Circle Of Life

Circle Of Life is a song from Disney's 1994 animated film The Lion King. Composed by English musician Elton John, with lyrics by Tim Rice. the song was performed by Carmen Twillie and Lebo M. (opening vocals in Zulu) as the film's opening song. Elton John sang a pop version of the song with the London Community Gospel Choir, which was included in the film's soundtrack and made into a music video.
"Circle of Life" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1994, along with two other songs from The Lion King: "Hakuna Matata" and "Can You Feel the Love Tonight".
The song was featured in Disney's 2019 computer-animated remake of The Lion King and was used in the first trailer of the film, a near shot-for-shot remake of the opening of the original animated film. This new version of the song was performed by Brown Lindiwe Mkhize, the actress who performed as Rafiki in the stage adaptation of the movie in London from 2005 to 2018. However, the new version also retains the original Zulu opening vocals by Lebo M. from the 1994 film.
Theatrical version
Act 1 
the song is sung by Rafiki instead of an off-screen female narrator.
With the sun rising over the Pride Lands, Rafiki sings the opening chant of the song and summoning the animals of the Pride Lands for the birth of baby Simba. As the first two verses of the musical number end, Pride Rock appears on stage carrying its two reigning rulers, Sarabi cradling the small puppet representing her son in her arms with Mufasa alongside her. As the choir chants in the background, Rafiki accompanies the monarch and his consort to the top of Pride Rock to bless the cub before raising him high in the air, singing joyfully alongside the chorus as the gathered animals bow before their new prince.
Act 2
At the end of Act II, Simba's friends and family acknowledge him as the rightful king after Scar's defeat. Rafiki crowns Simba with the mantle of kingship after his victory and Simba ascends Pride Rock. Simba gives a mighty roar which echoes across the whole kingdom, and the animals come back to the Pride Lands to salute Simba as the new king. The musical ends as Rafiki presents Simba and Nala's newborn cub to all of the animals, followed by a blackout that finishes Act 2 and leads to the curtain call at the end of the performance.
The assembly of animals that appear are slightly different from the beginning of Act 1. There are no wildebeests or adult elephant, only two zebras instead of three, nine gazelles instead of twelve, and half of the bird performers instead of four. Only the baby elephant, the rhino, the giraffes, three cranes, the cheetah, and the birds appear as poles on cranes as kites.
Cover versions and usage in media
"Circle of Life" was referenced in the song "Colors of the Wind" which was composed by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz for Disney's 33rd animated motion picture Pocahontas. 
It is the main theme song for Disney's Animal Kingdom at the Walt Disney World. Epcot featured a cinema-type film called Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable from 1995 to 2018, with Timon, Pumbaa, and Simba discussing environmental topics.