The Lion King & The Lion King II: Return to Pride Rock (1994 & 1998 Original Motion Picture Soundtracks) [Import, Soundtrack]

O.s.t., Elton John, The Lion King (Related Recordings), Hans Zimmer | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 17, 2000)
• Original Release Date: June 24, 1994
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import, Soundtrack
• Label: Musicrama/Koch
• ASIN: B00004WK6M
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #395,925 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Circle of Life

2. I Just Can't Wait to Be King

3. Be Preared

4. Hakuna Matata

5. Can You Feel the Love Tonight?

6. This Land [Instrumental]

7. ...To Die For [Instrumental]

8. Under the Stars [Instrumental]

9. King of Pride Rock [Instrumental]

10. Circle of Life

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. He Lives in You

2. We Are One

3. Upendi

4. One of Us

5. My Lullaby

6. Love Will Find a Way

7. We Are One

8. She Believes in You

9. Song for the Children

10. I Want to See the Moon

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Both 'Lion King' soundtracks for less than the price of one in the States (each carries a $16.98 list in the U.S.)! This fantastic double disc set contains both latter-day Disney animated classics, 1994's 'The Lion King' & 1998's highly acclaimed direct-to-video 'The Lion King II: Simba's Pride' (which shipped 15 million units when it was first released). A combined total of 24 tracks, including the hits 'Hakuna Matata', 'Circle Of Life', 'Can You Feel The Love Tonight?' and 'He Lives In You'. Special limited edition. Standard double jewelcase. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Lion King Collection - definetly worth having!, July 18, 2002

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Taylor Koehler (Tampa, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Lion King/The Lion King II: Return to Pride Rock (Audio CD)

My name is Taylor Koehler and I am a major Lion King fan. This amazing double-CD set features the hits of both films, including Elton John's "Circle of Life" and Kenny Lattimore's "Love Will Find A Way". These two CDs are the price of one! While The Lion King soundtrack features the hits, "Circle of Life", "I Just Can't Wait To Be King", "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" and Elton John's pop radio versions of all the songs, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride soundtrack features Zira's chilling "My Lullaby" and Kiara and Kovu's soothing "Love Will Find A Way". Plus, the Simba's Pride soundtrack gives you a taste of Lebo M's great African vocals in "He Lives In You" and "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". Also, Disney is creating it's third installment...Lion King III...

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great music and a great collection, February 1, 2004

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Ramsis Lion "ramsislion" (Long Island, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Lion King/The Lion King II: Return to Pride Rock (Audio CD)

A wonderful piece of music that includes not one but two Lion King scores. From both the first and second Lion King film.

The first disk on the set includes the original soundtrack to the 1994 movie the Lion King. Full of all the songs that appeared in the movie, as well as Elton John versions of the main songs sung throughout. "Circle of Life" and "Can You Feel the Love tonight?" are some of the more memorable songs that any fan of the movie will want to listen to over and over again. Also inclused on the soundtrack as the instrumental songs we hear like when Simba confronts Scar and the memorable background songs heard all the way through. A definte masterpiece and probably one of Disney's best musical scores ever. A must have for any fan of good Disney music and of the Lion King.

The second CD is from the 1998 sequal of the Lion King and again is filled with some great songs. Instead of Elton John we have a graet Africanesque singer by the name of Lebo M. The opening song while not as powerful as Circle of Life still is very effctive and also used in the Broadway Lion King musical. That song being called "He Lives in You" and it is plays on a lot of themes from the first as well as bringing us into the new movie. Like the first soundtrack where Elton John did his own rendition of the main songs of the movie, Lebo has his own versions of some of the songs as well as some original songs like "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" which is a pretty interseting version of the song.

The pluses overall would be that you get two great soundtracks to two great films. A great view at what Disney used to be able to accomplish and what a great work of cartooning was, even if the second is a made to video, it still seems to work quite well musicaly. Keeping up well with the quality of the first. Also for the price it is a great deal. Two CD's to the original and follow up all in one nice set really can't be beat as a very fair price. Also I found it very interseting to see the similarites between the two, even if the stories in both films were totaly differnet. For example we have Scar's "Be Prepared" in the first fiml where he rallies the troops and dreams of being king and "My Lulliby" sung by Zira singing to a male cub and her children preparing them for a hostile take over of Simba's pride. And most of all you get 24 songs for the price of one CD. A set that all ages will truly enjoy.

A few downsides are that songs on the second CD are weak. "Upendi" which is sung by Rafiki is a song that most in the Lion King community frown on as the whole song and moment in the film are awkard at points. Some of the Lebo M songs you probably won't care for as he isn't any Elton John and the songs aren't all remixes of the songs heard in Simba's Pride. Would have been nice to have more songs related to the second movie rather then sounding more like half soundtrack and half Lebo M album.

Bottom Line is this is a great set of musical pieces to two of Disney's finest movies both story and musicaly. Definitely check it out as you won't be sorry.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As good as the movie, March 20, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Lion King/The Lion King II: Return to Pride Rock (Audio CD)

This cd is a disney classic and can be shared with all generations