The Lion King (1994 soundtrack)

The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the original motion picture soundtrack for Walt Disney's 1994, 32nd animated feature The Lion King. It contains songs from the film written by Elton John and Tim Rice, composed by Hans Zimmer (who also provided selections of his instrumental score for the film), 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: USA, UK and South Africa.

Standard edition

 * 1) "Circle of Life" – 4:00
 * 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
 * 1) "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" – 2:50
 * Music by Elton John, Lyrics by Tim Rice, Performed by Jason Weaver with Rowan Atkinson and Laura Williams
 * 1) "Be Prepared" – 3:40
 * Music by Elton John, Lyrics by Tim Rice, Performed by Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings
 * 1) "Hakuna Matata" – 3:33
 * Music by Elton John, Lyrics by Tim Rice, Performed by Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph Williams
 * 1) "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" – 2:57
 * Music by Elton John, Lyrics by Tim Rice, Performed by Joseph Williams and Sally Dworsky with Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, and Kristle Edwards
 * 1) "This Land" – 2:55
 * Instrumental by Hans Zimmer
 * 1) "...To Die For" – 4:17
 * Instrumental by Hans Zimmer
 * 1) "Under the Stars" – 3:45
 * Instrumental by Hans Zimmer
 * 1) "King of Pride Rock" – 5:59
 * Instrumental by Hans Zimmer
 * 1) "Circle of Life" – 4:51
 * Music by Elton John, Lyrics by Tim Rice, Performed by Elton John
 * 1) "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" – 3:36
 * Music by Elton John, Lyrics by Tim Rice, Performed by Elton John
 * 1) "Can You Feel the Love Tonight (End Title)" – 3:59
 * 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:


 * 1) "The Morning Report" - James Earl Jones, Jeff Bennett, Evan Saucedo
 * 2) "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)." In addition, an unused track from Hans Zimmer's score was included, entitled "Hyenas (Instrumental)."

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.