The Virgin Suicides (score)
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| The Virgin Suicides | ||||
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| Film score by Air | ||||
| Released | 29 February 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Electronica Downtempo Ambient |
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| Length | 40:29 | |||
| Label | Astralwerks | |||
| Producer | Air | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (77/100) [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B+) [3] |
| NME | (8/10) [4] |
| Pitchfork | (7.2/10) [5] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable) [6] |
| Spin | [7] |
The Virgin Suicides is a score by the French duo Air for the film of the same name by Sofia Coppola. The album was released in February 2000. There was a separate soundtrack released, which included music from Heart, Gilbert O'Sullivan and Todd Rundgren.
[edit] Track listing
- "Playground Love" (vocals by Thomas Mars) – 3:32
- "Clouds Up" – 1:30
- "Bathroom Girl" – 2:25
- "Cemetary Party" – 2:36
- "Dark Messages" – 2:28
- "The Word 'Hurricane'" – 2:33
- "Dirty Trip" – 6:12
- "Highschool Lover" (theme from The Virgin Suicides) – 2:42
- "Afternoon Sister" – 2:24
- "Ghost Song" – 2:16
- "Empty House" – 2:58
- "Dead Bodies" – 2:59
- "Suicide Underground" – 5:52
- Japan edition bonus tracks
- "Bathroom Girl" [Demo Version] – 4:14
- "Playground Love" [Vibraphone Version] – 3:50
Although credited in the album liner as Gordon Tracks, vocals on "Playground Love" are provided by Phoenix singer Thomas Mars.[8]
Brian Reitzell played drums on tracks 3,6,7,12,13.
The album was nominated for the best soundtrack album at the 2001 BRIT Awards.
[edit] Release details
The album has been released in various countries.
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| Japan | February 23, 2000 | Toshiba-EMI | CD | VJCP-68193 |
| July 6, 2005 | Toshiba-EMI | CD | TOCP-53548 | |
| United Kingdom | February 28, 2000 | Virgin Records | LP | V2910 |
| CD | CDV2910 | |||
| United States | February 29, 2000 | Astralwerks | LP, CD | ASW 48848 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Original Motion Picture Score for The Virgin Suicides". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/music/original-motion-picture-score-for-the-virgin-suicides. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ Bush, John. "The Virgin Suicides (Original Soundtrack) - Air". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-virgin-suicides-original-soundtrack-r465512/review. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ Browne, David (25 February 2000). "The Original Motion Picture Score for the Virgin Suicides Review". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,275514,00.html. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ "The Virgin Suicides Soundtrack". NME. 24 February 2000. http://www.nme.com/reviews/air/1912. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ Schreiber, Ryan (29 February 2000). "Air: The Virgin Suicides". Pitchfork. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/reviews/albums/74-the-virgin-suicides/?utm_campaign=search&utm_medium=site&utm_source=search-ac. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ Hunter, James (16 March 2000). "The Virgin Suicides [Original Soundtrack : Air : Review"]. Rolling Stone. http://web.archive.org/web/20071002082519/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/275088/the_virgin_suicides_sdtk. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ Spin. March 2000. http://www.metacritic.com/music/original-motion-picture-score-for-the-virgin-suicides/critic-reviews. Retrieved 11 December 2011. "It's synthesized, as expected, but not in a new wave way. Organs breathe a heavy, gloomy sigh through 13 tracks... It's beautiful and I'm sold."
- ^ Lavie, Monique (11 May 2005). "Phoenix Refuse to Get Lost in Translation". Spin. http://www.spin.com/articles/phoenix-refuse-get-lost-translation. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
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