AIR'S SOUNDTRACK TO THE VIRGIN SUICIDES
CELEBRATES 15TH ANNIVERSARY
Deluxe Edition Of Soundtrack To Sophia Coppola's Debut Feature Film Includes Remastered Original Album, Rare Outtakes, And Unreleased Live Performances
Air's Complete Studio Discography Also Available On 180-Gram Vinyl
All Titles Set For Release From Warner/Parlophone On June 16
Released in 2000, The Virgin Suicides was director Sofia Coppola's first feature film, Kirsten Dunst's first major screen role, and Air's first foray into film scoring. Fifteen years after its initial release, Warner/Parlophone will release THE VIRGIN SUICIDES - 15TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION on June 16, featuring a remastered version of the original soundtrack, a pair of studio outtakes plus an unreleased live performance recorded at the Los Angeles American Legion Hall on January 22, 2000, and several tracks from KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic radio show with Nic Harcourt, also recorded in January 2000.
On the same day, Warner/Parlophone will also release Air's five album discography on 180-gram vinyl with original artwork, including their first EP Premiers Symptômes (1997), Moon Safari (1998), 10,000 Hz Legend (2001), Talkie Walkie (2004), and Pocket Symphony (2007).
THE VIRGIN SUICIDES - 15TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION will be available as 2-CD set and a Limited Edition Super Deluxe format including colored vinyl, an exclusive vinyl EP, 2-CDs, a 16-page booklet featuring a new interview and liner notes by Thibaut Wychowanok, a film poster, a VIP laminate pass, plus a download card. The original soundtrack will also be available as a single LP on 180-gram vinyl.
The Versailles duo Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin started to record new music by watching VHS tapes of the film during the autumn of 1998. Eerie, synthetic and tempestuous, The Virgin Suicides soundtrack's first single "Playground Love" featured Gordon Tracks (an alias of Thomas Mars, the lead singer for the band Phoenix). The recording process was finished when drummer and soundtrack supervisor Brian Retzell called the duo from Los Angeles. "The microphones and the amps were packed and we needed a song for the ending credits! It happened on a Saturday afternoon. We called Thomas Mars from Phoenix. He wrote the lyrics, played some drums and sang on 'Playground Love,'" remembers Dunckel.
The Virgin Suicides premiere took place at the Cannes Film Festival in May 1999. Much to the duo's surprise, Air's soundtrack had been heavily edited and 80% of the recorded tracks had been abandoned in the final cut of the film. Godin comments, "You can do everything with editing. That was the first big lesson. The film turned out lighter and more evanescent. I felt that we didn't get what Sofia wanted." Despite these regrets, The Virgin Suicides soon became a cult soundtrack and, most of all, one of the most celebrated albums in the electronic performers' fascinating discography.
THE VIRGIN SUICIDES - 15TH ANNIVERSARY
LIMITED EDITION - SUPER DELUXE BOXSET
The Virgin Suicides - (Original soundtrack) (Solid Red 180G vinyl):
A Side:
1. Playground Love (With Gordon Tracks) (3.32)
2. Clouds Up (1.28)
3. Bathroom Girl (2.24)
4. Cemetary Party (2.35)
5. Dark Messages (2.28)
6. The Word Hurricane (2.31)
7. Dirty Trip (6.11)
B Side:
1. Highschool Lover (2.41)
2. Afternoon Sister (2.23)
3. Ghost Song (2.14)
4. Empty House (2.36)
5. Dead Bodies (2.56)
6. Suicide Underground (5.31)
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The Virgin Suicides - Unreleased live album (Picture Disc - Only available in this boxset):
A Side:
1. Playground Love (KCRW L.A Radio Jan 2000) (3:57)*
2. Dark Messages/The Word "Hurricane" (KCRW L.A Radio Jan 2000) (4:40)*
3. Highschool Lover (KCRW L.A Radio Jan 2000) (2:41)*
4. Clouds Up (Live L.A Jan 2000) (3:15)*
5. Bathroom Girl (Live L.A Jan 2000) (2:55)*
(Tracks 1 to 3: recorded on January 2000 at the Village Recorder and broadcast live in Los Angeles on KRCW.com and 89.9 KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic with Nic Harcourt in January 2000. Tracks 4 & 5: Recorded live at « American Legion Hall » L.A. 22 January 2000.)
B Side:
1. Dirty Trip (Live L.A Jan 2000) (5:03)*
2. Empty House (Live L.A Jan 2000) (3:17)*
3. Dead Bodies (Live L.A Jan 2000) (2:21)*
4. Cemetery Party (Live L.A Jan 2000) (3:21)*
5. Suicide Underground (Live L.A Jan 2000) (7:01)*
(Tracks 1 to 5: Recorded live at « American Legion Hall » L.A. 22 January 2000)
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Playground Love EP (Solid Red 180G vinyl):
A Side:
1. Playground Love (With Gordon Tracks) (3:30)
B Side:
1. Nosferatu Remix by Flower Pistols (3:26)
2. Highschool Prom (Playground Love - Rob Remix) (2:26)
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The Virgin Suicides deluxe edition (2CD) / original album + unreleased live bonus CD
CD1: Original Soundtrack
1. Playground Love (With Gordon Tracks)
2. Clouds Up
3. Bathroom Girl
4. Cemetary Party
5. Dark Messages
6. The Word "Hurricane"
7. Dirty Trip
8. Highschool Lover
9. Afternoon Sister
10. Ghost Song
11. Empty House
12. Dead Bodies
13. Suicide Underground
14. Bathroom Girl (Demo Version)
15. Playground Love (Vibraphone Version)
CD2: Unreleased Live Bonus CD
1. Playground Love *
2. Dark Messages/The Word "Hurricane" *
3. Highschool Lover *
4. Clouds Up +
5. Bathroom Girl +
6. Dirty Trip +
7. Empty House +
8. Dead Bodies +
9. Cemetary Party +
10. Suicide Underground +
*Recorded at the Village Recorder in Los Angeles and broadcast live on KRCW.com and 89.9 KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic with Nic Harcourt in January 2000.
+Recorded live at American Legion Hall in Los Angeles in January 2000.
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2 Exclusive posters include an unpublished interview of the Band in January 2015
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VIP Pass (Air post show party at the Hollywood American Legion, January 2000 laminate replica)
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Download card: (The Virgin Suicides (Original Motion Picture Score+ Bonus) + The Virgin Suicides (Live) + Playground Love EP)
2CD - DELUXE EDITION
Track Listing
CD1: Original Soundtrack
16. Playground Love (With Gordon Tracks)
17. Clouds Up
18. Bathroom Girl
19. Cemetary Party
20. Dark Messages
21. The Word "Hurricane"
22. Dirty Trip
23. Highschool Lover
24. Afternoon Sister
25. Ghost Song
26. Empty House
27. Dead Bodies
28. Suicide Underground
29. Bathroom Girl (Demo Version)
30. Playground Love (Vibraphone Version)
CD2: Unreleased Live Bonus CD
11. Playground Love *
12. Dark Messages/The Word "Hurricane" *
13. Highschool Lover *
14. Clouds Up +
15. Bathroom Girl +
16. Dirty Trip +
17. Empty House +
18. Dead Bodies +
19. Cemetary Party +
20. Suicide Underground +
*Recorded at the Village Recorder in Los Angeles and broadcast live on KRCW.com and 89.9 KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic with Nic Harcourt in January 2000.
+Recorded live at American Legion Hall in Los Angeles in January 2000.
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