by Tonbow and Tapiko, the lyricists, and Masanori Takumi. This album actually included a DVD as well, featuring COACH☆ performing "Start Line." It was released on September 22, 2005 by King's Records.
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| Track | Japanese Title | Approx. Translation |
| 1 | Sutato Rain(TV EDIT ver) | Start Line (TV EDIT ver.) |
| 2 | Aoi Field(TV EDIT ver) | Blue Field (TV EDIT ver.) |
| 3 | DREAM | DREAM |
| 4 | 乙女座の恋 | The Love of a Virgo |
| 5 | ゲッチュ! | Get Smooched! |
| 6 | Yakusoku | Promise |
| 7 | 涼風-メインテーマ- | Suzuka -Main Theme- |
| 8 | 朝の風景 | Morning Scenery |
| 9 | 幸せが続くように | May Happiness Continue |
| 10 | 今は素直になれる | Now I Can Be Honest |
| 11 | ある休日の場面 | Some Holiday Scene |
| 12 | コミカルノスタルジック | Comical Nostalgia |
| 13 | Mystic Space | Mystic Space |
| 14 | 遠い日の傷跡-Piano- | Scars from Long Ago -Piano- |
| 15 | 記録更新 | Record Renewal |
| 16 | 夕暮れの校庭 | A Campus Evening |
| 17 | 大人のおんな | An Adult Woman |
| 18 | 落ち込んだってしょうがない | No Sense in Being Depressed |
| 19 | コミカルトラブル | Comical Trouble |
| 20 | 頭がもやもや | Head is Puffy Puffy |
| 21 | ここちいいぬくもり | A Pleasant Warmth |
| 22 | 戸惑う胸の思い | Thoughts of an Uncertain Heart |
| 23 | 男は心に決めた | A Man Chooses the Heart |
| 24 | 大和のテーマ | Yamato's Theme |
| 25 | 安信のテーマ | Yasunobu's Theme |
| 26 | 涼風のテーマ | Suzuka's Theme |
| 27 | 萌果のテーマ | Honoka's Theme |
| 28 | Sutato Rain-Harmonica- | Start Line -Harmonica- |
This second OST complete with a character song collection was released on November 23, 2005, also by King's Records.
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| Track | Japanese Title | Translation |
| 1 | Kimi no Koto | About You |
| 2 | My Friend | My Friend |
| 3 | あこがれ | Object of Yearning |
| 4 | My Love | My Love |
| 5 | 遠い日の傷跡 | Scars from Long Ago |
| 6 | おはよう！ | Good Morning! |
| 7 | 情熱のスプリンター | Passionate Sprinter |
| 8 | 見つめる先に | Before You Glare |
| 9 | ドジ | Screw Up |
| 10 | いつもの笑顔で | With the Usual Smiling Face |
| 11 | 熱血トレーニング | Intense Training |
| 12 | 外輪雨降り | Outside Rain |
| 13 | 子供の頃の思い出 | Childhood Memories |
| 14 | 教室の生徒達 | The Students in the Classroom |
| 15 | ピユアな心 | Pure Heart |
| 16 | ライバル出現！ | Rival Appearance! |
| 17 | プレシツヤー | Pressure |
| 18 | 日常のひとこま | A Daily Instance |
| 19 | 裏腹なこころ | Conflicting Heart |
| 20 | ヤキモキするの | You Jealous? |
| 21 | 自身満々 | Full of Confidence |
| 22 | ブルーな気持ち | Feeling Blue |
| 23 | Sutato Rain -Piano- | Start Line -Piano- |
| 24 | ぎこちないふたり | The Uncomfortable Couple |
| 25 | どうしてうまくいかないの？ | Why does it not go Well? |
| 26 | がんばるぞ！ | I'm Going to Try Hard! |
| 27 | 優しさに包てまれ | May You Be Enveloped in Kindness |
| 28 | 涼風－メインテーマ －Piano- | Suzuka -Main Theme- Piano |
| 29 | それ行けカープ | Go Carps |
Suzuka OP ED Single - Start Line [COACH☆] In addition to the two OSTs, King's Records has also included an album/CD for those who wish to sing karaoke to the music. This album was released on August 13, 2005.
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| Track | Name |
| 1 | Start Line |
| 2 | Aoi Field |
| 3 | Start Line (off vocal version) |
| 4 | Aoi Field (off vocal version) |
The anime version of Suzuka features pieces performed by COACH☆ as the Opening and theme songs.
COACH☆ is a group made up of Ai Hayashi, Satomi Akesaka, Hatsumi Miura, Yumiko Hosono and Michie Kitaura. Each member of COACH☆ also has a voice part in Suzuka, as follows:
COACH☆ sings every vocal piece in Suzuka, which are Start Line, Aoi Field, Kimi no Koto, DREAM, 乙女座の恋 (), ゲッチュ! (), ヤクソク (), My Friend, あこがれ (), and My Love. Incidentally, My Love was the karaoke piece that Nana sings for the group in episode 17.
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