Soon after, Season 2 and the OVA series arrived with their own soundtracks. Then the first season got a Blu-ray release, so another OST came out, and it included more Yoko Kanno goodies like “M25-3” and “Total Eclipse”. Respectively, these remain as one of my all-time favorite OP and ED themes. This OST also included the first OP and ED of DTB: “HOWLING” by Abingdon Boys School and “Tsukiakari (Moonlight)” by Rie Fu.

This is a beautiful piece played during one of the season’s most enthralling and poetic (pun intended) episodes. The largely jazzy soundtrack for S1 was composed by Yoko Kanno, and its final track is “Yin’s Piano”. In context with the series, this is unforgettable for a wholly different reason, so do check out PMMM before trying the OST if you can.ĭarker than Black had a significant change when season two came around, not just in its storytelling, but also in its music.

“Credens justitiam” is like how a character first takes flight in their arduous journey, featuring an uplifting chorus and an overall pace indicative of utmost joy. It captures how Madoka Kaname (and the rest) feels toward being a wish-fulfilling powerful magical girl.

The first track of OST Volume 1 “Sis puella magica!” already casts a distinct spell over the listener, but its mood is neither just pure happiness nor melancholy. You don’t even need to listen to all the (equally impressive) soundtracks of this franchise to discover its enchanting appeal. People will likely never agree on whether PMMM was a deconstruction of the magical girl genre or just a different take on it, but its stunning cinematography and epic soundtrack are hard to deny. I recently had a rewatch of this phenomenal series from the mind of Gen Urobuchi - and it was only then I realized how effective Yuki Kajiura’s music was as a moodsetter. Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

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