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The Lion King
Official Premiere Theatrical Release Date: July 9, 2019
Official General Theatrical Release Date: July 19, 2019
Copyright: Disney Enterprises, Inc. © 2019
Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
MPAA Rating: Rated PG (Parental Guidance Suggested ~ Some Material May Not Be Suitable For Children) for Sequences of Violence and Peril, and Some Thematic Elements
Length: 188 Minutes
[table caption=”Cast and Characters” colalign=”center|right|left|center|left”] [attr sort=”false”]|Cast|Character/Performance|[attr sort=”false”]|Notes[attr sort=”false”]
|Eric André|Azizi||
|Chance Bennett|bush baby||
|Curt Bisquera|featured drum kit circle instrumentalist||
|Belinda Broughton|concertmaster||
|Sheila E|featured drum kit circle instrumentalist||
|Billy Eichner|Timon||
|Chiwetel Ejiofor|Scar||
|Steve Erdody|featured solo cello instrumentalist||
|Pedro Eustache|featured woodwind instrumentalist||
|Donald Glover|Simba||
|Tina Guo|featured solo cello instrumentalist||
|Richard Harvey|featured woodwind instrumentalist||
|The Hollywood Studio Symphony|orchestra||
|Penny Johnson Jerald|Sarafina||
|James Earl Jones|Mufasa||
|John Kani|Rafiki||
|Florence Kasumba|Shenzi||
|Keegan-Michael Key|Kamari||
|Beyoncé Knowles-Carter|Nala||
|Phil LaMarr|impala||
|J. Lee|hyena||
|Lebo M|‘Circle of Life’ African Vocals||
|Lebo M|‘He Lives in You’||
|Lebo M|‘Mbube’||
|Lebo M|‘Nants’ Ingonyama’||
|Stephanie Matthews|concertmaster||
|JD McCrary|Simba||credited as ‘young Simba‘
|Josh McCrary|elephant shrew||
|Lindiwe Mkhize|‘Circle of Life’||
|John Oliver|Zazu||
|Toss Panos|featured drum kit circle instrumentalist||
|Heitor Pereira|featured kalimba instrumentalist||
|Ben Powell|featured solo violin instrumentalist||
|Satnam Ramgotra|featured drum kit circle instrumentalist||
|The Recollective Orchestra|orchestra||
|John ‘JR’ Robinson|featured drum kit circle instrumentalist||
|Seth Rogen|Pumbaa||
|Amy Sedaris|guinea fowl||
|Lara Somogyi|featured harp instrumentalist||
|Alfre Woodard|Sarabi||
|Shahadi Wright Joseph|Nala||credited as ‘young Nala‘
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Music
Original Score Composed by Hans Zimmer
African Vocal and Choir Arrangements Created by Lebo M
Original Songs by Tim Rice and Elton John
Orchestra Conducted by Nick Glennie-Smith
South Africa Choir Musical Leader Khaya Mthethwa
[table caption=”Songs”] Song|Composer/ Lyricist|Performers|Notes
Be Our Guest|Written by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman|Performed by Billy Eichner|
Be Prepared (2019)|Music by Elton John, Lyrics by Tim Rice|Performed by Chiwetel Ejiofor|
Can You Feel The Love Tonight|Written by Elton John, Tim Rice|Performed by Beyoncé, Donald Glover, Billy Eichner, and Seth Rogen|Beyoncé appears Courtesy of Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records
Circle of Life|Written by Elton John, Tim Rice|Performed by Lindiwe Mkhize; African Vocals by Lebo M|
Hakuna Matata|Written by Elton John, Tim Rice|Performed by Billy Eichner, Seth Rogen, JD McCrary, and Donald Glover|
He Lives in You|Written by Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, and Lebohang Morake|Performed by Lebo M|
I Just Can’t Wait To Be King|Written by Elton John, Tim Rice|Performed by JD McCrary, Shahdi Wright Joseph, and John Oliver|
The Lion Sleeps Tonight|Written by Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss, Solomon Linda|Performed by Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen|
Mbube|Written by Solomon Linda|Performed by Lebo M|
Nants’ Ingonyama|Written by Lebohang Morake, Hans Zimmer|Performed by Lebo M|Courtesy of Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.
Never Too Late|Music by Elton John, Lyrics by Tim Rice|Performed by Elton John|Courtesy of Virgin EMI Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Spirit|Written by Ilya Salmanzadeh, Timothy McKenzie, and Beyoncé|Performed by Beyoncé|Beyoncé appears Courtesy of Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records
||Orchestra: The Hollywood Studio Symphony and The Recollective Orchestra; Concertmasters: Belinda Broughton, Stephanie Matthews|
||Featured Instrumentalists: Woodwinds – Pedro Eustache, Richard Harvey; Kalimba – Heitor Pereira; Solo Violin – Ben Powell; Solo Cello – Tina Guo, Steve Erdody; Harp – Lara Somogyi; Drum Kit Circle – John ‘JR’ Robinson, Satnam Ramgotra, Sheila E, Curt Bisquera, Toss Panos|
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[table caption=”Awards”] Award|Year|Winner/ Nominee|Category|Recipient|Notes
Academy Awards|2019 (92nd)|Nominee|Visual Effects|Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones, and Elliot Newman|
Grammy Awards|2019 (62nd)|Nominee|Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media|Jon Favreau & Hans Zimmer, compilation producers|The Lion King: The Songs (Various Artists)
Grammy Awards|2019 (62nd)|Nominee|Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Hans Zimmer, composer|The Lion King
Grammy Awards|2019 (62nd)|Nominee|Best Song Written for Visual Media|Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Timothy McKenzie, & Ilya Salmanzadeh, songwriters|’Spirit’, Track from The Lion King (performed by Beyoncé)
Grammy Awards|2019 (62nd)|Nominee|Best Pop Solo Performance|Beyoncé|’Spirit’
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