Rhythm of the Pride Lands

Rhythm of the Pridelands is an album of music inspired by or deleted from The Lion King. Many of the tracks would later be utilized for further Lion King works such as The Lion King II: Simba's Pride and the musical. Much of these new songs were written by African musician Lebo M, who contributed much to the film's music, and focused on the African cultural themes of the film and often written in those languages.

Warthog Rhapsody was taken from early versions of the film and was a precursor to Hakuna Matata, and the tune was reused for That's All I Need for The Lion King 1½.

Tracks
The initial release of the album included the following tracks:


 * 1) "He Lives in You" – 4:51
 * Music and Lyrics by Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin and Lebo M, performed by Lebo M, Maxi Anderson, Max Ngcobo, Khanyo Maphumulo, Khululiwe Sithole and Rose Stone
 * 1) "Hakuna Matata" - 4:24
 * Music and Lyrics by Elton John and Tim Rice, performed by Lebo M and Jimmy Cliff
 * 1) "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" - 3:33
 * Music and Lyrics by George David Weiss, Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, and Solomon Linda (uncredited), performed by Lebo M
 * 1) "Kube" - 3:46
 * Music and Lyrics by Caiphus Semenya and Lebo M, performed by Lebo M
 * 1) "Lea Halalela (Holy Land)" - 6:02
 * Music and Lyrics by Lebo M, Jay Rifkin and Hans Zimmer, performed by Khululiwe Sithole and Lebo M
 * 1) "It's Time" - 4:26
 * Music and Lyrics by Jay Rifkin, Lebo M and John Van Tongeren, performed by Lebo M, engineered by Randy Noble
 * 1) "One by One" - 3:10
 * Music and Lyrics by Lebo M and Jay Rifkin, performed by Lebo M and his South African chorus
 * 1) "Warthog Rhapsody" - 3:06
 * Music and Lyrics by Elton John and Tim Rice, performed by Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella
 * 1) "Lala" - 4:34
 * Music and Lyrics by Jay Rifkin, Lebo M and Hans Zimmer and Lebo M, performed by Jay Rifkin and Lebo M
 * 1) "Busa" - 4:04
 * Music and Lyrics by Jay Rifkin, Lebo M and Hans Zimmer, performed by Jay Rifkin, Lebo M and his South African chorus
 * 1) "Noyana" (traditional) - 5:13
 * Music and Lyrics by Luyanda Jezile, Wendy Mseleku and Max Ngcobo, performed by Lebo M and his South African chorus

In 2003, Rhythm of the Pride Lands was included in some international versions of The Lion King's special edition soundtrack with an additional track:
 * 1) "Circle of Life"
 * Lyrics and Music by Elton John and Tim Rice, Performed by Disney Channel Circle of Stars