The Lion King (1994 soundtrack)
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The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for the 1994 Disney animated feature 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 Lebo M, Carmen Twillie, Jason Weaver, Rowan Atkinson, Joseph Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, Jeremy Irons, Cheech Marin, Jim Cummings, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, and Sally Dworsky. The album was released on May 31, 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.[6]
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Soundtrack album by Elton John, Hans Zimmer and various artists | ||||
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Singles from The Lion King: An Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
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AllMusic | (for 2003 Special Edition)[1] |
Robert Christgau | C[2] |
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Vox | (10/10)[4] |
Sputnikmusic | 5/5[5] |
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.[7]
In 2010, Rhapsody called it one of the all-time great Disney and Pixar Soundtracks.[8]