The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the original motion picture soundtrack for Walt Disney's 1994, thirty-second animated feature The Lion King. It contains songs from the film written by Elton John and Tim Rice, composed by Hans Zimmer, performed by Carmen Twillie, Jason Weaver, Rowan Atkinson, Whoopi Goldberg, Jeremy Irons, Cheech Marin, Jim Cummings, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, and Sally Dworsky among others, and singles by Elton John. It was released on July 13, 1994 on CD and audio cassette. The soundtrack was recorded in three different countries, namely: USA, UK and South Africa.

Track listing

Standard edition

Side one

1. "Circle of Life" ? 3:59

2. Music by Elton John, Lyrics by Tim Rice, Performed by Carmen Twillie, African vocals performed by Lebo M and his African chorus with Mbongeni Ngema

3. "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" ? 2:50

4. Music by Elton John, Lyrics by Tim Rice, Performed by Jason Weaver with Rowan Atkinson and Laura Williams

5. "Be Prepared" ? 3:40

6. Music by Elton John, Lyrics by Tim Rice, Performed by Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings

7. "Hakuna Matata" ? 3:33

8. Music by Elton John, Lyrics by Tim Rice, Performed by Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph Williams

9. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" ? 2:57

10. Music by Elton John, Lyrics by Tim Rice, Performed by Joseph Williams and Sally Dworsky with Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, and Kristle Edwards

11. "This Land" ? 2:55

12. Instrumental by Hans Zimmer

13. "...To Die For" ? 4:17

14. Instrumental by Hans Zimmer

Side two

8. "Under the Stars" ? 3:45

9. Instrumental by Hans Zimmer

10. "King of Pride Rock" ? 5:59

11. Instrumental by Hans Zimmer

12. "Circle of Life" ? 4:51

13. Music by Elton John, Lyrics by Tim Rice, Performed by Elton John

14. "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" ? 3:36

15. Music by Elton John, Lyrics by Tim Rice, Performed by Elton John

16. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (End Title) ? 3:59

17. Music by Elton John, Lyrics by Tim Rice, Performed by Elton John

Special edition

On September 30, 2003, Disney released a Special Edition of the soundtrack with two newly-added tracks:

13. "The Morning Report" - James Earl Jones, Jeff Bennett, Evan Saucedo
14. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight (Remix)" - Elton John

International editions

In most international releases of the CD, Elton John's versions were removed except for "Can You Feel the Love Tonight (End Title)", and an additional track, "Hyenas" (Instrumental), was included.

B-sides

Chart positions

Album - Billboard (North America)

Awards

The soundtrack has managed to ship over 10 million copies in the U.S. and eventually went 10x Platinum (diamond record) in 1995.

Academy Awards

Golden Globe Awards

See also

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