Description
Youth (original Italian title La Giovinezza) is a 2015 comedy-drama film written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino, starring Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel. Set in a luxurious Swiss Alps hotel, the story follows two lifelong friends: Fred Ballinger, a retired composer who has turned his back on performance, and Mick Boyle, an aging film director determined to finish what he hopes will be his final screenplay. While navigating the quirks of hotel life and revisiting the milestones of their own pasts, the film explores themes of nostalgia, personal legacy, affection, and mortality.
The soundtrack of Youth is a blend of original score by David Lang, and a selection of other carefully chosen pieces, ranging from classical works to contemporary songs. The centerpiece, “Simple Song #3,” performed by soprano Sumi Jo, captures the film’s themes of beauty, loss, and reflection. Alongside Lang’s compositions, the music features “Can’t Rely on You” by Paloma Faith, the classical piece Debussy’s “Préludes: Des pas sur la neige”, and “Third and Seneca” by Sun Kil Moon, amongst others, creating a rich, genre-spanning soundtrack that blends contemporary, classical, and indie influences.
The soundtrack of Youth is available as a limited edition on transparent vinyl and includes a 4-page booklet with liner notes.
Tracklisting:
A1. You Got The Love – The Retrosettes Sister Band
A2. Onward – Mark Kozelek
A3. Third and Seneca – Sun Kil Moon
A4. Des Pas sur la Neige – Préludes (Book 1) – Claude Debussy
B1. Cavatina "Figlia, ti scuoti" from Virginia (Act I) – Saverio Mercadante
B2. À ma manière – Maria Letizia Gorga
B3. Reality – The Retrosettes Sister Band
B4. Can't Rely on You – Paloma Faith
C1. Ceiling Gazing – Mark Kozelek
C2. Dirty Hair – David Byrne
C3. Berceuse – Igor Stravinsky
D1. Just (After Song of Songs) – David Lang / Trio Medieval
D2. Simple Song #3 – David Lang / Sumi Jo (Soprano) and Viktoria Mullova (Violin Solo)
D3. Mick's Dream – David Lang
D4. Wood Symphony – David Lang
