Nineteen unnamed tracks from Samurai Shodown — the largest track count in the Dengeki Samurai Spirits entries. This "Blade Polishing War" volume likely covers an extended selection of stage themes, menu music, and possibly ending sequences from the original game.
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The additional five tracks over Selection 8's fourteen-track version suggest this is the more complete collection, possibly including bonus arrangements, character endings, or system jingles that the earlier entry trimmed.
Three Dengeki CD Bunko entries dedicated to the Samurai Spirits franchise across selections 8, 10, and 14 shows how central SNK's sword-fighting series was to the mid-90s arcade landscape. The music was a huge part of that cultural impact, even when the track listings refuse to tell you which songs you're hearing.