Simple Song Number 3
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| type = single
| artist = Sumi Jo
| album = Youth
| released = 20 May 2015
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| genre = Classical
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| label = Milan Records
| writer = David Lang
| producer = {{hlist|Nicola Giuliano|Francesca Cima|Carlotta Calori}}
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"Simple Song #3" or "Simple Song Number 3" is an original song sung by South Korean singer Sumi Jo. The song was released as the lead single from the soundtrack album of 2015 film Youth written and composed by American composer David Lang.{{cite web|title=For Paolo Sorrentino's 'Youth,' David Lang Strives for an Unusually Emotional Melody|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/01/movies/for-paolo-sorrentinos-youth-david-lang-strives-for-an-unusually-emotional-melody.html|first=Rachel|last=Donadio|work=The New York Times|date=30 November 2015|accessdate=19 January 2016}}
"Simple Song #3" was nominated for the 2016 Academy Award,{{cite magazine|title=David Lang on His Best Original Song Oscar Nom: 'I Spilled Coffee All Over Myself'|last=Newman|first=Melinda|magazine=Billboard|date=14 January 2016|accessdate=14 January 2016|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6843686/david-lang-best-original-song-oscar-nomination}} Golden Globe Award{{cite news|title=Golden Globes 2016: Complete list of nominees|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/la-et-mn-golden-globes-2016-nominees-winners-list-story.html|accessdate=10 December 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=10 December 2015}} and Critics Choice Award for best original song.{{cite news|last1=Tapley|first1=Kristopher|title=2015-2016 Oscar Predictions|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/in-contention/oscar-predictions-oscars-academy-awards-1201600870/|accessdate=3 December 2015|work=Variety|date=24 August 2015}}
Production
American composer David Lang wrote the music, including the piece "Simple Songs," which is fictionally performed for Queen Elizabeth at the end of the movie. The scene was shot with soprano Sumi Jo, violinist Viktoria Mullova, the BBC Concert Orchestra, and the Berlin Radio Choir.{{cite web|last=Roddy|first=Michael|title="Candy-wrapper music" hits sweet spot in Cannes Youth movie|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/filmfestival-cannes-youth-lang-idUSL5N0YB4Q720150520|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=27 October 2015|date=20 May 2015}}{{cite news|title=David Lang|publisher=Red Poppy Music|url=http://davidlangmusic.com/news|accessdate=3 January 2016}}
Accolades
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! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Recipient ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |
| scope="row"| 88th Academy Awards
| rowspan="4"| David Lang | {{nom}} |
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| scope="row" | 21st Critics' Choice Awards
| {{nom}} | {{cite web|title=Critics' Choice Award Nominations Led by 'Mad Max,' 'Fargo'|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/awards/critics-choice-award-nominations-2016-1201660217/|work=Variety|accessdate=13 January 2016|date=14 December 2015|first=Tim|last=Grat}} |
| scope="row" | 73rd Golden Globe Awards
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| scope="row" | 2015 Houston Film Critics Society Awards
| Best Original Song | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://josumi.com/}}
- [http://oscar.go.com/nominees/music-original-song/simple-song-3-from-youth Simple Song#3] at Oscars.org
- [http://davidlangmusic.com/discography/soundtrack-to-paolo-sorrentinos-youth Youth album]
- {{YouTube|UCVnFUUI6X4|"Simple Song #3" song}}