The Lion King (soundtrack)
| The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |||||
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| Soundtrack album by Elton John and Hans Zimmer | |||||
| Released | May 31, 1994 | ||||
| Recorded | Fall 1993 – May 1994 | ||||
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Media Ventures, Los Angeles Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles Snake Ranch, London Angel Studios, London BOP studios, Mmabatho |
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| Genre | Pop, world, soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 46:21 | ||||
| Label | Walt Disney | ||||
| Producer | Hans Zimmer, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Chris Thomas | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Robert Christgau | C |
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| Vox | (3/10) |
| Sputnikmusic | 5/5 |
The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the original motion picture soundtrack for the 1994 Disney animated film, The Lion King. It contains songs from the film written by Elton John and Tim Rice, and a score composed by Hans Zimmer. Elton John has a dual role of performer for several tracks. Additional performers include Carmen Twillie, Jason Weaver, Rowan Atkinson, Whoopi Goldberg, Jeremy Irons, Cheech Marin, Jim Cummings, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, and Sally Dworsky. The album was released on May 30, 1994 on CD and audio cassette. The soundtrack was recorded in three different countries: the U.S., the U.K. and South Africa. It is the best-selling soundtrack album to an animated film in the United States with over 7 million copies sold, with 4,934,000 copies sold in 1994.
An expanded version of The Lion King soundtrack, featuring 30 minutes of previously-unreleased material, was released as part of the Walt Disney Records: The Legacy Collection series on June 24, 2014. In 2014, Hot Topic released a vinyl picture disc of the soundtrack.
All music composed by Elton John and Tim Rice (Tracks 1–5, 10-14), and Hans Zimmer (Tracks 6-9).
Walt Disney Records released an expanded edition of The Lion King soundtrack containing an additional thirty minutes of previously-unheard material from the film, as well as a collection of demo versions of cues. This revision contains a new remastered mix by Alan Meyerson.
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