Cast
Simba - Matthew Broderick/Joseph
Williams
Young Simba - Jonathan Taylor Thomas/Jason Weaver
Nala - Moira Kelly/Sally Dworsky
Young Nala - Niketa Calame/Laura Williams
Mufasa - James Earl Jones
Sarabi - Madge Sinclair
Scar - Jeremy Irons
Sarafina - Zoe Leader
Rafiki - Robert Guillaume
Zazu - Rowan Atkinson
Timon - Nathan Lane
Pumbaa - Ernie Sabella
Shenzi - Whoopi Goldberg
Banzai - Cheech Marin
Ed/Gopher - Jim Cummings
USA - June 15, 1994 (premiere)
USA - June 24, 1994
Argentina - July 7, 1994
Peru - July 7, 1994
Hong Kong - July 8, 1994
Japan - July 23, 1994
Norway - August 18, 1994
Australia - August 25, 1994
UK - October 7, 1994
Spain - November 8, 1994
France - November 9, 1994
Germany - November 17, 1994
Denmark - November 18, 1994
Sweden - November 18, 1994
USA - November 18, 1994 (re-release)
The Netherlands - November 24, 1994
Finland - December 2, 1994
Portugal - December 2, 1994
Estonia - May 3, 1996
France - December 25, 2002 (IMAX version)
Germany - December 25, 2002 (IMAX version)
Mexico - December 25, 2002 (IMAX version)
UK - December 25, 2002 (IMAX version)
USA - December 25, 2002 (IMAX version)
Japan - January 1, 2003 (IMAX version)
Russia - March 31, 2003 (IMAX version)
Czech Republic - May 15, 2003 (IMAX version)
New Zealand - December 1, 2003 (re-release)
Academy Award - Best Music, Original
Score (1995)
Academy Award - Best Music, Song (1995)
Academy Award - Nominee (Best Music, Song) 1995
Academy Award - Nominee (Best Music, Song) 1995
BAFTA - Nominee (Best Film Music) 1995
BAFTA - Nominee (Best Sound) 1995
Golden Globe - Best Motion Picture (1995)
Golden Globe - Best Original Score (1995)
Golden Globe - Best Original Song (1995)
Golden Globe - Nominee (Best Original Song) 1995
Grammy Award - Nominee (Best Instrumental Composition) 1995
Grammy Award - Nominee (Best Song) 1995
Grammy Award - Nominee (Best Song) 1995
MTV Award - Nominee (Best Song) 1995
MTV Award - Nominee (Best Villain) 1995
Danish - Løvernes Konge
Dutch - De Leeuwekoning
French - Le Roi Lion
German - Der König der Löwen
Italian - Il Re Leone
Spanish - El Rey León
Swedish - Lejonkungen
"Circle of Life"
"I Just Can't Wait to Be King"
"Be Prepared"
"Hakuna Matata"
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight"
From the day we arrive on the planet
And blinking, step into the sun
There's more to see than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done
There's far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
But the sun rolling high
Through the sapphire sky
Keeps great and small on the endless round
It's the Circle of Life
And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle
The Circle of Life
It's the Circle of Life
And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle
The Circle of Life
"I Just Can't Wait to Be King"
I'm gonna be a mighty king
So enemies beware!
Well, I've never seen a king of beasts
With quite so little hair
I'm gonna be the mane event
Like no king was before
I'm brushing up on looking down
I'm working on my ROAR
Thus far, a rather uninspiring thing
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
(You've rather a long way to go, young master,
if you think...)
No one saying do this
(Now when I said that, I -)
No one saying be there
(What I meant was...)
No one saying stop that
(Look, what you don't realize...)
No one saying see here
(Now see here!)
Free to run around all day
(Well, that's definitely out...)
Free to do it all my way!
I think it's time that you and I
Arranged a heart to heart
Kings don't need advice
From little hornbills for a start
If this is where the monarchy is headed
Count me out!
Out of service, out of Africa
I wouldn't hang about
This child is getting wildly out of wing
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
Everybody look left
Everybody look right
Everywhere you look I'm
Standing in the spotlight!
Not yet!
Let every creature go for broke and sing
Let's hear it in the herd and on the wing
It's gonna be King Simba's finest fling
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
Oh, I just can't waaaaaait ... to be king!
I never thought hyenas essential
They're crude and unspeakably plain
But maybe they've a glimmer of potential
If allied to my vision and brain
I know that your powers of retention
Are as wet as a warthog's backside
But thick as you are, pay attention
My words are a matter of pride
It's clear from your vacant expressions
The lights are not all on upstairs
But we're talking kings and successions
Even you can't be caught unawares
So prepare for a chance of a lifetime
Be prepared for sensational news
A shining new era
Is tiptoeing nearer
And where do we feature?
Just listen to teacher
I know it sounds sordid
But you'll be rewarded
When at last I am given my dues
And injustice deliciously squared
Be prepared!
It's great that we'll soon be connected
With a king who'll be all-time adored
Of course, quid pro quo, you're expected
To take certain duties on board
The future is littered with prizes
And though I'm the main addressee
The point that I must emphasize is
You won't get a sniff without me!
So prepare for the coup of the century
(Oooh!)
Be prepared for the murkiest scam
(Oooh... La! La! La!)
Meticulous planning
(We'll have food!)
Tenacity spanning
(Lots of food)
Decades of denial
(We repeat)
Is simply why I'll
(Endless meat)
Be king undisputed
(Aaaaaaah...)
Respected, saluted
(...aaaaaaah...)
And seen for the wonder I am
(...aaaaaaah!)
Yes, my teeth and ambitions are bared
(Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo)
Be prepared!
Yes, our teeth and ambitions are bared -
Be prepared!
Hakuna Matata!
What a wonderful phrase
Hakuna Matata!
Ain't no passing craze
It means no worries
For the rest of your days
It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna Matata!
Why, when he was a young warthog...
When I was a young wart hoooog!
Very nice.
Thanks!
He found his aroma lacked a certain appeal
He could clear the savannah after every meal
I'm a sensitive soul, though I seem thick-skinned
And it hurt that my friends never stood downwind
And oh, the shame
(He was ashamed!)
Thoughta changin' my name
(Oh, what's in a name?)
And I got downhearted
(How did you feel?)
Ev'rytime that I...
Pumbaa! Not in front of the kids!
Oh... sorry.
Hakuna Matata!
What a wonderful phrase
Hakuna Matata!
Ain't no passing craze
It means no worries
For the rest of your days
Yeah, sing it, kid!
It's our problem-free
philosophy...
Hakuna Matata!
Hakuna matata
[Repeats]
It means no worries
For the rest of your days.
It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna Matata
[Repeats]
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight"
I can see what's happening
(What?)
And they don't have a clue
(Who?)
They'll fall in love and here's the bottom line
Our trio's down to two.
(Oh.)
The sweet caress of twilight
There's magic everywhere
And with all this romantic atmosphere
Disaster's in the air
Can you feel the love tonight?
The peace the evening brings
The world, for once, in perfect harmony
With all its living things
So many things to tell her
But how to make her see
The truth about my past? Impossible!
She'd turn away from me
He's holding back, he's hiding
But what, I can't decide
Why won't he be the king I know he is
The king I see inside?
Can you feel the love tonight?
The peace the evening brings
The world, for once, in perfect harmony
With all its living things
Can you feel the love tonight?
You needn't look too far
Stealing through the night's uncertainties
Love is where they are
And if he falls in love tonight
It can be assumed
His carefree days with us are history
In short, our pal is doomed