

After blessing Mufasa's newborn cub Simba, Rafiki lifts the cub up high for all the animals to see, and the animals bow before their future king. There, Rafiki meets up with the current King of the Pride Lands, Mufasa and his mate, Sarabi. As the song progresses, various animal herds travel through the Pride Lands to gather at Pride Rock. The song takes place at the very beginning of the film, the dawn of Simba's presentation. Michael Crawford sang this song as part of a medley for The Disney Album in 2001. The song is also featured frequently in attractions that include The Lion King at Disney theme parks, such as parades. The song reached #11 in the UK and #18 in the US. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" won the award.

The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song in 1994 along with two other songs from The Lion King, " Can You Feel the Love Tonight" and " Hakuna Matata". Elton John also sang a pop version of the song with the London Community Gospel Choir which was included in the film's soundtrack and made into a music video. The song was performed by Carmen Twillie (female vocals) and Lebo M (opening Zulu vocals) as the film's opening song. " Circle of Life" is a song from Disney's 1994 animated film The Lion King, composed by Elton John with lyrics by Tim Rice. The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Ĭlassic Disney: 60 Years of Musical Magic - Volume I Chicken Little (film) (retitled as Nants' Ingonyama in the end credits)
