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New 'Lion King' Soundtrack Will Feature 30 Minutes Of Unreleased Music

Lion King Legacy Collection
By Germain Lussier/

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2014 is a big year for Disney anniversaries. Strictly looking at the movies it's the 55th anniversary of Sleeping Beauty, the 50th anniversary of Mary Poppins, the 25th anniversary of The Little Mermaid, and the 20th anniversary of The Lion King. That last one has been chosen to kick off a new musical event called The Legacy Collection.

Over the next two years, Disney will rerelease the soundtracks to a dozen classic films as part of The Legacy Collection, each featuring new liner notes, documentaries, artwork and previously unreleased music. The Lion King is out first, and no available for pre-order, followed by the others mentioned above this year and Fantasia, Pinocchio, Toy Story, Lady and the Tramp, Pocahontas, The Aristocats and Cinderella next year. Read more about the Lion King Legacy Collection and see the full schedule below.

The Lion King Legacy Collection, with 30 minutes of new music, will be released June 24 and can be preordered here. Here's the track breakdown via D23.

Disc One

1. "Circle of Life/Nants' Ingonyama" Performed by Carmen Twillie, African Vocals Performed by Lebo

2. "Didn't Your Mother Tell You Not to Play With Your Food" Score

3. "We Are All Connected" Score

4. "Hyenas in the Pride Land" Score

5. "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" Performed by Jason Weaver with Rowan Atkinson and Laura Williams

6. "Elephant Graveyard" Score

7. "I Was Just Trying to Be Brave" Score

8. "Be Prepared" Performed by Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin and Jim Cummings

9. "Simba, It's to Die For" Score

10. "Stampede" Score

11. "Mufasa Dies" Score

12. "If You Ever Come Back We'll Kill You" Score

13. "Bowling for Buzzards" Score

14. "Hakuna Matata" Performed by Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph Williams

15. "We Gotta Bone to Pick With You" Score

16. "Kings of the Past" Score

17. "Nala, Is It Really You?" Score

18. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" Performed by Joseph Williams and Sally Dworsky with Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella and Kristle Edwards

19. "Remember Who You Are" Score

20. "This Is My Home" Score

21. "The Rightful King" Score

Disc Two

1. "The Morning Report" Performed by James Earl Jones, Jeff Bennett and Evan Saucedo

2. "Warthog Rhapsody" Performed by Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella

3. "We Are All Connected" Score Demo

4. "I Was Just Trying to Be Brave" Score Demo

5. "Stampede" Score Demo

6. "Mufasa Dies" Score Demo

7. "This Is My Home" Score Demo

8. "The Rightful King" Score Demo

9. "Circle of Life" Instrumental Demo

10. "Circle of Life" Performed by Elton John

11. "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" Performed by Elton John

12. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (End Title) Performed by Elton John

And here's the rest of the Legacy Collection schedule:

  • The Lion King, June 24, 2014
  • Mary Poppins, August 26, 2014
  • Sleeping Beauty, October 7, 2014
  • The Little Mermaid, November 17, 2014
  • Fantasia, January 3, 2015
  • Pinocchio, February 3, 2015
  • Toy Story, March 17, 2015
  • Disneyland, April 7, 2015 
  • Lady and the Tramp, May 12, 2015
  • Pocahontas, June 23, 2015 
  • The Aristocats, August 14, 2015
  • Cinderella, August 14, 2015

    • There's more info at Disney Playlist.

    Which, if any, of the Legacy Collection soundtracks are you looking forward to?

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