| Details | | Playing Time: | 46 min. | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | DDD |
Album Notes Producers: Hans Zimmer, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Chris Thomas. Compilation producer: Steven Stern. Principally recorded at Media Ventures and Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles, California; Townhouse Studio, London, England; BPO Studios, Mmabatho, South Africa. All songs written by Tim Rice and Elton John. Instrumental score written by Hans Zimmer. "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance; "Circle Of Life" won the Grammy for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals; and THE LION KING won the Grammy for Best Musical Album For Children. "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" and "Circle Of Life" were also both nominated for Song Of The Year and Best Song Written Specifically For A Motion Picture Or Television; and the album's instrumental tracks were nominated for Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture Or For Television.
Editorial Reviews ...The kids loved the music. Basically, with lyrics by Andrew Lloyd Webber's old mate, Tim Rice, Elton John seized the chance to pen the big-budget musical that has always threatened to emerge from his songs anyway... Rolling Stone
3 Stars - Good - ...Hans Zimmer's instrumental passages are as broad and breathtaking as the African landscapes they evoke... Q (12/01/1994)
...The kids loved the music. Basically, with lyrics by Andrew Lloyd Webber's old mate, Tim Rice, Elton John seized the chance to pen the big-budget musical that has always threatened to emerge from his songs anyway...Q (12/94, p.134) - 3 Stars - Good - ...Hans Zimmer's instrumental passages are as broad and breathtaking as the African landscapes they evoke... Rolling Stone
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