The Lion King, Songs of: 2-Disc Accompaniment CD

Based on the 1994 animated film of the same name, The Lion King features music by Elton John with lyrics by Tim Rice; there is additional music by Hans Zimmer, Lebo M., Jay Rifkin, and Julie Taymor. Julie Taymor also directed the ground-breaking musical which opened on Broadway on October 15, 1997.

Produced by Disney Theatrical, The Lion King won eight of its 11 Drama Desk Awards nominations and six of it’s 11 Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical. The show is still playing and surpassed Disney’s Beauty and the Beast as the seventh-longest running show on Broadway. The show is produced all over the world, in cities such as Paris, Taipei, Madrid, Seoul and Johannesburg, to name just a few.

There are 24 tracks on this album: Tracks 1-12 contain the background tracks and guide vocals; tracks 13-24 contain the accompaniment tracks alone. This album is a re-recording in the original show key and show tempo. The tracks on this album are fully-orchestrated.

Songs included are:

 

Songs of The Lion King: Album Tracks

	Complete Tracks	Background Tracks	Song Length
1. /12. Circle of Life with Nants’ Ingonyama			4:46
2. /14. The Morning Report			2:37
3. /15. I Just Can't Wait to Be King			3:01
4. /16. Chow Down			3:12
5. /17. They Live in You			2:55
6. /18. Be Prepared			3:27
7. /19. Hakuna Matata			3:19
8. /20. The Madness of King Scar			5:24
9. /21. Shadowland			4:52
10./22. Endless Night			4:31
11./21. Can You Feel the Love Tonight			5:04
12./24. He Lives in You			4:21

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About Our Album Format All our albums include professionally recorded guide vocals. Each song appears on the album twice: once with music and vocals, and once with accompaniment tracks alone. This allows the performer to learn a song by singing along with the vocals and music, then to practice their technique accompanied only by the background tracks.   This album is recorded in CD, not CD+G format. There are no on-screen lyrics or lyric booklet provided.

Stage Stars Cast Members:
Rafiki…Avionce
Mufasa…David Nathan Scott
Zazu / Ed...Jason Wynn
Scar...Colin Porter
Young Simba…Juson Williams
Young Nala...Raina Lopez
Shenzi…Amma Osei
Banzai…Paris Nix
Timon…Booth Daniels
Pumbaa…Adam Shapiro
Simba…Vincent McDowell
Nala…Anita Welch
Ensemble…Amani Dorn
Ensemble…Debra Thais Evans
Ensemble…Rasmiyyah Feliciano
Ensemble…Susaye Lawson
Ensemble…Malika Samuels

Musical Director: Jason Wynn

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