If you really want to know why this piece of jazzy, soft, melancholic and sad music is that magic you must have seen the movie.
The whole story, which in fact isn’t that important, is being told by one of the boys who are vaguely friends with the girls. And that’s the beauty of “The Virgin Suicides”. To the boys, the Lisbon girls are a mystery, a fascination, an obsession. No one understands them, neither do we, the audience. Cause of this perspective there’s always a 'gap' between the audience and the teenage girls.
That’s what makes the music from 'The Virgin Suicides' really beautiful. If one band manages to put together instrumental harmonies with well-placed and well-played synths, from time to time adding lyrics as well, it is Air.
'The Virgin Suicides' is the band's best release in my opinion! The main theme is repeated exactly on the spots of the CD where you long to hear it again. Beautifully introduced with 'Playground Love’and ending in the somber 'Suicide Underground' which will bring back memories to those who have seen this poetically sad film.
If you like the movie – like I do – this CD is more than a soundtrack. Sofia Copolla definitely knew which band she had to choose to express the poetry and sad story of the Lisbon girls.
The only critic that I have is that some of the tracks are way to short, but nevertheless, a timeless masterpiece

Though this is a soundtrack, The Virgin Suicides stands pretty well on its own. Granted, seeing the movie helps provide some context to the samples that occur in a few of the tracks, but the musicianship is solid. "Playground Love" is a melancholy love song, while "Empty House" sounds like a lost Broadcast track. And that's a high compliment, believe me.

A haunting soundtrack/score from the movie The Virgin Suicides. If you have seen this movie it will bring back the ominous feeling found through out the movie, though if you have not seen the movie this CD will still haunt you with it's beautiful sounds as only Air can make. Solid through & through.