Based on the 1994 animated film of the same name, The Lion King features music by Elton John with lyrics by Tim Rice; there is additional music by Hans Zimmer, Lebo M., Jay Rifkin, and Julie Taymor. Julie Taymor also directed the ground-breaking musical which opened on Broadway on October 15, 1997.
Produced by Disney Theatrical, The Lion King won eight of its 11 Drama Desk Awards nominations and six of it’s 11 Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical. The show is still playing and surpassed Disney’s Beauty and the Beast as the seventh-longest running show on Broadway. The show is produced all over the world, in cities such as Paris, Taipei, Madrid, Seoul and Johannesburg, to name just a few.
There are 24 tracks on this album: Tracks 1-12 contain the background tracks and guide vocals; tracks 13-24 contain the accompaniment tracks alone. This album is a re-recording in the original show key and show tempo. The tracks on this album are fully-orchestrated.
THESE ARE BACKING TRACKS ONLY. NO GRAPHICS.
| 1. /12. Circle of Life with Nants’ Ingonyama |
4:46 |
| 2. /14. The Morning Report |
2:37 |
| 3. /15. I Just Can't Wait to Be King |
3:01 |
| 4. /16. Chow Down |
3:12 |
| 5. /17. They Live in You |
2:55 |
| 6. /18. Be Prepared |
3:27 |
| 7. /19. Hakuna Matata |
3:19 |
| 8. /20. The Madness of King Scar |
5:24 |
| 9. /21. Shadowland |
4:52 |
| 10./22. Endless Night |
4:31 |
| 11./21. Can You Feel the Love Tonight |
5:04 |
| 12./24. He Lives in You |
4:21
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