The Virgin Suicides | |
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
Released | 28 March 2000 [1] |
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Length | 53:53 |
Label | Emperor Norton [2] |
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The Virgin Suicides (Music from the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack accompanying the 1999 film of the same name. The album, released on March 28, 2000, by Emperor Norton Records, featured music from Todd Rundgren, Boston, Heart, Sloan, The Hollies, Al Green, Gilbert O'Sullivan, 10cc, Styx, and two tracks by Air, which includes a previously recorded material, and an original composition, specially for the film. The album was released in CDs and LP formats.
To coincide with the 20th anniversary of the film's release, a special vinyl edition of the soundtrack – consisting of a two-sided pink splatter disc – was re-issued by Rhino Records on October 24, 2020. [3] [4]
Sofia Coppola wanted to convey the theme of adolescence in the suburbs in the soundtrack. [5] She did not want to use standard hits from the 1970s music, but opted for a "consistently other-worldly soundtrack" produced by Air, whom Coppola had listened to while writing the screenplay. She opined that the album, despite being influenced by the 1970s music, also had a modern feel. She found that Air shared many of her suburban memories and experiences even though they grew up in a different country. [5] According to music consultant and former member of Air, Brian Reitzell, he wanted to select songs "that were not the songs that everyone thinks of at first, but ones that are a little more obscure. It was important to strike that intimate chord that transports you back to that period. But we also didn't want to be obvious with our choices. We didn't pick any stoner rock for the film, which is what everyone seems to be doing." [5]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | 7.5/10 [7] |
Pitchfork | 4.8/10 [8] |
The soundtrack received positive response from critics. Reviewing for AllMusic , Gina Boldman wrote "The soundtrack replays the myriad emotions of adolescence and those of the Lisbon girls in particular." [6] Pitchfork 's Mark Richardson wrote, "This soundtrack seeks to replicate the feel of mainstream mid-'70s radio, and to that end, it's a wild success. This is what it sounded like — from the banal pop of 10cc to the raw (okay, medium-rare) power of Heart to the epic romanticism of Styx. Forget disco, CBGB's, punk, and new wave. That stuff didn't play in Peoria until much later. For a real taste of what a suburban kid playing "Space Invaders" was likely to hear pumping over the arcade sound system, this collection is the real thing. The problem is, no one ever said mainstream '70s radio was particularly good. It was like the mainstream radio of any other time, with a few true innovators, a glut of imitators, and a handful of the truly awful. All are represented here in their proper proportions." [8] "The Virgin Suicides is Godin and Dunckel at their best – entirely removed from logic and gleefully, wickedly free to roam their own, unique world." [7]
In a 2021 analysis, Konstantinos Pappis of Our Culture Mag wrote that "what’s certain is that the role of music is more than just affective or nostalgic; it inhabits a complex and often gendered perspective that may either reinforce or offer an alternative to and an escape from the gaze." [9] Clare Nina Norelli of Mubi.com gave a comparative analysis on the film's incorporated music, saying "Within the film, rock and pop songs tether the narrative to the material world both diegetically and non-diegetically, connecting the boys to the Lisbon sisters and locating the action firmly within the film’s mid-1970s setting through its contemporaneous music choices [...] We hear these songs when the sisters give a small party at their home, attend their school dance, and when they engage in a moving telephone exchange with the boys that involves playing records to each other in order to express the inexpressible, allowing the music to speak where they cannot." [10] She further described Air's score as "metaphysical, aligned with the heavens" and further wrote "Through its spacious, soaring, almost hymnal synth harmonies, pulsating rhythms, and bittersweet melodies, their score coveys musically the translucence of memory and invests the ethereal specters of the Lisbon sisters on screen with an added otherworldliness." [10]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Magic Man" | Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson | Heart | 5:28 |
2. | "Hello It's Me" | Todd Rundgren | Todd Rundgren | 4:21 |
3. | "Everything You've Done Wrong" | Sloan | Sloan | 3:27 |
4. | "Ce Matin Là" | Air, Patrick Woodcock | Air | 3:39 |
5. | "The Air That I Breathe" | Albert Hammond, Mike Hazlewood | The Hollies | 3:47 |
6. | "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" | Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb | Al Green | 6:23 |
7. | "Alone Again (Naturally)" | Gilbert O'Sullivan | Gilbert O'Sullivan | 3:39 |
8. | "Strange Magic" | Jeff Lynne | Electric Light Orchestra | 4:29 |
9. | "I'm Not in Love" | Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman | 10cc | 6:04 |
10. | "A Dream Goes On Forever" | Todd Rundgren | Todd Rundgren | 2:23 |
11. | "Crazy on You" | Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson | Heart | 4:55 |
12. | "Playground Love" (Vibraphone version) | Air, Thomas Mars | Air | 3:51 |
13. | "Come Sail Away" | Dennis DeYoung | Styx | 6:04 |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Virgin Suicides. [11]
Chart (2000–2001) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [12] | 100 |
European Albums ( Music & Media ) [13] | 78 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [14] | 35 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [15] | 29 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [16] | 20 |
UK Albums (OCC) [17] | 55 |
US Billboard 200 [18] | 138 |
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ) [19] | 30 |
Region | Date | Label | Ref. |
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Japan | 15 March 2000 |
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Germany | 17 March 2000 | [21] | |
France | 27 March 2000 | [22] | |
United Kingdom | [23] | ||
United States | 28 March 2000 | Emperor Norton | [24] |
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