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Mufasa Dies
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Attribution information
Composer

Hans Zimmer

Mixer

Alan Meyerson

Release information
Released

June 24, 2014

Track

11

Length

3:27

Albums

The Legacy Collection: The Lion King

Appearances

The Lion King

Samples
Versions

Anonymous Audio File Icon Clip ArtMufasa Dies.ogg 
Anonymous Audio File Icon Clip ArtMufasa Dies (Score Demo).ogg 

Run away, Simba. Run. Run away and never return.
Scar to Simba[src]

"Mufasa Dies" is a musical piece composed by Hans Zimmer for The Lion King. It was released on June 24, 2014, as part of The Legacy Collection: The Lion King.

Use[]

In the soundtracks[]

In the official soundtrack, the score is titled "...To Die For" and is combined with an edited version of "Stampede". The latter portion that scores the hyena chase is worked into "Hyenas" on non-English versions of the soundtrack.

The score was released on the complete film score under the title "Mufasa's Dead". However, the album was retracted after one day. On June 24, 2014, The Legacy Collection: The Lion King was released, with "Mufasa's Dead" having been remixed and titled "Mufasa Dies".

In the film[]

The music starts at the point where Simba finds Mufasa's dead body and plays to the end of the chase scene with the hyenas.

In other media[]

The score does not appear on the original cast recording. However, the score is used in the stage show itself. The score is used when Scar, after killing Mufasa, urges Simba to run away and orders the hyenas to kill him.

Behind the scenes[]

  • A second version of this cue exists. This version omits a lot of the sad theme, instead replacing it with an arrangement of Mufasa's theme played on pan pipes. This version is identified as the "JK Version", while the version used in the film is identified as the "RR Version".


The Legacy Collection: The Lion King
Circle of Life    Didn't Your Mother Tell You Not to Play With Your Food    We Are All Connected    Hyenas in the Pride Land    I Just Can't Wait to Be King    Elephant Graveyard    I Was Just Trying to Be Brave    Be Prepared    Simba, It's to Die For    Stampede    Mufasa Dies    If You Ever Come Back We'll Kill You    Bowling for Buzzards    Hakuna Matata    We Gotta Bone to Pick With You    Kings of the Past    Nala, Is It Really You?    Can You Feel the Love Tonight    Remember Who You Are    This Is My Home    The Rightful King    The Morning Report    Warthog Rhapsody    Circle of Life    I Just Can't Wait to Be King    Can You Feel the Love Tonight
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