The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the acclaimed album featuring Elton John and Hans Zimmer’s music and songs from Disney’s 1994 animated film The Lion King.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack canonical	6
The Lion King (original motion picture soundtrack)	2
The Lion King soundtrack	2
The Lion King (1994 film) score	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2204876 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Context triple: [Can You Feel the Love Tonight, partOf, The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

A. The Lion King
The Lion King is a landmark 1994 Disney animated film that follows a young lion prince’s journey from exile to kingship and is celebrated for its music, storytelling, and cultural impact.
B. The Lion King: The Gift
The Lion King: The Gift is a Beyoncé-curated companion album to Disney’s 2019 remake of The Lion King, blending Afrobeats, R&B, and hip hop with contributions from African and international artists.
C. The Lion King 1½
The Lion King 1½ is a comedic, direct-to-video spin-off of Disney’s The Lion King that retells the original film’s story from the perspective of Timon and Pumbaa, adding backstory and meta-humor.
D. Circle of Life
"Circle of Life" is an iconic opening song from Disney’s animated film *The Lion King*, celebrated for its powerful vocals and themes of nature, destiny, and the continuity of life.
E. The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride
The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride is a direct-to-video animated sequel to Disney’s The Lion King that follows Simba’s daughter Kiara as she navigates love, loyalty, and conflict between rival lion prides.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Target entity description: The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the acclaimed album featuring Elton John and Hans Zimmer’s music and songs from Disney’s 1994 animated film The Lion King.

A. The Lion King
The Lion King is a landmark 1994 Disney animated film that follows a young lion prince’s journey from exile to kingship and is celebrated for its music, storytelling, and cultural impact.
B. The Lion King: The Gift
The Lion King: The Gift is a Beyoncé-curated companion album to Disney’s 2019 remake of The Lion King, blending Afrobeats, R&B, and hip hop with contributions from African and international artists.
C. The Lion King 1½
The Lion King 1½ is a comedic, direct-to-video spin-off of Disney’s The Lion King that retells the original film’s story from the perspective of Timon and Pumbaa, adding backstory and meta-humor.
D. Circle of Life
"Circle of Life" is an iconic opening song from Disney’s animated film *The Lion King*, celebrated for its powerful vocals and themes of nature, destiny, and the continuity of life.
E. The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride
The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride is a direct-to-video animated sequel to Disney’s The Lion King that follows Simba’s daughter Kiara as she navigates love, loyalty, and conflict between rival lion prides.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	album ⓘ film soundtrack ⓘ motion picture soundtrack ⓘ
associatedWork	The Lion King ⓘ surface form: The Lion King (1994 film)
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Original Song ⓘ surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Song (for Can You Feel the Love Tonight) Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song ⓘ surface form: Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song (for Can You Feel the Love Tonight)
basedOn	The Lion King ⓘ surface form: 1994 animated film The Lion King The Lion King ⓘ
composer	Hans Zimmer ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
featuresArtist	Carmen Twillie ⓘ Elton John ⓘ Ernie Sabella ⓘ Hans Zimmer ⓘ Jason Weaver ⓘ Lebo M ⓘ surface form: Lebo M. Nathan Lane ⓘ Rowan Atkinson ⓘ
franchise	The Lion King ⓘ surface form: The Lion King franchise
genre	film score ⓘ soundtrack ⓘ
hasCoverArt	The Lion King soundtrack album cover ⓘ
includesSong	Be Prepared ⓘ Can You Feel the Love Tonight ⓘ Circle of Life ⓘ Hakuna Matata. ⓘ surface form: Hakuna Matata I Just Can’t Wait to Be King ⓘ surface form: I Just Can't Wait to Be King King of the Pride Lands ⓘ surface form: King of Pride Rock This Land ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
lyricist	Tim Rice ⓘ
medium	audio CD ⓘ cassette ⓘ digital download ⓘ
notableTrack	Can You Feel the Love Tonight ⓘ Circle of Life ⓘ Hakuna Matata. ⓘ surface form: Hakuna Matata
partOfSeries	Disney film soundtracks ⓘ
publisher	Disney Music Group ⓘ surface form: Walt Disney Records
recordLabel	Disneyland Records ⓘ surface form: Walt Disney Records
songwriter	Elton John ⓘ
targetAudience	children ⓘ family ⓘ general audience ⓘ
title	The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack self-link ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Can You Feel the Love Tonight → partOf → The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ⓘ

Driving Miss Daisy (1989 film) score → composerLaterKnownFor → The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Lion King (1994 film) score

Circle of Life → partOf → The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Lion King soundtrack

Circle of Life → partOf → The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ⓘ

Circle of Life → openingTrackOf → The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ⓘ

I Just Can’t Wait to Be King → partOf → The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ⓘ

The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack → title → The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack self-link ⓘ

Be Prepared → partOfSoundtrack → The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ⓘ

Kiume → performsMusicFrom → The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Lion King soundtrack

The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride (soundtrack album) → predecessor → The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Lion King (original motion picture soundtrack)

The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride (soundtrack album) → follows → The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ⓘ