The Lion King [Japan] (1999)

About this title: Walt Disney Pictures had its fourth straight massive hit with an animated movie musical in the summer of 1994 with its tale of the coming of age of a young lion. The movie studio changed composers, replacing Alan Menken, who wrote The Little Mermaid, Beauty And The Beast, and Aladdin, with Hans Zimmer (instrumental score) and Elton John (songs); lyricist Tim Rice, who took over on Aladdin after the death of Howard Ashman, remained in place. John took a leaf from the Paul Simon Graceland songbook and filled his music with references to South African mbaqanga. But there wasn't that much of it: ... read more

Tracks:

1. Circle of Life [John/Rice]
2. Grasslands Chant [M.]
3. The Morning Report [John/Rice]
4. Lioness Hunt [M.]
5. I Just an't Wait to Be King [John/Rice]
6. Chow Down [John/Rice]
7. They Live in You [John/Rice]
8. Be Prepared [John/Rice]
9. The Stampede [Zimmer/M.]
10. Raiki Mourns [Le Loka]
11. Hakuna Matata [John/Rice]
12. One by One [M.]
13. The Madness of King Scar [John/Rice]
14. Shadowland [Zimmer/M./Mancina]
15. Endless Nights [M./Zimmer/Rifkin/Ta]
16. Can You Feel the Love Tonight [John/Rice]
17. He Lives in You (Reprise) [Mancina/Rifkin/M.]
18. Simba Confronts Scar [John/Rice]
19. King of Pride Rock/Circle of Life (Reprise) [Zimmer/M.]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.