The Lion King Original Motion Picture Soundtrack English Edition / ライオン・キング オリジナル・サウンドトラック 英語版 / The Lion King Original Motion Picture Soundtrack English Edition

Soundtrack to the photorealistic computer-animated remake of Disney's 1994 traditionally animated feature.

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"Circle of Life"
Written by Elton John, Tim Rice
"Nants' Ingonyama" Written by Lebohang Morake and Hans Zimmer
Produced by Hans Zimmer
Vocals Produced by Stephen Lipson
Performed by Lindiwe Mkhize
African Vocals Performed by Lebo M

"I Just Can't Wait to Be King"
Written by Elton John, Tim Rice
Produced by Pharrell Williams
Co-Produced by Stephen Lipson
Performed by JD McCrary, Shahadi Wright Joseph and John Oliver

"Be Prepared (2019)"
Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Produced by Hans Zimmer and David Fleming
Performed by Chiwetel Ejiofor

"Hakuna Matata"
Written by Elton John, Tim Rice
Produced by Pharrell Williams
Co-Produced by Stephen Lipson
Performed by Billy Eichner, Seth Rogen, JD McCrary and Donald Glover

"The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Written by Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss and Solomon Linda
Produced by Pharrell Williams
© 1961 Abilene Music & Luigi Creatore Music
Administered worldwide by Concord Music Publishing LLC
International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission
Performed by Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen

"Can You Feel the Love Tonight"
Written by Elton John, Tim Rice
Produced by Pharrell Williams
Co-Produced by Stephen Lipson
Performed by Beyoncé, Donald Glover, Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen
Beyoncé appears Courtesy of Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records

"Spirit"
Written by Timothy McKenzie, Ilya Salmanzadeh and Beyoncé
Produced by Beyoncé, ILYA for MXM Productions and Labrinth
Vocal Production: Beyoncé
Beyoncé Recorded by Stuart White
Recorded at MXM Studios & Kings Landing Studios West, Los Angeles, CA and Jungle Studios, NY, NY
Mixed by Stuart White at Avenue A Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Choir Produced by Derek Dixie
Choir Recorded by Daniel Pampuri and Lester Mendoza at NRG Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Assistant Engineered by Cory Bice, Jeremy Lertola, Sam Holland, Andrea Roberts, Steven Xai
Drums by Labrinth, ILYA and Derek Dixie
Percussions by ILYA, Labrinth, Jeremy Lertola
Piano by Jeff Lorber
Strings by David Fleming
Background Vocals by Beyoncé, Labrinth, ILYA, Jamal Moore, Maurice Smith, Jerome Wayne (aka J Rome), Derrick Charles, Donald Paige (aka DeP), George Young, Vernon Burris, TJ Wilkins, Andre Washington, Jason Morales, Johnny Gilmore, Stevie Notes, Marcus Eldridge, Edward Lawson, Steve Epting
Mastered by Colin Leonard at SING Mastering, Atlanta, GA
Performed by Beyoncé
Beyoncé appears Courtesy of Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records

"Never Too Late"
Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Produced by Greg Kurstin
Additional Production by Elton John and Matt Still
Engineered by Greg Kurstin, Alex Pasco, Julian Burg at Echo Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent
Assisted by Michael Freeman at Mixsuite Studio, Los Angeles, CA
African Vocal and Choir Arrangements Created and Produced by Lebo M
Performed by Elton John
Elton John appears Courtesy of Virgin EMI Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited

"He Lives in You"
Written by Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin and Lebohang Morake
Produced by Lebo M and Mark Mancina
Performed by Lebo M

"Mbube"
Written by Solomon Linda
Published by Folkways Music Publishers, Inc. (BMI)
Produced by Pharrell Williams
African Vocal and Choir Arrangements Created and Produced by Lebo M
Recorded by Mike Larson at Chalice Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA, and The Lunchtable, Los Angeles, CA
Choir Recorded by Richard Mitchell at Howard Audio, Brynston, Johannesburg, South Africa
Recording Assisted by Thomas Cullison
Mixed by Mike Larson at The Lunchtable, Los Angeles, CA
Choir: Nokukhanya Dlamini, Ntebo Namame, Margaret Motsage, Stephen Mofokeng, Bafana Nkosi, Sifiso Khanyile, Kwande Cikata, Gugulethu Shezi, Jabu Chirindah, Ayanda Bacela and Tshepiso Morake
Performed by Lebo M

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Original Score by Hans Zimmer
Soundtrack Album Producers: Hans Zimmer and Jon Favreau
Songs Produced by Pharrell Williams
African Vocal and Choir Arrangements Created and Produced by Lebo M
Music Editor: Stephanie McNally
Score Wrangler: Ryan Rubin
Additional Arrangements by David Fleming and Steve Mazzaro
Songs Mixed by Stephen Lipson
Score and U.S. Choir Recorded and Mixed by Alan Meyerson
Music Production Services: Steven Kofsky
Supervising Orchestrator: Bruce L. Fowler
Score Orchestrations by Walt Fowler, Suzette Moriarty, Kevin Kaska, Carl Rydlund
Additional Orchestrations by Dave Metzger, Dave Giuli, Jennifer Hammond, Martin McClellan, Marshall Bowen, Aaron Meyer, Melissa Orquiza, Chris Anderson-Bazzoli, Nicholas Cazares, Brandon Bailo
Orchestra Conductor: Nick Glennie-Smith
Orchestra: The Hollywood Studio Symphony and The Re-Collective Orchestra
The Re-Collective Orchestra Founded by Stephanie Matthews & Matt Jones
Digital Score Recordist: Kevin Globerman
Sequencer Programming: Steven Doar, Omer Benyamin
Technical Score Engineer: Chuck Choi
Technical Assistants: Alejandro Moros, David Naroth
Digital Instrument Design: Mark Wherry
Digital Instrument Preparation: Taurees Habib, Raul Vega
Orchestra Contractor: Peter Rotter
Vocals Contractor: Edie Lehmann Boddicker
Music Preparation: Booker White, Walt Disney Music Library
African Music Consultant: Lebo M
South Africa Choir Musical Leader: Khaya Mthethwa
South Africa Choir Senior Engineer: Richard Mitchell
South Africa Choir Additional Engineers: Thando Magwaza, Khotso Thahane
Additional U.S. Choir Recorded by Tommy Vicari
Additional Digital Score Recordist: Larry Mah
Additional Engineering by Seth Waldmann, John Witt Chapman, Alfredo Pasquel
Vocalist Recordings by Seth Waldmann
Score Mix Assistant: Eva Reistad
Song Mix Assistant Engineer: Soya Soo
Additional Assistant Engineers: Jacob Moreno, Aldo Arechar
Score Recorded at Sony Scoring Stage, Culver City, CA
U.S. Choir Recorded at Sony Scoring Stage & Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA
South Africa Choir Recorded at Mastermax Studios, Johannesburg, South Africa
Percussion/Drum Circle Recorded at The Newman Scoring Stage, Fox Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Score Mixed at Remote Control Productions, Santa Monica, CA
Studio Manager for Remote Control Productions: Shalini Singh
Assistant to Hans Zimmer: Cynthia Park
Mastered by Patricia Sullivan at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA
Published by Walt Disney Music Company (ASCAP), Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (BMI)

Executive in Charge of Music and Soundtracks for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Production: Mitchell Leib
Music Production for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Production: Ryan Hopman
Soundtracks for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Production: Kaylin Frank
Music Business/Legal Affairs for Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production: Scott Holtzman, Don Welty and Marc Shaw

Hans Zimmer Would Like to Thank: Jon, Joya, Max, Madeline & Brighton, Jeff Nathanson, Karen Gilchrist, John Bartnicki, Debbi Bossi, Caleb Deschanel, Adam Gerstel, Mark Livolsi, Alan F. Horn, Alan Bergman, Tim Rice, Elton John, David Furnish, Zachary & Elijah, Pharrell, Helen, Rocket, Wolf, Hawk & Sun, Mitchell Leib, Ryan Hopman, Kaylin Frank, Michelle Rogel, Mandey Anginone, Keith Wilson, Hannah Bredberg, Dani Markman, David Walsh, Lora Hirschberg, Chris Boyes, Frank Eulner, Pascal Garneau, Marshall Winn, Bill Kruzykowski, Rachel Schreibman, Dave Matusek, lan McClarren, Leslie Quan, Brian Russell, Russell Allen, Kurt Humphrey, Alex Rush, Noah Kloor, Kyle Bellar, Marlon E. Espino, Mike Larson, Jerry Edouard, Caron Veazey, Jennifer Yin, Hana Hollinger, Kelly Donnelly, Stu White, Kaleb Steele, Steve Pamon, Teresa LaBarbera, Monica Sonand, Russ & Kathy Fleming, Jean & Rod Mazzaro, Stephanie Olmanni, Susan & Lance McNally, Foxy, Jonevin Sabado, Melissa Muik, Gabi Kofsky, Candace Carlo, Jillian Abood, BeBe Lerner and the ID Team, Ryan Ouchida, Julian Pastorelli, Zoë, Jake, Max & Annabel, The Duchess of Duke Street

Special Thanks to The Hans Zimmer Band: Pedro Eustache, Tina Guo, Guthrie Govan, Yolanda Charles, Nile Marr, Satnam Ramgotra, Nathan Stornetta, Holly Madge, Aicha Djidjelli, Nick Glennie-Smith, Molly Rogers, Leah Zeger

Special Thanks: Lesley Allery, Carolyn Alliende, Sean Bailey, Catherine Baggett, Kieran Beardmorre, Bill Berrol, Sylvia Black, David Boucher, Elanzo Burgess, David Byrnes, Lyndsie Chlowitz, Donna Cole-Brulé, Jay Cooper, Sam Dickerman, Martin Dodd, Nancy Dolan, Jack Doutt, Jerker Edström, Don Friedman, Peter Grant, Beth Harrold, Mark Kovinsky, Sean Johnson, Rachel Kurstin, Ron Laffitte, David Lande, Dobra MacCulloch, Max Martin, Sibonga Mhlungu, Chris Montan, Andrea Nelson-Meigs, Rachael Paley, Jon Platt, Stuart Prager, Sandy Roberton, Khanyi Serakoeng, Lawrence Shire, Tracy Louise Stent, and the entire staff at Walt Disney Studios Music Department, Walt Disney Records and the Disney Music Group.

Art Direction: Steve Sterling
Package Design: Tim Hankins

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Orchestra

Violin
Belinda Broughton Co-Concertmaster
Stephanie Matthews Co-Concertmaster
Julie Ann Gigante Co-Principal 2
Philip Payton Co-Principal 2
Ashley Horne
Benjamin Jacobson
Benjamin Powell
Bianca McClure
Caitlin Edwards
Charlie Bisharat
Chris Woods
Clayton Penrose-Whitmore
Crystal Alforque
Eun-Mee Ahn
Heather Powell
Helen Nightengale
Jessica Guideri
Jessica McJunkins
Jessie Montgomery
Josefina Vergara
Kyle Lombard
Leah Zeger
Mark Cargill
Max Karmazyn
Maya Magub
Molly Rogers
Nadira Scruggs
Phillip Levy
Rhea Fowler
Ron Clark
Scott Tixier
Serena McKinney
Shalini Vijayan
Shigeru Logan
Susan Chatman
Tereza Stanislav
Wynton Grant

Viola
Jerome Gordon Co-Principal
Michael Casimir Co-Principal
Andrew Francois
Beverly Baker
Jen Arnold
Zach Dellinger
Lynne Richburg
Matthew Funes
Nikki Shorts
Stefan Smith

Cello
Steve Erdody Co-Principal
Troy Stuart Co-Principal
Adrienne Woods
Armen Ksajikian
Caleb Vaughn-Jones
Cremaine Booker
Dennis Karmazyn
Eric Byers
Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick
Giovanna Clayton
Jacob Braun
Joy Payton-Stevens
Michelle Rearick
Paula Hochhalter
Ro Rowan
Sterling Elliott
Tahirah Whittington
Tina Guo
Helen Altenbach

Contrabass
Chris Johnson Co-Principal
Nico Abondolo Co-Principal
BJ Johnson
Michael Valerio
Patricia Weitzel
Richard Edwards
Stephen Dress

Flute
Allison Loggins Co-Principal
Geri Rotella Co-Principal
Pedro Eustache
Richard Harvey
Adam Sadberry

Oboe
Geoffrey Johnson Co-Principal
Lara Wickes Co-Principal

Clarinet
Alex Laing Co-Principal
Stuart Clark Co-Principal
Chris Bleth
Gary Bovyer
Joshua Ranz
Phil O'Connor
Ralph Williams

Bassoon
Lecolion Washington Co-Principal
Rose Corrigan Co-Principal
Anthony Parnther
Patricia Kindel
Samantha Duckworth
William Wood
William May

Horn
David Everson Co-Principal
Jeff Scott Co-Principal
Dylan Hart
Adedeji Ogunfolu
Allen Fogle
Andrew Bain
Benjamin Jaber
Katelyn Faraudo
Kaylet Torrez
Mark Adams
Mike McCoy
Stephanie Stetson

Trumpet
Thomas Hooten Co-Principal
Wayne Bergeron Co-Principal
Barry Perkins

Trombone
Alexander Iles Co-Principal
Burt Mason Co-Principal
Craig Gosnell
Ken Thompkins
Weston Sprott
William Reichenbach

Tuba
Doug Tornquist Principal
Philip Blake Cooper

Harp
Lara Somogyi Principal

Guitar
Bakithi Kumalo Co-Principal
Marlon Espino Co-Principal

Kalimba
Heitor Pereira

Marimb
Nathan Stornetta

Orchestral Percussion
Wade Culbreath Principal
Raynor Carroll

Drums
Curt Bisquera Principal
John "JR" Robinson
Toss Panos
Sheila E.

African Percussion
Satnam Ramgotra Principal
Aicha Djidjelli
Alex Necioscup-Acuna
Brian Kilgore
Lenny Castro
Pete Korpela
Holly Madge

U.S. Choir

Ayo Awosika
Alex Blake
Kathryn Bostic
Reid Bruton
Elin Carlson
Carmen Carter
Alvin Chea
Saunder Choi
Randy Crenshaw
Tim Davis
Monique Donnelly
Kevin Dorsey
Luke Edgemon
Madeleine Favreau
David Fleming
Michael Geiger
Arnold Livingston Geis
Jim Gilstrap
Will Goldman
Denise Green
Ayana Haviv
Laura Jackman
Clydene Jackson
Elissa Johnston
Gaayatri Kaundinya
Gabriella Kofsky
Briana Lee
Lesley Leighton
Michael Lichtenauer
Ben Lin
David Loucks
Sarah Lynch
Tonoccus McClain
Michael Miersma
Refi Morake
Bobbi Page
Anthony Parnther
Marc Pritchett
Anna Schubert
Toni Scruggs
Holly Sedillos
Ann Sheridan
Fletcher Sheridan
Jessie Shulman
Todd Strange
AJ Teshin
Carmen Twillie
Joel Virgel
Oren Waters
Suzanne Waters
Will Wheaton
Baraka May Williams
Elyse Willis
Annabel Zimmer

South Africa Choir

Nonkosi Khumalo
Malohlohonolo Taolana
Nelisiwe Kunene
Makhosazana Sikhakhane
Sakhele Mthethwa
Phindile Gumede
Dikeledi Banda
Nokukhanya Dlamini
Gift Ledimo
Nomsa Moya
Ntombifuthi Moya
Nontuthuzelo Moya
Thando Ntshatsha
Sindi Sibiya
Mmamelo Vilakazi
Boitumelo Moletsane
Bongani Mkhwanazi
Blessing Vilakazi
Johnny Vilakazi
Thulani Sithela
Thokozani Ndhlovu
Msizi Hlobo
Jabulani Mola
Mlungisi Madondo
Wandile Nkosi
Sipho Mbuyisa
Margaret Motsage
Thabile Chirindah
Sifiso Khanyile
Gugulethu Shezi
Ayanda Bacela
Bubele Boughton
Mgele Sydwell
Bafana Nkosi
Tshepiso Morake
Ntebo Namane
Nombulelo Tshefu
Ntsamayeng Motloung
Siyakha Tshayela
Nomandla Mfecane
Nhlanhla Zofo

South Africa Choir Coordination

Khanyisile Serakoeng
Tshepo Mboni
Nandipha Tutani
Itumeleng Mokhele
Sibonga Mhlungu
Kabelo Morake


American Federation of Musicians
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