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Good ethereal and ambient soundtrack
I mean, whatever…
Moody, a bit dark and melancholic. Very cinematic. All things I would expect for a movie score. Encapsulates the vibe quite well, 4/5
Not sure there has ever been a better matched movie to its soundtrack than this one - it's absolutely perfect: Unsettling and ominous but beautiful.
Great soundtrack. I'm kind of conflicted. There is some of my favourite air material here, really beautiful pieces with great sounds and innovative harmonic progressions. It feels very much like a soundtrack though. It's doesn't really flow like a great album should. It's fair enough that it wasn't made to be listened to quite like this and so in parts it feels like a set of sketches for different parts of a thing. Suffers from that lack of album identity though.
Ehhh... Probably would rate this lower but there's shades of other Air albums I prefer in here.
It's inoffensive background music. There is nothing here for me.
I had no idea this album was a movie soundtrack, I'll have to give the film a watch! I really enjoyed the record, especially the instrumental tracks. It's great background music for working. I'll definitely be replaying this one!
That was great
I guess you had to be there.
Top, also das letzte Lied mit dem Gelaber muss nich, aber sonst ziemlich nice!
Trilha sonora excelente. A banda conseguiu transmitir perfeitamente o clima do filme. Muito legal! QoA Cloudscape.
Soundtrack without film. Just bite me.
Started out basically ok, not great or terrible. Then it got deeply weird.
Did not realize this was a soundtrack for a movie until halfway through. Now I'm intrigued to watch the movie. Some really good drumming on this album and nice psychedelic, Pink Floyd vibes.
This reminds me of my later teenage years when I thought I was very sophisticated for watching movies like the one this is from.
Liked it more than expected, but it's still very acoustic.
I suspect this album is on the list because the composer of the list wants me, the listener, to go watch the movie The Virgin Suicides. Here we are at a strange impasse where I have heard the album with no reference to the images and have a brief synopsis of the movie to imagine what each scene each song may be representing. If I go and watch the movie, my interpretation of the initial listen is shattered and my opinion of the album may change. That's perfectly fine and well, opinions are meant to be fluid and you - as a member of the human race - are required to change your opinion on subjects that you learn more about. The impasse lies in that I have to leave a review here and now, before I've watched the movie and can only judge the album on the content of the music. And unfortunately, it's extremely mediocre. It's score to a movie which means most tracks are submissive to the screenplay and dialogue occurring either before, during, or after the track. The music isn't bad and is very palpable but definitely does not hold my attention for long. Some songs tend to end too soon, others seem to drag on for what seems like eternity. The sounds and instruments played give a very eerie, off-kilter, and borderline psychotic vibe. Like someone under extreme mental duress is feeling the happy pills fade and real life closing in around them. It's like I've experienced a full bipolar manic-depressive episode from start to finish of the album. I'll revisit this album after I've watched the movie but I won't be able to change my review. As it stands now, it's a slightly above-average 6/10. The album cover would make a beautiful tattoo though.
If I were picking one film score for this project, this wouldn’t be it. But it’s smart and has a clear p.o.v. For listening pleasure, I’d turn to Air’s Moon Safari first, of course. 3.5?
Var väl behagligt. 6/10
The most inoffensive background noise I've listened to on a brutally early morning. It wasn't good. It wasn't bad. It just is.
Not bad, but hard to judge the score of a movie as an album. Became background music after a while Standout song: The Word Hurricane
#215/1001 🇫🇷 Wilst played Moon Safari to death when it came out (and still love it now), this one never really registered with me. Possibly because it was film score with no real hits other than the first track. Similarly i've never seen the film but i will certainly look to put that right too now after hearing this. Best Tracks: Playground Love, Dirty Trip, Empty House.
Super cool album. I loved moon safari and was extra excited to hear this one. I love every song on this track, except for the last one because I don’t understand it 😂 I think I have to watch the virgin suicides. It seems like a really cool movie if these guys did the score. So with that said that last track only brings it down a little bit to a 4. Some instrumental tracks could have used more energy or pizazz to them. Other than that amazing album.
cool cover good ambiance kinda dark its in the name though
Interesting album. I generally don’t listen to a lot of soundtracks. Interesting for sure, but not exactly an album experience.
music for studying
Beautiful musically. The last track was weird because it was voiced related to the motion picture I'm assuming, but the rest was great.
Nice background groove for working or at a low key party
2.5/5
This movie was such a revelation when it came out. The music absolutely set the perfect tone for it. On it's own doesn't quite hit the same.
Loved this when i was younger, I don't think it's that captivating now. but still nice.
Film passed me by as a cultural phenomenon. Maybe I'll catch up this winter. Soundtrack seems alright.
Chill vibez
Ambient, chill-out, progressive rock, electronica, electropop.
I guess we're doing film scores now? It's the only album with the score tag on the list. It's weird that a band-composed score made it on the list but there are no film composers on the list no matter how contemporary or influential. Not seeing a film but listening to it's score is pretty cursed but in a good way maybe? I'm not a trip-hop aficionado but I thought the album was fine. The light-motifs coming through were a bit repetitive at times but that's kinda the point of it accompanying a film. Halloween vibes. Favorite(s): Empty House Least: Cemetery Party 1.5/5
There were a couple of interesting songs that didn't really mesh or were way to obviously for the movie, although they were pretty silly. I'm almost always a fan of more instrumental rather than vocal and this does that well, it's fairly well done to the point of when vocals start I wasn't caught off guard, usually. Very good background music while also being able to solidly stand alone. 7/10 (possibly 8 on a good day)
Fav: Dirty Trip, Highschool Lover L: Suicide Underground 3 It was atmospheric I guess. I bet it worked well in the movie which I should probably see. I could see listening to one of the tracks randomly or putting this on while trying to study or something, but it’s not very interesting to actively listen to as a whole album by itself for me.
I almost watched Virgin suicides with milady just the other day but the wired wasn't working. It's a pretty good movie. I need to rewatch it. I wonder how many soundtracks are on the list? I hadn't really considered it as a possibility. Reviewing a movie soundtrack as an album is kinda weird. Am I supposed to do it as if it isn't a soundtrack? Like, pretend I didn't know it was a soundtrack? On the one hand it feels weird to give the album brownie points for anything outside the medium of sound, on the other hand it does the album a disservice to ignore how it works within the movie. This album is kind of mid on its own, maybe. Moon Safari is just way way better. But as a soundtrack, it's pretty awesome. Virgin suicides is pretty reliant on a good soundtrack. If not for this soundtrack, the premise wouldn't stick to the audience very well. This is great music to watch virgins kill themselves to. I think it is just barely shy of a 4/5. Unlike some other soundtracks, I don't think I'd ever get this on vinyl. W: The Word Hurricane, Highschool Lover L: ghost song, suicide underground (spoilers, man) 3.5/5
Back to back Air albums...while I was familiar with the first, this one I was not. It's also good. Double 4 stars for me.
Kind of just sound in the background, which makes sense as a theoretical score, I guess. Not bad music, and Air do this style as well as just about anyone.
As a soundtrack it varies from good to great. As an entry on this list, I don’t know. Their album Moon Safari definitely deserves to be on this list, but I have doubts about this one.
Very nice and pretty but also slight. Not a lot there. Which works in this case but also, you know?
It was fine. No Moon Safari.
Appropriate “airy” vibe, a little long though
I like this better than their other record on here.
zo'n goede film en dat beïnvloedt zeker mn score maar god echt een banger dankjewel sofia coppola
I didn't know what to expect when I started listening to this but in spite of that, it drew me in to the landscape it was trying to paint. I probably wouldn't listen to any individual song but I will definitely listen to the album as a whole.
I remember listening to this a bit when I was in college. It was fine, but I gravitated towards Moon Safari and Talking Walkie instead. Don't really think this needed to be on the list.
Using audio from the movie was inspired
Do love a bit of Air. Dreamlike melancholic vibes that suit the movie and also works on its own as a piece of art
I don’t think I gave this a fair listen. It was on in the background. It is kinda background music.
I feel like watching the film will bring these tracks to life. Some of them sounded like elevator music, and then I realized it was a score.
4/5, I like it well enough but kind of a weird inclusion, Walkie Talkie is a far superior project by the same band and it’s not a soundtrack.
#427/1001. Well, for me this sounds like a soundtrack to an alt-hollywood film by a French electronic artist. And yes, I saw the film about about your-neighborhood-girls with suicidal tendencies by S. Coppola, and knew the band Air (all the hipster girls digged it way back), but it still sounds like a soundtrack: unfinished songs, themes, atmospheres - trying hard to be Twin Peaks music for the year 2000.
Playground Love
This was okay. I can only recall 'sexy boy' as another Air song prior to this, so I was expecting more, less ambient, this was like a movie soundtrack. Jokes aside, it was absolutely fine for some background music.
A great noisy album. There were some parts a little too psychedelic for my tastes but I liked Dead Bodies a lot.
I really do enjoy a good amount of AIR songs, they just have something you can't put a finger on. It's easily absorbable and open to a wider audience than a lot of the stuff in this playlist. "Playground Love" and the saxophone are The Shit, so good, even people who don't know them or that track can quickly find a reason to dive in and enjoy this album. Solid listener counts from top to bottom, the worst song has well over 2M listens, the strongest (Playground at 163M and "Highschool Lover" 43M) elevate the album to another level. You can feel it is a soundtrack, but it stands alone as an album you can play and enjoy without knowing the movie or the story they are building around. I don't think this would make my Top 1001 but it's a very enjoyable album with a few great songs. 3.5 stars, but rounding up.
The first track was nice, the last creepy, everything in between a bit not enough.
This was interesting to hear without the movie. 3 stars
I liked this after listening for a bit. I remember watching the movie a long time ago. This is different but worthy of the list.
I know 2000 was a slow year, big time hangover and all, but this is at most a single with a few b-sides. That said, it’s interesting to get a sense of how a certain “70s” aesthetic was worming its way through the late 1990s. There’s overlap here with the Café Largo crew, Jon Brion surfacing AM radio palettes and melodies. The Thomas Mars collab is still an all-timer, but has never felt like the right sound for the film. Shrugs.
Sounds like what it is - a movie soundtrack, to be played over visuals and not something to listen to by itself or on its own merits. Not anywhere like as good as Moon Safari by the same band elsewhere on this list.
No
I love Air. Talkie Walkie is one of my favorite albums. This is a pretty good score. Mellow. It has interesting moments. It fits in as a regular Air album, though it focuses more on mood than melody. I wouldn’t call it essential, but I enjoyed it. Having seen the movie didn’t really influence my opinion on the album, but being an Air fan probably did. 3.5 stars
Classic "Playground Love". Often mysterious. Gotta see the movie sometime. Another classic "Dead Bodies". Nice album.
A cool listen but maybe I have to see the movie to understand better. Likes: Playground Love; Highschool Lover
Not really my jam, but was okay.
calm
Not really a standalone listening experience
i will make an exception for two french people only
Love the intensity - need to see the film now!
Cute
I mean, it's a movie soundtrack, but, it's very Air. High 2s.
4.5/5
No doubt this is a great soundtrack that fits the dark mood of the movie perfectly. In a vacuum unfortunately soundtracks seldom work. This album is just a patchwork of moods.
this cotton candy trippiness of air is their trademark. it sucks you in for some songs. with the length of an album, it gets a wee bit boring
completely fucking randomista as a choice for the list, and i am tempering my feelings because of my lack of experience with the movie. but im sure its amazing in that context, and AIR's watercolor soundpainting is absolutely astonishing regardless. i feel like my own awareness of my lack of context was a bigger barrier than the material itself, some of which rly hit me in the chest with its clawing, desperate, yet hazy emotiveness. might relisten to this some other time and approach it as a brian eno esque collection of evocative fragments. or yk, i could also just watch the movie HJFHFSJFSJ.
It's well done, interesting, and fits the movie well. But it absolutely does not need to be listened to outside of the movie. Put it on a list of movies to watch and pay attention to the music before you die, but it's not necessary here.
Esto lo veo más banda sonora que aquel de Superfly, aún así esta guay y bastante tranquilito para ponermelo mientras recogía.
Buen sonido, las canciones crean un fondo bastante guay y en general me han gustado. Bajo la nota mucho porque no quiero escuchar bandas sonoras de nada. Lo veo como algo creado como complemento de otra cosa y al no conocer esa cosa tengo la sensación de que me estoy perdiendo lo importante. No habrá discos en el mundo.
Good background vibes.
now i want to rewatch The Virgin Suicides so i can pay closer attention to the soundtrack. this was great!
Das französische Duo Air nahm seinen ersten Soundtrack zunächst in einem Studio in Versailles auf, bevor man für die Fertigstellung in ein kleines Studio in Saint-Germain-des-Prés nach Paris wechselte – erschienen ist das Ergebnis 2000 auf dem eigens gegründeten Label Record Makers, lizenziert an Virgin. Für Sofia Coppolas Regiedebüt entstand damit kein klassischer Popalbum-Nachfolger zu "Moon Safari", sondern ein instrumental geprägtes Filmwerk zwischen Downtempo, Ambient und zartem Psych-Rock, das die schwebende Melancholie der Vorlage in Klang übersetzt. Im Zentrum steht "Playground Love", gesungen von Thomas Mars alias Gordon Tracks, ein Stück, das die Schwüle amerikanischer Vorstadtjugend mit französischer Coolness grundiert. Um dieses Kernthema herum kreisen instrumentale Variationen wie "Highschool Lover" und das finstere "Suicide Underground", die eher Stimmungsbilder als eigenständige Songs sind – wiederkehrende Motive, sparsam instrumentiert, oft nur angedeutet statt ausformuliert. Genau darin liegt die Stärke des Albums: Es drängt sich nie in den Vordergrund, sondern lässt Leerstellen, die der Film mit Bildern füllt und die man beim reinen Hören mit eigenen Erinnerungen bestückt. Verglichen mit den arrivierten Popmomenten von "Moon Safari" ist dies ein bewusst zurückgenommenes, introvertiertes Werk, das seine Wirkung erst in der Wiederholung entfaltet und bis heute als eine der gelungensten Symbiosen von Musik und Film der 2000er gilt. Ein Album, das leiser wirkt, als es tatsächlich ist, und genau dadurch lange nachhallt.
The ideas were there it just didn’t all come together for me. The middle half of the album was the same song for 20 minutes and it tried the whole spooky scary skeletons vibe before moving to better versions of that same vibe
My plan was to watch the movie today in honour of this but it’s only on paramount plus 😔
Mysterious i love it
Ils font un peu ce qu'ils veulent, et ça fonctionne même si ils vont trop loin pour garder tout le mode. Un album qui touche à tout, que ça soit dans les instruments utilisés que dans les styles des musiques
Pre Listen: The album cover certainly gives early 2000's vibes. I feel like I'm staring at something I'd find on the early internet. French music is either the worst shit I've ever heard, or amongst the best, so I got mixed feelings going in to this one. Notable Tracks: Playground Love - Alright, I'm invested, this is quite good. That saxophone felt great. Dirty Trip - A low point in the album, the scratched piano strings don't really do it for me. Highschool Lover - Favorite track on here. That grand piano sound is great, carries a lot of soul in it. Suicide Underground - I know what they were going for here. I get it's for a movie. this particular tract is just more art than music? I don't know. Least favorite song, but I'd probably feel someway else about it if I watched the movie, of which I have no plans to do. Post Listen: This album succeeded in giving me that early 2000's internet nostalgia. I feel like these songs were meant to be heard at a lower bitrate. I appreciate the restraint shown with a lot of the songs. When I hear 'Electronic album' I think of endless synthesized sounds layered upon each other, looped into oblivion with the odd sample thrown in here and there. This album really didn't have that, and I appreciate that a lot. The motiffs carried in a few of the songs was neat, and there was a general variety in the sound I enjoyed as well. Cool album, strong vibes, will likely come back to it later. 4/5
I wasn’t in a soundtrack mood and I haven’t seen the movie so I’m probably underselling this with a four. Some of these tracks were fantastic by themselves (lookin’ at you, Dead Bodies!) and I can’t imagine how well they back the film. Definitely worth including a soundtrack like this.
Ihan hyvää taustamusiikkina, mutta kuunneltuna hiukan tylsää ja toistavaa. Rentoa ja vähän sellaista rokahtavaa jopa. Parhaat: The Word Hurricane, Dark Messages
Really?
Yoooo I did not realise this was the soundtrack for one of my fave ever films lol
God that was boring, how did a soundtrack/score make it on the list? Without context it makes it a lot harder to give a proper rating
5 - adequate, not engrossing. Forgot I was listening to it.
I really enjoyed this but of course, I have been a teenage girl.
This was a good, chill, mostly instrumental album that I enjoyed quite a lot. I could tell a lot of effort was put into this. I’m curious about the movie now.
I’m not sure I realized that Air had done the soundtrack for this movie, but it makes me love it all the more (the movie and the album). Incomparable downtempo chill. Love this band.
Why exactly are we putting motion picture scores on this list? It's not actively awful but I have no reason to listen to it again.
A pretty good, moody sound. Not sure it qualifies as a great standalone album (as opposed to a movie soundtrack), though.
Wow! I had to rewatch the movie before I listened to this and I'm glad I did. First of all, it's Sofia Coppola's directorial debut and stars Kirsten Dunst. I saw this in high school but needed a rewatch. The score on this album is a whole vibe. Music really makes the movie and this is no exception. I don't know if I would give this a 5 had I not recently seen the film, but consuming both quite close together is amazing. You really feel what's happening on the film with every note.
It managed to keep me somewhat interested and I like the atmosphere it goes for. 6/10
A soundtrack to a movie I haven't seen. Maybe it's great with context, but honestly this felt disjointed and I have no idea what makes this essential listening.
No me he visto la película aún pero highschool lover la había escuchado
Pleasant and listenable background music which is what it is since it’s a film score. Not sure you really must hear it but it’s ok. I think one of them might have liked Pink Floyd.
5/10 I very strongly do not believe that soundtracks belong on this list. In this case, Air did the entire soundtrack, which makes it a bit more cohesive, but many of the tracks don't feel like full songs. On occasion some of the songs have that sort of overly computerized, midi kind of sound. I do think that the opening and closing tracks stand head and shoulders above the rest in terms of quality and interest.
Great as a soundtrack, definitely sets a mood, a very very consistent mood, and it's right up my alley in terms of sound. But it's very much a soundtrack, and lacks the diversity of rhythm and instrumentation and tone of Moon Safari. I really disliked the summarizing narration in the last track (in "The Word Hurricane" too, but definitely and strongly disliked the narration in "Suicide Underground"). So, it's musically pretty good, and a really great soundtrack, sets a mood and doesn't draw much attention to itself in favor of supporting the drama onscreen, but as an album that means it's not that interesting <i>by design</>. As a album, I'd say it's a 2.5/5.
Ouch, missed Exile in Guyville. One of my all-time favorite albums. Regarding Air, might be too mellow to know what I'm hearing. Would go so far as to call it gimmicky. just not my style.
Considering that many (all?) of the previous ambient-flavored entries have seriously missed the mark with me (i.e. induced anger and agitation), I'll call this a victory. I'm not familiar with the film, but is it possible I'm familiar with this music? Something about the melodies hinted at things I've heard before, even the sounds on the record were hearkening to something I felt familiar with. It didn't quite add up to me loving the album, but it's on the better side of a 3 star.
on its own, it's chill and vibey, though it's not something that belongs on the list.
Love this so much, I listened to it back to back. Now I've gotta go watch the movie.
Trippy air for a trippy film.
Bit dull bit same-y
A cool mostly instrumental album where many songs sounded very familiar.
Choisir combien etoile pour celui la est un peu dure parce que c’est la bande-son pour un film j’ai jamais regarder. C’est pas nul mais je ne ecoute pas vraitment la musique comme ça tout seul. Mais je pense que dans le film ça doit être trés impressionante.
I first heard Air because Playground Love was used in a jeans commercial around this time. I got heavily into Moon Safari and Talkie Walkie around my senior year of high school and thought "I should get into electronic music," without really knowing a thing about it. This album suffers slightly from being a bit soundtrack-ish, but it's still honestly quite good. It's moody and vibey, but also quite psychedelic and, at times, downright weird. No clue if the movie holds up, but if this record came out in the 2020s people would still really love it.
Saturday, 20 June, 2026 Longest day of the year! Good album. Not Air’s best album (Moon Safari), nor does it contain their best song (“Love” from *Love 2*). But very good.
I think it's difficult to rate a soundtrack album without sight of the movie. So in this case, I wouldn't rate this highly as an album.
4/5
There’s a couple of soundtracks for films that don’t exist on this list, so I don’t really mind listening to the soundtrack to a film I’ve never seen. The music here is absolutely gorgeous and makes me interested in watching said movie, but I don’t usually go for Sofia Coppola.
It's a soundtrack, decent enough background music but nothing to write home about. Eerie and haunting, Playground Love is also really good.
Its a melodramatic rock album i would have listened to in my teens to feel edgy and like the main character in a noir movie about why my life sucked. Its not bad musicly perse but i just outgrew it (for the better). I cant rate it too low because its fine but yeah.
A really interesing record. I did not know this song was a movie score to be honest until reading other reviews halfway through the record. That is a merit, as generally movie scores don't make good records. Its dark, ambient but also rather trippy. It has some good almost drum and bass like beats, but also offers some more slow songs. The leitmotif has a unsettling quality to it. Many songs have this, combined with some excellent synthesizer songs it creates a very suffocating feeling. Very good music to put on in the background that still demands some of your attention due to its interesting progressions and instrumentation. Very fitting for halloween. I kinda wonder why it's on this list. I guess it's pretty experimental, or maybe the author just really liked this movie and this score. Who knows. 8/10
Atmospheric, laid-back, a little psychedelic and overall an amazing trip. This is an album that builds I probably will put up again every now and then. It feels as if Pink Floyd decided to make pop in the 00s. It knows for who it is, and it doesn't shy away from building onto that.
As a person attracted to the music first, I loved this album. It built up beautifully and then every now and then a song really stood out and grabbed my attention. I feel like Public Service Broadcasting were heavily influenced by this album too. Bathroom Girl was the first song that stood out for me - i could listen to that on repeat for hours, but my standout track was the final song, Suicide Underground. 4 stars
Far inferior to moon safari
More of that damn good Moon Safari sound. 4.5 bumped up to 5.
I’m above a 5. Hell, it might be a 10 someday. You have to be moronic to say this doesn’t work as an album. Yeah, the music by itself doesn’t tell the story of the movie from top to bottom, but neither did Shaft or Superfly’s soundtracks. I’ve never seen the movie or read the book, but I do loosely know the plot of the Virgin Suicides. This is an album where just that loose knowledge of the plot alone can enhance everything higher, and it certainly did for me. Even without any knowledge of the plot, the mixture of ‘70s Pink Floyd rock sensibilities with a Kraftwerk-esque synthy atmosphere & a Radiohead-esque precision in actually crafting these songs just makes for a remarkably compelling 40 minutes. If you’re inclined towards atmospheric music to begin with, or if you can enjoy video game music without having the actual plot play out in front of you, I think this is an album you’re going to REALLY enjoy. I don’t think there’s that much more to say; if you choose to ignorantly boil these tracks down to nothing more than the sum of their parts without absorbing in anything deeper, that’s on you, I think. This is a really rich album for both the imagination to work with & as a soundtrack album to compliment the movie. I think it works hand-in-hand as its own album & as a companion piece, and it certainly earns the acclaim it got. I thought Moon Safari was a good album, but I think this is a much tighter, more focused & more realized album as a result of letting the music itself tell way more of the story. I think it’s above a 5, and I’m really glad it’s on the list. It really might get to a 10 someday.
alright
Not a patch on their first album, Moon Safari. This album was just one track really, played monotonously, no variation. I've never seen the film so I can't comment how well it fits that, but as a standalone album it's just boring.
this is great. every track feels like a different idea and it feels ethereal and meaningful
What all movie soundtracks should aspire to be. Something that really evokes tone and emotions beyond mere words.
Litt tung luft.
Best Track - "Playground Love"
Do quite like air and didn't surprise me they do a good soundtrack. This is darker than moon safari, not surprising giving the film they are tracking (never seen it, doesn't sound like much of a story tbh). Because it's a soundtrack there are a few tracks which are clearly made to be in the background, which is fine for the task but doesn't make it good to listen to on its own. But in general thought this was a good album.
Didn't realise it was a score. Must have been a score to something insipid. I only enjoyed Playground Love (lovely sax parts, really mellow), the rest did not tickle my fancy. Moon Safari was good, this album was a little too vague and hard to nail down.
I did enjoy this, but it's nowhere near as good as moon Safari of theirs we've had previously. Not sure about including movie soundtracks on the list either. I recognised highschool lover I think 3
Kinda cool, but didn’t really capture my attention.
This was a very interesting album.
Atmospheric, pretty in places but quite dull. Great artwork. Two stars. 1 "Playground Love" (3/5) 2 "Clouds Up" (2/5) 3 "Bathroom Girl" (2/5) 4 "Cemetary Party" (2/5) 5 "Dark Messages" (2/5) 6 "The Word 'Hurricane'" (2/5) 7 "Dirty Trip" (2/5) 8 "Highschool Lover" (theme from The Virgin Suicides) (2/5) 9 "Afternoon Sister" (2/5) 10 "Ghost Song" (2/5) 11 "Empty House" (2/5) 12 "Dead Bodies" (2/5) 13 "Suicide Underground" (2/5) Total - 27 Average - 2.08 347/1001 186/347 albums reviewed were new to me.
Apart from the "Playground..." I don't really see this album as so special to be on this list! Yeah, of course you can liste to Air and have a good time, but these ares songs that require a special day and a special mood to listen to them! In other words, today was not the day that I enjoyed this. But it has "Playground Love" and for that it deserves 3/5 - also, the video was amazing IMHO
Reading the description and seeing ‘electronic French music duo’ I instantly thought of daft punk only to get surprised when the tracks felt extremely different to daft punk sounding more somber and slow paced. Already from the start I enjoyed this album although I personally prefer lyrics a lot of tracks didn’t have lyrics and the tracks that did have lyrics were just kinda eh but at least I know how hurricanes are made.
Damn!
Really liked this.
not very good. background electronica
Melancholic psychedelia
I’d rate this 0 if I could. Every song when it started sounded like the previous, it had nothing going for it whatsoever. Incredibly boring and tedious
surprisingly good
85
Nice ambient music but nothing earth shattering
Not great.
pretty nice
the thematic follow through is great. it builds and swells. it cant help be eerie as it grows and guitars start soloing and drums start smashing. its immense and well followed through. its a sad album that goes along with a macabre american suburb. great album.
I kind of enjoy Air, but I sadly found this album completely forgettable.
Most songs dont have a lot going on. I think this album would have better if it wasnt a movie soundtrack. Maybe they would have developed the songs to make them sound a bit more interesting. Its kind off a mess...
Good album, great movie
Plinky plonky, there's a donkey. Zzzzz.
One of the most boring movie soundtracks I've ever heard
Not my favorite music from Air
Music to listen to in the background whilst you mope.
This is pretty dark and atmospheric.
The last song was good, the rest was just meh.
Chilled, atmospheric album.
Very cool prog-rock album, reminiscent of Pink Floyd but not derivative. Enjoyed this a lot!
swag
Favorite Song: Playground Love
I like Air, but I do have to be in the mood for them. This is a good, but it's not my "preferred" album.
The first place I heard Air, though I didn't realize it at the time, was an audio cue for a scene transition during "Ten Things I Hate About You." I never watched that movie all the way through. I happened to be in the room when that scene happened, and I thought, "Hey, that's a cool and weird sound they picked for a scene transition." I've never watched this movie, either.
Obsessed with this since it was brand new, such a delight to have it pop up as my album of the day
I have a couple of Air albums, but not heard this soundtrack before. I'm enjoying it, a cool and ambient start to a scorching hot day.
Good score and soundtrack album, but not one I'd listen to as a standalone album (also not seen virgin suicides)
it is a cohesive album, yes, in that it has a very obvious theme... But is it a good album in its own merit? I'm not sure. Doesn't help I have not seen the movie
its fine. Doesn't take itself too seriously, but it also doesn't really stand out either. Fairly average across the board. I'm not clamoring to hear more of Virgin Suicides after this.
Light, poppy, inessential, forgettable. Not a bad album by any means but certainly not something you NEED to hear before you die
I liked this album and I think I will need to revisit Moon Safari, though I am still not 100% sure how often I would re-listen to this one. The final track has narration over it, which is far too close to a song with spoken words for me. I have never seen the Virgin Suicides, so the last track pretty much summed the movie up for me. It saved a few hours of my life, so for that, I'm thankful. Air seems to be the kind of artist that I do enjoy but then struggle to determine when I would listen to their music again. Playground Love is really a great song. My favorite songs: Playground Love Clouds Up Bathroom Girl Dirty Trip High School Lover Afternoon Sister Dead Bodies
Ominous and brooding, really sets the mood for the movie it soundtracks. Favorite track: Playground Love
It was good. Very good for a soundtrack, not many words, although, it didn’t really need any. Very deep, psychedelic music and I dug it. Overall, I’d give it a 3.9/5!
Listening session: may 23rd, while going grocery shopping and cooking dinner Listened to before: heard two tracks before Thoughts: I only realised halfway in that this album is the soundtrack for the Virgin Suicides. Not bad for a mostly instrumental record Favourite tracks: Playground Love, Bathroom Girl & Highschool Lover
This is ethereal (complimentary) as opposed to ethereal (pejorative). Even though this is one of the saddest movies ever made the tunes have good vibes, imo.
> the Beatles I liked this more than expected
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No. 198 I actually really enjoyed this chilled out, electro-chill vibe.
Nice bit of pop electronica. 4
Jaja ni enterada qué c*rajo estaba escuchando. Un poco pretentious.
Kult konseptalbum, skjønte at dette var laget til en film, så ble gira på å se den! Kul vibe, noe låter stikker seg ut!
Fucking incredible. I have very deep emotions attached to this album in a nostalgic way.
Fine listen but nothing memorable
Very interesting sound
I don't remember the film that much, but something clicked when I relistened that soundtrack. After listening to so many other rock music, I can say that Air is wrongly characterised as an "electro duo". No, this here sounds way more to space rock and even prog rock of the French band Pulsar. This really gave me the Pulsar vibes - in a good way. The dudes know how to modify just one not or chord here and the vibe shift is there. A good album, but more for the atmosphere and not something to get lost into.
I'm a huge fan of Moon Safari, but this didn't quite grab me in the same way.
Chill
i think i'm going to move this book way up on my reading list so i can watch the movie so i can appreciate this even more. i considered even a five star drop here ... wonder if i can revisit this review later!?
Lounge music and if this was playing in the lounge I'd move to a different lounge.
Interesting. Not my cup o
Favourite Songs: Playground Love The Word Hurricane Dirty Trip Dead Bodies Suicide Underground
Sound track coehisive-ness
Not into mental health as an entertainment plot device so not super excited about this movie. I haven’t seen it so maybe it would mean something different if I had. Soundtrack is cool but depressing and not the mood I want to set the tone for my day exactly. Didn’t hate but didn’t like it
Pretty good, better movie than an album
I was excited to get this, but it was just kinda meh.
Good album. Good movie.
another entry by air today, this time a soundtrack for a drama film of the same name. i was so thrilled as soon as i saw air's name because i knew i was going to listen to something good. the soundtrack was initially created to accompany the film, but later on down the road, the air crew wanted to make an album that could be listened to by itself. like moon safari (which i reviewed in the past) this album too has a very dreamy, mid-century, and loungey kinda feel to it. however, while moon safari feels more of a "sunny" album, this one fits the "moon" descriptor better, an album perfect for sitting on a picnic blanket in the summertime, watching the stars... i think i said that the last album i heard by them was mesmerizing, and it's pretty much the same here. it's so rich and peculiar... the sound blossoming so much you can almost feel pretty pink flowers sprouting from your headphones. color me VERY impressed!
I know next to nothing about this movie, but the soundtrack is decent. This is kind of a weird choice for this list right? I mean it's not bad, but it isn't anything that is really outstanding, it just feels like a good movie soundtrack and nothing more. It made fine background music and I'm sure it made a good soundtrack. Low 4.
als een vliegtuig die hoog boven je overvliegt... je weet dat er geluid is, maar het registreert niet echt
Good background noise.
i actually love this movie and the soundtrack is the most perfect music for this movie. it might not be the best thing musically but it’s so right
Great vibes for focus, lo fi
7/10
Een mooi album, wordt nergens écht speciaal, maar ook zeker niet slecht
Air vragen voor een soundtrack is natuurlijk een no-brainer. Deze band is zo goed in het creëeren van sfeer. Mooie soundscapes hier, misschien zelfs rede genoeg om de film een keer te proberen.
Groovy consistent slightly lightweight
Oh, there are movie soundtracks on this list? If this is on here there better damn well be the soundtrack to Heavy Metal...just sayin'.
It's ok. Really love Playground Love. Other favorite tracks are Highschool Love, Dead Bodies and Suicide Underground. Too be honest it doesn't have bad track on the album. Oh! And if you didn't see the film yet. Suicide Underground is one big spoiler alert. 3/5
Air Virgin Suicides - 3/5 - Ethereal atmosphere condensed into 40mins, seamless transitions for the most part allowing for easy listen ability, some songs (such as Playground Love) hold magnificent use and fusion of elements that transport you into a retro 70’s feel, Moody jazz drums & the distinct sound of the mellotron leaves you experiencing a lush expression of art, breaks past the sphere of soundtrack score and manages to have the ability to work as a standalone Verdict: 71-74/100. It’s cool to understand the history of the album and I can understand how this album is selected on the 1001 albums to listen to list however it probably does render itself more effective when paired with the film. It often does hold itself in a bittersweet melody which most likely adds to the story telling element. A great project no doubt but probably one I won’t be coming back to for some time Favourite Songs: Playground Love Dirty Trip Highschool Lover Afternoon Sister Dead Bodies
Hmm. Well, it wasn’t terrible. It wasn’t great. I can see how some people dig it.
Good instrumental music. Music good without vocals.
Quite nice as far as soundtracks go. Rating: 3.7
chill
This album was weird but good to study to. I enjoyed listening to it but also I haven’t seen the movie and it was quiet and nothing super special.
Really incredible album. Makes me wanna watch the movie real bad. Favorite track: Dead Bodies
Solid
Good “mood” album. This is the score to the Virgin Suicides movie.
Second album après 'Moon Safari' que j'avais plutôt apprécié (noté 3/5). Je ne connais pas le film, donc il me manque l'impact émotionnel qui pourrait donner une autre dimension à la musique. En enlevant cette part il reste une musique d'ambiance instrumentale plutôt bien faite, que je pourrais écouter de nouveau, mais sans plus (un peu trop répétitif, et les parties parlées tirées du film n'ont absolument aucun intérêt quand on n'a pas vu le film). =>3/5
Sweet baby Jesus!! Aber jetzt echt SWEET BABY JESUS! Das Album het mer es neus musikalischs Rabbit hole ufgmacht woni de ganz Tag drin umeghöselet bin. Grandioses spektakel is in the air. 5 jungfräulichi Luftküss
Yauzzi Feeling 4 stars in the aie tonight. Wie erwarted schöön und smooth. Air aka kings of elevator music. Nedi out
air? more like wowzair! das isch wiedairmal hairvorragend gsi! fast scho meistairlich, wenn nid sogar bemairkenswairt bezaubairnd glaub de film muessi mair mal gönne hairscharf a airstklassige 5 stairn verbigrasslet abair für viair stairn langets abairmal
No pensé encontrarme un álbum de Air por aquí. No es mi disco favorito, no por eso quiero decir que sea malo, quizás porque es una banda sonora para una película (te amo Sofia Coppola), aun así de disfruta mucho y trae muchos recuerdos.
Lekker relaxte droomtechnopop. Meteen de film ook maar gekeken, een maf jarenzeventigverhaal met vijf blonde schones als de maagden uit de titel. Wat opvalt: in de film sneeuwt de muziek van Air een beetje onder, het verhaal zit vol met 'needle drops', ofwel het gebruik van bestaande oude songs. Letterlijk ook 'needle drops', want meermalen hoor je het vinyl kraken. Gelukkig is daar dus nog het album, dat het onwerkelijke sfeertje uit de film goed neerzet: de landerige buitenwijk, de puberale verlangens, de engelachtige gezusters. Natuurlijk is het flauw dat er geen filmmuziek in de lijst mag, tenzij een popartiest het maakt, maar de kwaliteit van de muzikale kunsten van Air ontstijgen dit soort klachten. Ik vond dit een heel fijne ontdekking.
Een soundtrack. De film heb k niet gezien. Maar mag aannemen dat het schijfje ook separaat zijn waarde heeft? Over het algemeen is het rustige elektronische muziek. Het zal een film prima begeleiden. Maar, gelukkig, ook zelfstandig vaak goed te luisteren. Slechts af en toe mis ik het bijgaande beeld. Ik heb een prima rit met deze plaat. Maar het lijkt me wat uitwisselbaar met vergelijkbare muziek van artiesten waarvan ik de naam njet weet, omdat ze te weinig opvielen om die te checken. Eigenlijk is dit dus gewoon een vergeetbare 3. Met af en toe een klein extraatje. Vooruit; met moeite een 3,5.
Een soundtrack van een film. Ik heb al vaak die omschrijving gegeven, maar je ziet het maar zelden terug als album in deze lijst. Amelie van Yann Tiersen is de eerste die in me opkomt. Staat die in de snoblijst uberhaupt? Als ik google op "soundtrack", dan staan er 4 soundtracks in de lijst. Een of andere Indier die ik niet ken, en Superfly en Shaft. Ja, die zijn wel iconisch. Amelie dacht ik ook dat iconisch zou zijn, maar is blijkbaar niet bon ton genoeg voor de snobs. En het kan niet liggen aan dat ze een hekel hebben aan Frankrijk, want Air is ook Frans. Anyway, de muziek. Ik ken de openingstrack wel gelijk als hitje, dus dat zet de toon prima neer. Het is verder wel lollige electronische muziek, maar het steekt me wel dat het een soundtrack is. Alhoewel ik dat helemaal niet mee moet wegen misschien. Of laat ik het meewegen omdat ik het een schijtfilm vond? Zou zomaar kunnen. Als soundtrack vind ik het maar meh, net als de film. Als muziek is het wel aardig. Laat ik het op een vergeetbare 3 houden.
nice
Already listened to Moon Safari. This isn't so different that it deserves a place on the list. 2/5.
extra points because i love the movie
Just a complete copy / paste of my review for Moon Safari by Air... and the irony of the last sentence is not lost on me. When to listen: feeling spacey and futuristic. It’s synth. It’s fun. It’s unique. But it’s also repetitive.
i have heard this album partially before, mostly the 1st track as it's quite popular. my memory of most of the tracks is admittedly hazy since i don't listen to the rest of the album much, so i will treat this as if i were listening for the first time Playground Love - 5/5 Clouds Up - 3/5 Bathroom Girl - 4/5 Cemetary Party - /5 Dark Messages - 3/5 The Word 'Hurricane' - 5/5 Dirty Trip - 5/5 Highschool Lover - 4/5 Afternoon Sister - 4/5 Ghost Song - 3/5 Empty House - 4/5 Dead Bodies - 4/5 Suicide Underground - 3/5 Average score: 3.9/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ is the track Playground Love worth listening to at least once? absolutely. is the entire motion picture soundtrack for Virgin Suicides worth listening to at least once? i mean, for the most part i guess i like Air, and i mostly enjoyed this album overall. i also feel somewhat similarly to this as i did when i listened to the Shaft soundtrack months ago; the 1st song is great, while the rest of the album is just... whatever that being said, i do feel more strongly about the Virgin Suicides soundtrack this time around. it's not nearly as long as Shaft was (from what i can remember), and it's got the same trippy, atmospheric and slightly eerie sound you'd come to expect from Air's other releases. i could easily see myself letting this play during an evening stroll or in the background at home. for those reasons, think my rating is pretty appropriate
Unexpectedly cohesive for a soundtrack. This is certainly cinematic like you'd want it to be, but it also works well as a collection of compositions and a full album, which is rare to me. Usually at best you get a soundtrack with lots of great songs with a similar sound. More often you get a score that sounds great but doesn't necessarily pop without the movie. And even more often you get every bit of interstitial music regardless of how it holds up. This seems to walk the line of all of those things. “Dirty Trip” feels like the standout, but i also really liked the change in mood of The Word Hurricane. This is starting from a strong 4*... can imagine this growing to be a new unexpected obsession tho.
бесподобно!
no es mi estilo lento
This is such a good movie soundtrack, but it is just that. To include a soundtrack and loop it in is certainly a choice. I love this all the same though. It certainly helps I listen to these albums during study hall, this is great study music.
This album was just amazing with atmosphere and story telling.
3 out of 5. I enjoyed a lot of the instrumentation here.
Atmospheric and a couple of good songs one of which deeply reminded me of Dear Prudence. I've never seen the Virgin Suicides so I didn't have that strong connection but this was fine.
Trip Hop isn't really my thing. I like how Radiohead plays with it, but they pull in other elements that make it a bit more dynamic to my ears. Here, things sort of run together. I imagine this hits much harder if you have seen the movie.
I have never heard of the movie 'The Virgin Suicides'. So I was surprised to have already heard a few of the songs on this soundtrack. I was even more surprised by how much I enjoyed it. For a soundtrack album, this was great. Four stars. (Favorite track: Playground Love (feat. Gordon Tracks).)
Listening to the score without the movie is a little weird. Like I get the impact because I can tie the songs back to the scenes, but if you've never seen The Virgin Suicides I don't know how much you'd get out of this.
ok. to me, background mood music.
Shocking shocking shocking. Maybe I was just in the right mood for this at the time, but I LOVED this. This was like Pink Floyd and Jet got together and recorded instrumental music. I don't like instrumental stuff too much, but I was entertained for the first 75%. Only reason not four stars is the last 25% really started to drag.
Good background work music. Nothing stood out good or bad
Too good for the movie ngl
I don’t know what I was expecting; but it wasn’t this. The opening track caught my attention immediately, and was much smoother, jazzier, and low key than I thought judging by the cover and vague band name. That track remained a highlight for me, with many of the instrumental tracks blending together, but the record was consistently entertaining and tasteful. It felt like it could've been a missing release from Danger Mouse’s catalogue. Another highlight was “High School Lover.” It’s a bit interesting listening to the soundtrack for a film I’ve never seen, but a good excuse for seeing something new (even if the closing track contained some spoilers).
Eh, this was alright. Enjoyed the sax work throughout but found myself quite bored by the end. Air is a great example of electronic sounds of the early 2000s. This album is not.
very mystical fav song: The Word Hurricane
Cool, detached, airy, this is really cool and slips past you. It is I think not as strong as some of their other ones but strongly ambient and slightly unsettling for what this is meant to be as a film soundtrack.
So, I had this folder mislabeled. I've been listening to an album that I thought was The Virgin Suicides, but it wasn't. Love that album. It was wonderful to now discover this. Incredible and moody, just like the film. Really good stuff.
Thin, inconseqential soundtrack album that's woefully short on substance. (Any idiot can lay down four synthesizer chords in a loop.) Lacks any of the color and personality that contemporanous film scores like Philip Glass' *The Hours* or Thomas Newman's *American Beauty* have.
Pretty cool. Makes me want to watch theovie
Just OK.
Very Pink Floyd-y, dreamy, moody, sometimes a lil scary
Ganz nett
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Tällasta saa kun edm-tyypi tekee pink floydia. Hyvältä soundas levy ja mielellään kuunteli! Hauska et on näköjään soundtrack kamaa myös tällä listalla.
HIce zapping y por lo que escuché es un OST y ya
I was liking it okay. Then it ended and PJ Harvey picked up and I was instantly so much happier and more engaged.
I see absolutely NO reason for this album to be on this list. P.S. I HATE the movie.
I still don't like movie scores, but this isn't bad.
Ho hum
It's fine.
O que seria do filme sem essa trilha sonora?
Psychedelia, instrumental music mostly. Not bad, but honestly I wouldn't choose it to hear over any of the music I usually listen to. 2,75/5.
Me gustó, buena banda sonora, me había visto Las Vírgenes Suicidas hace muchos años así que no me acordaba lo buena que era la musicalización, se destacan varios temas y otros pasan sin dejar mucho.
Not really into soundtracks without the movie. I like Air a decent amount, not enough to watch the movie. I also happened to listen to the Song Exploder podcast episode about "Playground Love" a few weeks back. But none of this makes me love the whole album, just bits of it here and there.
Like it 3/5
i dunno
I really liked this. Like late night Lo-Fi vibes.
Interesting. From prog rock to lo-fi to hold music. The spoken word didn’t add much for me but I’ve never seen the movie. I will now. Solid 3.5
Didn't know how to feel about it at first, as I don't normally listen to TV/movie soundtracks. None of the music in this was bad or anything, but typing this a day later, I can only remember the ending song because of the story.
it was fine
I've not seen the film and only knew Playground Love so this was mostly new. It'l's pretty good but actually my favourite Air side project is their spoken word and soundscape collaboratin with an Italian writer, which has a trance like quality though I don't understand Italian.
i love air, they're a great band. this is real good but you can really tell that this is supposed to be a film score, it kind of feels out of place without a film attached. maybe i'd like it more if i've seen the movie. i'll add it to my watch list cause this would def be a dope sound track. fs a strange entry on this list tho, you can def skip this
Warm and creepy.
Yet another "We don't allow soundtracks on the list, but here's a soundtrack". It's very airy and ethereal. I don't think this is an album I NEEDED to listen to. I fail to see the historical significance. My rating: 2/5
I actually really enjoyed this chilled out, electro-chill vibe. Had a night drive feel to it, that’s strangely nostalgic.
A good soundtrack, I've seen the movie. The music seems to be borrowed from Pink Floyd's keyboardist, Richard Wright. I love Richard Wright, but this album seems weak. I'll probably listen to Dark Side again.
love this movie and this soundtrack
This is alright, I listened to it in the background while working and tbh I remember very little. Weird to have a soundtrack on the list, I feel like they're designed to accompany a cinematic experience and alone often feel a bit... incomplete. Especially one like this that's mostly instrumental Anyway I can't really be negative because it's nice music for what it is.
Love Air, but not mad about this one.
Decent background music, with a few moments that caught my attention.
You can literally sing Karma Police over several of the songs and it fits right in. Radiohead without narrative structure of the lyrics.
A bit weird that an original motion picture score is in this list but as a movie score I loved it. I haven't seen the movie but the score makes me want to watch it immediately. The first song is soooo good. Also fat boy slim‘s right here, right now is also in the soundtrack. Amazing.
First song is superb. The rest not so much.
Fantastic movie and equally fantastic album. Adds so much emotion.
An almost perfect album. Works at it’s best when Air are playing to their strengths, and stumbles when they’re trying to be more subtle and cinematic. Final track is a bit limp compared to the preceding one, which would have left things on a stronger note - might have been improved without the vocals. Insane to me that some reviews go below the 3 mark for this, or even go so far as to insinuate that Air are “not real artists”. If anything, this list needs far more soundtracks than it currently has and more than just film soundtracks too.
I often think of this kind of music as good ambience for working, but this is the rate album where there's is enough dynamism, melody, and drama to grab my attention.
I don't know what it is about Air that's lost on me. It seems like something I should be bananas for, but none of their stuff clicks for me.
This album is full of haunting and experimental electronic soundscapes. Some songs like "Cemetary party" and "Ghost song" have a Pink Floyd feel to them. Whilst always keeping the light angelic feel that I think is a constant motif of Air's work. I love how mysterious this album feels. As though it is hinting at revealing a secret that you might not want to have ever found out. I had no interest in watching "The Virgin Suicides" but after listening through this album a couple of times, I might put it on my To Watch list. (3.955)
I enjoyed this, but it being a soundtrack to a movie I haven't seen, I felt like I wasn't getting the whole picture. Less electronic than I was expecting, and a lot less French
This album made me want to watch the movie.
82/100. Such an amazing soundtrack and easily one of their better works in my opinion, the whole record is so fluid and dreamy. It feels like one long piece of music that just floats by in a beautiful way while still having individual tracks that stand out on their own.
Album #103 Air: The Virgin Suicides This one might be my biggest surprise yet. I was already familiar with Air thanks to their album ‘Moon Safari’, which I enjoy a good deal, though I wouldn’t say it is one of my favourites; and the only familiarity that I had with the movie ‘The Virgin Suicides’ was through my sister telling me that it was overrated, so I wasn’t likely to ever see it. But I actually really enjoyed this album. Previously, the only soundtrack which I’ve actually spent an extended amount of time enjoying as an album was the Twin Peaks soundtrack, which, even without the association to the greatest television show of all time, is one of the most atmospheric and entrancing albums you could hear. Though this album doesn’t quite reach those heights, it actually holds up as a standalone piece of music that really immerses you and keeps you engaged. Even the last track, which essentially seems like an exposition to the film, I enjoyed a great deal, despite having no point of reference to what they were talking about. I am definitely going to check out that movie soon, which may or may not affect this rating for good or for bad. I don’t know if this is better than ‘Moon Safari’, but it certainly proved to me that Air had more to them as a band and might need further investigations from me. Sidenote, this album could appear quite differently through the lens of an adult, with songs like ‘Playground Love’ and ‘Highschool Lover’ turning from sweet to predatory. Best Tracks: Playground Love, Cemetery Party, Suicide Underground Worst Song: Dead Bodies Score out of 10: 8
Really nice