The Virgin Suicides (score)

Infobox Album
Name = The Virgin Suicides
Type = film
Artist = Air

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Released = February 29 2000
Recorded = 1999
Genre = Electronica
Length = 40:29
Label = Astralwerks
Producer = Air
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kf3gtq2z9u42 Link]
*Entertainment Weekly (8.3/10) [http://www.ew.com/ew/archive/1,1798,1%7C27821%7C0%7Cair,00.html?name1=air&lastresult=0&query=%22air%22%20%3cIN%3e%20MAJOR%20%3cAND%3e%20SRCE=music&major_ref=ON&mtype=2&list_size=25&direction= Link]
*NME (8/10) [http://www.nme.com/reviews/air/1912 Link]
*Pitchfork (7.2/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/14838/Air_The_Virgin_Suicides Link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/275088/the_virgin_suicides_sdtk Link]
*Spin Rating|4|5 [http://www.spin.com/heavy/dailyrotation/2000/03/01/1/index.html Link]
Last album = "Moon Safari"
(1998)
This album = "The Virgin Suicides"
(2000)
Next album = "10 000 Hz Legend"
(2001)

"The Virgin Suicides" is a score by the French duo Air for the film of the same name. The album was released in February 2000. There was a separate soundtrack released, which included music from Heart, Gilbert O'Sullivan and Todd Rundgren.

Track listing

#"Playground Love" (vocals by Gordon Tracks) – 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

Although credited in the album liner as Gordon Tracks, vocals on "Playground Love" are provided by Phoenix singer Thomas Mars. [ [http://www.spin.com/features/exclusives/2005/05/05112005_phoenix/ SPIN.com: Phoenix Refuse to Get Lost in Translation ] ]

Release details

The album has been released in various countries.

References