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Pretty chill but groove with an interesting set of instruments (sax etc.)
A breathtaking soundtrack. An obvious 70s Italian and French soul/funk influence exists throughout the album. The combination of everything from the sound palette to the chord progressions and mixing of the drums will make you do a double take at the release date of the album. The opening track, Playground Love, as well as Highschool Lover both sound like something out of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; they have a very romantic, cozy, and melancholic sound–an undefeatable combination. The production on these two tracks manages to sound indie and mainstream at the same time.
Surprisingly good. I liked it enough to listen to it twice over!
I don't like this music, sorry.
Air implies a promise, one they keep - that they will take you away to unique sonic landscapes. Sometimes frightening, sometimes pristine, disturbing, or epic. But no matter what, always interesting.
Probably my second favorite release of theirs after Premiers Symptomes. Like it when they keep it mostly instrumental. Love the way they balance acoustic and electronic elements.
It's Air. It's chill and lounge-y as hell. Playground love is the best track due to the vocals, I wish more had them. Still overall a nice time.
Air - Virgin Suicides (2000) Proper chilled out soundtrack, in an unmistakably electro French way. All very nice to listen to, but my highlight is “dead bodies”, which is like a 70s car chase. Forgot how much I really like that song. Soundtracks aren’t for me though, maybe I need to watch the film.
Kinda reminded me of flaming lips. Mellow
I was obsessed with this movie! It’s a pretty good soundtrack.
Not at all like most stuff I listen to, but most of the tracks were pretty cool. Any songs with lyrics or voiceovers severely detracted from the album as a whole though. Favorite track: Dirty Trip
Euro electronic—apparently a movie sound track—not bad, okay background music
I just found this a bit nothing, Sunday afternoon drift music. Not sure a soundtrack, especially this soundtrack deserves to be in the list. Air are pleasant enough but they don't exactly blow my mind.
I really enjoyed this. It's like Tame Impala. The movie/book was spoiled for me. Thanks a lot.
Not interested in the movie. Really not interested in a soundtrack. I don't want to listen to the Star Wars soundtrack, which totally added to a wonderful movie, so why would I listen to this? Yawn.
I like Air, but this album has always seemed empty in comparison to their others. It makes sense - this is a soundtrack to a move. It's MEANT to be in the background.
I really ought to watch this film. 'Playground Love' is a great song and I had the CD single. The rest of this album is superfluous.
This is not not a soundtrack, which biases me against it from the start in some sense. On the other hand, it's a necessary antecedent for something like the Xiu Xiu Twin Peaks project; The vibes are clear, in moments intentionally left incomplete. Back on that first hand, the concluding narrative is helpful as it is jarring.
This is a film soundtrack so the music is there to set a mood and frame the action. Essentially, this is music that is designed to accompany something as well as be listened to on its own. Perhaps it's because of this that this album doesn't really stand out to me in any way. The music is pleasant, and I enjoyed it, but there was nothing in particular that grabbed me.
First soundtrack I got on the list, which made me intrigued. But since I have not seen the movie I did not care for the album much at all
Great music, haven't seen the movie. No real standout tracks but also no tracks that I feel like skipping. Really enjoyed Ghost Song. I think Playground Love would be better lyric-less. 3/5
Liked this one a lot
An okay album, there is plenty of variety, especially for an electronic album, but 10,000 hz Legend is still my favourite. I don't think I will listen to this again, but at least I want to watch the movie now.
Voici ce que j'en ai déjà dit: "Je n’ai pas vu le film, mais j’aime bien la musique du groupe. Le style atmosphérique du duo a influencé plein d’artistes au début des années 2000. Cet album est bien, mais on sent que c’est un soundtrack et c’est moins ma tasse de thé en album."
Had some moments that were a little Pink Floyd-esque in the vibe. A little psych-ey. Not my speed overall but can see the appeal to some.
musica ambiental
it's a movie soundtrack that's for sure worth the listen but won't come back
The music is pretty enough but felt like background stuff.
I wonder where this ranks on the overall list of albums and how this could get on the list. I'm wondering if there will be other scores on this list. It's fine to listen to but I might be bored. I also don't know much about this band. I think my favorite song from this right now is highschool lover. I liked dead bodies too.
air e nice, hadde ikkje hørt detta albumet før
Har aldri latt meg fanga heilt av Air, til tross for min forkjærlighet for fransk synth
Big fan of Moon Safari so had some hope for this. It is quite pleasing but it is a film soundtrack..so is incomplete without the visuals. Should it be here? Anyway there are some pleasing (repeated) themes but can't give it more than a 3.
Pretty mellow. Good vibes. Could listen again.
Can't rate it without seeing the movie....
Excellent hidden gem
Sadly not even close to Moon Safari.. or anything else by Air for that matter. Definitely an outlier in their discography. An interesting listen, but when I think Air I definitely don't think "psychological drama about child suicide".
Another miss fire from the list. This list could nearly be called the almost 1001 albums. Air Moon Safari is the album to choose
Mesmerizing
very cool
listen
I loved it!!
Listened Before? N (Except during the movie) Well... wow. It's been years since I've seen this movie and I forgot how atmospheric and amazing the music is. Anyone who has seen the movie can feel the setting and story of the movie returning as this record plays on. Suicide Underground has the narration/monologue and it really pulls the whole thing together. Amazing. Added to Library? Y Songs added to Library: Playground Love (of course), Suicide Underground
Very nice soundtrack that truly suited the ambience and vibe of the movie. Favourite song is Playground Love, and I also really liked Bathroom Girl and Highschool Lover.
Interessante mas não pra uma listA dessas sipa
Por ainda não ter visto o filme, eu não considerei tão interessante como outros álbuns deles que já escutei.
Wat saai
Heerlijk om iets op de achtergrond te hebben zodat je jezelf niet hoort denken, maar ook weinig echt opvallends hieraan.
Heel soundtrack achtig. Leuk voor in de film maar niet zo op de achtergrond
Voor ern slome zondagochtend wel ok als achtergrondmuziek. Maar ook wel behoorlijk traag en saai.
Nou Air, wat een slappe hap. Ik vergat soms gewoon te luisteren.
Unexpectedly good (after not liking Moon Safari as much as I remembered). Might have to see this movie now.
This was on heavy rotation back in the day. I had already heard Premiers Symptômes and loved it. This was a little more pop-oriented but still had a great low-key, relaxing yet slightly haunting feel that kept me listening during work and study sessions. Strangely I never saw the movie and wonder how many listeners of this soundtrack ever did?
Chill
Interesting to get a soundtrack. I liked the hook used in the electronic tracks and the last track is a cool sounding summary of the story.
This is a good soundtrack but I don’t get why it’s on here. Especially as there’s another Air album on here.
A soundtrack so…
Bloody ell I love this I read the book when I was about 16 and though I've never seen the movie, I imagine this fits it perfectly, and listening to this makes me want to watch the movie
I liked this, cool and a bit weird. Just didn't 100% vibe with it
Fantastic film, great book, decent soundtrack
Sounds like Angelo Badalamenti got into Massive Attack. Sweet
Merely scratch the surface of their postmodern technique of layering kitschy and retro sounds. Again a repeat of Pink Floyd-ish instrumental tracks. (6/10) FT: Ghost Song, Playground Love, Highschool Lover
Not much to say, this was a very enjoyable soundtrack. Favourites: "Playground Love", "Dirty Trip", "Highschool Lover"
Seductive
Go regarder le film mtn
un peu anxiogène par moments mais bon ça va on pardonne
meh.
It's fine for background music. I find it strange to have this on a "must-hear" list. "Empty House" is a great track, though.
Kinda cool, bit different, not super memorable
I know I saw this movie when it came out and thought it was good. I don't remember much. Maybe need to rewatch. Interesting inclusion in this list. Besides the first one, all the songs are instrumentals. Hence musical score. In the first part of the album, I thought I was listening to the instrumental songs on Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon". Kind of trippy and psychedelic. About midway through, especially in the song "Highschool Lover", you start to also hear a Beatles influence. Everything still stays Trippy. This was an interesting listen and is what I would also classify most of the really good electronic or ambient music. It was definitely not boring. The songs changed pace and it did not feel like you were listening to one long song which some ambient albums are purposely. If you're an ambient or electronic music fan, this album is for you.
Melkosia levyjä päätynyt listoille
Kuuntelin ehkä väärällä heetkellä ku ei ookein kolissut tyylikkyydestä huolimatta
Wow, never heard this before but loved it. A keeper.
As a soundtrack, it's very good. As something to sit down and listen, it's better as background noise. Worth a listen, once. Didn't add.
surprisingly enjoyable
4.5/5
Gairebé tot instrumental, servint de banda sonora a la primer film, impactant i recomenable, de Sophia Coppola. En el seu onirisme i en les sebves atmòsferes agafa vida pròpia, i va ser justament valorat al seu moment per revistes de pop i rock, tot i ser un producte eminentment electrònic
background music
With the exception of the 'Histoire de Melody Neslon' homage, Playground Love, this is just a good(ish) soundtrack to a passable film - one that people attribute more depth to because, suicide I guess, and the Coppola last name. There's some nice proggy stuff in there, and some lovely synths, but ultimately it's a film soundtrack that has been stripped from the accompanying images. Not especially exciting that way - sometimes they can be, this isn't one of those times.
I made it all the way though!! I guess it works as a soundtrack and decent background music but it general its a bit boring. There other work is more interesting.
I like Air, but this is no Moon Safari. Atmospheric go to sleep music. Maybe good as a movie soundtrack but not as a stand alone record.
It was nice to have on as background noise. Nothing really notable about it, but Dead Bodies. If the rest of the album had that energy, it would require another listen.
I need to find another word than “fine” for albums that are just “fine.” Obvious Beatles influences (and a few more rip-offs, than homages) and overall is not completely unenjoyable. But there’s nothing that’s going to bring me back to it, either, and I’m not sure why it’s on the list.
Meh 2
Simply great!
didn't make me suicidal but didn't make me too happy about living either.
Very strange album. Good background music with some cool drum fills in there. Altogether not a bad album but it is forgettable. Probably won’t listen to again.
You can tell it makes a great soundtrack, but a tad dull for just listening to. Good music though!
This was a weird one that I don't need to hear again. I wonder if see the movie would have changed my opinion but as a standalone album I didn't think it was very good.
As far as movie soundtracks go, it’s no Hans Zimmer.
There wasn't much to grasp onto in all of these tracks. It wasn't bad, just not memorable.
Was ok. Some of the songs had a good groove. Might have helped to have seen the movie.
Meh, not bad
Background for sure-
I enjoyed the second listen to this alot more.
This is a soundtrack album by the electronic music duo Air for the 1999 film The Virgin Suicides. The album does a great job of capturing the "soundtrack" of youth. The music is nostalgic, but eerie as well as relaxing; an ever-present reminder that time flows on and what is a problem now will not last forever. Interestingly, the album was produced quickly and Air initially wanted the music to seamlessly match the scenes in the film, but in the end they decided they wanted songs that could be listened on their own. I enjoyed the chill atmospheric music present on this album. This album has peaked my interest in searching for similar types of music, as well as got me curious about the movie. We need more custom soundtracks created for movies going forward!
Muito bom.
Very intense feels like a film watching
Très bonne OST, j'avais l'impression de vivre le film sans l'avoir vu. Ça donne clairement le goût d'y jeter un oeil maintenant.
Far better than I remember
Very cool album, I feel like being a movie soundtrack did detract from some of the songs, they’re very simple, and I feel like air’s best songs benefit from being more complex. great for a movie but listening to it without watching the movie first meant a few of the songs felt repetitive. The songs are tastefully short however so they don’t get boring. I liked clouds up. Cemetery party reminds me a bit of the so-bad-it’s-good wall of voodoo cover of ring of fire. Word of hurricane is probably tied with high school lover for my favourite. I like whatever you call the repeated motif of that melody from playground love but I like it better in high school lover than the opening track. I’d say 4 or 3.5 out of 5. Pleasant, but none of the songs really caught my attention as standouts. Bonus points for making me want to watch the virgin suicides which is a big feat because I don’t like romantic dramas.
Upon seeing the album art, somehow I thought it was going to be a sort of alternative rock album. I was pleasantly surprised when the first song almost made it feel like I was floating. They carry an interesting melancholy/ominous feeling, and while I've never seen the movie, the music seems to match the subject matter quite well. I liked the combination of guitar and light synths that carry most of the album. My favourite tracks were playground love, the word hurricane and highschool lover. Definitely a unique soundtrack that makes me more interested in checking out the film, despite my general lack of enjoyment for virgins suiciding. 7/10
Some haunting beautiful mellow music which at times reminded me of Pink Floyd (the general sound of the album is particularly reminiscent of A Saucerful Of Secrets). It's all very film noir, which is appropriate given that it's a soundtrack for a film. In the nicest possible way, this is great background music for a dinner party.
Enjoyable background music
It wasn't that this album was terrible it was the fact it wasn't moon safari or anywhere near.
OK background music, mothing special though
What a fantastic album. I may have to watch the film again.
"What are you doing here, honey? You're not even old enough to know how bad life gets." "Obviously, Doctor, you've never been a 13 year-old girl". Beautiful haunting romantic solemn curious tragic.
I didn't expect to enjoy this album, based on the subject matter (I haven't seen the movie but did read a synopsis), but I kind of did. Very atmospheric and the kind of music that, other than a few pieces of film narration, would be good background for working or leisure, depending on the activity. I don't know if I could enjoy it the same way if I had seen the movie, because it's a triggering subject for me, and the plot was still occasionally distracting as I listened because I had read about it, but as it was I found it an enjoyable and almost relaxing listen.
Sublime but album feels a bit laboured compared to previous albums.
Instrumentalmente muy buena. Relajada y pausada. Un muy buen descubrimiento
The Virgin Suicides (Score) by Air (2000) ‘Scores’ for motion pictures generally do not make for good albums. This one (for the Sofia Coppola film The Virgin Suicides [1999]) is no exception. While the title of this random collection of background tracks (“The Virgin Suicides”) offers some help in discerning its dreary meaning, the listener would be required to enter into the creative world of the film itself to understand the concept, and to evaluate how well the music accomplishes its purpose. The lengthy, poorly written, poorly performed, poorly recorded spoken word explanation in the final track “Suicide Underground” is a mere coda to the music, a promo piece for the movie more than a synthesis of the album. The serious listener should be advised that there is a separate “soundtrack” album for this film (The Virgin Suicides Original Soundtrack [2000, Emperor Norton 1977276]), featuring real recording artists like Todd Rundgren, Heart, The Hollies, Al Green, 10cc, and Styx, that is not bad as far as soundtrack albums go. As for this album: well, simple minor-key electronic dissonance, aged synthesizer gimmicks, eerie hums and buzzes, all laid over slow and steady beats and bass lines characterize most of the tracks. And the endings of the tracks almost all feel like the writer simply put down his pencil, saying, “That’s enough for this one”. While there are many sounds on this record that one might connect with the feelings of five suicidal teenage sisters from Grosse Pointe, Michigan, the almost entirely instrumental compositions lack internal coherence, narrative, and direction. One is reminded of the (mostly unused) score to Michael Radford’s Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) by Eurythmics. It just doesn’t work as an album. It’s mere mood ‘music’. The result here is a nausea-inducing nightmare of depressive sounds without the redeeming value of good gothic horror. I can’t think of any redemptive reason to recommend this album to anybody. 1/5
good album to just do stuff to
Solid score and soundtrack to a great film. Love the atmosphere of this one!
Dreamy, melancholic. Great stuff from the French duo
-ok
This shouldn't work as much as it does, but it does. What a trip. Playground love is the obvious highlight, very Air-esque in its sexiness, but all the other songs have that hypnotic patterns that are way more dark and anxious than anything else they've ever done. Great stuff.
I never went further than Moon Safari and what a mistake. This album is quite excellent and it makes me want to watch the movie now.
Great album that merge a lot of musical genre. Some time, theres a pink floyd vibe, some time Brian Eno feel or even some downtempo from the 90s. Cant wait to watch the movie.
Thunderous atmospheres with very beautiful mellotron passages. Emotive and grandiose instrumental music.
Always enjoyed this one
Some good tracks on here.
Fkn great album- classic sounds and progressions. Something to listen to while spacing out. Knew about air before this but not this album.
Quite diverse, simple&effective basslines, managed to create an ambience of its own with unique combinations of sounds. Would listen again.
a hidden gem! Excellent, reminded me of Pink Floyd.
This album alone makes me glad I am trying this 1000 albums thing
Weirdly, I've seen this movie before. I was young, had access to Netflix (the movie-mail version), and heard this movie was good? I remember nothing about it, aside from... just about everything going over my head. I do remember finding out about it through Air doing the soundtrack, which was a band I did (not) listen to at the time. So... yeah, I was a weird kid. This record is nice, but I think the problem is that it's supposed to compliment scenes in films. While it's good, it's background music. It's very Pink Floyd in their "Dark Side of the Moon" era-influenced. Favorite track: "The Word Hurricane"
What a great discovery! Great Pink Floyd influenced psychedelic rock! Will definitely listen again!!
Vraiment chouette! Pas vu le film mais la musique est bonne Cool beats de drums et melotron vibes J' y retournerai sans doute!!
Plate. Un bon score de film ne fait pas automatiquement un bon album. Ça sonne comme une mauvaise copie de Pink Floyd par bout. Le drummer est complètement inintéressant, il ne cesse de faire le même foutu fill en doubles croches. Ça devient agaçant après la 12 fois. Puisqu’il est la moitié du band, il faudrait que le clavier soit vraiment hot pour compenser. Il y a tout de même quelques ambiances cool. JÈétait content d’entendre du mellotron.
Je n’ai pas vu le film, mais j’aime bien la musique du groupe. Le style atmosphérique du duo a influencé plein d’artistes au début des années 2000. Cet album est bien, mais on sent que c’est un soundtrack et c’est moins ma tasse de thé en album.
I'm not 100% sure why this album is on the list, since it doesn't seem to be considered as even Air's best album, nor was it a particularly significant soundtrack at the time. However, it's a good listen. The production is excellent, there are lots of little sounds that come through well. The somewhat sparse style Air employs works great as a soundtrack, but works well as a standalone album too. 4/5
Favourite: playground love,dead bodies
A nice relaxing jaunt.
“The Virgin Suicides” arrived in 1999 as Air’s accompaniment to the deeply troubling film of the same name by Sofia Coppola (I read the plot summary on Wikipedia so you don’t have to). In my review of the sublime “Moon Safari”, I praised Air as the direction Pink Floyd could have taken their sound in the 90’s. If “Moon Safari” was Air’s “Meddle” in its style and serenity, this is perhaps their “More” or “Obscured by Clouds”: a mostly instrumental set somewhat diminished by nature of serving as a soundtrack, but a very listenable run of tracks nonetheless. The music itself is mellow, haunting and sometimes beautiful. Straight away in “Playground Love”, we get a wistful, entrancing vocal melody (sadly the only one here) that snakes its way round a complex chord progression. The rest of the tracks follow suit: all gentle and lilting with a heavy reliance on analogue synthesisers, and a few choice aggressive movements that stick out like sore thumbs: the astonishing climax of “The Word Hurricane”, or the frantic, one-note, piano-drum combo in “Dead Bodies”. As it all unfolds, there’s a palpable influence of more than Floyd here: the album’s sound seems indebted to concept pieces and prog bands of the 70’s. “Afternoon Sister” sounds like something straight out of Camel’s “The Snow Goose”, while there’s King Crimson-esque Mellotron galore right from the opening seconds of “Playground Love”. Other hallmarks include rich, sustained lead guitar, and simplistic interplay between the bass and drums recalling… actually, Pink Floyd again. Similarly, much like any other soundtrack or concept album, themes are revisited and revised. “Playground Love” is given a sparse piano-led reworking in “Highschool Lover”… the funereal organ refrain introduced in “Bathroom Girl” shows up again in “Cemetary Party”* and “Afternoon Sister”… “Ghost Song” is the eerie younger sibling of “Dirty Trip”‘s freewheeling jam. It gives a nice cohesive feel, though it’s a shame most of the tracks here are under three minutes (also perhaps a result of their purpose as a soundtrack). While this helps keep the pace moving, it also doesn’t allow many of them to settle in or develop past a single motif (“Dark Messages” and “Ghost Song” don’t really feel like they get going). When the longer jams come along (“Dirty Trip” and “Suicide Underground”, with its cringey low-pitched monologue launching into another sentence every time you think it’s over) it feels satisfying to have more breathing room to allow the spacious instrumentals to truly expand. On the whole, the album is an accomplished effort and dreamy half hour of music, if not as accomplished or diverse as Air’s other work. *Interesting note of trivia: this is the second album I’ve had of 125 to misspell “Cemetery” in the track listing (after “The Queen Is Dead”- both done in different ways). GET IT TOGETHER GUYS!
Surprisingly enjoyed this
The rhythm of the guitar riff on Clouds Up is the same as the chorus of 50 Cent's In da Club. Once you realize that, this album is 50% more fun. Best track: Highschool Lover
An OST. Pretty Meh.
Pretty good, makes me want to watch the movie!
Trilha sonora linda, é exatamente o que eu precisava hoje, principalmente no dia de São Valentim haha
an ambiance
Great ambient background music.
Dark messages has a sound bath type vibe to it. Whole album feels like a soundtrack or score to a movie (JUST REALIZED THEY ACTUALLY DID THE VIRGIN SUICIDES SCORE DUH). Playground Love is the only familiar one to me, but I like that track. The album gets more haunting as it progresses. Empty house is a track I want to listen to when I'm reading a spooky story.
kinda sadge
remember liking this when it came out but its pretty poor for air. 2
4.5
Shit movie but the score is banging.
Buen disco
Just chillin
Two Air albums in three days! What luck! I’ve not seen this film, but the album is excellent. I heart Air
It was better than most electronic albums I've heard. But that isn't saying much.
Air deserve to be on this list, but a film score is an odd choice, no? I mean, I can see why they'd be chosen to score a film... Their dreamy/creepy atmospherics sure do sound like they could be in a film... But I haven't seen The Virgin Suicides so I can't know for sure how well these tunes work in that setting. In album form they're kinda interesting but don't seem like a must-hear. I'll give it a middling 2.5/3, BUT my interest has been piqued to go and watch the film ASAP. Once I've done that I reserve the right to adjust my score accordingly...
Nice and chilled. I wouldn't have been interested in this a few years ago but my tastes are apparently changing! The spoken word track was a bit distracting though
very chilled. On my favourite list
First two tracks have me curious about where this going to go. Lots of elements in the sonic landscape that are being pulled in and blended. Dirty Trip has these chords that don't ever feel like home. Sets me on edge and I kind of dig it! And then the tension release on Highschool Lover is just everything! Suicide Underground is just a cool song, even wrapping in a synopsis.
Eclectic collection of melancholy instrumental tracks that served as the soundtrack for the movie of the same name. Flows nicely, but it's nothing I would listen to more than a few times. 3/5
If I died and hadn’t listened to this album I’d be perfectly fine with that. Boring
As I feel about most ambient music, it was fine but mostly felt like background muzak. Some songs were more interesting than others. 3 stars.
Enjoyed some tracks a lot but not sure if listen through the whole album again
It's OK. It has made me want to watch the film at least!
Nice Compositions
Great air album - prefer moon safari though
Pretty solid, lots to like here but not much really stood out to me. Might come back to listen again but it wouldn't be my first choice to pick at random and play. 3.5/5
I was hoping for Moon Safari, but you can't go wrong with Air. All the tracks sound good, establishing Air as the forefront of downtempo. Being a soundtrack is definitely holding me back, most of the tracks don't end up going anywhere and feel kinda incomplete. Even crazier tracks like "The Word Hurricane" felt like there was supposed to be more. The soundtrack certainly evokes a range of emotions that I wish I could see the film for more context. If I'm not crazy, I'm noticing some themes being repeated, but it's a tad bit hard to tell. But despite that, the premises interest me as long as I'm paying attention, with my favorite songs being where the drumming comes in.
01/05/2022
I enjoyed this, but it didn't really flip my switch. I have a feeling it's the kind of thing that might be more suited to a specific mood and for me it ended up being more background music as I listened to it.
Boring
This music belongs on the Gran Turismo franchise it’s got that chill vibe about it, with Sax and other instruments added throughout. I can just imagine finishing a race on GT4 and hearing one of these tracks as I return to the Main Menu. Would maybe listen to Highschool Lover, but that’s probs about it.
Nice electronic album supporting the film like a soundtrack should do. It does not contain any remarkable songs apart from Playground Love.
Du bon electro franchement. Un pu eclate par moment . 4.95
I've never heard of the film but I liked this sound track. Some tracks with clear movie dialogue were a bit annoying but the others were great background music. Will add some of it into the rotation for calm background music.
i've always kinda loved air. by which i mean, a few of their tracks absolutely floor me, and the rest i tend to find kinda meh. sooo...on i guess average, i _kinda_ love them. this album does nothing to change that. it falls, for me, solidly in the "y'know, fine" category. easy to have on but, to my ears, not in any way really outstanding.
Establishes a hypnotic quality which I dare say would be amplified if I knew the movie. I might check it out.
Nice synth work. Easy to work to.
Air meets Pink Floyd
bonus star for sax
vibey to the point of anxiety hahah. maybe i should give it another listen when i'm more relaxed
What a change from the previous album (Buck Owens), a horrid piece of country and western. This one oozes smooth sounds, but it's a soundtrack not a proper album and suffers from it. Still got some lovely songs but doesn't quite flow like a studio album.
Good atmospheric album, never seen or heard of the film, if I had I might have enjoyed it more.
Mooi, sferisch, prachtige soundtrack
Instrumental, movie soundtrack
Good instrumental songs, the first song in the album is truly good, the rest is listenable, but very tedious.
Atmospheric, moody, beautiful and almost wistful. Pace changes and themes keep it interesting. A soundtrack that works well as a standalone LP. Play in background at party to subtly raise guest paranoia.
Wasn't expecting a movie score to get onto this list. I saw this movie in my teen years, I remember some parts and the ending but not the music. As for the album, it opens with a traditional alt-rock song, some synths going, followed up with some instrumental tracks that definitely sound like background music in a movie score, and also very aimed towards angsty teen girls. Lots of the tracks were very familiar, I'm not sure if they've been used in other media, as I shouldn't remember it from the movie. Bit of a trippy, dreamy quality to it, at times reminds me of Pink Floyd but they add in some intense crescendos and spoken word sections that mix it up. Makes me want to go watch the movie again since it's been so long, but it definitely evoked the tone that I remember from it throughout this listen.
Very chilled out vibes- I didn't realize these were related to the movie until I explored the songs more on YouTube.
Snooze
Very emo - not my thing
Loved it, have not heard of this band but definitely will be listening more, very beautiful and emotive instrumental soundscapes.
I like Air, Moon Safari was great but this album felt like one low note being played for an entire hour.
Achieves the goal, reaches the feelings. Cheesy at times, peak 2000s synth ballads. Somewhat repetitive but that's to be expected with a score
I haven’t seen the movie so idk the context but it kinda sounds depressing or like something bad is gonna happen. But I would I probably feel it more if I knew the story
I like this movie, but the soundtrack did not make me feel any kind of way.
What a trip
Instrumental type band similar to Khruangbin. Would give 3.5 if I could. Songs made it into playlists but won’t listen to album much
Never seen movie, so that might not help, but pretty boring instrumental soundtrack. Good for film maybe, but boring for listening to on its own.
Not the album that Air should be remembered for (I'd argue there are 3 far better ones). I guess the core difference lies with this one being a movie soundtrack rather than an independent piece of music, but regardless: this is a rather peculiar choice for this list.
Crazy TRIPPY album!
Air doing their Air thing! Fav new track: Suicide Underground
Wonderfully darkish on a chilly fall preHalloween Friday. 3.5 to 4 lets see how Monday makes me feel
Not usually hot on film scores but this is different, the lyrical Jazz of "Playground Love" starts this off wonderfully. Interesting to note that it is rumored that Thomas Mars lead singer with Phoenix is lead vocalist "Gordon Tracks" on Playground Love, which makes sense as he later married Sophie Coppola! Some ambient tunes so I wasn't overawed but I found it entertaining. "Suicide Underground" and "Playground Love" the standout tracks for me.
About as boring as the movie.
Not for me
Unlike the squishy warmth of Air's debut album 'Moon Safari', 'The Virgin Suicides' leaves me cold like the corpses of the 5 Lisbon sisters from the movie also called 'The Virgin Suicides'
I dug this one. Chill atmospheric synth patches combined with a driving bass. At ~40 minutes, doesn’t overstay it’s welcome
Getting better with more listens but not exactly what I’m looking for
What an out of the blue recommendation. It was ok I guess, relaxed, but nothing special. I imagine some of the significance has to do with the movie? The last song with the voiceover is pretty dope and has inspired me to give the book a read.
One of my favourite chill out albums.
Interesting listen. Good album, not great for running. 😃
Slow, lush, and ponderous. Didn't grab me.
Cool atmosphere, not bad work listening. Probably works great with the movie, don't really care for it much on its own Saved: Playground Love, Dirty Trip*
Saved Prior: None Off Rip: Highschool Lover, Afternoon Sister, Empty House, Dead Bodies, Suicide Underground Cutting Edge: None Overall Notes: ?? Don't see what all the hubbub is about. Good but standard light atmospheric soundtrack music that closes strong. I'm sure it's better when you've seen the movie, but I don't remember this being Letterboxd. Should've been the Daft Punk Tron Legacy soundtrack imo
The music was very soothing, and I'll definitely check out this movie because of it.
Is this an album for white noises and ASMR aficionados? I didn't get it, absolutely.
I saw this movie in the theater when it came out, and the thing that I remember most about it was that I was blown away by the music and I immediately looked for the soundtrack. However, there were two albums available, the "score" and the "soundtrack" and I think I got overwhelmed trying to pick (why didn't I get both? I don't know) so I just (slowly) downloaded "Playground Love" on dial-up Napster. (Why isn't the "soundtrack" available anymore? I particularly remember "I'm Not in Love" being very effectively used in the film.) Anyhoo, I am still blown away by this music and I'm so mad that I didn't buy it (and the soundtrack) in 2000. It creates such a setting and such a mood and feels as striking now as it did 20 years ago. Besides the theme, which has never left my playlist, I can't quite elevate one track above another as they each have their own complementary sound to the album as a whole.
"Obviously, doctor, you've never been a 13-year-old girl." This album is a mood. They used to use some of these tracks on This American Life a lot. That may have been why I bought the CD originally but I can't really recall now. I don't remember much about the movie other than thinking that it captured the 70s better than most movies set but not made in that decade. It was nice to listen to the whole album again. There's a sound on one of the tracks (maybe Dirty Trip?) that sounds like The Bionic Woman jumping. I like the album a lot, especially the last track with narration from the movie. That's some beautiful writing there. "Everyone dated the demise of our neighborhood from the suicides of the Lisbon girls. People saw their clairvoyance in the wiped-out elms and harsh sunlight. Some thought the tortures tearing the Lisbon girls pointed to a simple refusal to accept the world as it was handed down to them: so full of flaws. But the only thing we are certain of after all these years is the insufficiency of explanation."
I listened to this album fairly often when it came out. Really loved it then but kind of haven’t listened to it in the last 15 years. Let’s see how it holds up… This is one moody album. I immediately felt taken back to the movie as “Playground Love” opened. I immediately wanted to go back an re-watch the film. The song is really impressive. The lyrics and sound create a powerful combination. “Clouds Up” starts to build the tension, and this is when the album really starts to feel like something you might hear in a church. The choir voices, droning organ… I had never noticed how this whole thing feels almost like attending a very non traditional mass of some kind. “The Word Hurricane” comes in and I am realizing that there are very strong connections between Air and a lot of the instrumentals of The Alan Parsons Project. Funny that I never made that connection before, but there’s a lot of strong similarities. The instructional interlude with the breaths below then lead to a transformed chaotic, trippy ending. “Clouds Up” amps up the tension again - really liking this. “Dirty Trip” brings in the main theme music again, reworking it well. And is that an autoharp I’m hearing? Air knows how to build these instrumentals as the songs progress to keep things very interesting. The piano-based “High School Lover” is another interesting variation on the theme. The strong bass and arrangement again is quite evocative of some of Alan Parson’s arrangements. No wonder I like this so much. “Ghost Song” and “Empty House” heightens the ominous feel of the album no doubt in response to the tension in the movie, whose plot I cannot remember for the life of me. I really loved the piano and drums of “Dead Bodies”. Really stands out while totally fitting in. “Suicide Underground” adds dialogue from the movie over a nearly religious instrumental track. I am starting to remember the movies plot now. I’m not sure if listening to this while traveling on a bus across the stark Icelandic landscape is influencing my rating, but this is a spectacular soundtrack that I am glad to have rediscovered and will no doubt enjoy again soon.
The only way this should be ahead of Moon Safari is because it marks itself out by being a film soundtrack. Still having said that, I do love Air. Remember seeing them at Brixton Academy back in the day and it being a great live experience too
Nice soundtrack. 3.5/5.
It wasn’t anything special. Soundtrack album that was mostly instrumentals. The sound was quite interesting and ominous and one song reminded me of a tame impala voice over. But it still wasn’t that great. 3.8/10
The soundtrack of one of my favourite films. An enjoyable listen.
Total sucker for pretty much anything Air / Lamb / Zero7, so this one had me at the get-go. Sad story, groovy tunes.
Хорошо интересно, но маловато для альбома штук
passed me by this one. soundtrack albums are often lacking without the imagery that goes with it. you can tell its conjuring up an atmosphere or a feeling but without the images its a bit lost.
Oh suicidal virgins, my favourites. I once groomed this teenager online and when I finally persuaded them to meet me, they saw I was a washed up former footballer and ran away. They later shot themselves on Facebook live. What a thrill.
What happened, Air? What happened to 'Sexy Boy'? Things got a little dark here. 'Dead bodies'? ,'Suicide Underground'? jeez. If it was a footballer, it'd be Justin Fashanu...
good album awesome bass and drums line
its good. a little repetitive but nice to put on background +1 star for being mostly wordless. I wish it were their other albums though.
There's really nothing here. I assume it worked as a soundtrack but not interested as a stand alone album.
A richer, more memorable experience than moon safari. 4-4.5.
A soundtrack of superb quality… light as air and biting as the first winter breeze in late fall.
Beyond boring
Een van mijn favoriete albums. Geweldig unieke muziek! Zwaar relaxt met zeer unieke geluidjes zoals we gewend zijn van Air. De film ook gezien destijds waardoor de beleving natuurlijk weer iets groter wordt. Bekendste nummer is natuurlijk "Highschool Lover" maar nummers als "Dirty Trip" vertellen zonder tekst ook een verhaal. Dit is zoals goede muziek moet zijn. Misschien is "Empty House" nog wel mijn persoonlijke favoriet. Begint als soort van chip-music waar later een soort Ennio sausje overheen komt. Owja, en "Dead Bodies" is ook wel een heel vet nummer. Een lekkere up-tempo smaakmaker naar het einde toe. *****
Super relaxed album. Geweldig om ‘s avonds te luisteren. Top.
Reminds me of Pink Floyd
4/5 - Great album
The album is driving saucier instrumentations through the speakers. Some very good tunes, a little slow in some places
A nice change
I've probably listened to something from Air before, but I can't say what. There was something familiar from the track "Highschool Lover", but the rest of the album was new to me. No tracks stood out prominantly as something I should come back to individually. The album as a whole was a collection of interesting sounds that I would revisit. The last track, "Suicide Underground" is the one track that I felt like skipping.
It’s a soundtrack of background music
Great album. All of Air is brilliant
Als Soundtrack sicher schön
Hätte nicht gedacht dass ich für Musik dieser Richtung was übrig habe. Ist eine Ausnahme mit Bonus
Novità assoluta, soprattutto il duo che ha fatto questo album. Finito di sentire, mi era rimasto in mente solo il primo pezzo, Playground Love, mentre il resto l'ho sentito senza problemi, ma non è niente di che. Mi sembrava veramente troppo una colonna sonora, e infatti, controllando su wikipedia, scopro che è l'album della colonna sonora di un film di Sofia Coppola. Molto probabilmente lo apprezzerei meglio se vedessi suddetto film, ma per ora devo dire voto basso.
Wish I could give this a 3.5.
Leuk albummeke
This is a soundtrack album, pretty interesting. Took me on a journey having it in the background with a quite intense finale song, narrating the story from the film
This was a good album. Very chill and relaxed. It would make for nice dinner music, as a matter of fact of added It to my dinner party mix. A solid 3.5 🌟
An eerie feel to the album. Amazing unique sound. Sounds like Brian Wilson meets Horror flicks. Catchy tunes.
Me like. Is good. Radiohead vibes? Glad I listened
This is a first listen for me and had a good time. Highlights are the spoken word passages and the drumming on The World Hurricane. I now want to watch the movie.
Really enjoyed this interesting soundtrack album/score. Every song was varied but impressive from front to back. Loved the drums in The Word Hurricane reminiscent of Daft Punk's RAM. Will definitely return to this.
Playground Love is goodski. Hearing the story in Suicide Underground was cool.
Magnificent soundscapes. Builds tension without being unbearable. Great use of sound and flow.
Bluh
rustig, leuke listen. denk dat ik de film eens op school gezien heb. snel opnieuw luisteren ga ik wel niet doen
3,8 Sommige nummer zijn meer om een setting neer te zetten maar de rest is wel enjoyable
Toffe listen voor achtergrond
Never listened to this before despite liking air... love playground love and otherwise it’s just a nice instrumental reminder of their best stuff.
it was pretty good! I like air's other albums more, though.
Slow pace, relaxed.
Intonations of Pink Floyd and an homage to the days of the contemporary rock score. Echoes of early 70’s with a modern edge. In some moments, a potential Stereolab score is to be found, which alone makes it worthy of repeated listening. Suicide Underground, while perhaps necessary for the theme of the film, is an unfortunate closer for an otherwise thoroughly enjoyable score.
My favourite album from the generator so far. Sounds like all the pink Floyd instrumentals in their early/mid period without any guitar. The word hurricane is my favourite track
Mezcla de Radiohead, cualquier bandita prog indie argentina y un gramo de The Beatles, muy muy muy acorde a lo que suelo escuchar. No se si está en tema con la película porque no la vi, pero voy a asumir que sí.
Good? I think? Pretty dark at the end there. 3.5 stars?
Meh. Psychedelic soundtrack.
This album is fantastic. It really blew me away with its insanely chill vibes. The darkness of the story transcends the largely lyricless album, but hits hard in the beautifully written final track. What a piece of art.
Electronic, synth pop. Mellow and chill with a few songs that build up rather nicely. Mostly instrumental but some great vocals as well. Great Sunday afternoon music. 2.5/5
6.5/10
I was pretty excited for this one after Moon Safari, until I realized it was a score and not even a soundtrack. The problem, as an album, is that you end up with snippets of music (with recurring melodies on different tracks, just on different instruments and in different keys) rather than traditional songs. And the music is typically whimsical and easy to listen to but honestly it's a lot of the same orchestral tones, with just a different instruments underneath. Many of the drum parts are fantastic, though. "Dead Bodies" and "The Word Hurricane" stand out. "Dirty Trip" is the least enjoyable track, but also somehow the longest. In all, the way it plays as a score, the redundancies, lack of lyrics aside from a bit of spoken word, and a lack of context from the film are detriments. I can't fault Air for this one and the music isn't "bad" but it just doesn't play well as an album.
i'd definitely listen to this again. It has that very calm listenable sound Air is known for. I couldn't even tell it was technically a soundtrack other than the couple dialog moments.
Cooles Album, sehr relaxt, playground love einfach genial
Glad this project introduced me to this band and this soundtrack (I read up on the film for which it was scored, which I had not heard of before, too). I like some of the work on this album, which is outside the norm of what I typically enjoy.
This Album is great, it has some of my favorite Songs in it. Playground Love is one of my all-time favorites.
Wow so true
eh i can appreciate this as good chill music, and it's an overall beautiful score, but not something i would seek out to casually listen to.
Fijne muziek voor bij het werk. <3 de saxofoon in playground lover De gitaar in Cemetery Party doet mij een beetje aan Dear Prudence van The Beatles denken
Odd album, an interesting listen, but difficult to place on a scale, as the songs vary as much as they do. 3/5?
Meh.
tell me why i don’t hate this. however songs like word hurricane are a lil much, but this kinda gives me main character vibes lol. also it reminds me of the twin peaks sound track which is off a plus. however she do be trying a lil too hard for me. i fell asleep listening to this
Weird, but in a good way
Very backgroundy, which makes sense as its a soundtrack. I definitely liked it, didn't love it. Kind of makes me want to see the movie
Terrible
familiar sound of the early 00s - perfect soundtrack music
At the risk of sounding like an old fart (fine with it) I love me an instrumental soundtrack. Holding on to this one.
Good background driving music
i’ve watched the virgin suicides before but i never really paid attention to the music. god, i wish i had. this was brilliant
Sterk album dat een mooi geheel vormt. Zeker omdat instrumentele muziek niet mijn ding is. Zou ook goede studeermuziek zijn denk ik.
Ik heb de film nog nooit gezien, maar het album op zich is veelbelovend. Er heerst een bepaalde *eerie* maar romantische sfeer. En hier en daar een vleugje progrock wordt me wel gesmaakt.
Mooi, zweverig; veel zeer gelijkaardige nummers (wat niet geheel onverwacht is bij filmmuziek natuurlijk). Afternoon sisters blijft favoriet, maar ik miste het tikkeltje extra in de rest van het album om een hogere algemene score te kunnen geven.
Good background music, nothing more.
Second Air album discovered thanks to 1001 albums. Lov'em.
Overrated soundtrack for an overrated movie. BT: Playground Love, Highschool Lover, Dead Bodies
A chill classic. Love this album.
Quite enjoyed the first track but a lot of the album felt quite flat.
Unlike Moon Safari, this Air album doesn't evoke daydreams where Christian Louboutins are the perfect cherry on nubile limbs. Shockingly, I gave Virgin Suicides the same rating as Moon Safari. I must have rounded down when I rated Moon Saf.
I listened to it. I just don’t remember it.
Not a huge fan.
Why this album and not Moon Safari??
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Aluksin olin laiskuuttani antamassa ykköstä. Mutta sitten kuuntelin vielä pariin kertaan ja asettauduin soundtrack-/leffascore-maailmaan. Tämä on itseasiassa yllättävän hyvä levy. Pitäisiköhän sitä oikein leffakin katsoa.
Just OK.