As if we weren't excited enough about the new live action remake of The Lion King , now fans can finally listen to all the songs on the official motion picture soundtrack. But first, some clarification. Disney released the official Lion King motion picture soundtrack earlier this July. See the track list for that one below, too. Just Announced: "The Lion King: The Gift," a new album of songs featuring global recording artists and steeped in the sounds of Africa, produced and curated by Beyonce Knowles-Carter, will be released July Even if you don't know the film or stage show, there is a spiritual strength in it," Jon Favreau, the film's director, stated in a press release. Tickets for the movie are already on sale , so you may want to go ahead and reserve your seat. While we all patiently wait for the movie to debut, the entire soundtrack you can listen to below.
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On November 28, , it was reported that Elton John had signed onto the project to rework his musical compositions from the original film before retiring. Of the five songs of the original, the fate of "Be Prepared" was the one which was most debated when creating the film's soundtrack. Favreau felt that the original sequence, which he compared to the Night on Bald Mountain segment of Fantasia , would clash too heavily with the remake's tone and characterization of Scar. Favreau considered outright cutting the song and had screenwriter Jeff Nathanson create a spoken word monologue to replace the song, but was unsatisfied since he knew how important a villain song is to a Disney film. He asked Zimmer if any sort of musical version of the song could still be a part of the film; Favreau subsequently asked Tim Rice if he could update the song's lyrics to reflect Scar's new dynamic with the hyenas. Rice did so, and the final version of the song is a mix of the monologue Nathanson penned from "Mufasa has always shown too much restraint when it comes to hunting" to "the need for a diff'rnt dream" , Rice's old and new lyrics, and new score created by Zimmer. Favreau opined that while it wasn't the full song, it would give the audiences the impression that they had still seen the sequence in the remake, and cited the final shot of Scar on a peak with a crescent moon behind him as a key image he had to keep for the film.
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The release date will mark the 25th anniversary of the release of the original animated film. The movie will be directed by Jon Favreau and follows his recent successes with live action remakes of The Jungle Book and Beauty and the Beast. On 1 November , it was announced that she and Chiwetel Ejiofor, who will play the voice of Scar, would be joining the cast of the film. Watch both videos above in this article. When the first trailer was released in November, it quickly became the second most-watched trailer in a hour period, racking up People on Twitter started comparing the new trailer with the animation, showing just how impressive the virtual cinematography technology will look. Here's a side-by-side of 'The Lion King' trailer with the same scenes from the original movie. TheLionKing pic. World-renowned film composer Hans Zimmer will return to score the remake, having lent his talents to the original film soundtrack. See more More Periods and Genres.
It is a photorealistic computer-animated remake of Disney's traditionally animated film of the same name. The plot follows Simba , a young lion who must embrace his role as the rightful king of his native land following the murder of his father, Mufasa , at the hands of his uncle, Scar. Plans for a remake of 's The Lion King were confirmed in September following box office successes for Disney remakes such as The Jungle Book , which was also directed by Favreau. Favreau was inspired by certain roles of characters in the Broadway adaptation , and developed upon elements of the original film's story.
