The Virgin Suicides (score)

The Virgin Suicides is a score composed by French duo Air for the 1999 film of the same name by Sofia Coppola. It was released on 23 February 2000 by Virgin Records. The album was nominated for Best Soundtrack at the 2001 Brit Awards.[4] The French edition of Rolling Stone magazine placed The Virgin Suicides at number 49 on their list of the 100 essential French rock albums.[5]In 2011, British music magazine NME placed the album at number 11 on their 61 greatest soundtracks of all time list.[6]
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the film The Virgin Suicides, a deluxe edition of the album was released in June 2015 as a two-disc set and a super deluxe box set. The former contains two studio outtakes on disc one and a bonus disc of previously unreleased live recordings, while the latter includes the album on 180-gram red vinyl, an exclusive picture disc featuring previously unreleased live recordings, the "Playground Love" EP on 180-gram red vinyl, the two-disc deluxe edition of The Virgin Suicides on CD, a 16-page booklet featuring an unpublished Air interview, a film poster, a replica VIP laminate pass and a download card.[7][8][9]
== Background ==
According to Jean-Benoît Dunckel the album was recorded quickly. At first the music was inspired by the movie and an attempt was made to synchronise the music with scenes in the movie; towards the end of the process the intention was to craft songs which could be listened to on their own.[10]
== Critical reception ==
Professional ratings 	Professional ratings
Aggregate scores 	Aggregate scores
Source 	Rating
Metacritic 	77/100[11]
Review scores 	Review scores
Source 	Rating
AllMusic 	[12]
Alternative Press 	4/5[13]
Entertainment Weekly 	B+[14]
Melody Maker 	[15]
Muzik 	[16]
NME 	8/10[17]
Pitchfork 	7.2/10[18]
Q 	[19]
Rolling Stone 	[20]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[21]
== Track listing ==
All songs written by Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel except "Playground Love", written by Gordon Tracks, Godin and Dunckel.
No.	Title 	Length
1. 	"Playground Love" 	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 edition bonus tracks[22]	Japanese edition bonus tracks[22] 	Japanese edition bonus tracks[22]
No. 	Title 	Length
14. 	"Bathroom Girl" (demo version) 	4:14
15. 	"Playground Love" (vibraphone version)	3:50