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)
