<P> The Lion King : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the original motion picture soundtrack for the 1994 Disney animated film , The Lion King . It contains songs from the film written by Elton John and Tim Rice , and a score composed by Hans Zimmer . Elton John has a dual role of performer for several tracks . Additional performers include Carmen Twillie , Jason Weaver , Rowan Atkinson , Whoopi Goldberg , Jeremy Irons , Cheech Marin , Jim Cummings , Nathan Lane , Ernie Sabella , and Sally Dworsky . The album was released on April 27 , 1994 on CD and audio cassette . The soundtrack was recorded in three different countries : the U.S. , the U.K. and South Africa . It is the best - selling soundtrack album to an animated film in the United States with over 7 million copies sold , with 4,934,000 copies sold in 1994 . </P>
<P> The Lion King : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the original motion picture soundtrack for the 1994 Disney animated film , The Lion King . It contains songs from the film written by Elton John and Tim Rice , and a score composed by Hans Zimmer . Elton John has a dual role of performer for several tracks . Additional performers include Carmen Twillie , Jason Weaver , Rowan Atkinson , Whoopi Goldberg , Jeremy Irons , Cheech Marin , Jim Cummings , Nathan Lane , Ernie Sabella , and Sally Dworsky . The album was released on April 27 , 1994 on CD and audio cassette . The soundtrack was recorded in three different countries : the U.S. , the U.K. and South Africa . It is the best - selling soundtrack album to an animated film in the United States with over 7 million copies sold , with 4,934,000 copies sold in 1994 . </P>
who wrote the songs for the lion king
who wrote the songs for the lion king
Elton John Tim Rice
Elton John Tim Rice