▁Original ▁Sc ore . ▁Matthew ▁W ilder ▁and ▁David ▁Z ipp el ▁were ▁nominated ▁for ▁a ▁Golden ▁Glo be ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Original ▁Song ▁for ▁" Ref lection ". ▁They ▁were ▁be aten ▁by ▁The ▁Tr uman ▁Show ▁and ▁" The ▁P ray er " ▁from ▁Qu est ▁for ▁Cam el ot , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ 5 0 ▁nom ine es ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁ball ot ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁Film ▁Institute ' s ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁greatest ▁American ▁animated ▁mov ies . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁in ▁China ▁Disney ▁was ▁keen ▁to ▁promote ▁Mul an ▁to ▁the ▁Chinese , ▁hoping ▁to ▁rep licate ▁their ▁success ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁film ▁The ▁Lion ▁King , ▁which ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁highest - g ross ing ▁Western ▁films ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁Disney ▁also ▁hoped ▁it ▁might ▁smooth ▁over ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁Chinese ▁government ▁which ▁had ▁sou red ▁after ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁K und un , ▁a ▁Disney - fund ed ▁bi ography ▁of ▁the ▁Dal ai ▁L ama ▁that ▁the ▁Chinese ▁government ▁considered ▁polit ically ▁provoc ative . ▁China ▁had ▁threatened ▁to ▁cur tail ▁business ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁Disney ▁over ▁that ▁film ▁and , ▁as ▁the ▁government ▁only ▁accepted ▁ten ▁foreign ▁films ▁per ▁year ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁to ▁be ▁shown ▁in ▁their ▁country , ▁Mul ans ▁ch ances ▁of ▁being ▁accepted ▁were ▁low . ▁Finally , ▁after ▁a ▁year ' s ▁delay , ▁the ▁Chinese