The Lion King (1997 Original Broadway Cast) | 
| Artists: Elton John, Tim Rice, Heather Headley, Mark Mancina
Label: Walt Disney Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  161 reviews
Sales Rank: 2217
Format: Cast Recording
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 60802
UPC: 050086080274
EAN: 0050086080274
ASIN: B000001M1B
Release Date: November 14, 1997
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| Tracks:
| • | Circle of Life - John, Elton | | • | Grasslands Chant - M., Lebo | | • | The Morning Report - John, Elton | | • | The Lioness Hunt - M., Lebo | | • | I Just Can't Wait to Be King - John, Elton | | • | Chow Down - John, Elton | | • | They Live in You - Mancina, Mark | | • | Be Prepared - John, Elton | | • | The Stampede - Zimmer, Hans | | • | Rafiki Mourns - Loka, Tsidii Le | | • | Hakuna Matata - John, Elton | | • | One by One - M., Lebo | | • | The Madness of King Scar - John, Elton | | • | Shadowland - Zimmer, Hans | | • | The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Weiss, George David | | • | Endless Night - Lauture, Jean | | • | Can You Feel the Love Tonight - John, Elton | | • | He Lives in You (Reprise) - Mancina, Mark | | • | Simba Confronts Scar - Mancina, Mark | | • | King of Pride Rock/Circle of Life (Reprise) - Zimmer, Hans |
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An Oscar win might suggest a score that would need a miracle to be bettered--but this colorful stage adaptation of Disney's The Lion King does so with flair. Composers Mark Mancina and Lebo M worked closely together to fuse the movie's many disparate elements. Where there was a veritable army exercising creative influences for the animated tale, this brings it all under the wings of a like-minded few. This is genuinely apparent as one track flows into the next. The African rhythms--both vocal and in instrumentation--come across as authentic and original all at once. No doubt this is largely through Mancina's passion for peculiar instruments and the possibilities suggested from nightly live performances. "Grasslands Chant" is a good place to hear this. The hit favorites are here of course, but both "Circle of Life" and "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" are pleasingly unrecognizable with chorus and shifting beats. Better still is the likelihood they will now be eclipsed by some of the new numbers. Mancina's own "He Lives in You" being a strong contender. With a sound mix as crisp as you'd hope to find, this is rousing stuff. --Paul Tonks
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| Customer Reviews: Read 156 more reviews...
 FOLLOWING A BAD TREND, BUT JERKING THE TEARS September 13, 1999
25 out of 26 found this review helpful
If you're thinking of not buying this CD because you already have the movie soundtrack, HOLD IT RIGHT THERE! Not only does the Original Broadway Cast Recording have more songs than there are in the movie, but the original songs have been adapted and, in some cases, lengthened quite a lot. To be honest, there are a few poor attempts of "filler" and trying to add something with a rock edge, but the beautiful, rhythmic african chants and additions such as "Shadowland" and "Endless Night" bring tears to my eyes. They're worth paying for the entire thing. This CD gives you more of an emotional look at all of the characters and their despair. Disney followed the same trend they did with BEAUTY by adding a dozen songs with only a couple worth listening to, but they're tear jerkers and if you just sit back and listen to the chants and ballads, they're sure to touch your heart as they did mine... just skip the stuff in between. But it's a MUST HAVE for anyone even SLIGHTLY interested. Cuz I'm not even a Lion King Movie fan.
I love this cd! May 9, 2000
Sallia (USA)
22 out of 23 found this review helpful
In my opinion, The Lion King is one of the best stories out there. I love the movie and the play. The play's soundtrack is better than the movie's though. With songs that were not even in the movie (The Morning Report, Endless Night, They Live In You, etc) this soundtrack seems more complete. All of the songs featured are incredible. They all have a certain amount of pep that can cheer me up after a hard day. All of the artists featured are incredibley gifted and are going somewhere as far as Broadway goes. I highly reccommend this to anyone who loves The Lion King as much as I do.
Lion King is one of the best things to happen to Broadway! December 11, 1999
T. Young
22 out of 24 found this review helpful
The Lion King is one of the best things to happen to Broadway in a long time! If you haven't seen it on the stage, then you'll be obsessive about seeing it after you listen to this CD! (Like me! I'm just dying to see it! (My parents won't take me!)) The actors are very impressive, they show so much energy and spirit toward their work. The additions are great! The Morning Report is fast and fun, Chow Down is just cool, Rafiki Mourns is beautiful, and all of the other african chants and songs are superb. The two best additions, however, are Shadowland and Endless Night. Heather Headley has such a beautiful and powerful voice, and Jason Raize is so great! (Shadowland and Endless Night aren't really additions, they are instrumental tunes from the movie that have words put to them!) I personally think that the singing in this is a lot better than the movie's is. I can't express in words how I feel about this musical. It's just one of those feelings that you get when you find music so beautiful and wonderful that you can't stand not listening to it. I can't say enough about The Lion King, and hope to one day see it on Broadway! I will see it!
GREAT CD February 18, 2002
Dan Tate (Layton, UT)
21 out of 23 found this review helpful
The broadway musical "The Lion King" is a combination of incredible musical talent and vocal performance. That is why it would be sad NOT to buy this cd. If you have seen the animated version of Lion King release by Disney, you will find all the great songs like "Just can't wait to be king" and "Circle of life" (here comes the lion). Yet in addition will find a very fun song in which the hyenas sing about there soon coming meal of Simba and Nala. Also included on the cd are fun versions of "The Lion Sleeps tonight" as well as songs found on Disney's sequel to "The Lion King", called "Simba's Pride". All the great ones and some new ones are found. If you have a choice between buying the original soundtrack and the broadway musical version...buy the Broadway version. The music is better and the vocal talent incredible!
Innovative Theatre Meets Family Entertainment November 28, 1999
19 out of 21 found this review helpful
First of all, to address some of the other reviewers who didn't believe "The Lion King" deserved the Tony: What the American Theatre Wing recognized is an historic and important step in theatre history. "The Lion King" on Broadway didn't attempt to merely transfer the cartoon images of the movie onto the stage (a la Beauty and the Beast). Instead, through the guidance of genius director and designer Julie Taymor, the glorious story was lifted and transformed through mask, puppetry, and dance into a multi-disciplinary wonder. I'm a professional puppeteer, and the response of the puppetry community to this show is staggering. Curriculums are being reworked, new parterships are forming, and a puppetry renaissance has begun.Now, onto this CD: I can understand that if you haven't seen the staged version, you wouldn't expect to hear the changes that have been made to the soundtrack. Fortunately, I was given the CD "Rhythm of the Pridelands" before seeing the show. Many of the new songs are from that album, which was new music inspired by the movie "Lion King" and written by Lebo M, the talented African artist whose voice you hear in the movie version of "Circle of Life." This soundtrack is a unique and exciting blending of the original soundtrack and "Pridelands," and has an organic and harmonious feel to it. The new African chants serve to balance the more cutesy tunes from the movie. In the end, there is something for everyone. Listen without prejudice, and discover the beauty of the music.
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