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The 17 Greatest Yuki Kajiura Anime Soundtracks

by YPB Team

From haunting choral epics to spy-thriller scores and battle anthems, this lineup spans her legendary blockbusters and cult deep cuts alike. Which score hits hardest? Cast your vote!

  1. Puella Magi Madoka Magica — ranked #11
    Puella Magi Madoka Magica
    Yuki Kajiura's haunting, choral-driven score for the 2011 dark magical-girl series that became one of her signature works.
    1000pts
  2. Sword Art Online II — ranked #22
    Sword Art Online II
    Kajiura's expanded, action-packed score for the 2014 second season of the franchise.
    794pts
  3. Tsubasa Chronicle — ranked #33
    Tsubasa Chronicle
    Kajiura's lush, romantic score for the CLAMP adventure series spanning multiple worlds.
    666pts
  4. Kara no Kyoukai — ranked #44
    Kara no Kyoukai
    Her atmospheric, melancholic music across the Garden of Sinners film series, often cited among her finest work.
    577pts
  5. .hack//Roots — ranked #55
    .hack//Roots
    Kajiura's atmospheric soundtrack for the 2006 entry in the .hack franchise.
    577pts
  6. Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel — ranked #66
    Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel
    Kajiura's dark, emotionally charged score for the Heaven's Feel film trilogy.
    500pts
  7. Mai-HiME — ranked #77
    Mai-HiME
    Her energetic score for the 2004 action series mixing school life with supernatural battles.
    500pts
  8. Pandora Hearts — ranked #88
    Pandora Hearts
    Kajiura's gothic, waltz-tinged soundtrack for the 2009 dark fantasy series.
    500pts
  9. Fate/Zero — ranked #99
    Fate/Zero
    Her epic, orchestral soundtrack for the 2011-2012 prequel to Fate/stay night, full of battle themes and tragic motifs.
    409pts
  10. Princess Principal — ranked #1010
    Princess Principal
    Her elegant, spy-jazz-infused score for the 2017 steampunk espionage series.
    409pts
  11. My-Otome — ranked #1111
    My-Otome
    Her dramatic orchestral score for the 2005 sequel series to Mai-HiME.
    409pts
  12. .hack//Sign — ranked #1212
    .hack//Sign
    Her genre-defining early-career soundtrack for the 2002 virtual-world series that established her ethereal vocal style.
    300pts
  13. Madlax — ranked #1313
    Madlax
    Kajiura's moody, action-driven score for the 2004 espionage thriller, a spiritual successor to Noir.
    300pts
  14. El Cazador de la Bruja — ranked #1414
    El Cazador de la Bruja
    Kajiura's Latin-flavored soundtrack for the 2007 series rounding out her 'girls-with-guns' trilogy.
    300pts
  15. Sword Art Online — ranked #1515
    Sword Art Online
    Kajiura's sweeping score for the blockbuster 2012 isekai series, blending soaring vocals with electronic textures.
    300pts
  16. Noir — ranked #1616
    Noir
    Her breakout 2001 soundtrack for the stylish assassin thriller, featuring the iconic theme Salva Nos.
    0pts
  17. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — ranked #1717
    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
    Her acclaimed score (with Go Shiina) for the smash-hit 2019 series, packed with intense battle music.
    0pts

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Comments

Kajiura wrote the score with Go Shiina, which drags a demon-hunting shonen onto the same list as Madoka Magica and Sword Art Online: https://youpick.best/articles/demon-slayer-ranked-many-ways

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