Mufasa The Lion King Movie Featurette - Music of Mufasa
US Release Date: December 20, 2024
Starring: Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tiffany Boone
Director : Barry Jenkins
Synopsis: "Mufasa: The Lion King" enlists Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their signature schtick. Told in flashbacks, the story introduces Mufasa as an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka--the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of an extraordinary group of misfits searching for their destiny--their bonds will be tested as they work together to evade a threatening and deadly foe.
US Release Date: December 20, 2024
Starring: Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tiffany Boone
Director : Barry Jenkins
Synopsis: "Mufasa: The Lion King" enlists Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their signature schtick. Told in flashbacks, the story introduces Mufasa as an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka--the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of an extraordinary group of misfits searching for their destiny--their bonds will be tested as they work together to evade a threatening and deadly foe.
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00:00The Lion King is already a genre of music rooted in African rhythms and then obviously
00:07Lebo M's voice is synonymous with Lion King.
00:10That's the first voice you hear in the 1994 original, it's the first voice you hear in
00:18this film.
00:21I read the script and I just saw so many different things that I'd done in my previous work.
00:26The relationship between the brothers, the family dynamics, I was like oh I have to do
00:33this.
00:34What about you my friend?
00:35What was your approach to writing the songs for Mufasa?
00:37It's very rare when you read a script and go a song goes here, a song goes here, a song
00:42goes here.
00:45Most of the inspirations for the lyrics are there in that script.
00:55I always wanted a brother, that was the line that made me lean in.
01:03We were thinking there might be a song there and it was called like Brother Trouble.
01:06Yes, it was called Brother Trouble.
01:08And you were like no, no, no, it's I always wanted a brother, this song is about him wanting
01:12a brother.
01:13I was like oh damn, that's great.
01:16What was the most difficult song to write?
01:18Melele was a really tough song.
01:19Really?
01:20I'm surprised to hear that.
01:21Melele swells and soars, sort of like soaring is difficult.
01:33That's the thing that Disney does so well, so it was daunting.
01:36That's my favorite song in the film by the way.
01:40I'm so glad.
01:41Which is crazy.
01:42The legacy of Lion King is so intimidating.
01:49It's also like Elton John, Lebo M, Beyonce, that's a good hang.
01:55Like I want to be in that hang.
01:56Exactly.
02:19What's your favorite part of the movie?
02:20I think it's the ending.
02:21The ending?
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