The Prince of Egypt is a 1998 American
animated epic musical biblical film and the first traditionally animated film produced and released by
DreamWorks Pictures. The film is an adaptation of the
Book of Exodus and follows the life of
Moses from being a prince of
Egypt to his ultimate destiny to lead the
children of Israel out of Egypt. The film was directed by
Brenda Chapman,
Simon Wells and Steve Hickner. The film featured songs written by
Stephen Schwartz and a score composed by
Hans Zimmer. The voice cast featured a number of major Hollywood actors in the speaking roles, while professional singers replaced them for the songs, except for
Michelle Pfeiffer,
Ralph Fiennes,
Steve Martin,
Martin Short, and
Ofra Haza (who also sang her character's number, "
Deliver Us", in seventeen other languages for the film's dubbing), who sang their own parts.