Can You Feel The Love Tonight? The Lion King Soundtrack Turns 25
Can you believe it’s been 25 years since The Lion King was in the theaters? Which means it’s time for us to revisit The King Soundtrack as it turns 25. The Lion King Soundtrack is the original motion picture soundtrack for the 1994 Disney animated 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 Carmen Twillie, Jason Weaver, Rowan Atkinson, Whoopi Goldberg, Jeremy Irons, Cheech Marin, Jim Cummings, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, and Sally Dworsky. The album was released on April 27, 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.
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.
Elton John – Can You Feel The Love Tonight?
Can you feel the love tonight won the Academy award for the best original song. Hans Zimmer won for the best score of that same year, 1994.
Elton John – Circle of Life
I remember these songs and instantly think back to that movie. The songs are timeless and part of our history.
Do these songs talk to you? We want to hear from you in the comments below.
Do you think these songs will be in thee new Lion King movie? Do you think they will be as impactful as the originals?
