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{{Score infobox
|image = [[File:The-lion-king-soundtrack.png|300px]]
|composer = [[Hans Zimmer]]
|mixer = [[Jay Rifkin]]
|released = May 31, 1994
|track = 6
|length = 2:55
|albums = {{Scroll|{{*}} ''[[The Lion King (1994 soundtrack)|The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''<br />{{*}} ''[[The Lion King: Special Edition]]''<br />{{*}} ''[[The Lion King Collection (Deluxe Edition)]]''}}
|appearances = ''[[The Lion King]]''
|versions = {{*}} {{Audio|This Land.ogg|This Land}}<br />{{*}} {{Audio|This Land (Genesis).ogg|This Land <small>(Genesis)</small>}}<br />{{*}} {{Audio|This Land (SNES).ogg|This Land <small>(SNES)</small>}}
}}
{{Quote|Remember who you are. You are my son, and the one true king.|[[Mufasa|Mufasa's]] ghost implores [[Simba]] to return to the [[Pride Lands]]|The Lion King}}
'''"This Land"''' is an instrumental score composed by [[Hans Zimmer]] for ''[[The Lion King]]''. It was released on May 31, 1994, as part of the film's [[The Lion King (1994 soundtrack)|soundtrack]]. It was re-released on September 30, 2003, as part of the film's [[The Lion King: Special Edition|Special Edition soundtrack]].

==Releases and alternative versions==
"This Land" was released on May 31, 1994, as part of the soundtrack of ''The Lion King''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-lion-king-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1445732923|title=The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|accessdate=October 8, 2019|work=iTunes|publisher=Apple Inc}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soundtrack.net/album/the-lion-king-1994/|title=The Lion King|accessdate=October 8, 2019|work=Soundtrack.Net|publisher=Autotelics, LLC}}</ref>

Shortly after the release of the film's soundtrack, the [[The Lion King (Complete Score)|complete score]] was unofficially released. The underscores that comprise "This Land" were released as two separate tracks: "[[What Am I Going To Do? - Sunrise At Pride Rock]]" and "[[Mufasa's Ghost]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hans-zimmer.com/index.php?rub=disco&id=534|title=The Lion King (Complete Score)|accessdate=October 8, 2019|work=Hans-Zimmer.com}}</ref>

[[File:Deluxe Collection.png|thumb|left|200px|''The Lion King Collection (Deluxe Edition)''.]]

"This Land" was re-released on September 30, 2003, as part of the film's Special Edition soundtrack.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-lion-king-special-edition/1440669121|title=The Lion King: Special Edition|accessdate=October 11, 2019|work=iTunes|publisher=Apple Inc}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soundtrack.net/album/the-lion-king/|title=The Lion King|accessdate=October 8, 2019|work=Soundtrack.Net|publisher=Autotelics, LLC}}</ref>

On October 3, 2011, "This Land" was released as part of ''[[The Lion King Collection (Deluxe Edition)]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/the-lion-king-collection-deluxe-edition/714571705|title=The Lion King Collection (Deluxe Edition)|accessdate=January 21, 2023|work=iTunes|publisher=Apple}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soundtrack.net/album/lion-king-deluxe-collection/|title=The Lion King: Deluxe Collection|accessdate=January 21, 2023|work=Soundtrack.Net|publisher=Autotelics}}</ref>

On June 24, 2014, ''[[The Legacy Collection: The Lion King]]'' was released, with "This Land" having been split into two tracks: "[[We Are All Connected]]" and "[[Remember Who You Are]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/walt-disney-records-the-legacy-collection-the-lion-king/1442812767|title=Walt Disney Records the Legacy Collection: The Lion King|accessdate=October 8, 2019|work=iTunes|publisher=Apple Inc}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soundtrack.net/album/the-legacy-collection-the-lion-king/|title=The Legacy Collection: The Lion King|accessdate=October 8, 2019|work=Soundtrack.Net|publisher=Autotelics, LLC}}</ref>

"This Land" was reimagined for the [[The Lion King (2019 film)|2019 remake]] of ''[[The Lion King]]''. Portions of the score can be heard in "[[Rafiki's Fireflies]]" and "[[Reflections of Mufasa]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-lion-king-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1472083270|title=The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|accessdate=October 8, 2019|work=iTunes|publisher=Apple Inc}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soundtrack.net/album/the-lion-king-2019/|title=The Lion King|accessdate=October 8, 2019|work=Soundtrack.Net|publisher=Autotelics, LLC}}</ref>

==Use==
===In the canon===
[[File:Lion-king-disneyscreencaps.com-7911.png|thumb|250px|Simba encounters the ghost of his father, Mufasa, during which "This Land" is heard.]]
Unlike the other scores in the soundtrack of ''The Lion King'', "This Land" is heard in two separate scenes. The first comes early in the film, just before [[Rafiki]] is seen painting [[Simba]]. The score picks up at the start of the rainstorm and carries through until just before Rafiki's on-screen appearance.

At this point, the score shifts to the scene in which Simba encounters the ghost of his father, [[Mufasa]]. The score plays through Simba's interaction with Mufasa's spirit as well as his follow-up conversation with Rafiki. The score ends with the musical flourish heard as Simba resolves to return to the [[Pride Lands]] amidst Rafiki's cheers of encouragement and joy.<ref>{{Cite film|The Lion King}}</ref>

===In other media===
"This Land" underwent several changes for the 2019 remake of ''The Lion King''. It is cut and replaced with "[[Rafiki's Fireflies]]" during the scene in which [[Rafiki (2019 film)|Rafiki]] paints [[Simba (2019 film)|Simba]]. However, it remains relatively unchanged for the scene in which Simba encounters the ghost of his father, [[Mufasa (2019 film)|Mufasa]].<ref>{{Cite film|The Lion King (2019 film)}}</ref>

In the [[The Lion King (stage musical)|stage musical version]] of ''The Lion King'', the early section of score from "This Land" (the rainstorm) is titled "Pridelands", while the latter part of the track (Simba's encounter with Mufasa's ghost) is called "Pool Reveal". Certain parts of the score were cut and replaced with portions of the "[[He Lives In You (Reprise)]]" musical number.<ref>[[File:The lion king conductors score Page 001.png|50px]]</ref>

A reimagined version of "This Land" is heard in the 1994 video game ''[[The Lion King (video game)|The Lion King]]''. There are two slightly different versions of the score: one for Genesis and one for SNES.<ref>{{Cite video game|The Lion King}}</ref>

==Trivia==
* Recomposed portions of "This Land" were used in an official TV spot for the [[The Lion King (2019 film)|2019 remake]] of ''The Lion King''.<ref>{{Youtube|video=lYsW_cX7q1g|text=The Lion King (2019) | TV Spot 5 (TV Spot World)|channel=@tvspotworld4886|channelname=TV Spot World}}</ref>

* Notes from "This Land" can be heard during "[[I Always Wanted A Brother]]", "[[My Love]]", "[[Follow the Fireflies]]", "[[Elephant Stampede]]", "[[Clash of Kings]]", "[[The Earth Will Shake]]", "[[The King of Milele]]", and "[[A Story of a Great King]]" from ''[[Mufasa: The Lion King]]''.<ref>{{Cite film|Mufasa: The Lion King}}</ref>

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