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The Lion King (1997 Original Broadway Cast)

An Oscar win might suggest a score that would need a miracle to be bettered--but this colorful stage adaptation of Disney's The Lion King does so with flair. Composers Mark Mancina and Lebo M worked closely together to fuse the movie's many disparate elements. Where there was a veritable army exercising creative influences for the animated tale, this brings it all under the wings of a like-minded few. This is genuinely apparent as one track flows into the next. The African rhythms--both vocal and in instrumentation--come across as authentic and original all at once. No doubt this is largely through Mancina's passion for peculiar instruments and the possibilities suggested from nightly live performances. "Grasslands Chant" is a good place to hear this. The hit favorites are here of course, but both "Circle of Life" and "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" are pleasingly unrecognizable with chorus and shifting beats. Better still is the likelihood they will now be eclipsed by some of the new numbers. Mancina's own "He Lives in You" being a strong contender. With a sound mix as crisp as you'd hope to find, this is rousing stuff. --Paul Tonks  more

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From: Amazon
Posted: Jan-06-2009
Lion King a must before seeing live production

This Lion King CD arrived very quickly and was a big hit with my granddaughter, who I am taking to see the live musical production in March 2009. Great music!

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5/5
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Posted: Nov-25-2008
Lion King

I think that this is so much better than the film score.I have tastes for most kinds of music and after seeing the musical I appreciate the music more.I love the songs "Shadowland", "Endless Night" and both "They Live in you" you get a...

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5/5
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Posted: Jun-07-2008
Love it!!!

We've taken the kids to see the lion king broadway musical twice and this CD has all of the songs from the musical exactly as they are in the show. The kids love to listen to it--and so do I! The music is absolutely beautiful.

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5/5
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Posted: Apr-07-2008
The best "Lion King"

We have seen the movie and own it. We just saw the live Broadway performance and enjoy the differences in the music very much. My son refuses to listen to the movie sound track anymore. This CD is the best!

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 5/5
From: Amazon
Posted: Jan-06-2009
Lion King a must before seeing live production

This Lion King CD arrived very quickly and was a big hit with my granddaughter, who I am taking to see the live musical production in March 2009. Great music!

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3/5
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Posted: Jan-21-2004
African Chants Done Well! But....

Some of the Actors sound.... like they are trting to fix things that weren't broken. Tim Rice gave certain rhythms to songs that were absolutely murdered in this "adaptation"... if you can call it that... Nala's Voice is INCREDIBLE and...

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Posted: Dec-11-2007
the lion king

i was very disappointed in this book...it had been rated with four stars, and "like new" and it arrived scribbled in with bent and torn pages...i intended to give it as a gift and was unable to do so...i feel the book was misrepresented.

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