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King of Pride Rock
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Attribution information
Composer

Hans Zimmer

Mixer

Jay Rifkin

Release information
Released

May 31, 1994

Track

9

Length

5:59

Albums

   The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
   The Lion King: Special Edition

Appearances

The Lion King

Samples
Versions
It is time.
Rafiki on Simba's coronation[src]

"King of Pride Rock" is a musical piece composed by Hans Zimmer for The Lion King. It was released on May 31, 1994, as part of the film's soundtrack. It was re-released on September 30, 2003, as part of the film's Special Edition soundtrack.

Releases and alternative versions[]

"King of Pride Rock" was released on May 31, 1994, as part of the soundtrack of The Lion King.[1][2]

The complete score was unofficially released shortly after the film's soundtrack. "King of Pride Rock" was released as an uncut track titled "Simba and Nala Move In/Finale".[3]

"King of Pride Rock" was re-released on September 30, 2003, as part of the film's Special Edition soundtrack.[4][5]

On June 24, 2014, The Legacy Collection: The Lion King was released, with "King of Pride Rock" once more released as an uncut track: "The Rightful King".[6][7]

"King of Pride Rock" was reimagined for the 2019 remake of The Lion King. It is titled "Battle for Pride Rock" on the film's soundtrack.[8][9]

The stage musical version of The Lion King uses many sections of score from "King of Pride Rock". However, instead of being one cue, the score is split into two parts, "Finale - Part 1" and "Finale - Part 2".[10] The original cast recording includes a rendition of the latter section of the score, called "King of Pride Rock / Circle of Life (Reprise)".[11] This version of the score includes additional Zulu lyrics as Simba ascends Pride Rock. The complete album was released in 1997.[12]

Use[]

In the canon[]

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Simba's triumphant ascension up Pride Rock, during which "King of Pride Rock" is heard.

The first notes of "King of Pride Rock" can be heard after Scar calls Sarabi to Pride Rock. The track plays through their heated confrontation on the peak and carries into Simba's revelation to the pride that he is still alive. Parts of Scar's verbal confrontation with Simba can be heard before the track skips to the start of the rainstorm that signifies the end of the final battle. At this point, the track documents Simba's triumphant ascension up Pride Rock and ends on the final reprise of "Circle of Life" heard at the conclusion of the film.[13]

In other media[]

"King of Pride Rock" was reimagined for the 2019 remake of The Lion King. It plays during Simba's coronation and into his cub's presentation.[14]

A reimagined version of "King of Pride Rock" is heard in the 1994 video game The Lion King. There are two slightly different versions of the score: one for Genesis and one for SNES.[15]

Lyrics[]

Ndabe zitha
Nkosi yethu
Mholi wezwe lethu
(Wezwe lethu)
Lefatshe la bonata rona
Lea halalela

Busa le lizwe bo
Busa le lizwe bo
Busa le lizwe bo
Lethu busa ngoxolo

Se fi le
(Is'khathi sifikile)
Baba ti tabo
(Is'khathi busa iyo)
Maye babo
(Is'khathi sifikile)
Busa lomhlaba

Is'khathi sifikile
Is'khathi sifikile
Busa Simba
Busa Simba

Ubuse ngo xolo
Ubuse ngo thando
Ubuse ngo xolo
Ubuse ngo thando
Ubuse ngo xolo

Ingonyama nengw' enamabala
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle
The Circle of Life
Circle of Life!

Trivia[]

References[]

  1. The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). iTunes. Apple Inc. Retrieved on October 8, 2019.
  2. The Lion King. Soundtrack.Net. Autotelics, LLC. Retrieved on October 8, 2019.
  3. The Lion King (Complete Score). Hans-Zimmer.com. Retrieved on October 8, 2019.
  4. The Lion King: Special Edition. iTunes. Apple Inc. Retrieved on October 11, 2019.
  5. The Lion King. Soundtrack.Net. Autotelics, LLC. Retrieved on October 8, 2019.
  6. Walt Disney Records the Legacy Collection: The Lion King. iTunes. Apple Inc. Retrieved on October 8, 2019.
  7. The Legacy Collection: The Lion King. Soundtrack.Net. Autotelics, LLC. Retrieved on October 8, 2019.
  8. The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). iTunes. Apple Inc. Retrieved on October 8, 2019.
  9. The Lion King. Soundtrack.Net. Autotelics, LLC. Retrieved on October 8, 2019.
  10. The lion king conductors score Page 001
  11. The Lion King (Original Broadway Cast Recording). iTunes. Apple Inc. Retrieved on October 8, 2019.
  12. The Lion King - Original Broadway Cast Recording. Discogs. Zink Media, Inc. Retrieved on October 8, 2019.
  13. Revealed in Disney's The Lion King (1994). Written by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton, and directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff. Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution.
  14. Revealed in Disney's The Lion King (2019). Written by Jeff Nathanson and directed by Jon Favreau. Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
  15. Revealed in The Lion King (1994). Developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment.
  16. YouTube favicon The Lion King Official Trailer on the Walt Disney Studios YouTube channel


The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Circle of Life    I Just Can't Wait to Be King    Be Prepared    Hakuna Matata    Can You Feel the Love Tonight    This Land    ...To Die For    Under the Stars    King of Pride Rock    Circle of Life    I Just Can't Wait to Be King    Can You Feel the Love Tonight
The Lion King: Special Edition
Circle of Life    I Just Can't Wait to Be King    Be Prepared    Hakuna Matata    Can You Feel the Love Tonight    The Morning Report    This Land    ...To Die For    Under the Stars    King of Pride Rock    Circle of Life    I Just Can't Wait to Be King    Can You Feel the Love Tonight (End Title)    Can You Feel the Love Tonight (Remix)    The Hyenas
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