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| Creator: Air
Label: Astralwerks
Category: Music
List Price: $16.98
Buy Used: $2.75
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New (34) Used (30) Collectible (2) from $2.75
Rating:  117 reviews
Sales Rank: 9495
Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 48848
UPC: 724384884826
EAN: 0724384884826
ASIN: B00004KD51
Release Date: February 29, 2000
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Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Has some scratches/scuffs. Domestic orders ship First Class with tracking information. All international orders ship Airmail.
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Showing reviews 6-10 of 117
 More please... November 6, 2001
W. Davidson (Melbourne, Australia)
8 out of 12 found this review helpful
Air hit the mark totally with Moon Safari in 1998. Gorgeous sound scapes providing the soundtrack to every hair salon in town and background music to travel programs on the BBC. They also scored a few hits with "Sexy Boy", "Kelly Watch the Stars" and "All I Need". What worked so well about Moon Safari was the melding of great pop songs alongside the ambient easy concoctions. Sadly there's only one great pop song on The Virgin Suicides (incidentally the only vocal track as well). "Playground Love" is again way too good (as was "All I Need" and "You Make it Easy" on Moon Safari) and although the rest of the CD is enjoyable and listenable, it lacks the cohesiveness of the previous album. It's still a delightful experiment (bearing in mind and it is a soundtrack - from Sofia Coppola's interesting looking film of the same name) but I am hoping for another great pop album from Air.
 Good Soundtrack for Anime July 3, 2004
Miguel Lescano Cornejo (Guayaquil, Ecuador)
8 out of 13 found this review helpful
I first heard this album a couple of weeks ago, when a new girl entered our office, a design department, and brought this music. I didn't know who they where or what the name of the album or the songs where, and my first impression was: This is excellent. Such desertic landscapes and situations as those in "The End of Evangelion" (when nobody was left in planet Earth and the only survivor cried for his beloved Asuka) came to my mind. The feelings of loneliness and drama are so hard you think this is the end of the world's perfect soundtrack. Excluding the first track (which is much better in the free downloadable version available right here in Amazon), this is perfectly coherent music. They sound as if they had been Pink Floyd's padawans. I felt extremely relaxed and thinked: This is Floyd's line resurrection. However, when I knew the title of this album the true meanings came very clearly. I really really love this music and would highly recommend it to any die-hard fan of Pink Floyd's "Echoes" and "Shine On". However, it is much better if you don't know the title. Do this experiment to someone: Make him/her hear this without telling what it is. Perception is much clearer when it is not obstructed by prejudices.
One of the most beautiful albulms I've ever heard... May 15, 2005
Cat (England)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
As a 17 yr old myself, my parents are alarmed at the fact that I have become so obsessed with everything to do with the "Virgin Suicides" recently. First, I read the book (utterly compelling and beautifully written), then saw the film (a great-though slightly short-portrayal of the book) and finally have aquired the soundtrack. I'm not normally into much chill-out type music, but it is so haunting and compelling that you cannot help but listen to it. The best track in my opinion, track 8 (Highschool Love) is really key to the whole film, but all the tracks seem to blend seemlessly into each other. The only faults I have are that the tracks do not last long enough (I personally could have enjoyed another minute or so of track 8 for a start), and that if a listener had not seen the film, or read the book, then songs like track 13 (which contains excerpts from the film) may not make sense. But I suggest you just overlook this, sit back and let the soaring and haunting melodies glide over you.
It's a different story March 9, 2000
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is definitely not 'Moon Safari'. However, it perfectly illustrates the fact that 'Moon Safari' in its best moments is not the only ground that AIR can work on and succeed. It's a perfect soundtrack - each time it is being listened to, a new movie is created, as intense, coherent and splendid as this music actually is. BUY this CD if you're willing to escape from the stupidity, banality and commerciality of contemporary pop music. In addition, given the conspicuous talent of the French duo, one can't feel that their muisc is an entire fabrication. DON'T BUY this CD, if you're looking for catchy tunes that you'll be humming during the day. It's a different story. Standout trax: Playground Love, Highschool Lover, Empty House, Dead Bodies.
Who knew? July 25, 2000
Ethan Kolenberg (Petersburgh, NY)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Who knew that the guys from Air, who crafted one of the most warm, cuddly space-pop albums ever in "Moon Safari," were capable of making music so dark and disturbing? When I bought the soundtrack to the movie "The Virgin Suicides," I was definitely expecting more of the same friendly, dreamy music along the lines of "Safari" and the early singles EP, "Premiers Symptomes." What I found instead was an album of really creepy, dreamy music. And it was a weird, albeit welcome, surprise.It should be noted that this is not really a proper Air album. The thirteen songs on "The Virgin Suicides" are basically different variations on only four or five musical themes. This is not a signifigant drawback, as there is sufficient variety between the tracks. There is also a connecting morbid theme throughout this soundtrack, which is effective, even without the movie. I have never seen "The Virgin Suicides," but I am curious to see how these languid soundscapes connect with the images in the film. This soundtrack has a definite `70s prog rock flavor. There are mellotrons and organs galore, with vibes, Moog synthesizer, some very Floydian guitar licks, and even a theramin. There is also some excellent drumming on a few of the tunes, by a session player named Brian Reitzell. The sluggish, somber pace of "The Virgin Suicides" puts the album into the "chill-out" section of my CD collection. But, the music's pessimistic undercurrents are rather unsettling, so one must be prepared when they try to give this stuff a spin. With this film score, Air show that they are capable of much more than just sweet lullabies to play in the background while snuggling up to your lover. Whether they will further explore this gloomy avenue in future releases, or cast aside this work as just a one-off experiment, remains to be seen. But this French duo show that their potential is limitless. Just one last thing. For all you Air fans out there who have CD changers, here's a little something for you to try. Program your CD player to play your two favorite tracks from "Moon Safari" ("La Femme D'argent" and "All I Need," for example). Then following those two songs, program the final two tracks from this soundtrack, "Dead Bodies," and "Suicide Underground" (those titles alone...). Trust me, you will be stunned.
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