The Virgin Suicides (score)

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The Virgin Suicides
Film score by Air
Released 23 February 2000 (2000-02-23)
Recorded 1999
Genre Electronic, downtempo, ambient
Length 40:27
Label Record Makers, Source, Virgin
Producer Air
Air chronology
Moon Safari
(1998)		 The Virgin Suicides
(2000)		 10 000 Hz Legend
(2001)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 77/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[2]
Entertainment Weekly B+[3]
NME 8/10[4]
Pitchfork Media 7.2/10[5]
Rolling Stone favourable[6]
Spin 4/5 stars[7]

The Virgin Suicides is a score by French electronic music 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. The album was nominated for Best Soundtrack at the 2001 BRIT Awards.[8]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel, except where noted.

  1. "Playground Love" (Gordon Tracks, Godin, Dunckel) – 3:32
  2. "Clouds Up" – 1:30
  3. "Bathroom Girl" – 2:25
  4. "Cemetary Party" – 2:36
  5. "Dark Messages" – 2:28
  6. "The Word 'Hurricane'" – 2:33
  7. "Dirty Trip" – 6:12
  8. "Highschool Lover" (Theme from The Virgin Suicides) – 2:42
  9. "Afternoon Sister" – 2:24
  10. "Ghost Song" – 2:16
  11. "Empty House" – 2:58
  12. "Dead Bodies" – 2:59
  13. "Suicide Underground" – 5:52
Japanese bonus tracks
  1. "Bathroom Girl" (Demo Version) – 4:14
  2. "Playground Love" (Vibraphone Version) – 3:50

[edit] Personnel

  • Air – performance, production, engineering
  • Stéphane "Alf" Briat – mixing
  • Hugo Ferran – saxophone (track 1)
  • Pascal Garnon – drum recording
  • Mike Mills – cover drawing
  • Brian Reitzell – drums (tracks 3, 6, 7, 12, 13)
  • Gordon Tracks – vocals, drums (track 1)

Gordon Tracks is a pseudonym of Phoenix lead singer Thomas Mars.[9]

[edit] Charts

[edit] Weekly charts

Chart (2000–01) Peak
position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[10] 37
Dutch Albums Chart[11] 89
French Albums Chart[12] 34
German Albums Chart[13] 26
Irish Albums Chart[14] 27
Swiss Albums Chart[15] 51
UK Albums Chart[16] 14
US Billboard 200[17] 161
US Top Heatseekers[17] 4

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification
France Gold[18]

[edit] Release history

Country Date Label
Japan 23 February 2000 Toshiba-EMI
France 25 February 2000 Record Makers, Source, Virgin Records
United Kingdom 28 February 2000 Source, Virgin Records
United States 29 February 2000 Astralwerks

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Original Motion Picture Score for The Virgin Suicides – Air". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. http://www.metacritic.com/music/original-motion-picture-score-for-the-virgin-suicides. Retrieved 11 December 2011. 
  2. ^ Bush, John. "The Virgin Suicides [Original Soundtrack] – Air". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-virgin-suicides-original-soundtrack-r465512/review. Retrieved 10 December 2011. 
  3. ^ Browne, David (25 February 2000). "The Original Motion Picture Score for the Virgin Suicides". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc.. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,275514,00.html. Retrieved 10 December 2011. 
  4. ^ "The Virgin Suicides Soundtrack". NME. IPC Media. 24 February 2000. http://www.nme.com/reviews/air/1912. Retrieved 10 December 2011. 
  5. ^ Schreiber, Ryan (29 February 2000). "Air: The Virgin Suicides". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/74-the-virgin-suicides/. Retrieved 10 December 2011. 
  6. ^ Hunter, James (16 March 2000). "The Virgin Suicides [Original Soundtrack] : Air". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071002082519/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/275088/the_virgin_suicides_sdtk. Retrieved 11 December 2011. 
  7. ^ "Critic Reviews for Original Motion Picture Score for The Virgin Suicides". Spin. March 2000. http://www.metacritic.com/music/original-motion-picture-score-for-the-virgin-suicides/critic-reviews. "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." 
  8. ^ "Brits 2001: The winners". BBC News Online. 26 February 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1191515.stm. Retrieved 26 February 2012. 
  9. ^ Marshall, Gabby (31 October 2011). "Live and Otherwise: Acoustic Renditions". State Press. Arizona State University Student Media. http://www.statepress.com/2011/10/31/live-and-otherwise-acoustic-renditions/. Retrieved 26 February 2012. 
  10. ^ "Soundtrack / Air – The Virgin Suicides" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Soundtrack+%2F+Air&titel=The+Virgin+Suicides&cat=a. Retrieved 26 February 2012. 
  11. ^ "Soundtrack / Air – The Virgin Suicides" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Hung Medien. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Soundtrack+%2F+Air&titel=The+Virgin+Suicides&cat=a. Retrieved 26 February 2012. 
  12. ^ "Soundtrack / Air – The Virgin Suicides" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Hung Medien. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Soundtrack+%2F+Air&titel=The+Virgin+Suicides&cat=a. Retrieved 26 February 2012. 
  13. ^ "Air, The Virgin Suicides" (in German). Media Control. charts.de. http://www.charts.de/album.asp?artist=Soundtrack+%2F+Air&title=The+Virgin+Suicides&country=de. Retrieved 26 February 2012. 
  14. ^ "Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 2 March 2000". Irish Recorded Music Association. Chart-Track. http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2000&year=2000&week=9. Retrieved 26 February 2012. 
  15. ^ "Soundtrack / Air – The Virgin Suicides". Media Control. Hung Medien. http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Soundtrack+%2F+Air&titel=The+Virgin+Suicides&cat=a. Retrieved 26 February 2012. 
  16. ^ "Air – The Virgin Suicides OST". Official Charts Company. Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=40601. Retrieved 26 February 2012. 
  17. ^ a b "The Virgin Suicides [Original Soundtrack] – Air – Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-virgin-suicides-original-soundtrack-r465512/charts-awards. Retrieved 26 February 2012. 
  18. ^ "Certifications Albums Or – année 2002" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. 10 July 2002. http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259165-CERTIFICATIONS.html?year=2002&type=8. Retrieved 26 February 2012. 
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