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.

TRACKLIST

SIDE A
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 - Préludes (Book 1) - Claude Debussy

SIDE B
1. Cavatina "Figlia, ti scuoti" from Virginia (Act I) - Saverio Mercadante
2. À ma manière - Maria Letizia Gorga
3. Reality - The Retrosettes Sister Band
4. Can't Rely on You - Paloma Faith

SIDE C
1. Ceiling Gazing - Mark Kozelek
2. Dirty Hair - David Byrne
3. Berceuse - Igor Stravinsky

SIDE D
1. Just (After Song of Songs) - David Lang / Trio Medieval
2. Simple Song #3 - David Lang / Sumi Jo (Soprano) and Viktoria Mullova (Violin Solo)
3. Mick's Dream - David Lang
4. Wood Symphony - David Lang