▁The ▁song ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁the ▁lead ▁single ▁from ▁the ▁sound track ▁album ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁film ▁Youth ▁written ▁and ▁composed ▁by ▁American ▁composer ▁David ▁Lang . ▁▁ ▁" Simple ▁Song ▁# 3 " ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Academy ▁Award , ▁Golden ▁Glo be ▁Award ▁and ▁Crit ics ▁Cho ice ▁Award ▁for ▁best ▁original ▁song . ▁ ▁Production ▁American ▁composer ▁David ▁Lang ▁wrote ▁the ▁music , ▁including ▁the ▁piece ▁" Simple ▁Songs " ▁that ▁is ▁fiction ally ▁performed ▁for ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁at ▁the ▁end . ▁The ▁scene ▁was ▁shot ▁with ▁sop rano ▁Sum i ▁Jo , ▁viol in ist ▁V ikt oria ▁Mul lo va , ▁the ▁BBC ▁Con cert ▁Orchestra , ▁and ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Radio ▁Ch oir . ▁ ▁Acc ol ades ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Simple ▁Song # 3 ▁at ▁O sc ars . org ▁▁ ▁Youth ▁album ▁at ▁Dav ig ▁lang . com ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 5 ▁singles ▁Category : 2 0 1 5 ▁songs <0x0A> </s> ▁ Æ th elf r ith ▁( ; ▁died ▁c . ▁ 9 0 4 / 9 1 5 ) ▁was ▁an ▁e ald orm an ▁of ▁southern ▁Mer cia , ▁who ▁fl our ished ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁dec ades ▁of ▁the ▁nin th ▁century ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁de cade ▁of ▁the ▁t enth ▁century . ▁His ▁father ▁is ▁unknown . ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁ Æ th el g yth , ▁daughter ▁of ▁ Æ th el w