"Mufasa: The Lion King" Releases Original Soundtrack Ahead of Theatrical Debut

Mufasa: The Lion King doesn’t hit theaters for another week, but you can already start listening to the original music.

What’s Happening:

The original soundtrack for Mufasa: The Lion King is now available to stream on all major platforms.
In the regular edition, the seven original songs from the upcoming film, written by Lin Manuel Miranda, are available.

However, the deluxe edition includes the film’s score and instrumental versions of the soon to be beloved songs.

Alongside the soundtrack release, two new special looks at the music from the film were also released.
First is a “Backstage Music” video featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast introducing the brand-new song, “I Always Wanted a Brother.”

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A new featurette celebrates Lebo M, the singer, songwriter, and composer who has been involved with every major release in the franchise.

Mufasa: The Lion King brings the story of Mufasa and Scar’s upbringing into the spotlight for the first time, thanks to director Barry Jenkins.
Mufasa: The Lion King hits theaters on December 20th.

Mufasa: The Lion King Original Soundtrack Deluxe Edition Tracklist:

1. “Ngomso” Performed by Lebo M
2. “Milele” Performed by Anika Noni Rose and Keith David
3. “I Always Wanted A Brother” Performed by Braelyn Rankins, Theo Somulo, Aaron Pierre and Kelvin Harrison, Jr.
4. “Bye Bye” Performed by Mads Mikkelsen, Joanna Jones and Folake Olowofoyeku
5. “We Go Together” Performed by Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tiffany Boone, Preston Nyman and Kagiso Lediga
6. “Tell Me It’s You” Performed by Aaron Pierre and Tiffany Boone
7. “Brother Betrayed” Performed by Kelvin Harrison Jr.
8. “Destiny Reigns”
9. “Kuqondile”
10. “Listen To My Voice” -Score
11. “Find The Way” – Score
12. “The Race” – Score
13. “Home” – Score
14. “Burden of Pride” – Score
15. “My Love” – Score
16. “Bathroom Break” – Score
17. “Run Mufasa!” – Score
18. “And So It’s Time” – Score
19. “All That Was Lost” – Score
20. “Jamaa” – Score
21. “Follow the Fireflies” – Score
22. “Smell a Duck” – Score
23. “Elephant Stampede” – Score
24. “Beneath The Scars” – Score
25. “The King Within” – Score
26. “We Made It” – Score
27. “Clash of Kings” – Score
28. “Blood for Blood” – Score
29. “The Earth Will Shake” – Score
30. “The King of Milele” – Score
31. “A Story of a Great King” – Score
32. “Ngomso” – Instrumental
33. “Milele” – Instrumental
34. “I Always Wanted A Brother” – Instrumental
35. “Bye Bye” – Instrumental
36. “We Go Together” – Instrumental
37. “Tell Me It’s You” – Instrumental
38. “Brother Betrayed” – Instrumental

What They’re Saying:

Lin-Manuel Miranda: “It’s a harrowing journey that our characters go on. I think it’s my job to write ‘joy bombs’ in the middle of this movie—moments of pure joy and escape in that same way that when you first saw The Lion King and ‘Hakuna Matata’ came out of nowhere and delighted you.”
Lebo M: “Doing Mufasa I’ve just been living in a world of new reality around the storyline and what it means to me. The most relevant significance to me is that of being a refugee and becoming a leader in a really transformed manner.”
Composer Dave Metzger: “One of the joys of writing a score like this is that you get to write a theme for each individual character. I wrote a new theme for Rafiki, and a new character, Kiara, the granddaughter of Mufasa. I wrote another original theme for Taka, and then developed Taka’s theme in his transition to becoming Scar. To have this opportunity is a dream come true.”

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