Tickets are now officially on sale for Jon Favreau's highly-anticipated
The Lion King, and to add to the hype, Walt Disney Records has shared details on the upcoming
The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, which looks to dominate the airwaves through the coming weeks and months.
The digital soundtrack will be released at 11am EST (8am PST) on July 11, followed by a physical album release on July 19, day-and-date with the film's theatrical debut. Both are currently available to
pre-order where albums are sold.
The soundtrack reunites Academy Award- and Grammy-winning superstar Elton John and Grammy-winning lyricist Tim Rice, and sees the duo compose an uplifting original song, "Never Too Late," performed by John and featuring an African choir.
The soundtrack also features new recordings of the original songs written by Elton John and Tim Rice as well as the score from Academy Award-winning and Grammy-winning composer Hans Zimmer. African vocal and choir arrangements were done by Grammy-winning producer/composer Lebo M while Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Pharrell Williams produced five tracks on the soundtrack.
Curiously, Track 14 is being kept under wraps as it's only listed as "TBA" for now, and while there's no confirmation just yet, it seems possible that this mystery song may be an original track from Donald Glover and/or Beyoncé.
“The Lion King” original motion picture soundtrack track list follows.
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“Circle of Life”/“Nants’ Ingonyama” – Performed by Lindiwe Mkhize; African vocals performed by Lebo M; written and composed by Elton John and Tim Rice; “Nants’ Ingonyama” written by Lebohang Morake and Hans Zimmer; produced by Hans Zimmer; vocals produced by Stephen Lipson
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“Life’s Not Fair” – Hans Zimmer
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“Rafiki’s Fireflies” – Hans Zimmer
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“I Just Can’t Wait to Be King” – Performed by JD McCrary, Shahadi Wright Joseph and John Oliver; written by Elton John and Tim Rice; produced by Pharrell Williams; co-produced by Stephen Lipson
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“Elephant Graveyard” – Hans Zimmer
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“Be Prepared” (2019 Version) – Performed by Chiwetel Ejiofor; written by Elton John and Tim Rice; produced by Hans Zimmer and David Fleming
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“Stampede” – Hans Zimmer
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“Scar Takes the Throne” – Hans Zimmer
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“Hakuna Matata” – Performed by Billy Eichner, Seth Rogen, JD McCrary and Donald Glover; written by Elton John and Tim Rice; produced by Pharrell Williams; co-produced by Stephen Lipson
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“Simba is Alive!” – Hans Zimmer
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“The Lion Sleeps Tonight” – Performed by Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen; written by Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss and Solomon Linda; produced by Pharrell Williams
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“Can You Feel the Love Tonight” - Performed by Beyoncé, Donald Glover, Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen; written by Elton John and Tim Rice; produced by Pharrell Williams; co-produced by Stephen Lipson
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“Reflections of Mufasa” – Hans Zimmer
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TBA
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“Battle for Pride Rock” – Hans Zimmer
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“Remember” – Hans Zimmer
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“Never Too Late” – Performed by Elton John; African vocal and choir arrangements created and produced by Lebo M; written by Elton John and Tim Rice; produced by Greg Kurstin; additional production by Elton John and Matt Still
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“He Lives in You” - Performed by Lebo M; written by Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin and Lebohang Morake; produced by Lebo M and Mark Mancina
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“Mbube” - Performed by Lebo M; African vocal and choir arrangements created and produced by Lebo M; written by Solomon Linda; produced by Pharrell Williams
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