The Lion King (2019 soundtrack)

The Lion King is the official soundtrack for the film of the same name which was released on July 11, 2019 by Walt Disney Records.
==Background==
On September 28, 2016, it was announced that Jon Favreau would direct a remake of Disney's The Lion King, which was announced to feature songs from the original film by Elton John and Tim Rice. On November 1, 2017, it was announced that the original film's composer, Hans Zimmer, who composed additional music for Favreau's Iron Man, would return to score the film. Zimmer initially hesitated to return for the remake, arguing that "[he has] worked very hard to not ruin things through improvement", however, he agreed to compose the remake after performing the original film's score in a concert, saying that he "suddenly realized what [his] place in this new version was: to try a big experiment and use my band and orchestra, go back to Africa, work with Lebo M. and the chorus and extraordinary musicians from all over the world, and really make this a performance". Zimmer treated his work on the remake similar to his work on the original film, stating that "[He is] doing this strictly for the people for whom it means something. [He is] working [his] musicians to the bone because [he] wants to get that performance. [He wanted] to smell sweat and blood in [the] studio". However, he also had a different approach to the score than in the original film, trying to "rehearse and record the score like a live concert performance".
On November 28, 2017, it was reported that Elton John had signed onto the project to rework his musical compositions from the original film before retiring. The following day, it was reported that Beyoncé would assist John in the soundtrack's re-work. On February 18, 2018, it was reported that four songs from the original film would be included: "Circle of Life", "I Just Can't Wait to Be King", "Hakuna Matata", and "Can You Feel the Love Tonight", the latter being performed by Beyoncé, Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, and Billy Eichner.
==Track listing==
#Circle of Life/Nants' Ingonyama - Lindiwe Mkhize and Lebohang Morake
#Life's Not Fair - Hans Zimmer
#Rafiki's Fireflies - Hans Zimmer
#I Just Can't Wait to Be King - JD McCrary, Shahadi Wright Joseph, and John Oliver
#Elephant Graveyard - Hans Zimmer
#Be Prepared - Chiwetel Ejiofor
#Stampede - Hans Zimmer
#Scar Takes the Throne - Hans Zimmer
#Hakuna Matata - Billy Eichner, Seth Rogen, JD McCrary, and Donald Glover
#Simba is Alive! - Hans Zimmer
#The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen (written by Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss, and Solomon Linda)
#Can You Feel the Love Tonight - Beyoncé, Donald Glover, Billy Eichner, and Seth Rogen
#Reflections of Mufasa - Hans Zimmer
#Spirit - Beyoncé 
#Battle for Pride Rock - Hans Zimmer
#Remember - Hans Zimmer
#Never Too Late - Elton John
#He Lives in You - Lebohang Morake (written by Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, and Lebohang Morake)
#Mbube - Lebohang Morake (written by Solomon Linda)
Category:Disney film soundtracks
Category:The Lion King
Category:Walt Disney Records albums
Category:2019 albums