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 May 30, 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.