Original Soundtrack Youth (La Giovinezza)

Crystal Clear Colour

Tracklist:

1. You Got The Love - The Retrosettes Sister Band
2. Onward - Mark Kozelek
3. Third and Seneca - Sun Kil Moon
4. Des Pas sur la Neige - Preludes (Book 1) - Claude Debussy
5. Cavatina "Figlia, ti scuoti" from Virginia (Act I) - Saverio Mercadante
6. A ma maniere - Maria Letizia Gorga
7. Reality - The Retrosettes Sister Band
8. Can't Rely on You - Paloma Faith
9. Ceiling Gazing - Mark Kozelek
10. Dirty Hair - David Byrne
11. Berceuse - Igor Stravinsky
12. Just (After Song of Songs) - David Lang / Trio Medieval
13. Simple Song #3 - David Lang / Sumi Jo (Soprano) and Viktoria Mullova (Violin Solo)
14. Mick's Dream - David Lang
15. Wood Symphony - David Lang

Youth 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 "Preludes: 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.