Reviews (page 4 of 9)
I am working from home but now I am afraid to be alone. Absolutely loved it!
I likes a lot of the ambiance on this one, but it often kind of fell too much in the background and I forgot to notice it. That can be a sign of good ambiance, but it's hard to say since I forgot to notice Standouts Suicide Underground 3/5
Somehow got both Air albums in the first 30 albums. I won't call them bad but I'm not upset that they won't be appearing again on this list; it's just not my cup of tea. I have never seen this movie, I don't know what it is about. I will say I found this to be my preferred album of the two, I liked it way more than I expected. Favorite songs: PLayground Love, Bathroom Girl, Dead Bodies
Fantastic!
pretty good, did not finish tho but i like the airy vibe
I watched The Virgin Suicides, but not once the the score/soundtrack stand out to me. On it's own Air's Virgin Suicides is like their other work I've heard; just as breezy and spacy, but this time, with more than a hint of melancholy and malaise. I also enjoy the inclusion of electronics. In ways, Air flirts with post-rock and trip-hop, especially on the song, "The Word Hurricane".
Air’s brand of moody understated electronic music works extremely well in soundtrack form. Wonderful album, I just wish there were a few more tracks with vocals because the opener is such a great song. Favorite tracks- “Playground Love,” “Highschool Lover, “Dead Bodies” 8/10
Ok not great
Interesante como música de película, pero...eso es todo, y ya.
Surprised by how much I liked this one
Best Song: Playground Love This is a powerful soundtrack that, while I have never seen the movie The Virgin Suicides, feels like it could fit in as the background music to a lot of things. Melodic and powerful. While this may not be in my top 5 all time soundtracks, it is a very powerful album musically and make me appreciate the music of the time (yes, even the electronica that I normally dislike). 4/5.
I got the first Joy Division album yesterday, and I think that’s made me realise that I prefer my electronic music to be dark and moody. This is OK. I quite enjoyed it, but nothing really grabbed me other than the spoken word elements, the last of which reminded me of The Necromancer from Rush’s old Caress of Steel album that I played to death in university.
Pleasant
mmmm
Nice ljudlandskap, men inte så mycket mer. Coola ackordsföljder man kan sno, men kommer nog inte lyssna på igen. Kanske om jag bara fokuserar på albumet eller ser filmen?
Banda sonora de “Las virgenes suicidas”, el film de Sophia Coppola, este álbum representa una apuesta original de la directora de dotar su película de una banda electro-ambient y alejarse de lo orquestal. No he visto la película, pero como parece, los temas están concebidos para escucharse independientemente del contexto cinematográfico. Para mí, una perfecta conjunción de la electrónica para crear atmósferas intrigantes y también ensoñadoras y de instrumentos convencionales que nos mantienen en el plano de la realidad al mismo tiempo. Muy agradable a la escucha aunque puede resultar algo monótono. Para mí, un notable.
Love the Air vibes
Spacey stuff
Really enjoyed this album, some great songs that I will listen to frequently
Sounded nice, but a bit bland and too mellow
Playground Love 3.3 Clouds Up 3.4 Bathroom Girl 3.2 Cemetary Party 3.3 Dark Messages 1.4 The Word 'Hurricane' 3 Dirty Trip 3.2 Highschool Lover (theme from The Virgin Suicides) 3.1 Afternoon Sister 3 Ghost Song 3.1 Empty House 2.7 Dead Bodies 3 Suicide Underground 3 Score: 2.976923077
That's not my taste in music - boring
Great album!
I’m kinda against film scores being on this list, however I love Air (French band) so
Oh man I loved this movie. The album really fits the vibe and mood of the movie extremely well. Not my favorite genre, but in connection with the movie it works well. On its own, not something I would choose to listen to again. 3⭐️
Very excellent mood setting for an excellent movie. Not sure if it stands alone in the way that a traditional studio album would though.
Really cool album/soundtrack. Doesn’t go on too long. Keeps it fresh. There is a little of that early 2000 massive attack sound in there, but it doesn’t taint it too much.
Le genre de BO qui donne envie de découvrir le film pour lequel elle a été créée.
Excellent
Something felt odd about this album, but seeing that it is a film soundtrack explains that. (Honestly, I wish there were more soundtracks on the list, this is my second one that I am aware of and I am 600+ albums in.) It's a very good electronic score, but there are fumbles in a few points for me - especially the narration track at the end, which is fine but seems unnecessary. Favorite track: "Dirty Trip"
This album feels like you really need to see the film to get it. I saw it years ago and dont remember anything about it. As a standalone album, it's fine, with a kind of gauzy, dreamy, pleasant vibe. Even a song called "Dead Bodies" doesn't stray too far from this. The final song, especially, with its spoken word summary of the film, while haunting, is just more off-putting than anything. I guess you had to see the film (and remember it).
I saw The Virgin Suicides for the first time this year. Its an atmospheric film, technically very well done, but it just kind of washed over me and didnt make an impact. This soundtrack here provokes basically the same reaction. Its fine, but not sure why its here. Highschool Lover is pretty iconic, or maybe its not and the movies just fresh in my mind, i dont know, its the only song i remembered anyway. I like the soundtrack but will almost surely never listen again. If we're doing soundtracks, throw some Angelo Badalamenti on there for his work on Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, or the Straight Story, that guy was a legend
I was not expecting the dose of prog that the latter part of this album brought.
consummate and perfect rainy day chill out album
This was nice, also kind of just sounded like most Air albums I know and surprised to see a movie soundtrack on this list??? But fine yeah sure I liked it
Not great
Not really my vibe, was tedious to get through.
I love early Air, but this feels a little piecemeal, and I would never listen to it when Moon Safari and Talkie Walkie exist
- very mysterios - deep - makes or helps you think - experimental i like it a lot!
🗯 French cool meets suburban melancholy — the perfect setup for Sofia Coppola’s dreamy cinema. I’ve never seen the film, but this soundtrack still plays beautifully on its own. Air were already masters of atmosphere after Moon Safari, and here they distil that elegance into something more spectral and cinematic. It’s less a collection of songs than a mood — gauzy synths, woozy strings, and shadows of guitar drifting like smoke. ‘Playground Love’ is the stunner — languid, sensual, haunting — easily one of Air’s best moments. The rest of the score is more ambient, but never boring: it hums along with a kind of weightless sadness that feels strangely universal. Even without the visuals, you get why Coppola’s films are known for this kind of vibe: intimate, detached, strangely glamorous melancholy. It might not demand constant replays, but when you let it run, it casts a spell. One of those albums that proves a soundtrack can stand as its own complete world. Verdict: Excellent (cinematic mood piece, anchored by one undeniable classic) For fans of: Air’s Moon Safari, moody Moby, Boards of Canada, soundtracks that create more mood than movement
I thought this was pretty good the first song was really good
I never listened to Air before this project, and I can say that they're a find for me. I quite enjoy their music. Since this is a score and not a soundtrack, the tracks are short, like little quick bullet points rather than fully fleshed out ideas. It's perfectly fine for background music, but I am not sure I'd enjoy it as much if I were just listening to it without other distractions. The music is lovely and Air is good at what they do. Giving this a 3 because of it being a score and not a soundtrack.
Hmmmm, I’m just not sure a soundtrack works in the same way on this list. Sure, it’s good arrangement and background music, but feels a totally different experience to listen to it as an album. Feels like it’s missing something, and I guess that’s the picture that accompanies it. Any soundtrack albums I’ve got so far have landed a bit flat, but this maybe better than the others. And as a soundtrack, nothing particularly outstanding or interesting. So again, seems a strange selection for this list. (2.5)
20.30, hima, sennheiser, qobuz finally some good FUCKING music!!! ei mut oikeesti mitä tää tekee täällä. tää on soundtrack? ei levy?
It's a good soundtrack, which means it's music that mostly fades into the background of whatever you're doing. I listened to it while I worked, and it just faded into the background. As an album I'd go out of my way to listen to? Maybe one or two tracks, but not the entire thing.
To be honest, I never did quite get the hype around this project/band. I mean, it's not horrible or anything like that, but it is not absolutely stellar either. It has all the right to exist and I'm sure it'll be greatly appreciated by fans of a music style that is not mine...at all
9/23/2025 - had never listened to this before. Nothing really stood out as amazing, but some parts especially the intermixed spoken word parts stood out as being 'off' compared to the rest of the record. Good for work/focus time.
Listening to this on a rainy fall afternoon just felt so right
3/5
I guess the makers of the list included this album because Air is a good band. While some of the tracks work as an album on their own, others don't.
Classic
The entire album has a haunting and melancholic vibe and the tracks were chill but interesting throughout. I haven't seen the movie, but this soundtrack does a good job of taking the listener through an emotional journey so in that respect it's a success. I did enjoy listening to this but I can't see myself listening to any of the tracks by themselves, both because I prefer more upbeat music and I think it's a case where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
This fucking slaps
J'ai vu le film y'a quelques temps que j'avais bien aimé mais sans plus, je connaissais la première piste playground love que j'aime beaucoup par ailleurs. Le resto de l'album, vibe un peu Pink Floyd, mystère, un peu érotique par moment, sympa mais bon surtout à remettre dans le contexte du film car très instrumental
C’est une BO de film donc c’est un mindset ! J’adore le film
Intéressant, j'écoute très peu de BO de films. Je connaissais deja Playground Love et j'aime beaucoup. Après je trouve le reste inégal, j'ai bien aimé Dirty Trip et Highschool Lover mais j'imagine que c'est normal vu que la musique doit coller au film avant tout. La jaquette est très stylée aussi ! 3/5
Excellent vibes with a haunting final track
Vrlo floydi iz sedamdesetih
Toller Soundtrack, werde den Film wohl mal schauen, wenn ich Zeit finde.
Very chill and relaxing
This is probably the coolest movie score I’ve ever listened to. I was hooked from the start, and I stayed hooked until the very end. There is a dark, ethereal tone to this album. It's almost a bit spooky in places? This entire score is just a beautiful testament to what music can do and how deeply it can make you feel things, even without saying much. I've never seen The Virgin Suicides, but its score has enticed me. I will for sure be watching soon and for sure be listening to some of these tracks again.
Very good, liked all of the songs !
фильм не смотрел - а музыку послушал. без контекста не выкупил.
Highlight Song/s: Clouds Up and Dirty Trip I really do wish some of the tracks were longer. They seem like they are about to take off and in great shape, and you know sky's the limit. Then it just ENDS. I'm like awe man, it was getting so good, I know its a soundtrack album, but it doesn't lessen the blow.
I don't even care it's a soundtrack, because it's one hell of a soundtrack. So good.
Dope
Whilst I think it was a great soundtrack for a wonderful film, I don't tend to enjoy soundtracks without the visuals. This has a great few tracks however, and Air of this era were superb.
First song was deceptive, rest of album was interesting and unique. Explored a lot of sounds and genres. No idea what the movie is about based on the music. 7/10
I liked it
It's whatever. It's fine. I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it. Prob won't listen to it again, though; it's just not that interesting. I gotta wonder, though: If we're doing film scores on this list, how is this boring (yet harmless) album here and nothing by John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Alan Sylvestri, or any number of other notable film score composers who have done way better work? 3 plain vanilla stars. Yawn.
I just can't see myself giving this a higher score than 3. It's a sound track album, it fits a mood and a tone. It isn't bad, but the purpose of it is lost as just a regular piece of music
Bit surprised to see this album here. I always thought that Air were a one trick pony in that Moon Safari was their only album of note. I’ve already reviewed that and it is an album I am fond of so wondered what was so special about this one to warrant being on the list. As it turned out I thought if anything it was marginally better than Moon Safari. A very pleasant listen although like Moon Safari it suffers from becoming a bit monotonous. One to listen to with the lights out when trying to work something out in your head. Not for a long car journey on an Autoroute as the consequence may require intervention by Gendarmerie nationale Oh La La! 3/5 8/9/25
This blend of moody house/EDM combined with bombastic drumming/grooves is definitely my cup of tea. While I'm a bit hesitant at the author's decision to include soundtrack albums, I will admit that this listen has inspired me to go watch a movie I otherwise probably never would have heard of, so I'll give it props for that.
This is a tough one to rate as an album given it wasn't written to be listened to on its own. As a result the majority of songs are really just sketches, many based on the same theme with the same mood. The opener works best as a "real" song (probably because of the vocals), though "The Word Hurricane" and a couple songs near the end also exhibit some evolution throughout. The rest mostly just build on the same melody until they end. Of course there's a reason for that, so the question is how much should my rating account for the fact you're missing something by just listening to this. In the end I'm going with a 2 because I wouldn't want to hear this again, though I can't deny that it sounds lovely and is well produced.
Background music for a movie. Doesn’t belong here.
good maybe i'll watch a movie
I hope the soundtrack to A Clockwork Orange is on this list. At least that's a great album to listen to regardless of having seen the film. Right, right? If you plan on seeing this movie, don't listen to the last song here.
Tried this. Even had it on vinyl. Freaked me out. Sold it.
Even if it's a little weird to have a OST in here, this album's atmosphere is AMAZING
Great soundtrack
Je me rappelle surtout du film. Bon soundtrack
02/09/2025 A very chilled, harmless album. Spotify listeners: 4.8 million
Interesting listen. I stopped to read the lyrics of the final track (Suicide Underground). I didn't realize this album was a soundtrack and after reading the IMDB info on the movie, I may check it out too. I'll have to re-listen to this album as well.
This kind of electronic music isn’t really my thing, but I found myself enjoying it, for the most part. There are a couple of weirder tracks with a lot of spoken words that I didn’t care for, but overall this one rates a 3 from me.
no es su mejor album
Cover 5 Never heard of them. Great for sleeping or studying. If I'm trying to stay awake though, not for me.
Sometimed the album doesnt really Match the mood of the day.
Suspenseful?
Meh
I never got around to seeing The Virgin Suicides, so I can't really say how well the music suits the mood of the movie - both were well-recieved at the time so I'm willing to accept it does exactly what is required. The dreamlike, melancholy tone that runs through the album certainly seems fitting, and, yeah, I like this - the skewed melodic themes, the instrumentation is all very tasteful... at times it conjures up images of obscure 80s TV sci-fi series rather than coming-of-age 90s drama, and that is not necessarily a bad thing. But let's not get carried away, for the most part, this is just background music at best. A thumbs up from me, but it's not going to be something I return to often.
Variations on a theme.
Bien, me llevo un like. Tiene una atmósfera que me hace pensar que conozco los temas aunque sepa que no. Nota: 3.9
When this started, all I could think was "Man, this sure sounds like Pink Floyd's early instrumental stuff. The synths. The saxes. The vibe." But as it went on, they developed their own sound and vibe. Sure, some of the track names are kinda 2000's cringe ("Clouds Up," "Cemetery Party," "Bathroom Girl") but I think they do kind of fit well with this alternative vibe the album gives off. And I can't think of anything better, so what do I know? It was only after listening to it that I realized it was a soundtrack. What a movie it must be, then. I'm now curious to watch it purely because of the soundtrack. It makes sense, though, given the abundance of instrumentals. It would've been easy for the tracks to sound similar to each other, given that soundtracks often have themes and leitmotifs. But not this one, from what I could tell. That honestly made it passable as a regular release album and not a soundtrack. This was a good one. A fun listen. Really creative stuff, and really changing the expectations for albums from this list. This is an example of the kind of album I wanted to discover from this project, and I'm very glad to have heard it. Four stars. Standout Tracks: Playground Love, Clouds Up, The Word Hurricane, Dirty Trip, Highschool Lover, Dead Bodies
Good vibe, very chill, but most songs were lyric-less and a little too boring.
Ahh I've heard of Air, maybe I know some songs too, not sure yet. The album cover is cool, inviting, makes me wanna listen to it. I do like the genre so I think it's gonna be good. Mm the Album name is fun too, wonder what it is about hm. Apparently it's a movie soundtrack too, I wonder if I should just watch the movie and then listen or vice versa. I watched the movie, mm liked it, and now soundtrack alone would be more nostalgic since it's been 2-3 says since I watched it. First song, this is very known the melody was quite familiar. There was noise when this was playing the movie so only later realized it. Anyway I fuck with this. Second song, sounds hella different in headphones, more production. Quite short, this was probably when she tried to kill herself an afterscene this is. Anyway I hope not to blabber too much about the movie. Electronicness is well shown. Third song, ambient start. Ahh that guitar riff, so good and unexpected. Mm good, it changed again at the end too. 4th song, don't remember this one, but that electrical beat is nice. Makes me wanna think deeply.. good when walking too. 5th song, the echo is so well done, I love how sound lingers somehow. Eerie yet in unbothered song. So short tho, not good but it is a soundtrack so. 6th song, didn't expect anything verbal here. Dam daam her voice stopping and pure chaos starting. This was fine, liked that they included it. 7th song, finally a longer song, so I can drift away. Loved the progression, and basically every second of this. 8th song, probably one of the best piano notes I have encountered. Just Incomparable. 9th song, always appreciating the headphone play. Somehow the left ear and the right both play the main of the song, well and the violin is also doing its goodness. 10th song, I feel like every song starts like it's a heart beat monitor. Loved how lightly dramatic it became with that additional melody. 11th song, I recognize this more than the ones before(except some). This is sooo well produced. 12th song, chaotic, don't remember what's happening here, plus it's the end too so hm. Ahh probably them getting in da house. Fatboy slim kind of shit. 13th song, this is scarier when you're walking at night and the that man shows up talking like that. Good that I watched the movie first tbh. Love that they included this in a song, I'm to tears eternally. 5 stars instantly, watching the movie and basically reliving it in a 6 minute song, but not only that, Air delivered the best soundtrack for this movie. I want more albums like this. Proud that they included this here mm.
6/10 Nice but not too memorable. Also the random monologue was a bit offputting (havent seen the movie so no idea about the context)
Could be a vibe Moody Sofia Coppola good pick
good lads
I think this is the most annoyed I’ve been by the list author’s choice in the 45ish albums I’ve listened to so far. I have not seen the film, so without the context of the movie it was composed for, this is just a bunch of electronic xylophone noises over simple bass lines. Also, if film scores were eligible, where the hell are the likes of John Williams or Hans Zimmer? The scores for A New Hope & Interstellar are way more influential and important than whatever this electronic schlock is. 1/5
I didn't listen to the whole thing, I was already feeling down and this movie and soundtrack felt too depressing for where I am
I liked Airs Moon Safari already before i started with this project, so i was happy to have this album (which i did not know) on the list. There a few really nice songs on it, but as with every soundtrack there are also some songs which only seem to fulfill a purpose for the movie and dont feel right when listening to it just like that.
Piano, soundtrack
I don't really get why this was on the list...
Need to watch with the movie
All the soundtrack albums here, apart from maybe Shaft, feel like weird inclusions. They just don't run like albums. This one felt like it was added to have more Air, but we could have had Zero 7 instead.
I LOVE this stuff
Nice but boring. Not Moon Safari!
Pretty cool instrumentation here and there, a lot of filler stuff though. Never heard about this movie
Cinematic and lush as ever from Air. My go to would still be Moon Safari but always loved “Playground Love”
хороший и приятный звук
They say you can never judge a book by its cover, but you can definitely judge Air by the name of their group. This is just atmospheric, cloudlike music. It's not offensive, but neither does it form any strong impression one way or another. It's a solid three stars, sitting in the limbo of the list.
Zuhause, Heidenheim, Deutschland. Was ein Schund!
A nice enough soundtrack album, but doesn't nail the Moon Safari trick of making music with textures from library and easy listening sound like the most vital music in the world.
neke su pjesme kul, neke bas izazivaju anksioznost. koji kurac su dark messages i dirty trip. kul je za poslusat jednom ali ne bih na redovitoj bazi jer ima previse tenzija i izaziva previse neugode. moglo bi se dobro koristiti kao filmska glazba tako da bih eventualno mogla ovo opet slusati ako cu se nekad htjeti osjecati kao glavni lik. svejedno mislim da je zanimljivo, kreativno i drugacije od vecine stvari koje sam ikad cula (sto je mozda do toga da ne slusam koji god ovo zanr bio) i sve u svemu mi se svidjelo, samo ne bih ovo redovito slusala.
Strangely hypnotic. The Lisbon sisters. What goes on behind closed doors. I listened once. That will be the only once.
Very surprised that I had a decent time with this soundtrack from a totally random movie that I’ve yet to see. I think it being a soundtrack does a lot to keep it from pure sucking: for one, it does away with any possibility of some annoying vocalist and terrible lyricism, and it also ensures that all the songs have some degree of variation and brevity. Just by those virtues, and random film soundtrack is probably better than about half the albums on this list.
This album really captured the 2000 vibes (despite being a motion picture soundtrack set in 1970). Air are a really cool band. The finale really annoyed my wife. But she hates monologues over music. Solid 4 stars.
This album is like living a quiet, relaxed life in an idyllic suburban environment. Calmly going about your day-to-day activities, you are feeling an overwhelming sense of inner peace. Then the next day you pick up the newspaper and read about how a bunch of girls were psychologically tortured to the point of suicide and you feel guilty for feeling so relaxed.
Some great drumming, good tunes and an interesting vibe
Very enjoyable throughout as a backdrop to my morning. Obvious snatches of influence from Pink Floyd here and there.
Techno vibes a la Flaming Lips. Enjoyed it!
Beautiful
Playground love
air has the magical quality of sounding so familiar but like nothing you've heard before
I didn't know this movie so have absolutely no idea what the music should accompany. I read the synopsis of the movie though. It sounds alright, but if we are allowing movie scores, the Lord of the rings should be here instead of this.
Atmospheric. Have added the film to my watch list.
Beautiful!
Air is very cool. I'm not sure why I don't get more excited about them.
46/1001 Air - Virgin Suicides Heard before? ❎ Revisit? 🫳 As the album starts, it's really quite mellow and potentially mirrors the nature of the film (not seen so cannot judge), but as it progresses, the tension builds up - Ghost Song is particularly good. However, that start did kind of make it blend into the background. Certainly not one I would discount from re-listening to in the future.
Playground Love is really good. The rest is unfortunately boring, althoughthere were some hight, but not much.
4/5
I enjoyed the atmospherics but my partner could not stand it. She kept shutting the radio off
Amazing soundtrack
I'm kind of a sucker for a concept album. This is a really good one. There are places where it feels like it drags or loses cohesion. But in its high spots it is poetic and beautiful. The arrangements are lovely and hauntingly appropriate.
Day582 - somehow these two goobers managed to get another album on here when one was more than enough
I did not need to listen to this before I die. The album in and of itself isn’t bad per se, but why is this on the list when there are already so many un- and underrepresented artists and genres?? Mystified.
This album sounded like a soundtrack. If I was going to listen to Air I probably wouldn’t pick to this album. Soundtracks require the reoccurrence of theme over the album which in this case, through their ethereal vibe and electronica began to blend into ambiance for me. I like their variation between on albums like Moon Safari or Walkie Talkie. Empty House was interesting with the Spaghetti Western influences to the Trance-style ambiance. Key track for me was the upbeat and operatic Dead Bodies. Again, overall it wasn’t disappointing or bad, just not a Go-To.
Random thoughts: * This music really matches the tone of the story/movie. It’s a perfect match. * I’m down with Air. This is a great dreamy/trippy listen. * I prefer the instrumental/vibraphone version of Playground Love. Check it out! * The spoken interludes added to the overall feeling and was good artistic addition. * I’ll be listening to this one again.
Enjoyed the ambient, chill vibes. 4/5
Überwiegend instrumental, düstere Stimmung. Erschließt sich mir nicht. 2/5
Great soundtrack, ominous and moody 4.5
Although I loved Air's previous record, this album didn't do nearly as much for me. Like, nothing really happens in here. It kind of came and went, and I didn't find it all that interesting. Moon Safari was also quite ambient and downtempo, but it was far more expressive and powerful than this, in opinion. I mean, it's a score, it's meant to be in the background of a movies, so it makes sense. But on its own, separated from the movie (which I haven't seen), it's not that good—just fine.
Ambient-ish, with a few tracks with a bit of energy that are interesting. Overall a little underseasoned for my taste. Ok album.
It takes a LOT to bore me but I can confidently say I was bored at many points on this record. Seriously that's really hard to do - how do you bore a guy that's a few years into an ambient music deep dive?! Clearly a soundtrack so im sure it hits way different with the movie accompaniment but that sure as hell isnt the point of this list. Nothing on here was outright bad, but nothing was memorable, especially with the consideration that Air holds at least one other spot on this list with a much more substantive album. Maybe this is a soft recommendation to watch the movie, but I won't. 2/5
This album flowed so smoothly. Mystical and romantic at the same time. It felt soft, sad, and a little surreal. Perfect for a train ride when you just want to sink into the background and let your thoughts wander.
I should really rewatch this movie. 4/5
I like the movie, and the music goes well with it. But this is a film score, so by its very definition, it’s background music - especially with this genre. It’s nice. The last track is suitably disturbing. Is that a recitation from the novel or the screenplay? Feels like the novel. Air in general gives me nostalgic feelings about 2000s ambient electronica.
I have only hazy memories of this movie. I remember liking it... but i had no memory of the soundtrack. I had no clue it was held in such high regard. After listening to it, it's not mindblowing, but its quite nice. Some tracks made me think of radiohead and some tracks made me think of pink floyd... but its all instrumental. It's very lowkey psychedelic synthy alt rock. The melodies are nice and catchy. The final track with the plot description was eerie in a good way. The first track with the lyrics was quite nice. It's a very pleasant album overall. I'm a fan. 3 stars.
The first score on the list. It feels like Sofia Coppola would have gotten Elliott Smith to do the first song if she could have. It seems a little odd and against the spirit of the project to include scores or soundtracks, same with compilations or greatest hits. As a score, I really like it. As a popular music album, I like it less. This works because I've seen the film, I'm not sure this stands by itself. Dead Bodies is the best track on the album.
I really like bathroom girl as a title for a song. as an idea. Bathroom Girl is cool and nice I know it. I'd walk out of that bathroom with a new found love towards connections and womanhood.
like a breath of stuffy, dusty air
I'm sure it functions just fine as a film soundtrack (never seen the movie) but as an album it's just kinda nothing Fav song: Empty House
This album is what I imagine being high would be like. It is both magical and trippy at the same time. The feelings it evokes are those of eeriness, creepiness, and strangeness, but below all this there is a strong sense of melancholy, sometimes bordering rumination. It made me recollect and question all the reasons why I dislike electronic music. However, some numbers are surprisingly calming and jammy, and I would not hate to listen to them again. Though I have not seen the movie itself, this soundtrack kind of reminds me of Alice in Wonderland, Beetlejuice, and all Tim Burton movies. Just like these, 'The Virgin Suicides' contains something deeply unsettling but beautiful. In the end, this album gives me the heebie-jeebies, and is definitely not my cup of tea, but I see why it would be somebody's favourite.
Not my Sexy Boy but I enjoyed it.
I’ve always been a fan of this album ever since I first saw the film. The soundtrack fits perfectly with the film’s atmosphere and the quiet monologues. It’s melancholic, beautiful, and almost hypnotic in the way it supports the story. You can’t really get the full experience of this album without having seen the movie, the two are inseparable. 5/5
# 532 : Virgin Suicides Haven’t seen the film, and as expected, this score doesn’t quite stand on its own. Slow, dreamy, and often dull—more like background music for sleep than a compelling album. Does anyone still revisit this? Listen for: Nothing stood out Listened: 25/07/2025
Jag läste mer på sidan halvvägs in och förstod att det var ett soundtrack. Då klickade det. Det var nåt som skavde. Jag förstår att det passar till film. Men som självständigt album, nja. Det är korta "låtar" . Mer som ambiens. Fungerar inget bra.
Bra och stämningsfullt och varje spår lyckas verkligen förmedla en känsla, så förstår att detta fungerat väldigt bra som filmmusik (utan att ha sett filmen). Som album betraktat blir det onekligen en rätt speciell och ryckig upplevelse som inte känns riktigt komplett. Betyget hade antagligen blivit högre om detta varit en vanlig skiva, för jag gillar verkligen deras uttryck och produktioner.
Este proyecto se está volviendo cada vez más exigente. Ahora no solo tengo que escuchar un álbum, sino también tengo que verme la película de la que es banda sonora. Pero a estas alturas no voy a parar, y por supuesto que me la he visto. Así que empecemos por la película, la segunda de Sofia Coppola que veo. Me ha gustado en términos generales, aunque también me ha decepcionado un poco. Como de costumbre, es capaz de capturar brillantemente los sentimientos de angustia y desesperación que acaban llevando al suicidio a sus personajes de una forma sutil y atmosférica. Aunque me hubiera gustado que la trama se hubiera centrado más en el punto de vista de las mujeres y no del resto de su entorno, pero supongo que de eso se trata precisamente. Por su lado, el álbum gana muchísimo puesto en el contexto de la película. Música electrónica en modo menor, mayormente atmosférica y que no trata de destacar, sino que se entrelaza sutilmente con el ánimo general de la película y de cada momento. Por otro lado, musicalmente no es un álbum nada innovador y también encajaría como banda sonora para Holocausto Caníbal o cualquier otra película de horror italiana de los 70. No entiendo muy bien qué hace en esta lista, más allá de que al crítico de turno le gustó mucho la película. Pero definitivamente no es un álbum imprescindible.
Great album from a great movie.
Don’t get it. Very boring. 2
Bookoooooooooooring
Favorite: The Word Hurricane
French Chill-out Electropop film score, which, for me, doesn't quite work as a music album, although quite pleasant to listen to as background music, I can't imagine going to see them perform this live.
GRACIAS, es lo primero que he pensado cuando ha empezado el disco, la verdad que conocia la cancion pero no el grupo, mucho mas en mi linea de ahora, muy chill. Una BSO que suena nostalgica y pacifica. A destacar "Playground Love", la única canción del album con letra. Entiendo que se puede hacer monotono porque sigue una linea muy similar en todas las canciones, aunque en la segunda mitad del disco se pone mas turbio y triste, "Dirty Trip" me recuerda a silent hill, el ambiente que genera tambien me recuerda a la BSO de "Euphporia",escuchar el disco entero a mi me ha dejado como después de tomarme un loracepan.
Highlights: Bathroom Girl, Highschool Lover. In a nutshell: growing pains. Doctor: What are you doing here, honey? You're not even old enough to know how bad life gets. Cecilia: Obviously, Doctor, you've never been a 13-year-old girl. Air capture the mystique of Sofia Coppola’s film (and Jeffrey Eugenides’ book) with haunting beauty and their trademark atmospheric soundscapes. They bolster the story of a summer in mid 1970s Michigan. Cecilia Lisbon attempts suicide. No-one knows why. The mostly reclusive Lisbon family- specifically the five Lisbon sisters- is the fixation of four teen boys, intrigued by the five sisters they only see in school. As a standalone album, it's a good downtempo meets ambient score. It's what you'd expect from Air. If you have thought about reading the book or watching the film, do that first. The last track is a spoiler, and at the same time serves a tense summary. Overall: 7/10
1. love - 1.5 2. cloudz - 1 3. girl - 1.5 4. party - 2.5 5. dark - 2 6. hurricane - 1.5 7. dirty - 1.5 8. lover - 1.5 9. zizter - 1.5 10. ghozt -2 11. houze - 1.5 12. dead - 1 13. zuicide - 1
Nice find! I had never heard of this group, or this movie, but this was quite moving.
Ihan on tunnelmallista. Ei siinä, mutta ei tätä tarttis uudelleen korviin soljua.
I think I would like it more if I’ve seen it in the context of the movie.
Relatively cool electronic album. The synths are neat. Maybe I would've really enjoyed it if I had seen the movie.
I thought it was cool
That was a vibe! I have never heard of this movie but it sounds sadder and less relaxing than this album
This would probably be amazing paired with the movie it scores. The problem with that is that it doesn’t quite work as an album in its own right. Like it’s missing something important.
There are better Air Songs out there in my opinion.
The album has moods that go well with the movie, without that context is is rather bland. 4/10
Favorite tracks: Highschool lover, playground love They start to sound the same to me as the album goes on. Eerie and haunting in parts. Interesting background music but I would never just listen to it or want to put it on…
Electronic - If Moby did a soundtrack and slower with fewer samples. At times there were some James Bond type strings and other times were almost churchy organ notes. I can see how this could set the tone of a Sofia Coppola movie.
Listening in car so brief notes Bathroom girl = Fortnite lobby music, good tho V minimal, feels like a Pink Floyd jam Overall pretty enjoyable, but this is music to be seen not just heard. Feel like I’m doing it a disservice by not having seen movie. Overall 2.5/5⭐️
Really pleasant surprise. Had. Ever heard of the band or album before. Chilled.
3.7 2x cool album, never heard of it before. catch up 7/8/25
Its a four for vibes but a three for enjoyment
Boring movie soundtrack
This baffles me because this group a different album in this same year and it was leagues better than this. This is so much more scattered noise while the other one was a fresh take on electronic music for the time. It gives the impression that this album is the forgotten step sibling. While I pity it, I don't love it.
so so
As good as background music gets.
May work as a score but just the album is pretty lifeless.
Didnt hate this, but nothing stood out except the movie that it was backing. Not a yuge Sofia fan, but this will push me over the edge to dive a little deeper
Have never seen the movie - might help bring it to life. I really like the opening track but the rest of the album is just nice background music.
HATED "Suicide Underground". The track just sucks, but also smacks of commidifying suicide to seem edgy or cool. Could be dead wrong about that though; I haven't seen the film. Loved the rest of the album.
I'm always annoyed with this band. Their singles are so well done. Driving yet light. Melancholy but never sad. But then the rest of their albums are just ambiance. Which, I guess fits their name pretty well but leaves less than a stellar album to listen to. guess it makes sense that them as a soundtrack album artist makes sense. but again, there is very little substance here besides a mood and a single. That single makes up for so much though. It's just so annoying.
I prefer Moon Safari to this, but it's not bad. I've not seen the movie but the trailer looks like some arthouse BS.
Where has this been all my life
Very enjoyable and a pleasant surprise. Felt like a fusion of several bands of the time and of the 90s mixed into one. Just really great overall.
For the girls
Weird having a movies soundtrack on here, but it's still an amazing album. Far from my favorite Air album tho, feels like they've got a few that'd deserve to be on here over this.
A soundtrack that drifts like a fading memory through lavender light and suburban shadows. Air’s 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 isn’t just a companion to Sofia Coppola’s film — it’s a complete emotional language: hushed, eerie, and heartbreakingly beautiful. Every track hums with melancholy and quiet tension, like you’re eavesdropping on someone else’s dream. No other band could make teenage despair sound this luxurious. Only one complaint: 𝟣𝟢 𝟢𝟢𝟢 𝘏𝘻 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥 might have been the more daring choice for the 1001 list. But 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴? Still timeless. Still haunting. Still perfect. 𝗜’𝗺 𝗯𝗶𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗺 𝙞𝙨 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱.
Never seen this film. Love Air (required to breath). Still stand by that motion picture albums should not be on this platform. Although I found the music very enjoyable, it doesn't stand out as an album. It’s hard to score this due to the contradicting nature of how I feel on this album and its inclusion on this platform. 6/10
Smooth as heck
Air is bij menig muziekluisteraar, dus ook bij mij, voornamelijk bekend van het album Moon Safari. Moon Safari heeft een status bemachtigd als een ware cultclassic en dat zijn albums die mij vaak heel goed bevallen, maar dat deed Moon Safari mij niet. Een luchtig zomers albumpje, 'All I Need' is weliswaar een classic, maar mij te luchtig, geen inhoud, niet memorabel en de productiekeuzes gaan mij tegenstaan. Enfin, we hebben het hier niet over Moon Safari, we hebben het hier over The Virgin Suicides. Wacht, het is de soundtrack van de gelijknamige film? De weinig memorabele debut film van industry plant Sofia Coppola? Dat gaat wat beloven... Ik kan het vanaf hier kort houden; dit album boeide me echt nog minder dan Moon Safari. Op 'The Word 'Hurricane'' en 'Dead Bodies' na, zou ik je geen enkel opvallend moment kunnen noemen. Ik heb het minstens vier keer geluisterd en ik ben soms best een liefhebber van een ambient/downtempo albumpje op z'n tijd, maar dan moet er wel iets interessants gebeuren. Af en toe kreeg ik een vlaagje Twin Peaks van dit album en dat was wel gaaf en ik geloof ook best dat het als soundtrack prima werkt (overigens ben ik best een fan van Sofia, zo heeft ze de film Lost in Translation gedirect en heeft ze ook wel eens samengewerkt met The Flaming Lips). Nee dit is echt het eerste album waar ik zou van zeggen, dit hoef je niet gehoord te hebben voor je dood. Niet omdat het slecht is, integendeel zelfs. Het is gewoon een soundtrack die mij op geen enkele manier raakt, dan luister ik liever naar Jagged Little Pill, that evoked in ieder geval nog iets. Ik ben niet snel iemand die zou zeggen dat een album saai is, maar ik heb het al bij zoveel albums gezien die ik echt niet als saai zou beschrijven, dat ik het voor mijzelf terecht vind om het hier te zeggen: *yawn*
Heerlijk album. Luister dit nog regelmatig sinds het zien van de film zo'n 20 jaar geleden. Dit is een soundtrack album dat aardig goed op zichzelf staat. Er zijn een paar 'main theme's' die wel steeds terugkomen wat een beetje vervreemdend kan zijn, maar persoonlijk juist goed werkt. Binnen de nummers ga je vaak best snel door allerlei akkoordwisselingen heen van vrolijk naar sad, melancholisch en koortsig. Het steekt allemaal goed in elkaar. De terugkerende melodieën maken het geheel, maar het palet aan instrumenten draagt hier ook aan bij. Die doorgalmende marimba met die reversed synths loopjes op Dark Messages. Echt een kloppende koortsdroom. Ook zeer fan van de drums die de deze Air tracks echt naar hoger niveau tillen (the Word Hurricane / Dirty Trip). Ook die miniharp strums op Dirty Trip zijn erg vet. Op Ghost Song denk je 'ah heb je dat B thematje weer' en dan klapt er opeens een loei harde bass synth in die een glissando melodie speelt, vet. In Empty House een helse hoge melodie van een koortje + gefloten noten. Het is hetzelfde, het is nieuw. Op Dead Bodies een buikende piano, stuwende drums/bass, en 2 teringharde ellenlange lange synth/choir akkoorden. Het slotnummer met de naar beneden gepitchte zinnen van 1 van de characters uit de film is het enige minpuntje van dit album. Komt nog steeds out of nowhere en duurt erg lang. Maakt het misschien extra sad als je de film kent, maar had voor mij instrumentaal gemogen. Na 35/40 minuten ben ik precies klaar met dit album en haar basically 3 a 4 muzikale ideeën. Na een paar weken zet ik 'em weer op :) Ik ben de reissue in 2015 misgelopen, als iemand een vinyl heeft en er van af wil BEL MIJ.
Ik kende air al van het moon safari album (thanks timo), maar een film score had ik nog niet van ze ontdekt. Het luisterde relaxed weg tijdens het werken, maar zou het niet zelf echt opzetten als focuspunt. Het laatste nummer vond ik het interessantste, dat volgens mij een synopsis gaf van de film.
Ik ben niet iemand die snel wild wordt van soundtracks maar deze is wel echt vet.
Prima sfeervolle soundtrack die interessant genoeg is zonder de film te kennen. Heb wel het gevoel dat het kennen van de film deze soundtrack naar een hoger niveau tilt.
Het album kwam wat traag op gang, was op een gegeven moment echt vocals aan het missen en niet onder de indruk.... Maar toen kwam The Word Hurricane en kwam het album online. Werd toch interessant zonder de vocals met een aantal nummertjes in verschillende stijlen. Hoorde een soort Pink Floyd nummer in Highschool Lover en het nummer daarna had wat Radiohead vibes waar ik me in thuis voelde. Doordat er relatief weinig gebeurt in de meeste nummers is de replay value niet zo hoog. Toch verbaasd dat een album vrijwel zonder vocals zo ervaren kan worden
Perfect soundtrack to a perfect movie. Eerie, ethereal, lush - completely gorgeous and strikes the perfect tone for the subject matter. Air are truly the masters of their genre.
Some good. 2/5
how exciting, this is the first soundtrack for me on here.
A pleasant listen. Nothing very exciting without the movie, but still an awesome score.
Emotional, Full, Some lovely songs Overall little impact
The album sets a mood and it does it really well. As something to have on in the background while reading or wanting to feel a certain way is something I could see myself doing. Its not music I would listen to everyday though.
Great ambient soundtrack to an amazing movie.
Positively surprised! Many decent tracks, Dirty Trips and Dead Bodies were really good, but too many tracks were more interlude-like. I like the consistently dark mood of the album
Between this and the Tron: Legacy soundtrack by Daft Punk, I'm inclined to let French electronic duos score nearly every movie until the universe grows cold in its heat death rattle. Listen, I don't make the rules, but I'm damn sure going abide by them...
I mean, I love Air, and I love this album, but its not even in their personal top 3 in my opinion. Curious as to why it was selected.
Wordless, nostalgic, electronic, very captivating sound
Best Song: Highschool Lover. A short song with nice bass and a discernible melody. Worst Song: Suicide Underground. This feels like it is aspiring more to be "art" than it is to be "music". Overall: An album so understated, it sometimes seems to cease to exist. It felt like it finally started to come to life in the second half, but that only makes me wonder why it took so long to get there.
I really enjoyed this! Funny because I don't like their more successful album much but this is very different. Calmer, quieter, looser, less groovy, often darker, deeper, more absorbing and far more beautiful. So many tracks are good but 'Bathroom Girl', 'Afternoon Sister' and 'Dead Bodies' stood out on first listen. Overall it reminded me of Mogwai, even touches of early OMD and Radiohead. Some really atmospheric stuff here. Will listen again for sure. 9/10 if I could :)
It seems Air have picked up some traction since our first album of theirs, Moon Safari, came up a few months back. I recall them having under 3M monthly listeners, and they now sit at 5M! How cool. Another immediately classic sounding record from Air, in my opinion. Playground Love has a timeless, jazzy, almost bossa nova feel with some killer sax tunes. Bathroom Girl brings some pretty incredible guitar playing into the mix, creating a complex soundscape. The Word Hurricane takes you on a wild ride that builds up to a fascinating crescendo. All in all, I just love the journey that this record took me on. In my older review, I said that Moon Safari was like an elevator to the stars. This felt like a similar elevator, but not a worse one by any means. I really wanted to give this 5, to make up for the 5 that I should have given to Moon Safari, but the lack of context that the album has outside of the motion picture it was made for does force me to knock it down to a 4.
First two tracks really good. Last two tracks really good. Stuff in the middle meh.
Rewatched the film in addition to my listens. It's great, and the Air soundtrack is a big part of that. (Collaboration is a certain artistry in itself, of course, but the centrality of the music to a degree diminishes Coppola's achievement, in my mind. Like, the Ce Matin-là montage of Lux Lisbon makes you fall in love with her too, but are you really just in love with the song, in love with that French horn? Maybe that's unfair.) Suicide Underground is awesome — almost feels like watching the movie. The motif in Playground Love is so great, and the Phoenix collab really works. ”She was the still point of the turning world, man.”
Why is this on this list? It’s boring.
Iha okei, aika uniikki ja tunnelmallinen mutta en usko että tuun uudellee kuuntelee
The album was okay. Not really my type of music. I think I liked their other album better. 2.5/5 Won’t listen again
I was not expecting to see a movie score on this list, but was quite surprised at how much I enjoyed it. Considering I've never seen the movie. Did not love the first and last songs, but everything in between was good.
Had heard of the band but never heard a song by them. Thought it was good. Would I listen to it again probably, the songs were easy to listen to and not a hard listen. Very 90s sound.
Playground Love was good. Others meh.
I like this a lot, and it seems to grow on me every time I revisit it. Very atmospheric, very Air.
creepy ending
what an album. I’ve never actually seen the movie, which is an embarrassment for me, but it’s one i’ve now got motivation to watch. I knew I liked air already, but this was spectacular. big fan of all the instrumentation; the sax, the synth. favourites include empty house and dead bodies. 4/5!
Solid album, smoothly achieves what it has to do. Not sure if I’d listen on repeat but was a pleasant experience. Maybe a little too inoffensive but it checks out.
Was pretty close to falling asleep during most of this, honestly. Not a huge fan
Dead Bodies // 1.5/5
Soundtrack is not generally a genre I would listen to and it seems like there are quite a few on this list. Although now that I think about it, all the soundtracks I've come across here are actually music created for the movie so it's not like we're listening to a mix tape. I've never seen The Virgin Suicides, and I'm not sure if that's going to be a negative or a positive with respect to this record. Starting off moody and sad with Playground Love. I would expect the same flavor throughout given the name of the movie. And it does kind of carry through the rest of the album. It's interesting to me that this was chosen for an album on this list, I don't really see why it is included. It's fine but nothing about it stood out or blew me away at all. It excels and being background music for a film. 2.5/5
Boring, sweepy synths that work in the film but flop alone. I’m repeating myself, but this is not an album to hear before you die.
Dad- 9 Mom- 5 Mike- 9 Lori- 9.5 Michael- 10 Miles- 10 Cole- NA Avg- 8.58
While this album was pretty good, in my opinion moon safari and 10,000hz legend are superior.
Decent soundtrack. Not something I'd usually listen to by itself, but I can see it being quite emotionally loaded in a movie. 3,9/5
Moody ambient music, with some passages that are brilliant and others that I don't want to hear again. High 2.5 stars
Dead Bodies
Sunny Sunday morning music best served with a good quality filter coffee
Smooth jazz movie soundtrack
there’s no way for me to talk about this album and how it makes me feel without talking about *the virgin suicides* film. hearing just a couple bars of any one of these tracks sends me back to being 14 or 15 with all of the anxiety and listlessness that came with that age, a very real sense of entrapment. these songs still make me feel extremely uneasy, almost sick to my stomach. weird shadowy memories. i was surprised how visceral that emotion was upon listening to them for the first time in years. she was the still point of the turning world, man… fav tracks: playground love; bathroom girl; the word hurricane
this was very coollll it felt very late 90s/early 2000s in a good way. it also reminded me a lot of Pink Floyd because of the prog rock element so i liked that combination of influences. Fav tracks: Playground Love, Bathroom Girl, The Word Hurricane
An album about as substantial as the band’s name. May have been a good soundtrack, but boring as heck as a standalone musical experience.
Hey, I like the band Air as much as the next guy, but a mostly instrumental movie soundtrack from the year 2000 does not really qualify as one of the 1001 albums to listen to imo. Some songs are OK of course, but this is one of the bands weaker and more forgettable works. 2/5
I guess this was ok as a movie soundtrack, but was pretty boring in general. 2/5
Barf.
Kinda boring.
Forgot that soundtrack albums were eligible for inclusion on this list. I find these kinds of albums to be as challenging as live albums when presented to me within the context of this list. I find it easier to engage with soundtrack albums when I have a familiarity with the source material, as I have a definite memory/emotion/whatever that it can be associated with. I've never seen or heard of the Virgin Suicides, so I am definitely boned in this instance Anyways, the album's alright. The "analogue" instruments are all pleasing and listenable, though the electronic tones that are peppered throughout these songs really hurt their appeal. They don't mesh at all with the other instruments, which really takes me out of the experience and hurts the merit of these songs. Dirty Trip is the best example of this. I assume the spoken word segments were taken from the movie, though the selection of snippets is rather strange. I doubt that the segment on The Word Hurricane is relevant to the movie and the schlubby-sounding guy on Suicide Underground really took my out of the album closer. Playground Love is the best song on the soundtrack. The strings are great, the jazz segments work surprisingly well and the subdued vocals are pretty cool. Bathroom Girl is another good cut - I quite like the soaring guitars on that song. In a complete subversion of what I have previously been bitching about, the almost fully-electronic Dark Messages is also quite good. The electronic sounds work pretty well when they're on their own Book time. Soundtracks are such an unlikely inductee for this list that I just have to check. Let's see. A graceful combination of sound and vision. A "gloriously sad suite" of songs. Carries a 70s Pink Floyd influence. "One of the most brilliant requiems in pop history". Nothing much that really sells me on this album, though I can vouch for it's inclusion. Soundtracks are by default an unorthodox pick. I prefer this to the Shaft and Superfly soundtracks that I listened to through this list, though I can't help but notice a recurring theme. They all seem to belong to the same genre of music, the name of which escapes me.
Chilled relaxing album.
First listen to a marvellous movie soundtrack, not something I'd normally listen to.
This was so unmemorable that I doubted whether I actually listened to it or not. I don't remember actively hating it either though, so that deserves at least another star, right?
It was ok, interesting at points.
Superb album. I had no idea what to expect going in and was pleasantly surprised. Killer lo-fi ambient space pop that soundtracks my rainy Saturday morning. This really goes with the vibe of the day. Overcast and dreary. Strong all the way through.Listened about 7 times and feel the need to watch the movie now. I'll probably dive into the rest of their catalog.
I love Moon Safari and can only assume that will appear on here at some point if this made it onto the list! It’s pretty good and must be an awesome soundtrack, I’ll probably have to watch the film now.
Admittedly I’ve never seen the movie this is the soundtrack for, but I know what it’s about, and it’s a perfect match. Wasn’t sure what to expect because I didn’t love the other Air album on this list, but this was stunning. This soundtrack is so atmospheric and moody and makes me feel like I’m in the story, with even just a cursory knowledge of what the story is. I’ve heard a lot of really great film scores, and I completely understand why this one is so critically acclaimed. Wish I could give this a 4.5, but it’s just not quite 5 stars for me, but I still absolutely loved it. Definitely deserves to be on this list, and I’m so glad I heard it as I likely wouldn’t have sought it out otherwise.
Dark, foreboding.
This was a weird one for me, at first I thought "alright" but felt unlikely to listen to it again. And decided it deserves two stars specially compared to the outstanding Moon Safari. But as it went in it grew on me, it started to feel like a 3. A solid 3 by the time Ghost Song came along, reminiscent of Mike Oldfield in general a nice homage to 70s space rock but in keeping with Air's brand of trip-hop. However, a couple of tracks after it started to feel like a 4 stars album, not because any individual song brilliance but because of the compound experience, now I knew I would definitely be back for that haunting but beautiful atmosphere. I wasn't too keen on the title track at the end due to the speaking part but didn't feel too out of place and when it ended I was yearning for more feeling the album was too short. So definitely a 4.
Музыка достаточно интересная, но вся в миноре, причём это не какая-нибудь там временная грусть и уж тем паче не светлая - от этих мелодий веет безысходностью. Сомневаюсь, что такую запись когда-то ещё захочется послушать. 6,5 из 10.
This wasn't for me. It's just weird ambient shit. Not actively bad, but what was the point?
Ethereal, exquisite, incorporeal.
4.0/5.0: Great
as far as movie scores go, this was really great. its well played and its well produced. having never seen the movie, listening to a movie score without context isn't as great. the last song in particular is really out of place but overall this was still really good
I think film soundtracks rarely stand up well outside the context of their respective films, but this is one of the exceptions 4*
I will finish listening to this tomorrow, but I’ve enjoyed it so far
Background music, boring
This album is a favourite from my childhood so I'm biased.
Weird but I really liked it!
Fair
Had not head this before. Really enjoyed it. Made me want to rewatch the movie.
This is a strange one. I think it's a great soundtrack and I am a fan of Air, but there are at least three better albums they have made, and I assume they are not all on the list. This is very atmospheric, well played and composed, but it is really just a recurring set of half a dozen tunes arranged differently. Standouts include 'Playground Love' and 'Dirty Trip'.
Between this and the precious album, I think this site has given me a new favourite artist for pensive music
I think I enjoyed this more than Moon Safari
Simple math here: for a soundtrack, 4 stars. For a regular album, 3 stars. But why should I listen to this before I die? 2 stars. So yes: 2 stars.
Moon Safari and Virgin Suicides was all the Air I needed for like a decade. Anytime, Anywhere.
Lovely movie score from an interesting band. I've seen The Virgin Suicides once years ago and remember liking it. I'd love to rewatch it and pay attention to how the score is used.
Cool chill vibey soundtrack. I really enjoyed this one. I've been doing a lot of thinking about soundtracks lately and how they are intimately tied to their connected media: a movie, a tv-show, a videogame, etc. I think it makes for different listening experiences, replay-ability, and memorability, because it's so tied to visuals or moments that when you go back and listen to them without that other media, it's just kind of different, right? Not better, not worse, but just different. Listening to "Ghost Song", I am given what feels like a specific vibe and connected sections of music that evolve and don't seem to inherently be easily connected to eachother... so obviously this is scored to some visual, like a scene in a film with a shifting mood, right? There's no vocals (and lyrics) so I don't have a ton to go off of to bolster these shifting emotions. I like this, it's hard to eloquently describe but it's just a different experience. I love the album cover too, great colors and text!
I would give this 4* as a soundtrack and 2* as a regular album.
Its 90's emo created by an electronic band. It seems very appropriate for the movie and would elicit deeper emotion from the storyline. Also knowing the movie's storyline it feels like this idealized version from a man's perspective of these girls' lives and experiences. Its like look at these beautiful women and how sad we never got to actually date and hook up with them. They were so perfect (except the one, no judgement Kristin!) its so sad they died and none of us were able to sleep with them (more). Did it convey that message and idea, sure probably pretty well. But also we have heard that perspective a lot. Also it was just kind of the same sounds over and over, aethereal, sad, perfect, melancholy. I would guess these girls were pissed at times, angry, and loud (Maybe this could be Dirty Trip, but then it just kept going). They were also happy at some point, enjoying the world around them, small enough moments that they knew they were missing things. As an album without the movie, it is a little too much sadness for me. In the end it was almost all just emo, so meh...
I haven't read the book or seen the movie but listening to the last track kind of sums it up (seriously fucking depressing). So, trying to put all of that out of my mind and just hear the music for what it is. Mostly it's got a chill groove thing going but it's so close to ambient that it's hard to focus on so it kind of comes across as background music. Playground Love, Clouds Up, and Dead Bodies are my favorites.
I love Air! Moon Safari is one of my favorite electronic space lounge records from 1998. They sound groovy and chill and vintage. The Virgin Suicides is lovely in its way but it is very clearly a score for a movie, so it’s hard to invest deeply here. Not bad, just there.
Having movie soundtracks in this list is a little strange to me. This is another example of the album clearly being written for a specific cinematic experience, so part of that is missing without the visuals and the story. I’ve read the book and seen the movie, so I’m familiar with the general plot, but it still feels like there’s a piece of the puzzle missing when you can’t see and hear it all together. That being said, I don’t want to knock it too hard. The album stands mostly fine on its own, it’s super chill and cool and atmospheric. Still a very pleasant listen!
This score has inspired me to watch the movie, if that doesn't speak to the score's brilliance, I don't know what else does. The album is 'airy' and the atmosphere it creates is soulful and haunting. This very much reminds me of one of my favourite albums, but more grim and darker. The production of the project is really really good, loved every song on here. It is like a shot of espresso, short and strong, but I could listen to an hour long album with the same energy and not feel the time pass. This album also has this strange ability of trapping and influencing me with the loss of tracking time. This is straight going onto the list of albums that I keep in my rotation and listen to it regularly. The final rating based on my current music taste: 8/10 22 April 2025
Really nice ambiental music.
This is quite an impressive piece of music and works together as one seamless whole and creates quite an engaging and almost spiritual feel to it. I do enjoy generally listening to this ambient style of music anyway, but this one felt compellingly coherent, playing I suppose to the requirements of the film.
It sounds very nice. Very pretty, I think is the right word First song is actually great. After that some chill electronic tracks 7 is a nice one 8 is a beautiful acoustic track As i listen, I realize that most of the tracks here explore the same harmony sequence, witch is indeed interesting, but can get a bit repetitive at points. (Personaly, it doesn't bother me). I feel like the main thing i need here is context. And it makes sense, as it is a movie soundtrack, after all.
War teilweise ganz cool, hat mich aber nicht komplett gecatched
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mildly pleasant, but a fairly minor album
Très bon, Pour vrai, ce n'ets pas génial, mais j'aime beaucoup l'écouter. C'est pour cela que je lui donne un 4, mais c'est un 3 pour vrai. Air ont fait mieux, mais comme bande sonore de film, c'est pas mal parfait.
En tant qu'album, 4 étoiles. En tant que trame sonore, 5. Pour une moyenne de 4.5, donc 5, mais c'est un 4. Allez hop, bravo.
This definitely is the current title holder of most random record I've gotten. It was a fine album for what it is but not sure why you must hear this before you die.
Very pleasant listen
First listen
Easiest 5 stars I've ever given to an album on first listen
Nothing special really
Chill background music. Good movie. Doesn’t belong on the list, however.
This undeniably had its moments of brilliance but without proper context I feel it's not something I'll return to often. Even then, AIR's band of Spacey Ambient Pop is nice, but not my favourite thing in the world. Still, a good album.
3.5