Claim: Tim Rice worked on the Road to El Dorado.

The Road to El Dorado is a 2000 American animated adventure musical fantasy comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation . It was directed by Eric `` Bibo '' Bergeron and Don Paul ; Will Finn and David Silverman directed additional sequences . The film stars Kevin Kline , Kenneth Branagh , Armand Assante , Jim Cummings , Edward James Olmos , Tobin Bell and Rosie Perez . The soundtrack features songs by Elton John and Tim Rice , as well as composers Hans Zimmer and John Powell .   The film follows two con artists , who after winning the map to El Dorado escape from Spain . After being stranded on the island , they use it to lead them to the city of El Dorado , where its inhabitants mistake them for gods . Released on March 31 , 2000 , The Road to El Dorado grossed $ 76.4 million worldwide on a $ 95 million budget .