Reviews (page 3 of 9)
I’m sure this was a good soundtrack to this film. This is nothing I would listen to again. Soundtracks are important to film, but not so much on a playlist
I thought Moon Safari was surprisingly good when I got it. This one just didn't work the same way for me. It feels more like pieces of a song than a full song. Good pieces, but still pieces. I'm guessing it's because this is a soundtrack.
Really good any my type of instrumental music
No standouts
Disappointing. There's so much potential in this album to have been better than Moon Safari, but I feel like that because it's made for a movie that it's held them back a bit from making it more exciting or comprehensive. They've made it into background noise, which obviously is fine for a movie, but when you're listening to it normally it sounds flat and uninspired. There are some good parts to this, and there is definitely a great album in here somewhere, but it just meanders along without making much of an impact. Maybe a harsh 2, but this could have been better without the movie.
Very odd. Feels like the soundtrack to some bombastic 1970s sci-fi film but I did not hate this as I expected too.
Playground Love brought me back to driving my 1988 Dodge Omni around the roads of Upstate New York listening to WBER. Not sure I needed that bit of nostalgia.
Eerie album, like something playing at the rescue centre after bushfires have ravaged your town. You’ve just wrestled shock and disbelief and know you’re sat on the mat being like ‘what just happened here’
moderately interesting, saved a song or two because it's my taste. but why is this here? Would I listen again: sure Deserves to be on this list: not sure 3.3
Why is this nonsense on the list? That hurricane song legit made me angry.
A French rock album that was created to be a soundtrack for a movie. There’s two strikes against already. This may have been awesome as the audio aid to whatever was happening on screen, but it doesn’t stand on its own in my opinion. I (barely) got through this album and won’t be going back to that well again.
To quote Nancy Kerrigan: “Why?” A soundtrack doesn’t work as a standalone album and this one is incredibly scattershot any way you serve it up. It’s a collection of moody, redundant musical riffs that grow tiresome pretty quickly. The spoken word is not at all integrated and stands out as a startling choice anytime you let yourself sink into the vibe. The words French Electronica should have been enough of a clue that this would be a slog, but throw in the soundtrack element and this was doomed from the start.
It's true that I've never been a 13 year old girl. It's also true that I regret having listened to this album.
lento aburrido pero facha
Didn’t mind listening to it but it didn’t do much for me overall
This was pretty much all instrumental, but I didn’t hate it because it was the score to a movie. I saw that movie a long time ago, so I sort of recognized some of it. The music was fine.
Ok its fine. very atmospheric. I don't love instrumental music though it would be good for yoga class (and a movie soundtrack)
I liked about half of this album. Relaxing, good background music. The other have was noisy to my ears. 2.5 stars that I will round up to three stars.
Not bad at all. I'm cautious to watch the film tho
Snooze fest. 1 star
the movie wasn't that rememberable, I surely didn't need to listen to the soundtrack before I died.
Almost no soundtracks on this list and this mediocre crap is included? So many better options out there.
Boring.
Like a dream. Particularly like one that you don't remember.
OK I guess, but as a soundtrack it's trying to create a mood to pair with the story, and I don't know the story, so I didn't have good references for listening to this.
Just ok.
Didn’t like this.
You know what?? I really dig this. This is the 4th movie soundtrack I’ve rolled for this project out of a total of 6, and yet again it’s making me want to watch the movie it was made for. Helping immensely, of course, is French Electronica band Air. The French without a shadow of a doubt continuing to prove that instead of singing, they should stick instead to doing more of this kind of thing. Between Air, Justice, Carpenter Brut, David Guetta, Daft Punk, and many more, they absolutely knock it out of the park with Electronica music in a way that just hits different. This is no exception, and it’s not even the only Air album on the list. First, of all, it’s really cool how the first and last songs set up the overarching story and conclusion of this film. Without even heard of it, I feel like I can summarize the plot pretty well off of that alone. Given the context of the setlist, I think the names and general vibes of the music itself also give away a lot just based off of what I’m listening to. Really want to watch the movie itself now to see if I was correct. Favorite songs on this one were “Playground Love”, “Highschool Lover”, and “Dead Bodies”, the last of those 3 being my favorite. It’s so hectic, fast paced, and panic inducing, it tells me that something very serious and dire is happening. I absolutely love it. “Highschool Lover” feels like a reprise of the opener with no vocals, and the somber, dreary tone just makes it super interesting. In fact, this entire album is rather dreary and interesting in general. Nothing I would want to skip, and a few songs saved to the usual rotation. I repeat, the French Electronica albums are goated, and this is no exception. Only 2 Movie Soundtracks left to go with this project and another Air album. It was only after a day of listening to this passed that I realized just how cool I thought it really was, after reviewing it here and now. I had a lot of good things to say about it, especially for being the soundtrack for a movie I’ve never heard of before. For that reason, yeah, I feel pretty good about giving this one a 4.
This is ok. Something I'd quite happily put on in the background Nothing stood out as fantastic, but I enjoyed it enough. Dead Bodies was the highlight
Quite unusual: A score that's almost better to listen to without the film but also written specifically as a score and really adds a lot in the film, without being obtrusive. An elegant contemporary composition made largely with electronic instruments without being too techno-fetishistic. I love this album. I don't want to hear it often but sometimes there's a moment where I know I need to hear it start to finish. It hasn't got everything but it's a powerful piece of art 4.6
Interesting ost album, mostly instrumental. Some funky electronic beats with ethereal melodies. 2/13 liked
Playground Love is an all timer. The rest of the album kinda hit or miss for me, but I attribute that to it being a film score. A few of the pieces are kinda boring as a standalone song, but serve the scene they're in beautifully.
Fantastic soundscapes from front to back. I haven’t watched the movie, but this score (including the narration in thr final track) make me want to check it out.
Eerie, unnerving, excellent in places.
Air cool but we were good with just Moon Safari. Not sure how I feel about soundtracks being included. Filling the pages as per eh Bob. That one guy who said Air are his Radiohead has righteously good taste. Extra star for old mate.
Really like Air, need to go fuller deep dive
A fun listen but I probably won’t seek it out again beyond the first song. I saw that movie a long time ago and did not clock the music being so good lol
Interesting, not bad. Will probably never listen to it again.
Lack of words really brought this down
Yaaaa didn’t enjoy this one. I think I’m over these instrumental albums 🤣 just not for me. Kind of creepy to listen to (which is the point, to be fair, I assume)
Ok you ready for a hot take? Don’t show this to fans of this album but this album has three songs. I know that feels insulting to someone who really loves this album but It’s just true and even then I’m being generous cause I could even argue that there’s really only two songs on the album. The bigger point I’m trying to make is that there’s vast majority of this album just feels like really long interludes. If this album was a John Pinette joke, you could call this album Virgin Salads. The bit being, salads are not food, they are a warning that if you stay here real food will be coming soon. That’s exactly how this album feels, like you are waiting for the next song to start but it just never does. It feels like a series of never ending interludes, which to their credit have their moments I liked, but for the moments I did like, I didn’t like having to sit through 3 mins of ambience just to get to the part that I really liked. I will concede the instrumentals are flawless and the production is crystal clear. But I just kept waiting for more, than it was over. The only tracks I saved from this were the opening track (which seems to be the biggest hit from this album if you can call it that) as well as “dead bodies” which is just sort of fun and high energy so I clicked with that song quickly. But even the final track, I really really loved the instrumentation on that song but it’s was so intentionally morbid and depressing that I didn’t really have any interest on going back to it. Honestly I think maybe my hopes were too high cause I mildly liked Moon Safari so I was excited to see what they followed that up with. But I guess mildly liking something is setting my expectations too high, I’ll remember that for next time (if there is a next time).
2/5
Cool beats Best Song: Dead Bodies
Beautiful floaty ethereal music. I could have done without the spoken word track at the end. I added “Playground Love” to my Generator Playlist.
Wow. This is a movie soundtrack?
4/5
I’ve never seen the movie and don’t plan on it, so I was just listening to this as a true album and not as a “score”. It was fine. Atmospheric and forgettable
Like a well picked low budget high tannic wine. One enjoys it through the bottle, but slowly. And eventually one ends up thinking, I probably would have gotten of something of even better taste, to truly enjoyed even if abit slowly.
3 stars
lowkeniunely depressing listen.
2.5 (40:27, 13 tracks, 2nd Album, 2000), Electronica, dream-pop, chill, Film score Haven’t seen the movie (it’s fictional by the way) – pretty sure I should. The movie is based on neighborhood boys' accounts of trying to figure why 4 girls (‘the Lisbon girls’) committed suicide. I liked the album, dream-pop, but I don’t see why it’s part of this list. Pretty sure the movie itself gave Air a bump here. People seem to reference it mostly as 'their favorite soundtrack.' Air's Tiny Desk performance is interesting – they look pretty French. Air is a French music duo from Versailles, consisting of Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel, at NPR's tiny desk they were a trio. Their critically acclaimed debut album, Moon Safari, including the track "Sexy Boy", was an international success in 1998. Its follow-up, The Virgin Suicides, was the score to Sofia Coppola's first film The Virgin Suicides. Dunckel and Godin also released four other studio albums in the 2000s, including 10,000 Hz Legend (2001), Talkie Walkie (2004), Pocket Symphony (2007), and Love 2 (2009). In 2012, the duo released their second score Le voyage dans la lune, and soundtracked the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille with 2014's Music for Museums. AIR might be an acronym, the band has given conflicting information about whether Air is an acronym, 'amour, imagination, and rêve'." "...which means 'love, imagination, and dreaming'." However, in a 1998 interview for Australian magazine Rave, Godin reportedly denied the claim, saying "No. Someone made that up, but it was a really nice thing to do. I wish I could have that idea." The Virgin Suicides was nominated for Best Soundtrack at the 2001 Brit Awards. According to Jean-Benoît Dunckel, the album was recorded quickly. At first the music was inspired by the film and an attempt was made to synchronize the music with scenes from the film; towards the end of the process, the intention was to craft songs which could be listened to on their own. Track listing 1. "Playground Love" 3:32 2. "Clouds Up" 1:30 3. "Bathroom Girl" 2:25 4. "Cemetary Party" 2:36 5. "Dark Messages" 2:28 6. "The Word 'Hurricane'" 2:33 7. "Dirty Trip" 6:12 8. "Highschool Lover" (theme from The Virgin Suicides) 2:42 9. "Afternoon Sister" 2:24 10. "Ghost Song" 2:16 11. "Empty House" 2:58 12. "Dead Bodies" 2:59 13. "Suicide Underground" 5:52 Personnel Gordon Tracks – vocals, drums (track 1) Hugo Ferran – saxophone (track 1) Brian Reitzell – drums (tracks 3, 6, 7, 12, 13) Pascal Garnon – drum recording Stéphane "Alf" Briat – mixing
Sophia Coppola is the definition of nepo baby. Her films are self indulgent, artless and tin eared. You notice that the films get oscar buzz and then fade quickly. Lost in translation, a borderline racist, ‘white peple are better than Japanese people who are small weird and funny if you’re a rich white person’ has a cultural memory. Nothing else does. Her Priscilla film has disappeared already. Speaking of tineared and artless here’s the soundtrack to another forgotten Sofia Coppola film. Now I’ll be fair you often need the visuals to fully appreciate a soundtrack. But in this case, you don’t. It’s crap. Not even a must miss. If this was 3.5 billion albums you must hear before you die I’d question its inclusion. 0 stars.
I'm a big fan of Moon Safari, a fabulous album which would be a worthy contender for this death wish. I know Playground Love and its companion piece Highschool Lover from one of those amazing Q Magazine cds and they are great. But I've not seen the film and so much of this seems inextricably linked to the themes of the movie, so not as good as Moon Safari. Not sure why it is here....
I used to buy those expensive UK music mags like Mojo and Q that came with cover CDs, and Air were all over those. I found Moon Safari via those compilations, and I rate that album highly. This, however, is severely underwhelming. It really only has one song ('Playground Love') that is reiterated in 'Highschool Lover'. There was a recent episode of the Song Exploder podcast on the writing and production of 'Playground Lover', and frankly there wasn't much interesting about the song itself other than the fact that it acted as a 'meet-cute' for Sofia Coppola and Thomas Mars. I strongly suspect that people who rave about this soundtrack are _actually_ in love with the movie, and this is a trigger for a broader evocation. I've not seen the film, so that doesn't work for me. (I find the theme of Sofia Coppola's work is 'the trials of being a rich and/or famous white girl'. I thought that worked brilliantly for 'Priscilla', but her other films can tend to be tone-deaf to issues of privilege.) The rest of it sounds like instrumental demos from Dark Side of the Moon, abandoned snippets before they were developed into anything resembling a song. That might work in the context of a film soundtrack where the music is just part of the whole experience, but it is a dull and pointless listen when stripped of that media context. Not terrible, but dull listening experience.
⭐⭐ Inget som skaver men är inte heller wow. Jag har inte sett filmen men kan tänka mig att där är detta soundtrack fungerar riktigt bra i sitt samanhang. Svårbedömt album, tyckte det var ganska angenämt att lyssna till men känner samtidigt att det är lite tveksamt om det platsar på listan och det är inte så mycket enstaka spår som sticker ut därför får det bli en stark 2a. Bäst är Highschool lover
Moody ambient background music. Unsurprisingly, the soundtrack of a movie that's not even music related does not make for a good album. I don't see why I would need to listen to this before I die.
The fact this is on the list is making me go insane because it means that film soundtracks are allowed on this list, and they pick the soundtrack for The Virgin Suicides!?! I kinda get it though because as somebody who hates ambient music this is actually good.
Boring. The spoken word parts are terrible.
This is the type of album that gets better after every listen. Even after 1001 times. Best Song: Bathroom Girl Is this better than yesterday’s album, Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club? Yes
1.69
I have a question for Robert Dimery: What is wrong with you? I only ask because I *thought* you had chosen not to include soundtracks on this list, which is reasonable enough... But this is a soundtrack. And that means you DID include soundtracks on the list. And that means there must be some other reason why the only Bee Gees album on here is the woeful Odessa, and not Saturday Night Fever. What happened? Why have you done this? JUSTICE FOR SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER! Virgin Suicides was okay. I give it a three I guess?
Couldn’t help noticing that this sounds like the outtakes from a bad Nine Inch Nails or Cure album ( but I don’t think there are any of those). Not one single memorable song, nor any melody worth mentioning. I don’t mind gloomy atmospheric music, but this never feels like there’s a point in listening to. Is that the message here? I don’t know, in fact, I don’t care. 1 unsatisfied star
This is a great soundtrack to a great film. The issue with translating it to an album is that a number of the songs so abruptly and break the flow. I forgot how good Air are, great musicianship.
Almost put me to sleep
Eh idk about this. I wanted to like it more and I liked the soundtrack in the movie but it’s kind of annoying to listen to independently
Captures all the lovely sounds of some other ambient works while also having much more interestingly written songs and none of the needless repetition
i borrowed the dvd of the virgin suicides from the colac video shop when i was probably like 14 and it was super scratched and skipped entire scenes so the movie made no sense to me. this soundtrack slapped though and am going to give the movie another go
this was pretty good i liked the instrumentals i recognised a lot of them actually but i do think listening to a soundtrack without seeing the film makes it a little lacking
Dreamy ambient music. Pretty cool
Decent background music but since I haven't seen the movie, I'm not sure how the music connects to the film. I'd probably have to watch the film at some point for this album to grow on me.
The only soundtrack that deserves to be on this list.
Meh, feels like background music that I am neither called to nor interested in anything other than background, except virgin suicides the last tract which gets you from the story. Meh meh meh
I ain't dead yet!
I liked this more than Moon Safari. Air is a perfect band for creating a movie score. Some chill background stuff, but when it cooks, it's very engaging. Excellent example of creating an emotional atmosphere using nothing but instrumentation.
Love this one, Such nice textures and it properly immerses you.
Just a great listen. Multiple songs added to my writing/study playlist. 4.5 stars.
I like Sofia Coppola's movies, haven't seen this one, I'll bet the soundtrack works great. For album listening, no traction for me so far.
I loved this album. I've never watched the Virgin Suicides, but after learning about the premise, I definitely want to check out the film. It seems really interesting and creepy. The last track on the album gives a good snapshot of the plot. I just finished watching the TV series Lupin (which is fantastic) when I listened to this and the album reminds me of the Lupin theme song, so the timing couldn't have been much better. Both are in the same vein of mystery/thriller/drama, so the similarity makes sense. I *love* a good mystery. This album has that mysterious quality in its melodies and harmonies, which is very enjoyable for me. There's a nice mix of acoustic and electronic sounds throughout. Some of the tracks sound a lot like Pink Floyd too, which is cool. I really enjoyed the entire album and found it very listenable for a soundtrack.
Decent morning coffee music.
Hmm, teetering between 3 and 4 stars for this one. I think i would have liked this better as an album and not a soundtrack. I think sometime the nusic purposefully fades into the background, whereas there are also songs that come up to the front, those are the best ones. I think if the whole album was up at the front, it would have been a better experience front to back. Still some really interesting stuff going on. The first song was amazing, wish it kept that vibe for the whole thing. Also im kind of digging the album art.. its wierd, kitchy, and very early 2000s digital graphic art.
Never heard this before but really liked it.
Probably really cool if you're actually watching the movie, but as an album this is highly unremarkable
This was cool, and I enjoyed it. Listened to it twice and it was very mellow and no track really sounded like any other. Very unique sound. Four stars.
It's fine. Didn't think this list would have movie OSTs.
One of the best movie soundtracks!
Ok, definitely want to listen to more scores, not something I'd rush back to
Snooze fest
It's okay for that kind of bachelor pad kitsch revival of that era but if there's no Broadcast or Stereolab on this list those would replace this album for me. Robert Dimery really liked Air, that is what I can conclude.
Quelle surprise !
This is a soundtrack, and a pretty good one. The essential Air record is Moon Safari, and it's also on the list. But this one is quite interesting, and most of it works as an album, not just color for a visual medium. If you are a Pink Floyd fan, you'd probably love this because it is a barely disguised homage to 70s PF. Enjoyable but inessential
Quieter than I expected
Low key techno alt
It’s more interesting than a lot of generic instrumental music, but nothing really stuck out to make me want to come back.
acho que eu fui critico demais com o air da ultima vez, é bom sim (fora que o filme é bom)
pior que eh uma trilha sonora fortíssima e combina bem com a estética do filme sou suspeito pq gostava DEMAIS desse filme qdo mais novo. deu até vontade de rever. bacana demais, só synth maluco!!
Great background music, very atmospheric.
After this album, Air really went downhill. Moon Safari and The Virgin Suicides are timeless classics that will never age. What makes this album great is that everything I can say about the music here perfectly describes the movie it’s tied to, yet it also holds up as a standalone album. You could listen to it without ever knowing it was a movie soundtrack. This album takes a much darker direction than their debut. It has an ethereal, haunting ambient sound that’s filled with feelings of sadness, loss, and longing. Air really taps into nostalgia and melancholy here. The music is driven by piano, synths, and orchestral arrangements, with soft guitars serving more as a backdrop. If you’re into downtempo, ambient, and dream pop, this is a must-listen.
#846. This might have been made better if I had the context of having seen the movie, but I somehow doubt it. 2/5: meh
I don't usually listen to this type of music but I was pleasantly surprised by it, I should listen to more electronic bands
Top Songs: Dirty Trip Dead Bodies
Kind of a novelty item for me. While it was a nice easy listen, it’s not something I would ever buy.
Incredibly moody, eerie, made me feel like I was in a dramatic unsafe setting despite just being at work. I don't think I would listen again (as this album just mostly works best as a movie score) but I think it really accomplishes what it set out to do.
3.5
Takes the atmosphericness (that is a word!) of Air's output to a new level. It definitely has its very own, very defined sound cosmos. Playground Love is still an amazing song. Doesn't make for the most exciting listen, to be honest, though.Even by Air's standards, who aren't exactly known for producing music that makes you want to run or set stuff on fire.
I remember the single from this album. Good music for study or work focus.
What is this tripe doing on the list?
Meh
I had only heard snippets of their previous album but going blind onto this record it was a very pleasing listen. It ends up being a very dreamy and cinematic listen. After listening their first record, I might overall still prefer their first record though. 8/10 [KEEP]
For the most part this is pretty chill. I’m sure the Hurricane interlude makes a lot more sense thematically when taken as a companion to the movie. As a film soundtrack this is excellent. Suicide Underground somewhat gives me an idea of what this movie is about, but I might need to watch it to actually know. Not quite as good as Moon Safari. Favorite songs were Dirty Trip, Ghost Song, and Dead Bodies.
This was alright
Pretty good
Za dużo instrumentalnych utworów, ten pierwszy, z wokalem był genialny. Reszta brzmiała jak senny soundtrack do filmu, który oglądam jednym okiem. 6.5/10
Like some Ibiza chill compilation.
I really enjoyed this soundtrack, I think it created an interesting atmosphere. Haven’t seen the movie but I imagine it’s a surreal film. More movie scores and soundtracks should be on this list! A very nice flowing album that works well on its own outside of being a film score. Good cinematic background music too, makes me want to watch the movie! 3/4 stars
Nogle ok sange imellem, men ikke nok til at trække det samlede album op.
In terms of a soundtrack and instrumental/electronic music quite good. But surely not my preferred style of music for an album. Hard to rate because it is more some kind of background music for me. 2,5
Works very well as a soundtrack although it lacks the range some soundtracks can achieve, of course this was predicated by the film. I think it does have a very surreal sound, very atmospheric that I would enjoy driving to
I am not really sure how to feel about this album. It’s not one I would ever put on as it is essentially an album of backing tracks; however, as a soundtrack (score), it works, especially in the context of the film. (I think? I have not watched it) It did capture that dreamy/hazy/melancholic 70s vibe well, although because (again) it is a score it pretty much sounds the same the whole way through and therefore to sit and listen to the whole thing gets tedious.
Stand-out tracks: Playground Love - being the only track with vocals, ofcourse it stands out, I also like the subtle jazzy elements Bathroom Girl(Cemetary Party/Afternoon Girl) - all of these tracks feature the same melody, but I probably like the instrumentals on Bathroom Girl the most Highscool Lover - this one is just the instrumental version of the opener, but I tend to enjoy those, sometimes even more than the original I haven't seen this movie, but from what I read online, it is a psychological drama which makes sense after hearing this album. Almost all of the tracks have a mix of this sort of playful yet unsettling tone and a dose of mystery. Most of the album is made up of purely instrumental tracks so it almost feels unfair to compare it to some of the previous albums as the purpose wasn't to create hit songs, rather it was to create an unsettling/mysterious atmosphere and it does a really good job at doing that. I do feel like a good chunk of the album sounds quite similar and sometimes I'm not sure whether I've heard the melody already or if my mind is playing tricks on me (I guess it is one of those things they call repeating musical motives in osts). All in all, it does its job well, but probably isn't something I would come back to listen to often, unless I'm in a certain mood for some of the tracks (some are just not really made to be listened to on repeat lol).
Highlights: Playground Love, Bathroom Girl What can I say... It sure as hell is background music! It was weird to see that Air did the soundtrack for Virgin Suicides. Never watched the movie so I didn't know. It really didn't seem like a natural fit from what I've heard of Air. The record sounds like a basic OST - it really doesn't stand out. And I don't know if better familiarity with the movie's themes would fix my view on it, but I didn't like the experience all that much. Very repetitive and it sounds like your average mystery OST. Given the release was back in the year 2000 I am sure that this wasn't all that original either with the whole onslaught of contemporary ambient music.
Not a fan of productions that are instrumentals, generally. This was pretty good music until track 10, where I couldn't listen to it all the way through. But it picked up after that. Overall an OK soundtrack. I never played the game so no heartstrings were pulled. I'm not sure I would play it, considering the subject matter.
I went into this expecting to require context from the film - which I've wanted to see for a long time and just haven't gotten around to yet - but I was pleasantly surprised. This album flows wonderfully; light, airy (ha), not-so-secretly sad and very mysterious. Obscured. A bit of a Badalamenti vibe here at times. Some Mike Oldfield and Pink Floyd in there too, for good measure. Moon Safari this is not, and at this current moment, I feel that this is better.
I liked this album, an interesting instrumental album with obviously a strong theme being the soundtrack of a movie.
lovely, smooth, great as a smooth background music or to really listen when you're in the mood
Some weird shit to it, but pretty decent.
Somehow different. And somehow nice. But more nice like as a background than nice as in moving and surprising. But for this kind of music surprisingly good.
First time listening to a soundtrack album and as I didn't watch the film I'm judging it just as a music album and based on that I didn't like it that much, the first song was great and that's all there is to it, I imagine the other soundtracks would work perfect in the film but just as an album it didn't really stick with me.
I am very familiar with Air and I really like their work. This album is no exception they have a really nice ambient vibe that relaxes me. I like to listen to it at work when I need to concentrate on stuff. I also like to play it at home loudly on the HiFi because there is tons of sonic candy in the layers of music. This is a great album that I will listen to many more time.
Why?..
Effective mood music for the dreamscapey film in question. Air are craftsmen and the music reflects that. But this nowhere near a 1001 album sorry guys.
I love Air, and there is a lot here to love. The problem with this being a soundtrack is that it is made to accompany the subject, not necessarily to be the subject. Maybe is I had seen the movie I would appreciate this more, but it feels like every time there is an interesting or compelling moment, it's fleeting. A lot to really love here, but also lots of filler. Maybe you could say that about other Air albums, but I hope Moon Safari will be on this list. 6/10
Plinky plonky plinky plonky with some terrible talking bits
Nothing wrong with it, but I don't get why this is on here. Maybe it would make more sense if I saw the movie.
I hadn't thought of this movie in years. Such a dreamy, haunting film, and a lot of that is evoked by the soundtrack. I had never noticed this before but there is quite a lot of Pink Floyd-ness going on here, which I like. Overall, I found myself enjoying the music while simultaneously trying to remember what was happened in the film, and I have to say it very much made me want to fire up the old DVD player. FOUR STARS
Soundtrack, alright. What next? Random sounds from a videogame?
Started off a little shaky for me (Although I think that has more to do with not really knowing what to expect going into it. Figure if I give it another spin, I'll retract that statement), but once I got accustomed to the sound, I found my self enjoying it quite a bit. Really feels like the love child of Dark Side of the Moon era Pink Floyd, The Beatles, and Akira Yamaoka (Of Silent Hill fame). Especially songs like The Word Hurricane, Dirty Trip, and Ghost Song. Highschool Lover just sounds like a straight up rip off of Dark Side's Great Gig in the Sky (I say this complementingly). So yeah, quite surprised by this one. Really enjoyed it. Will say though, I'm not opposed to soundtrack/scores on this list, and don't particularly take issue with this album being on the list out of context of the rest of the list, but with there not being a ton of film scores/soundtracks (Or any video game soundtracks) on the list, this one should not have been picked over some other huge snubs, like anything from Morricone, John Williams, Hans Zimmer, the aforementioned Akira Yamaoka, Koji Kondo, etc. Definitely a place on the list for this one, just not without those others having a spot.
Perfect album for me. A few stand out songs, cohesive, with enough diversity to keep you interested.
Interesting and ethereal. Great for background listening. Nothing noteworthy jumps out though. Pitchfork: 7.2 Rolling Stone: n/a
So far a 4 or 5.
I don't get why this was on the list. It was fine, but didn't feel special/essential.
That was a really great album. Listen to it twice during the day and then once again at night with my girlfriend. Going to check out the movie as well.
You could have told me this was Radiohead and I wouldn't bat an eye - man who knows dick about Radiohead.
Bardzo przyjemny album do słuchania w czasie spacerku, lub pisania w pamiętniku. Pierwszy kawałek zapisałam na playliście, reszty będę słuchać od czasu do czasu w czasie robienia jakieś czynności. Ogólnie nie przepadam za instrumentalami, ale tutaj jest trochę inaczej i całość albumu odbieram bardzo pozytywnie.
(79/100)
druga pozcyja od airow na liscie, tym razem albumik bedacy soundrackiem do filmu o tym samym tytule, wydany w 1990, jest czyms troche innym niz niz moon safari, ktore mialo lajtowe i troche wrecz popowe brzmienie, virgin suicides jest o wiele bardziej mroczny, dziwny, niepokojacy, najlepiej oddaje brzmienie tego krazka przymiotnik eerie, popowosc jest zastapiona influencjami z psychodeliki czy roka, no i jest tez okreslony motyw przewodni skoro jest to ost, nie dosc ze traki sa tak obrazowo zatytulowane, ze po nich samych juz mozna ulozyc sobie jakis zarys fabuly, to jeszcze zamykajcy kawalek suicide underground sampluje chyba fragmenty filmu, w ktorym ktos przedstawia calosc wydarzen, wiec po przesluchaniu 40 minut soundtraka czlowiek czuje sie jakby obejrzal juz film, nie wiem czy brac to jako pozytyw czy negatyw, ale tak czy inaczej kiedys bedzie trzeba sie zmierzyc rowniez z filmem, na plus tego krazka to budowanie napiecia od poczatku do konca i rozladowanie go na najbardziej przesyconym rokowa energia traku dead bodies, ktory w polaczeniu z tytulem albumu daje klarowny obraz akcji, z rzeczy mniej podobajacych sie ambient w klimacie strachu mnie nie kupil, wiec poprzednia pozycja zdecydowanie dluzej ze mna zostanie, tutaj na plejke dodam wspomniane dead bodies i openingowy playground love, ktory jest rowniez jedynym wokalnym kawalkiem, nie liczac sampli na ostatnim
Finally watched the movie becaus of this, didn't like either of them much
My first soundtrack on the list. My favourite soundtracks tend to be more like compilation albums where the songs all work in particular places - High Fidelity or soundtracks to various Tarrantino movies. But this was grand and a nice listen - the artists would probably hate that description though. 3 out of 5
Pretty good
Playground love and day trip is definitely the strongest. Not a big fan of instrumental songs
HATE when songs have no singing at all.
Very mid
Weird...
Listening notes from when I listened to it are gone so this is from memory. There were a range of decent and boring songs, their was certainly an overarching mysterious, perhaps almost spooky tone to the soundtrack which felt at times 'doctor who-esque'. One of the songs had some guitar that reminded of the film 'Labyrinth'. A little odd, without having seen the film and detached from visual aids a lot felt strange and I didn't have the context of the story which I'm sure would add more to this. Not a big fan of the cover art. 48/100 (Taking 50 as an average places this above average which doesn't reflect my feelings, this number instead puts it more in line with other ratings, may need to fix that soon) Score edited 28/01/26
Interesting one to get from this list. Kind of surprised a soundtrack made it onto this list. There were some nice parts. I quite enjoyed the piano playing. But it felt a bit disjointed listening to it as an album, I think this is perhaps best enjoyed with the film itself(not that I've watched it).
De menos en más en ciertos momentos. Al medio disco suele ser tedioso y no para todos los oídos. Ojo, no digo que sea malo pero si algo complicado de escuchar. Le daré una nueva oportunidad para saber si es lo que todos pintan o no.
Never watched or even heard of the movie this soundtrack was created for. It has an interesting sound, good sort of background music. Kinda gave me Pink Floyd vibes for a few of the songs? Like there's a sort of experimental, atmospheric rock sound. I like it.
Extremely haunting record which links to a The Virgin Suicides. I enjoyed this record though, it was quite interesting to listen to the gloomy electronica. It brought out a sinister sense of malaise, coupled with the clipped vocals and droning instruments. I enjoyed ‘Playground Love’ and ‘Bathroom Girl’ the other tracks tapped into the mood of the film. Which to me read as dread and the discovery of something sinister. To conclude it was a nice listen 3.5/5 - GEMV (15.01.2026)
I don't know about this one. Obviously a different experience since it's a score. I did forget this when I was listening and I kept thinking "why is this on here". I don't want to give it 2, cause it's actually fine. I just don't really feel like giving it 3 either... I'll give it 2. No I'll give it 3
5/10 – Mediocre
Love it. It reminds me of some later stuff I've gotten into that is more laid back, almost background music. I could absolutely add this to my rotation for listening to during work. I like the instrumental focus, the low-key psych-rock shoegazer vibe. I'll dock it just one star because it's not ideal as a standalone work, which should be expected from a film score. I'll almost certainly check out more work from Air though.
Surprisingly enjoyable, but what killed it from being really fantastic is some of the spoken word stuff...just completely unnecessary. The track The Word Hurricane was fantastic...what a great, chill groove and then all of a sudden there's someone talking about actual hurricanes and how they start. Either sing and talk over all of the music or absolutely none of it, but to do it at random places throughout is just jarring and doesn't make sense. There's a lot of cool stuff here, I might want to come back to this.
Had never heard of this album before. It was different for me! Really liked the first song
sehr interessant
"This doesn't work as an album" Only if you are weak of will lol
It was pretty good. Vibe heavy.
Chill. I like their stuff. Not my favourite on first listen but will easily listen again.
It's been several years since I saw this, but I do remember the music being a significant factor in the aesthetic of the movie. This score is timeless and modern at the same time. There's a looming sense of inevitability that permeates the score which makes it riveting and also terrifying. It's absolutely beautiful while being incredibly uncomfortable for me to listen to without feeling anxious. it's so many opposite things at once! I love it, but I don't like it. I'm gonna go cry now.
3.5
3.5
Pretty cool. Early 70s Pink Floyd vibes like on the soundtrack to the film “More”.
Love this album
Not keen on this. Not a patch on Moon Safari
Oui, c'est bon.
yeah, nah
Kind of cool and atmospheric. Especially the beginning. The last track was a bit of a downer.
Didn't really get much from this without the context of the film. Not bad though.
Not bad by any means, but I feel it would probably sound a lot better watching the movie tied to it.
I liked the first song, thought maybe this would be a nice chill album that made for good background music, but the rest got a little too experimental for me.
I just didn’t care for it. Didn’t move me to any newfound interest in this band.
I only listened to highschool lover before. Other songs shocked me with their eeriness i loved it.
a whole load of humming, synths brashly placed here and there. simple but somehow incoherent???? ok too wildly underdeveloped to hold itself up. out of 13, only 3 tracks stood out to me as having even a semblance of clear melodic direction. wouldn’t come back
Nice background music to revisit
Pretty nice to have on but never going to get me that excited. Maybe I should watch the film
Chill album I had not listened to before.
Bueno
Loved their album Moon Safari and this also didn't disappoint. While less vocals than Moon Safari I still feel that each instrumental had its own identity and it didn't feel like one long mash of melodies. As a fan of the book I also enjoyed the spoken word parts. It all felt very Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds - and that's a compliment from me.
Its good the listen while doing something or to just let the time pass. Otherwise, its just a generic ambient.
That is a trippy dark album. I feel like I should have been on mushrooms while listening
Really chilled, moody stuff, written for a great dark movie. It has a strong jazzy retro vibe, it´s almost lounge music. Fav: Playground love
Good
Really cool sou track. Don’t listen to many but this one is well out together. I’d give it a 3 since I don’t think I’d revisit much, but I enjoy it a lot.
I thought some of this was very pretty music.
I like this but am not sure it’s a must listen if you’ve already got some Air in your life.
- achei mt parecido com pink floyd
SoOK. Not something I’d probably loop back to, but it’s chill and different.
4/5
one of THE soundtracks
# Album Name: Virgin Suicides # Artist: Air # Rating: 3/5 # Comments: I love a bit of Air. But this album doesnt deserve to be on here imo. Its a decent listen. Very chill vibe but hardly groundbreaking. Good to have on in the background. # Top Tunes: Playground love / highschool lover / dead bodies # Would I listen to it again? Yes
Ok. ★★★
Slow easy put me to sleep
Listen to any video game soundtrack from this era and you get the same experience
Great background musoc
Pretentious choice
scho so viel vo dene ghört. luftibufti. french tötsch und so. nonie riiichtig glost. seehr sanft hä. playground love hetmer etz no gfalle. clouds up macht no cooli harmonischi sache. aber da isch jetz würkli filmmusig hä. bathroom girl seehr schöni drums und d striicher au gad suuper. aber he jo s isch afoch au bitz hintergrund musig? suuper gueti aber joa dark messages au wieder sehr spannend und so. sehr hmmm. sehr uuh achtung! dirty trip isch seehr schön schräg. recht cool. highschool lover hani no denkt tönt wie playground lover. mitem name machts sinn. de bass isch super. irgendwie tönts würkli afoch französisch? afternoon sister au wieder cute aber halt 3 spure oder so. ok strings. sie schaffed wenigstens mit motiv und so. tönt als wäri mega am hate aber finds tatsächlich recht schön.
nonie würkli air glost! die sind safe scho vill am paleo uuftaucht hahaha playground love findi schomal recht cool, s saxophone(?) isch ultraawarm hans gfühl, das chönnt ih beidi richtige gah hahah jaa sither hetmi nüt meh begeisteret dark messages findi s xylophon megaa cool, aber iwie tutmer de hall fast chli ide ohre weh, naja denn de übergang zu the word hurricane recht coooool ghost song findi reecht cool, es het chli die unheimlichi stimmig s letschte lied findi seeehr cool, git eim hslt nochli meh ihblick in film (gahn ich zumindest mal devoo uus) jaa ich glaub wemmer de film kennt wärs scho nomal chli cooler gsi eso han ich mega cool gfunde, wiemmer d atmosphäre mit überchunnt aber schlussendlich het mich jz halt doch wenig so mitgrisse (was bimene movie soundtrack au nöd umbedingt s ziel isch)
It's Air so it's great, though I would pick other albums over this one. The topic is heavy. I should really see the film. Interesting that they tried at times to sync the music to the movie, and at other times tried to create songs that stand on their own.
Like the book and movie, I'm always found this album to be beautiful, sad, but a little elusive. But, s the album itself points out, I've never been a 13 uear old girl. Still one of the more striking and memorable soundtracks out there.
Boring and inoffensive for the most part. Again I don’t feel soundtracks should be on this list. Last track literally is just narrating what happens in the movie, so I’m glad I now never have to watch it. lol
If I could give this negative stars I would
this was fine. Cool movie soundtrack. I feel weird that I’ve never seen this movie.
chill record
Mysterious but also not the most essential listen
I’ve never watched this film before and when looking it up, this was nowhere near the movie plot I was imagining as this soundtrack played..
Pretty cool and vibey.
I like movie soundtracks and Air. Pretty solid listen.
i actually love this album. it’s so good
2000s electronica. Soundtrack for the movie. Very minimalist in parts but overall very atmospheric and beautiful. Floaty and dream like.
Relaxing, well-crafted but almost too subdued - doesn't beat Moon Safari 3.4
When Moon Safari first came out I enjoyed some of the songs, but some were just a bit too French Electronica for me. The base is always a bit bouncy in French electronica, so even when it’s a dark song the base lifts it to a place where it shouldn’t be. In comparison, any of the soundtracks done by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have the same dark undertones, but the base reflects this. It’s not whimsy. Overall, this was just about fine. I can listen to a whole Air album because the whimsy air just does my head in. I listened to all of this and as a result my head was done in.
Soundtracks are rarely great without the moving pictures. Perhaps this one works for the film. It is otherwise very meh
I only read the book, didn’t see the movie, but Air’s tracks seem to perfectly capture that ineffable melancholy of the Lisbon family. Air excels at creating songs that are pure feeling. The distorted narration of “Suicide Underground” captures that mood of longing, wanting to know the truth but kept at a distance, the elegant sadness. Gorgeous.
I love the moody, well crafted analogue soundscapes and the pushing drum and bass grooves. As others have pointed out, this is a soundtrack first and an LP second. Having not seen the movie, this lessens the exprience.
great book, great movie, good album but Sloan's songs were just as important to the atmosphere of the movie as Air's
What the devil? Ok, I will accept the premise that instrumental soundtracks are a part of music culture. While I didn’t hate this listen, music made specifically for a movie come across as a bit unmoored without the actual movie. I suppose these kinds of albums would resonate much more strongly for massive fans of the movie. To me, it sounded alright. I really hope (and pray) that the Star Wars soundtrack is not a part of this journey.
Generally enjoyed this ‘album’, but it’s not meant to be something that stands alone. The criteria for success is how the music fits with the film/story, not as a listening experience. That’s the main reason for the two (2). Is why was this included? Would you enter an hog in a dog agility contest? Doesn’t matter how nice that swine is, it’s a different beast altogether
A vibe. Familiar with out being familiar. Always a fun listen.
Music to walk out of a theater at the end of the movie. I liked the movie, but didn't feel like the soundtrack was amazing or warranted an entry on this list. It's funny how I'm getting more and more frustrated as I get further into this list. Please, please somebody change the algorithim to give me a good album this week!
Maybe it’s better in context of the movie?
moody, mellow, edgy - a lot of interesting songs with just beats (makes me want to finally watch the movie)
The love child of Serge Gainsbourg and Kraftwerk, the father of Daft Punk. What's not to fall in love with?
banger album til en banger film
Synes den giver fin mening på listen fordi pladen bare *er* bedre end filmen (selvom filmen også er fin).
Pretty good! Had some songs I've definitely heard before.
It bored me but it was interesting enough to not give it a 1.
I started out with high hopes for this album, because I like ambient, atmospheric, instrumental music, and I've liked other works from this group, however this one didn't do it for me. I spent most of the time bored and hoping for the next album to start. Maybe it would make a difference if I was familiar with the movie/story?
It's not objectively bad, but didn't do anything for me. It's probably just fine as a soundtrack, but even if I had seen the movie I can't imagine wanting to listen to this album.
Spotify Playlist played Massive Attack and then Tricky right after that. 5/5
OK
A likeable listen. It's funny how something using retro sounds can be so closely dated to when it actually came out. I wonder why they chose to pitch shift the actor's voice at the end. I don't remember it like that in the film and it's a bit annoying. Are there any other soundtrack albums on the list? Does this one get around some kind of moratorium because it is billed as a score and Air are a pop act rather than a composer. Bernard Herrmann, Ennio Morricone, John Barry arguably all put out soundtrack scores at least as worthy of a spot. You'll have your own favourites I'm sure. There don't seem to be any modern composers on the list either apart from John Zorn. No Philip Glass, no Steve Reich, no Gavin Bryars, no Terry Riley, no John Cage.
This was incredibly boring. 2/5
Couldn’t really get behind this one. Most of the album is slow ambient music with no words. This is what I would consider studying music. Just listening to it at face value doesn't really do much for me.
This album made me curious to listen to Air's actual albums. It's got some cool points, though as many others have stated, being a soundtrack mostly serves as background music. Not going to think too hard about this one. Enjoyed it more than "Shaft" which was my last soundtrack, some cool instrumentals and effects throughout. Don't know if I'll really do more listening to it, but might want to keep a few songs in rotation. 3 stars.
Haven't listened to Air before. Haven't seen the movie. Thoroughly enjoyed the album. May have to give the movie a shot now.
Well I figured it was bound to happen. I dont feel soundtracks should be included on this list. But I guess since this soundtrack is done by one band that counts. I do enjoy Sophia Coppola as a Director, and I did see this movie once, never read the book. I am a fan of movie soundtracks, but I feel they only work well listening as an album, if you already know the movie so well, that you can listen to thw soundtrack and imagine the scenes of the movie playing in your head. But neither the movie or the music of the film, resonated or stuck with me at the time I saw it. This wasn't all that great, even though I recognized a few tracks. So if we are including scores on this list ... I can many other soundtracks that are better and with actual composers.
Air's "The Virgin Suicides" is a dreamy soundscape, but it occasionally drifts into the background. The album excels in its restraint, creating a delicate atmosphere that perfectly complements the film. It's a collection of **12** tracks. However, the music sometimes lacks a strong emotional punch, leaving the listener wanting more. A solid **3.5** stars for its evocative quality.
Amazing
Good instrumental album for working.
Like this album but not all the movie quotes
God absolutely beautiful album washing, ambient waves floating on your back in an electric ocean. Perfect mix of synthy Magic, brass and that big kazoo that uses a reed. That speech at the end is haunting. Never seen the movie, it’s on the list now.
VIBES.
PRE-LISTENING: I have not seen the film so this will not have any nostalgic value for me, but I am going to try to go in with an open mind. That being said, I am not encouraged by the description of the group as a "French electronic music duo." WHILE LISTENING: I like this more than I thought I would. But it definitely seems like at least a passing familiarity with the film would help. Being a film score with very few lyrics, this is pretty good music to have on in the background while working. The opening of "High School Lover" sounds almost exactly like Pink Floyd's "Great Gig in the Sky" (and reminiscent of "Breathe.") I chuckled aloud when I heard this really upbeat song and went to look at the title and it was "Dead Bodies." POST-LISTENING: A pleasant surprise! I may even check out the movie eventually. Sounds like a light-hearted romp.
I really enjoyed this. I hadn't heard of the band before the 1001, and had the album "Moon Safari" earlier. Good stuff!
Went into this one completely blind and really enjoyed it. Loved the groove and instrumetals
I love that band name Cool cover too Playground love is really good interesting, 3/5
This was fine but not very memorable
This was fine. Apparently this was the soundtrack to the movie The Virgin Suicides, which I’ve never seen. It is a nice ambient album but I’m somewhat confused why it’s on this list. It’s good, but not clearly better than the million other albums I’ve heard in this genre. If you’re looking for something in this vein, Explosions In The Sky (from Friday Night Lights) is my recommendation
It was fine, definitely felt like what it was, background music for a movie. Not entirely sure how it made it on to this list
Soundtracks/film scores don't belong here! Although this was a fun listen, especially for just a mostly instrumental. Top tracks: "Playground Love," "Highschool Lover," "Ghost Song"
I've never seen this movie or heard this soundtrack, but apparently both are good? Idk. The whole thing feels like a Final Fantasy soundtrack. There's no part of this that I couldn't hear without seeing Cloud walking thru an overworld. Sephiroth in the wings at all times. This is not derogatory! I enjoyed it. But if this is one of the best film scores ever, per the critics, then damn, idk what we're doing. One of the things I do for this whole exercise is put it on in the background and see if I can tell when the first song that gets algo-generated after I finish the album comes on. I couldn't on this one. 2
--Playground Love...titillating --Clouds Up...computer guitars. nice --Bathroom Girl...I like the bells (glockenspiel?) and bass --Cemetary Party...[sic]? has a funeral procession-like feel. There's a choral sound in the background but highly digitized. it works --Dark Messages...ooooh, dreamy. Like a creepy Nutcracker Suite --The Word Hurricane...hard to relate to this one without seeing what's represented on screen. It's interesting, though --Dirty Trip...nice bass. feels like an instrumental Radiohead would make --Highschool Lover...acoustic reprise of 'Playground Love' --Afternoon Sister...the glockenspiel is back --Ghost Song...Pink Floyd coded --Empty House...haunted house vibes --Dead Bodies...a strange but welcome change of pace. this kicks. I wonder what's on screen while this is playing. --Suicide Underground...slowed down dialogue (the entire plot?) from the movie on top of a meandering instrumental. The preceding tracks felt like a cohesive album and this closer seems so "film". Is this what plays over the credits? It's also 6 minutes long. Don't like that.
Interesting. Hints of Pink Floyd in a few songs.
It was good but I’m kinda anti film scores being on the list
Ummm... This isn't "Moon Safari." Why isn't this "Moon Safari"? It's supposed to be "Moon Safari". Air has one, and only one, album that everyone should listen to before they die. And that album is... "Moon Safari" This album is good. But it's no "Moon Safari".
It's not bad. It's basically like background music.
Bit weird, but I'm on my 350th album to review so, I suppose, so am I.
I love Air. This is a very decent album.
Solid instrumentals that unfortunately fall into the background a little too often to fully appreciate
Okay - meget chilleren - ikke noget jeg ville lytte meget til.
An ok follow up to moon safari, good but nothing to back over the previous album.
It's solid work for a background track but feels like it shouldn't be on this list.
Soulless muzak
This was pretty cool. I've never seen the movie, now I kind of want to
I am neither familiar with the movie or series nor band behind this album. I did not know what to expect. It was a nice listen while doing garage chores on a Saturday afternoon. Not sure it would come out in other settings. I'm placing it in the middle - neither offensive nor compelling. 3/5
Borrrrring
Adding soundtracks to this list feels like a bit like walking a tightrope. Soundtracks are so context dependent that I feel like it's hard to be noticed musically, unless it's something that you're really keyed into. Because I also think that people who like soundtracks generally mostly listen to exclusively soundtracks. All of that said, this is actually a really good soundtrack, and a pretty good addition to the list of 1001 albums. All of the songs are pretty varied enough that it doesn't sound like you're just re-listening to a theme over and over again with different harmonies or instruments. And actually, the vibraphone (or synthesized vibraphone; I can't really tell) is really great on this album. It's one of my favorite instruments, and it's just used really well on this album. I'm not sure this is a slam dunk top 1,001 album of all-time, but I enjoyed this a lot more than I'm really willing to admit. Favorite Song(s): Dark Messages, Highschool Lover
I really wasn't excited to listen an out-of-context soundtrack to a movie I've never seen, especially given how underwhelming I found Moon Safari, but I was pleasantly surprised! I really liked this album. It creates a really nice, often disconcerting atmosophere, and I found that it went to some more interesting places than Moon Safari did. I especially liked the track Dirty Trip. Definitely one I'll be throwing on again while working or studying. I just listed in my car, so I'm excited to revisit it with a solid pair of headphones. 4/5.
this had some really good songs, i did enjoy it, quite a heavenly sound to some parts
Soundtrack album to a movie I have not seen, but plan to one of these years. Very trippy and would have been a great listen baked. Last song on the album kinda spoils the plot?
Encore une preuve que le générateur m'épie en dehors de mon heure d'écoute journalière. Je réécoutais la veille l'excellent Moon Safari, pis là on me génère par pur coïncidence le follow up du band. En tout cas, je chiale pas, c'est de la bonne zique, pis en plus ça viens avec un flim! Je devrais l'écouter, c'est pas la première foisque j'en entend parlé, je ferais peut-être une critique de film prochainement (je me demande si il y a un 1001 movies generator...) _ YOOO, Cyril back in da house! Tu n'y a pas été de main morte, il y a beaucoup de stock à décortiquer! On va y aller sur plusieurs jour aussi, sinon je vais y passer la journée... Bon, je pense que je vais choisir un autre album que Brain Salad finalement, pour éviter de torturer davantage 🤣 Anyway, ça aurait été à l'encontre de mon message qu'il y a trop d'albums anglo-saxon dans la liste, donc la chasse continue. Pour rebondir là-dessus, je suis content qu'on n'ai pas le même profil musical, il y a plus de spice et ça permet aussi de meilleurs suggestion d'écoutes qui nous sort de nos bands et genres usuels. D'ailleurs, j'ai vraiment trippé sur le band MASERATI que t'as recommandé sous Ping Pong Go (je te laisse le lien de l'animation que j'ai fait pour la chanson Corvette: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4gvjhrLgvo) Je serais aussi bien curieux d'entendre le band de ton chum qui joue du gamelan, j'ai jamais entendu parlé de ce drôle d'instrument, je me demande comment ça sonne Je pensais pas que tu lisais toute mes reviews pour vrai! Ça me rajoute plus de pression d'un coup, j'ai vraiment écris des daubes dernièrement, après +900 critiques tu perds du jus. Je sais pas comment tu fais d'ailleurs pour écrire une dissertation universitaire à chaque jour, chapeau! Pour revenir sur l'album de Kollaps brièvement, la vibe sur l'album est exactement la même que sur le génial film Funny Games, de Michael Haneke, je te le recommande si tu veux passer une soirée anxiogène! Ça c'est fou malade! T'étais voisin de Manu Dibango! Genre t'allais chez lui pis vous danciez sur du afro-beat jusqu'au petites heures de la nuit! Je t'envie Bon, je vais poursuivre demain, joyeux HALLOWEEN! (vous fêtez ça en France, right?)
Not my bag
Huge start, then fairly forgettable
I hate that crap, but the cover art was cool
Excellent, moody, atmospheric electronic soundtrack music. The last song was the only one I didn’t enjoy.
Ytlig film, ytlig musik
Fascinating and captivating
I prefer Moon Safari (1998)
It's really boring
Expected a 1-2 star album, got a 4 star!
Cool dreamy soundtrack. I'm surprised that this is a genre on here. I was a fan of the movie as a teen, but I feel like if I wasn't I would have enjoyed this less.
In my memory, this was a great album. Now, 25 years later, I have a different opinion. It got boring pretty quickly. I even got annoyed at some point: it just always kinda the seem thing. Maybe I am just having a bad day. 2/5
Cool, ambient, feelings, space. What’s this move lie about? The future? Or the past? I’ll look it up
Great background music, so for a soundtrack that makes sense.. I watched this movie way back in the day but don’t remember much about it. Decent listening but more engaging albums score higher for me, 3/5
Solid not as good as moon safari
Quite solid; not big into electronic but the shorter song length made it a bit more captivating. Should probs watch the film for the full effect
Obviously very interesting, but I feel like I'm totally missing quite a lot of the context given that there's meant to be a film attached to it. I think Air are probably the perfect band to score a film since quite a lot of their music feels very ambient/background in the best possible way, where it doesn't intrude on whatever is happening in the film. Also they're great at just making instrumental songs, and even if there are lyrics, they aren't too sophisticated. In the same way as Moon Safari, this is also very atmospheric, as well as very emotional. Not really any downsides, I think it functions perfectly fine as a film soundtrack. Favourite songs: Playground love, clouds up, bathroom girl, the word hurricane, dirty trip, highschool lover and some more that I maybe missed. Overall around 7/10
Surprised, I never really went and listened fully to this OST. I love Moon safari and from the first listen this album instantly feels very solid. Relaxing, calming, chill, solid piece of work, probably 4 stars.
I enjoyed the moody ambiance of this album, particularly "Playground Love" and its sultry saxophone. I'd listen to this again.
3.5/5 Very entertaining. Found out this was a soundtrack-ish album. Recognised some scenes when I looked it up and am curious what the movie’s about.
Ehhh. This was ok in parts but also mega annoying. Its a solid 2.5 I've not seen the movie, but I did give up on the book half way through. I think maybe it's just not my sort of thing 2 ⭐️
For a movie soundtrack this was very good!