Mufasa: The Lion King arrives in theaters on December 20th. Today, the Mufasa: The Original Lion King Original Motion Picture Soundtrack has been released on Apple Music, Amazon, Spotify, Pandora, YouTube Music, and other digital platforms.
The new soundtrack includes original songs written by Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award winner, and Kennedy Center Honor recipient Lin-Manuel Miranda. They are produced by Grammy Award winner Mark Mancina and Lin-Manuel Miranda, with additional music and performances by Lebo M. The album was produced by Miranda, Mancina, and Grammy Award winner and Walt Disney Music President Tom MacDougall.
The score for Mufasa: The Lion King was composed by Tony Award winner and composer Dave Metzger. It is included with the Deluxe version of the soundtrack.
Miranda shared about the soundtrack saying, “It’s a harrowing journey that our characters go on. I think it’s my job to write ‘joy bombs’ in the middle of this movie—moments of pure joy and escape in that same way that when you first saw ‘The Lion King’ and ‘Hakuna Matata’ came out of nowhere and delighted you.”
Lebo M added, “Doing ‘Mufasa’ I’ve just been living in a world of new reality around the storyline and what it means to me. The most relevant significance to me is that of being a refugee and becoming a leader in a really transformed manner.”
Dave Metzger joined in saying, “One of the joys of writing a score like this is that you get to write a theme for each individual character. I wrote a new theme for Rafiki, and a new character, Kiara, the granddaughter of Mufasa. I wrote another original theme for Taka, and then developed Taka’s theme in his transition to becoming Scar. To have this opportunity is a dream come true.”
The track list and the full album can be listened to below.
Mufasa: The Lion King Original Soundtrack Deluxe Edition track list:
- “Ngomso” Performed by Lebo M
- “Milele” Performed by Anika Noni Rose and Keith David
- “I Always Wanted A Brother” Performed by Braelyn Rankins, Theo Somulo, Aaron Pierre and Kelvin Harrison, Jr.
- “Bye Bye” Performed by Mads Mikkelsen, Joanna Jones and Folake Olowofoyeku
- “We Go Together” Performed by Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tiffany Boone, Preston Nyman and Kagiso Lediga
- “Tell Me It’s You” Performed by Aaron Pierre and Tiffany Boone
- “Brother Betrayed” Performed by Kelvin Harrison Jr.
- “Destiny Reigns”
- “Kuqondile”
- “Listen To My Voice” -Score
- “Find The Way” – Score
- “The Race” – Score
- “Home” – Score
- “Burden of Pride” – Score
- “My Love” – Score
- “Bathroom Break” – Score
- “Run Mufasa!” – Score
- “And So It’s Time” – Score
- “All That Was Lost” – Score
- “Jamaa” – Score
- “Follow the Fireflies” – Score
- “Smell a Duck” – Score
- “Elephant Stampede” – Score
- “Beneath The Scars” – Score
- “The King Within” – Score
- “We Made It” – Score
- “Clash of Kings” – Score
- “Blood for Blood” – Score
- “The Earth Will Shake” – Score
- “The King of Milele” – Score
- “A Story of a Great King” – Score
- “Ngomso” – Instrumental
- “Milele” – Instrumental
- “I Always Wanted A Brother” – Instrumental
- “Bye Bye” – Instrumental
- “We Go Together” – Instrumental
- “Tell Me It’s You” – Instrumental
- “Brother Betrayed” – Instrumental
Mufasa: The Lion King Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
What do you think of this soundtrack? Are you looking forward to seeing this movie when it comes to theaters on December 20, 2024? Share your thoughts and opinions in the comments below!
