The Lion King [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

by Hans Zimmer

Overview

Walt Disney Pictures had its fourth straight massive hit with an animated movie musical in the summer of 1994, a tale of the coming of age of a young lion. The movie studio changed composers, replacing Alan Menken, who scored The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin, with Hans Zimmer (instrumental score) and Elton John (songs); lyricist Tim Rice, who took over on Aladdin after the death of Howard Ashman, remained in place. John took a leaf from the Paul Simon Graceland songbook and filled his music with references to South African mbaqanga. But there wasn't that much of it: We're only talking about five songs here, three of which are repeated at the end in versions by John (one of those, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight," became a hit single). And an already-padded soundtrack was further padded with four excerpts from Zimmer's score. Pretty skimpy, all things considered, but that didn't keep this album from topping the charts as the movie harvested hundreds of millions of dollars all summer. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	09/30/2003
Label:	Walt Disney / Disney
UPC:	0050086012473
Rank:	36590

Tracks

1. The Lion King, film score~Circle Of Life
2. The Lion King, film score~I Just Can't Wait To Be King
3. The Lion King, film score~Be Prepared
4. The Lion King, film score~Hakuna Matata
5. The Lion King, film score~Can You Feel The Love Tonight
6. The Lion King, film score~The Morning Report
7. The Lion King, film score~This Land
8. The Lion King, film score~...To Die For
9. The Lion King, film score~Under The Stars
10. The Lion King, film score~King of Pride Rock
11. The Lion King, film score~Circle of Life
12. The Lion King, film score~I Just Can't Wait to be King
13. The Lion King, film score~Can You Feel The Love Tonight (End Title)
14. The Lion King, film score~Can You Feel The Love Tonight (Remix)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Hans Zimmer   Primary Artist
Kristle M. Edwards   Primary Artist
Joseph Williams   Primary Artist,Vocals
Ernie Sabella   Primary Artist,Vocals,Lead Vocals
Jim Cummings   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals
Jason Weaver   Primary Artist,Vocals,Lead Vocals
Laura Williams   Primary Artist,Vocals
Cheech Marin   Primary Artist,Vocals
Nathan Lane   Primary Artist,Vocals,Lead Vocals
Whoopi Goldberg   Primary Artist,Vocals
Sally Dworsky   Primary Artist,Vocals
Rowan Atkinson   Primary Artist,Vocals
Elton John   Primary Artist,Vocals,Lead Vocals
Jeremy Irons   Primary Artist,Vocals,Lead Vocals
Carmen Twillie   Primary Artist,Soloist,Lead Vocals,Vocals
Lebo M.   Primary Artist,Vocals
Evan Saucedo   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals
James Earl Jones   Primary Artist,Vocals
Kristle Edwards   Primary Artist,Vocals
Jeff Bennett   Primary Artist,Vocals
London Community Gospel Choir   Primary Artist,Ensemble,Orchestra,Choir/Chorus
Chuck Sabo   Drums
Kiki Dee   Vocals (Background)
London Symphony Chorus   Choir/Chorus
Mbongeni Ngema   Vocals
Rick Astley   Vocals (Background)
Phil Spalding   Bass,Vocals (Background)
Davey Johnstone   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Gary Barlow   Vocals (Background)
Nick Glennie-Smith   Conductor,Orchestra
Bruce Fowler   Orchestra
Matthew Vaughn Gospel Choir   Choir/Chorus
David Johnston   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Richard Harvey   Pan Flute,Pan Pipes
Committed Artists Choir & Friends   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Nbongeni Ngema   Vocals

Technical Credits

Laura Williams   Performer
Lebo M.   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Performer,Vocal Producer,Choir Arrangement,Vocal Arrangement
Jason Weaver   Performer
Andrae Crouch   Choir Arrangement,Vocal Arrangement
Steve Kempster   Mixing,Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Paula Jones   Engineer
Bobbi Page   Vocal Contractor,Vocal Arrangement
Jay Rifkin   Producer,Mixing Engineer,Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Engineer
Maggie Rodford   Production Assistant
Joseph Williams   Performer
Sally Dworsky   Performer
Rowan Atkinson   Performer
Jim Cummings   Performer
Mbongeni Ngema   Vocal Contractor,Choir Arrangement
Nathan Lane   Performer
Tim Rice   Composer,Lyricist
Matthew Vaughan   Programming
Brett Newman   Assistant Engineer
Deniece Larocca-Hall   Production Coordination
Chris Clark   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Michael Farrow   Engineer
Olle Romo   Programming
Adam Smalley   Editing,Producer,Music Editor
Bruce Botnick   Mastering
David Appelt   Engineer
Brian Dixon   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Guy Babylon   Programming
Steven M. Stern   Assistant Engineer
Chris Montan   Executive Producer
Bob Daspit   Programming
Cheech Marin   Performer
Alfie Silas   Vocal Contractor
Carmen Twillie   Performer
Whoopi Goldberg   Performer
Mark Mancina   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Vocal Arrangement
Pete Lewis   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Nick Glennie-Smith   Orchestration,Choir Arrangement
Alan Meyerson   Mixing,Engineer
Bruce Fowler   Arranger,Orchestration,Vocal Arrangement
Hans Zimmer   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Performer,Vocal Arrangement
Lebohang Morake   Arranger,Composer
Eric Stark   Production Assistant
Ron Wong   Design
Paul Wenzel   Illustrations
Dominic Fidelibus   Music Preparation
Marcella Wong   Design
Reuben Aquinos   Illustrations
Judy Barnes   Illustrations
Tom Coyne MacDougall   Production Supervisor,Music Production Supervisor
Steven Stern   Assistant Engineer
Tonia Davall   Vocal Contractor
Jeremy Irons   Performer
Elton John   Composer,Performer
Chris Thomas   Mixing,Producer,Mixing Engineer,Mixing,Producer
Dave Metzger   Orchestration
Andrew Page   Production Manager,Production Coordination
Earl Ghaffari   Music Editor
Christopher Ward   Assistant
Joel Berke   Assistant Producer,Production Assistant
Paul Jones   Mixing,Producer
Chuck Choi   Technical Consultant
Alister Glyn   Assistant Engineer
Steve Price   Engineer
Don Hoffman   Engineer
Ernie Sabella   Performer
Mitchell Lamm   Assistant
Reggie Wilson   Music Contractor
Antonia Bogdanovich   Assistant
Julie Taymor   Composer
Jonathan Allen   Engineer
Tanja Somers   Assistant Engineer
Deniece Hall   Production Coordination
Luis M. Fernandez   Art Direction
Nbongeni Ngema   Vocal Contractor
Nico Golfar   Production Assistant