"Simple Song #3" or "Simple Song Number 3" is an original song sung by South Korean singer

Sumi Jo Sumi Jo, OSI (; ; born 22 November 1962) is a South Korean lyric coloratura soprano known for her Grammy Award-winning interpretations of the bel canto repertoire. Life and career Early life and education Jo was born Jo Su-gyeong in Ch ...

. The song was released as the lead single from the soundtrack album of 2015 film ''

Youth Youth is the time of life when one is young. The word, youth, can also mean the time between childhood and adulthood (Maturity (psychological), maturity), but it can also refer to one's peak, in terms of health or the period of life known as bei ...

'' written and composed by American composer David Lang. "Simple Song #3" was nominated for the 2016

Academy Award The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence ...

Golden Globe Award The Golden Globe Awards are awards presented for excellence in both international film and television. It is an annual award ceremony held since 1944 to honor artists and professionals and their work. The ceremony is normally held every Janua ...

and Critics Choice Award for best original song.

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

, violinist Viktoria Mullova, the

BBC Concert Orchestra The BBC Concert Orchestra is a British concert orchestra based in London, one of the British Broadcasting Corporation's five radio orchestras. With around fifty players, it is the only one of the five BBC orchestras which is not a full-scale sym ...

, and the Berlin Radio Choir.

Accolades

References

External links

*
Simple Song#3
at Oscars.org
''Youth'' album
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