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The film is going to be amazing."Īnd as far as his career is concerned, the musician will be retiring from touring at the end of the year after his Goodbye Yellow Brick Road tour, which launches in September. "Jon Favreau is directing it, he did an amazing job on The Jungle Book. John and Disney have a great track record, so it's great to see them working together again.
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A duet with Elton John from a new Disney movie would be huge for all parties involved, much like having Kendrick Lamar curate the new soundtrack for Marvel's Black Panther, which will debut at number one on the Billboard albums chart.Īs for Elton John, he says that he's seen a little bit of what Jon Favreau's working on for the Lion King and says that it's great. The musician/actress hasn't put out in album since 2016's smash hit Lemonade, but she has recently collaborated with Eminem and Ed Sheeran and is rumored to be starting a new record soon. So we will see."īeyoncé Knowles is playing Nala in Disney's remake of the Lion King and it really seems like an obvious choice to have the pop star sing on at least one song for the new soundtrack.
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And then there will be an end, closing song, and we've been speaking to Beyoncé's people and hopefully Tim and I and her can cook up something. "There's going to be four of our songs in the film, from the original: Can You Feel the Love Tonight? Hakuna Matata, I Just Can't Wait to Be King and Circle of Life. Though he admits that it's not a finished deal yet, noting that he and Rice have not written the song yet. As far as Beyoncé's involvement in the project, John says that they need to come up with a closing song to run through the credits and he thinks that she would be perfect. The music in the Lion King is just as powerful as the movie itself, so this is not a gig that John is taking lightly.Įlton John is once again teaming up with Theater legend Tim Rice for the new Lion King soundtrack, which will feature 4 of the original songs from the classic 1994 animated movie. Elton John praised what he has seen so far as well as the director's work on the Jungle Book live-action remake. John famously won an Academy Award for the original movie soundtrack (and was nominated twice more) in 1994 and he's confident about the new remake and director Jon Favreau. Elton John has revealed that he's been talking to Beyoncé about recording a new song for Disney's upcoming The Lion King remake while stating that he's excited to work with her.