Lion King 1 1/2 [Soundtrack]

Don Harper (Composer)

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 3, 2004)
• Original Release Date: February 10, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Walt Disney Records
• ASIN: B00018H6EY
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #128,218 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Grazing in the Grass - Raven-Symoné

2. Digga Tunnah Dance - Lebo M., Vinx

3. That's All I Need - Nathan Lane

4. Hakuna Matata - Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver, Joseph Williams

5. Lion Sleeps Tonight - Lebo M.

6. Jungle Boogie - Drew K.

7. Timon's Traveling Theme - Lebo M.

8. Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Disney's penchant for quickie, video-only sequels to its animated features has earned the studio its fair share of criticism. But the soundtrack to the Mouse House's latest small screen follow-up to its classic The Lion King deftly dodges the chronic sequelitis that has undermined similar efforts. Reworking the original's "That's All I Need" and "Hakuna Matata" for star Nathan Lane's turn as the antic meerkat Timon (assisted on the latter track by the stellar vocal harmonies of Ernie Gabrell, Jason Weaver and Joseph Williams) casts both in an energetic new light. Elsewhere, the emphasis is on vintage r&b covers infused with contemporary production sheen (Raven's slinky take on Ramsey Lewis' "Grazing in the Grass," The Tokens' "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by Lebo M, Drew K. & French's faithful take on Kool and the Gang's "Jungle Boogie"), performances that give the project a familiar, inviting aura for kids of all ages. Composer Don Harper rounds the collection out with a selection from his original orchestral score and a remarkably faithful take on Morricone's classic theme to The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Kind of a short CD, but "Digga Tunnah" ROCKS!!!, February 21, 2004

By	SuperOdie34 "Dacey" (Salisbury, MD United States) - See all my reviews

Okay, so the CD is pretty short. Only eight tracks, only two music scores from the film, it must be less than 30 minutes long. But most of the stuff we get is great, although, for some dumb reason, we get the version of "Hakuna Matata" from the original "Lion King" instead of one in this movie (remember in the movie: "Hey, Timon! I've got an idea! Let's do a sing-along!"). "Grazing in the Grass" is pretty good, although I'm getting a little tired of Raven performing everything for Disney these days. "That's all I need!" is also good, and it is very nice that Disney included the reprise of the song that's played for the end credits. But the BEST song BY FAR is "Digga Tunnah". Alas, we only get the end credit version of the song, but it's so well done, you'll hardly care. This is a ingenious yet simple song, a ditty which sets up the merekats' scaredy-cat view of life in the funniest way possible. It's so catchy I still can't stop singing it. It should make the next "Disney's Greatest" album, and I'm not kidding! "Quick before the hyena Commmmmmmmee!".

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very Short, Not Good Enough, April 15, 2006

By	David J. Gorman - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Since this is such a ridiculously short CD, I'll review it track by track.

1. Grazing In The Grass - I'm not too fond of Raven, so I naturally didn't really like this track. It just isn't my taste.

2. Digga Tunnah Dance - I love Digga Tunnah, but this is just the version that plays over the credits. Why weren't the superior movie version and the reprise included?

3. That's All I Need - This is probably the best track, with an extended ending.

4. Hakuna Matata - This is just the track from the original movie. I can understand including it, but why not the version in 1/2? It's brief and silly, but I still like it (although you wouldn't get the joke with Pumbaa eating the dancing grub without the visual)

5. The Lion Sleeps Tonight - This is also a nice track, but it's easy to find. It doesn't really "make" the CD or anythhing.

6. Jungle Boogie - Why was this included? It's played for five seconds in the movie! If this is here, then why not also have "Sunrise, Sunset?"

7. Timon's Traveling Theme - I like this track. It has the Hans Zimmer feel of the original movie

8. The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly - It's nice this was included, but I don't have much to say.

All in all, so much more could have been done with this CD. It's too short, and some of the choices are too silly.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Could have been better, short on music from the film, February 25, 2004

By	MR FABRICE BOUYE "bouye" (Noumea, New Caledonia) - See all my reviews

The disc actually played without trouble on my computer's DVD drive.

Music is good with the exception of the 1st track which I don't remember from the movie. The Hakuna Matata version of the Lion King 3 (international name of the Lion King 1.5) has been replaced with the one from the Lion King 1 without reason. They could have included the other two versions of Digga Tunnah Dance that occur in the movie as well.