arrangers: []
barcode: 050087422240
catalog: D003166102
categories:
- Animation
category: Animation
classification: Original Soundtrack, Vocal
composers:
- names:
    en: Kaylin Frank
- link: artist/19465
  names:
    en: Elton John
covers:
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  medium: https://media.vgm.io/albums/74/88047/88047-1561414986.jpg
  name: Front
  thumb: https://media.vgm.io/albums/74/88047/88047-1561414986.jpg
discs:
- disc_length: Unknown
  name: ''
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Circle of Life/Nants' Ingonyama
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Life's Not Fair
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Rafiki's Fireflies
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: I Just Can't Wait to Be King
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Elephant Graveyard
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Be Prepared (2019)
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Stampede
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Scar Takes the Throne
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Hakuna Matata
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Simba Is Alive!
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: The Lion Sleeps Tonight
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Can You Feel the Love Tonight
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Reflections of Mufasa
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Spirit
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Battle for Pride Rock
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Remember
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Never Too Late
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: He Lives in You
    track_length: Unknown
  - names:
      English: Mbube
    track_length: Unknown
link: album/88047
lyricists: []
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2019-06-24T14:22
  edited_date: 2022-09-15T18:12
  fetched_date: 2026-06-06T06:32
  freedb: 0
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 5037
name: The Lion King Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
names:
  en: The Lion King Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  ja: The Lion King Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  ja-latn: The Lion King Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
notes: 'Soundtrack to the photorealistic computer-animated remake of Disney''s 1994
  traditionally animated feature.

  ---

  "Circle of Life"

  Written by Elton John, Tim Rice

  "Nants'' Ingonyama" Written by Lebohang Morake and Hans Zimmer

  Produced by Hans Zimmer

  Vocals Produced by Stephen Lipson

  Performed by Lindiwe Mkhize

  African Vocals Performed by Lebo M

  "I Just Can''t Wait to Be King"

  Written by Elton John, Tim Rice

  Produced by Pharrell Williams

  Co-Produced by Stephen Lipson

  Performed by JD McCrary, Shahadi Wright Joseph and John Oliver

  "Be Prepared (2019)"

  Music by Elton John

  Lyrics by Tim Rice

  Produced by Hans Zimmer and David Fleming

  Performed by Chiwetel Ejiofor

  "Hakuna Matata"

  Written by Elton John, Tim Rice

  Produced by Pharrell Williams

  Co-Produced by Stephen Lipson

  Performed by Billy Eichner, Seth Rogen, JD McCrary and Donald Glover

  "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"

  Written by Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss and Solomon Linda

  Produced by Pharrell Williams

  © 1961 Abilene Music & Luigi Creatore Music

  Administered worldwide by Concord Music Publishing LLC

  International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission

  Performed by Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen

  "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"

  Written by Elton John, Tim Rice

  Produced by Pharrell Williams

  Co-Produced by Stephen Lipson

  Performed by Beyoncé, Donald Glover, Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen

  Beyoncé appears Courtesy of Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records

  "Spirit"

  Written by Timothy McKenzie, Ilya Salmanzadeh and Beyoncé

  Produced by Beyoncé, ILYA for MXM Productions and Labrinth

  Vocal Production: Beyoncé

  Beyoncé Recorded by Stuart White

  Recorded at MXM Studios & Kings Landing Studios West, Los Angeles, CA and Jungle
  Studios, NY, NY

  Mixed by Stuart White at Avenue A Studios, Los Angeles, CA

  Choir Produced by Derek Dixie

  Choir Recorded by Daniel Pampuri and Lester Mendoza at NRG Studios, Los Angeles,
  CA

  Assistant Engineered by Cory Bice, Jeremy Lertola, Sam Holland, Andrea Roberts,
  Steven Xai

  Drums by Labrinth, ILYA and Derek Dixie

  Percussions by ILYA, Labrinth, Jeremy Lertola

  Piano by Jeff Lorber

  Strings by David Fleming

  Background Vocals by Beyoncé, Labrinth, ILYA, Jamal Moore, Maurice Smith, Jerome
  Wayne (aka J Rome), Derrick Charles, Donald Paige (aka DeP), George Young, Vernon
  Burris, TJ Wilkins, Andre Washington, Jason Morales, Johnny Gilmore, Stevie Notes,
  Marcus Eldridge, Edward Lawson, Steve Epting

  Mastered by Colin Leonard at SING Mastering, Atlanta, GA

  Performed by Beyoncé

  Beyoncé appears Courtesy of Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records

  "Never Too Late"

  Music by Elton John

  Lyrics by Tim Rice

  Produced by Greg Kurstin

  Additional Production by Elton John and Matt Still

  Engineered by Greg Kurstin, Alex Pasco, Julian Burg at Echo Studios, Los Angeles,
  CA

  Mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent

  Assisted by Michael Freeman at Mixsuite Studio, Los Angeles, CA

  African Vocal and Choir Arrangements Created and Produced by Lebo M

  Performed by Elton John

  Elton John appears Courtesy of Virgin EMI Records, a division of Universal Music
  Operations Limited

  "He Lives in You"

  Written by Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin and Lebohang Morake

  Produced by Lebo M and Mark Mancina

  Performed by Lebo M

  "Mbube"

  Written by Solomon Linda

  Published by Folkways Music Publishers, Inc. (BMI)

  Produced by Pharrell Williams

  African Vocal and Choir Arrangements Created and Produced by Lebo M

  Recorded by Mike Larson at Chalice Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA, and The Lunchtable,
  Los Angeles, CA

  Choir Recorded by Richard Mitchell at Howard Audio, Brynston, Johannesburg, South
  Africa

  Recording Assisted by Thomas Cullison

  Mixed by Mike Larson at The Lunchtable, Los Angeles, CA

  Choir: Nokukhanya Dlamini, Ntebo Namame, Margaret Motsage, Stephen Mofokeng, Bafana
  Nkosi, Sifiso Khanyile, Kwande Cikata, Gugulethu Shezi, Jabu Chirindah, Ayanda Bacela
  and Tshepiso Morake

  Performed by Lebo M

  ---

  Original Score by Hans Zimmer

  Soundtrack Album Producers: Hans Zimmer and Jon Favreau

  Songs Produced by Pharrell Williams

  African Vocal and Choir Arrangements Created and Produced by Lebo M

  Music Editor: Stephanie McNally

  Score Wrangler: Ryan Rubin

  Additional Arrangements by David Fleming and Steve Mazzaro

  Songs Mixed by Stephen Lipson

  Score and U.S. Choir Recorded and Mixed by Alan Meyerson

  Music Production Services: Steven Kofsky

  Supervising Orchestrator: Bruce L. Fowler

  Score Orchestrations by Walt Fowler, Suzette Moriarty, Kevin Kaska, Carl Rydlund

  Additional Orchestrations by Dave Metzger, Dave Giuli, Jennifer Hammond, Martin
  McClellan, Marshall Bowen, Aaron Meyer, Melissa Orquiza, Chris Anderson-Bazzoli,
  Nicholas Cazares, Brandon Bailo

  Orchestra Conductor: Nick Glennie-Smith

  Orchestra: The Hollywood Studio Symphony and The Re-Collective Orchestra

  The Re-Collective Orchestra Founded by Stephanie Matthews & Matt Jones

  Digital Score Recordist: Kevin Globerman

  Sequencer Programming: Steven Doar, Omer Benyamin

  Technical Score Engineer: Chuck Choi

  Technical Assistants: Alejandro Moros, David Naroth

  Digital Instrument Design: Mark Wherry

  Digital Instrument Preparation: Taurees Habib, Raul Vega

  Orchestra Contractor: Peter Rotter

  Vocals Contractor: Edie Lehmann Boddicker

  Music Preparation: Booker White, Walt Disney Music Library

  African Music Consultant: Lebo M

  South Africa Choir Musical Leader: Khaya Mthethwa

  South Africa Choir Senior Engineer: Richard Mitchell

  South Africa Choir Additional Engineers: Thando Magwaza, Khotso Thahane

  Additional U.S. Choir Recorded by Tommy Vicari

  Additional Digital Score Recordist: Larry Mah

  Additional Engineering by Seth Waldmann, John Witt Chapman, Alfredo Pasquel

  Vocalist Recordings by Seth Waldmann

  Score Mix Assistant: Eva Reistad

  Song Mix Assistant Engineer: Soya Soo

  Additional Assistant Engineers: Jacob Moreno, Aldo Arechar

  Score Recorded at Sony Scoring Stage, Culver City, CA

  U.S. Choir Recorded at Sony Scoring Stage & Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA

  South Africa Choir Recorded at Mastermax Studios, Johannesburg, South Africa

  Percussion/Drum Circle Recorded at The Newman Scoring Stage, Fox Studios, Los Angeles,
  CA

  Score Mixed at Remote Control Productions, Santa Monica, CA

  Studio Manager for Remote Control Productions: Shalini Singh

  Assistant to Hans Zimmer: Cynthia Park

  Mastered by Patricia Sullivan at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA

  Published by Walt Disney Music Company (ASCAP), Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (BMI)

  Executive in Charge of Music and Soundtracks for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
  Production: Mitchell Leib

  Music Production for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Production: Ryan Hopman

  Soundtracks for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Production: Kaylin Frank

  Music Business/Legal Affairs for Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production:
  Scott Holtzman, Don Welty and Marc Shaw

  Hans Zimmer Would Like to Thank: Jon, Joya, Max, Madeline & Brighton, Jeff Nathanson,
  Karen Gilchrist, John Bartnicki, Debbi Bossi, Caleb Deschanel, Adam Gerstel, Mark
  Livolsi, Alan F. Horn, Alan Bergman, Tim Rice, Elton John, David Furnish, Zachary
  & Elijah, Pharrell, Helen, Rocket, Wolf, Hawk & Sun, Mitchell Leib, Ryan Hopman,
  Kaylin Frank, Michelle Rogel, Mandey Anginone, Keith Wilson, Hannah Bredberg, Dani
  Markman, David Walsh, Lora Hirschberg, Chris Boyes, Frank Eulner, Pascal Garneau,
  Marshall Winn, Bill Kruzykowski, Rachel Schreibman, Dave Matusek, lan McClarren,
  Leslie Quan, Brian Russell, Russell Allen, Kurt Humphrey, Alex Rush, Noah Kloor,
  Kyle Bellar, Marlon E. Espino, Mike Larson, Jerry Edouard, Caron Veazey, Jennifer
  Yin, Hana Hollinger, Kelly Donnelly, Stu White, Kaleb Steele, Steve Pamon, Teresa
  LaBarbera, Monica Sonand, Russ & Kathy Fleming, Jean & Rod Mazzaro, Stephanie Olmanni,
  Susan & Lance McNally, Foxy, Jonevin Sabado, Melissa Muik, Gabi Kofsky, Candace
  Carlo, Jillian Abood, BeBe Lerner and the ID Team, Ryan Ouchida, Julian Pastorelli,
  Zoë, Jake, Max & Annabel, The Duchess of Duke Street

  Special Thanks to The Hans Zimmer Band: Pedro Eustache, Tina Guo, Guthrie Govan,
  Yolanda Charles, Nile Marr, Satnam Ramgotra, Nathan Stornetta, Holly Madge, Aicha
  Djidjelli, Nick Glennie-Smith, Molly Rogers, Leah Zeger

  Special Thanks: Lesley Allery, Carolyn Alliende, Sean Bailey, Catherine Baggett,
  Kieran Beardmorre, Bill Berrol, Sylvia Black, David Boucher, Elanzo Burgess, David
  Byrnes, Lyndsie Chlowitz, Donna Cole-Brulé, Jay Cooper, Sam Dickerman, Martin Dodd,
  Nancy Dolan, Jack Doutt, Jerker Edström, Don Friedman, Peter Grant, Beth Harrold,
  Mark Kovinsky, Sean Johnson, Rachel Kurstin, Ron Laffitte, David Lande, Dobra MacCulloch,
  Max Martin, Sibonga Mhlungu, Chris Montan, Andrea Nelson-Meigs, Rachael Paley, Jon
  Platt, Stuart Prager, Sandy Roberton, Khanyi Serakoeng, Lawrence Shire, Tracy Louise
  Stent, and the entire staff at Walt Disney Studios Music Department, Walt Disney
  Records and the Disney Music Group.

  Art Direction: Steve Sterling

  Package Design: Tim Hankins

  ---

  Orchestra

  Violin

  Belinda Broughton Co-Concertmaster

  Stephanie Matthews Co-Concertmaster

  Julie Ann Gigante Co-Principal 2

  Philip Payton Co-Principal 2

  Ashley Horne

  Benjamin Jacobson

  Benjamin Powell

  Bianca McClure

  Caitlin Edwards

  Charlie Bisharat

  Chris Woods

  Clayton Penrose-Whitmore

  Crystal Alforque

  Eun-Mee Ahn

  Heather Powell

  Helen Nightengale

  Jessica Guideri

  Jessica McJunkins

  Jessie Montgomery

  Josefina Vergara

  Kyle Lombard

  Leah Zeger

  Mark Cargill

  Max Karmazyn

  Maya Magub

  Molly Rogers

  Nadira Scruggs

  Phillip Levy

  Rhea Fowler

  Ron Clark

  Scott Tixier

  Serena McKinney

  Shalini Vijayan

  Shigeru Logan

  Susan Chatman

  Tereza Stanislav

  Wynton Grant

  Viola

  Jerome Gordon Co-Principal

  Michael Casimir Co-Principal

  Andrew Francois

  Beverly Baker

  Jen Arnold

  Zach Dellinger

  Lynne Richburg

  Matthew Funes

  Nikki Shorts

  Stefan Smith

  Cello

  Steve Erdody Co-Principal

  Troy Stuart Co-Principal

  Adrienne Woods

  Armen Ksajikian

  Caleb Vaughn-Jones

  Cremaine Booker

  Dennis Karmazyn

  Eric Byers

  Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick

  Giovanna Clayton

  Jacob Braun

  Joy Payton-Stevens

  Michelle Rearick

  Paula Hochhalter

  Ro Rowan

  Sterling Elliott

  Tahirah Whittington

  Tina Guo

  Helen Altenbach

  Contrabass

  Chris Johnson Co-Principal

  Nico Abondolo Co-Principal

  BJ Johnson

  Michael Valerio

  Patricia Weitzel

  Richard Edwards

  Stephen Dress

  Flute

  Allison Loggins Co-Principal

  Geri Rotella Co-Principal

  Pedro Eustache

  Richard Harvey

  Adam Sadberry

  Oboe

  Geoffrey Johnson Co-Principal

  Lara Wickes Co-Principal

  Clarinet

  Alex Laing Co-Principal

  Stuart Clark Co-Principal

  Chris Bleth

  Gary Bovyer

  Joshua Ranz

  Phil O''Connor

  Ralph Williams

  Bassoon

  Lecolion Washington Co-Principal

  Rose Corrigan Co-Principal

  Anthony Parnther

  Patricia Kindel

  Samantha Duckworth

  William Wood

  William May

  Horn

  David Everson Co-Principal

  Jeff Scott Co-Principal

  Dylan Hart

  Adedeji Ogunfolu

  Allen Fogle

  Andrew Bain

  Benjamin Jaber

  Katelyn Faraudo

  Kaylet Torrez

  Mark Adams

  Mike McCoy

  Stephanie Stetson

  Trumpet

  Thomas Hooten Co-Principal

  Wayne Bergeron Co-Principal

  Barry Perkins

  Trombone

  Alexander Iles Co-Principal

  Burt Mason Co-Principal

  Craig Gosnell

  Ken Thompkins

  Weston Sprott

  William Reichenbach

  Tuba

  Doug Tornquist Principal

  Philip Blake Cooper

  Harp

  Lara Somogyi Principal

  Guitar

  Bakithi Kumalo Co-Principal

  Marlon Espino Co-Principal

  Kalimba

  Heitor Pereira

  Marimb

  Nathan Stornetta

  Orchestral Percussion

  Wade Culbreath Principal

  Raynor Carroll

  Drums

  Curt Bisquera Principal

  John "JR" Robinson

  Toss Panos

  Sheila E.

  African Percussion

  Satnam Ramgotra Principal

  Aicha Djidjelli

  Alex Necioscup-Acuna

  Brian Kilgore

  Lenny Castro

  Pete Korpela

  Holly Madge

  U.S. Choir

  Ayo Awosika

  Alex Blake

  Kathryn Bostic

  Reid Bruton

  Elin Carlson

  Carmen Carter

  Alvin Chea

  Saunder Choi

  Randy Crenshaw

  Tim Davis

  Monique Donnelly

  Kevin Dorsey

  Luke Edgemon

  Madeleine Favreau

  David Fleming

  Michael Geiger

  Arnold Livingston Geis

  Jim Gilstrap

  Will Goldman

  Denise Green

  Ayana Haviv

  Laura Jackman

  Clydene Jackson

  Elissa Johnston

  Gaayatri Kaundinya

  Gabriella Kofsky

  Briana Lee

  Lesley Leighton

  Michael Lichtenauer

  Ben Lin

  David Loucks

  Sarah Lynch

  Tonoccus McClain

  Michael Miersma

  Refi Morake

  Bobbi Page

  Anthony Parnther

  Marc Pritchett

  Anna Schubert

  Toni Scruggs

  Holly Sedillos

  Ann Sheridan

  Fletcher Sheridan

  Jessie Shulman

  Todd Strange

  AJ Teshin

  Carmen Twillie

  Joel Virgel

  Oren Waters

  Suzanne Waters

  Will Wheaton

  Baraka May Williams

  Elyse Willis

  Annabel Zimmer

  South Africa Choir

  Nonkosi Khumalo

  Malohlohonolo Taolana

  Nelisiwe Kunene

  Makhosazana Sikhakhane

  Sakhele Mthethwa

  Phindile Gumede

  Dikeledi Banda

  Nokukhanya Dlamini

  Gift Ledimo

  Nomsa Moya

  Ntombifuthi Moya

  Nontuthuzelo Moya

  Thando Ntshatsha

  Sindi Sibiya

  Mmamelo Vilakazi

  Boitumelo Moletsane

  Bongani Mkhwanazi

  Blessing Vilakazi

  Johnny Vilakazi

  Thulani Sithela

  Thokozani Ndhlovu

  Msizi Hlobo

  Jabulani Mola

  Mlungisi Madondo

  Wandile Nkosi

  Sipho Mbuyisa

  Margaret Motsage

  Thabile Chirindah

  Sifiso Khanyile

  Gugulethu Shezi

  Ayanda Bacela

  Bubele Boughton

  Mgele Sydwell

  Bafana Nkosi

  Tshepiso Morake

  Ntebo Namane

  Nombulelo Tshefu

  Ntsamayeng Motloung

  Siyakha Tshayela

  Nomandla Mfecane

  Nhlanhla Zofo

  South Africa Choir Coordination

  Khanyisile Serakoeng

  Tshepo Mboni

  Nandipha Tutani

  Itumeleng Mokhele

  Sibonga Mhlungu

  Kabelo Morake

  American Federation of Musicians

  SAG-AFTRA'
organizations:
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  link: org/1144
  names:
    en: Walt Disney Records
    ja: Walt Disney Records
    ja-latn: Walt Disney Records
  role: label
performers:
- names:
    en: Lindiwe Mkhize
- names:
    en: JD McCrary
- names:
    en: Shahadi Wright Joseph
- names:
    en: John Oliver
- names:
    en: Chiwetel Ejiofor
- names:
    en: Billy Eichner
- names:
    en: Seth Rogen
- names:
    en: Donald Glover
- names:
    en: Beyoncé
- link: artist/19465
  names:
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- link: artist/14569
  names:
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platforms:
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products:
- link: product/7447
  names:
    en: The Lion King (2019)
    ja: The Lion King (2019)
    ja-latn: The Lion King (2019)
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id001
related:
- catalog: G010004123386D
  date: '2019-07-10'
  link: album/88527
  names:
    en: Spirit / Beyoncé
    ja: Spirit / Beyoncé
    ja-latn: Spirit / Beyoncé
  type: anime
- catalog: '8742300'
  date: '2019-07-11'
  link: album/159398
  names:
    en: 'THE LION KING: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK'
    ja: 'THE LION KING: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK'
    ja-latn: 'THE LION KING: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK'
  type: anime
release_date: '2019-07-19'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: USD
  price: 13.98
reprints:
- catalog: UWCD-1043
  link: album/88554
  note: Japanese, Aug 07, 2019
stores:
- link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07T4N5BMS/
  name: Amazon
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votes: 0
