10 Things We Want To See From Disney's Live-Action The Lion King
2. The Original Music
The music in the live-action The Jungle Book wasn’t even close to what fans wanted or were expecting, so let's hope that Favreau has learned from the criticisms and that we’ll see at least a sizeable chunk of The Lion King’s original soundtrack - especially given its epic grandeur.
The film’s original soundtrack, which featured Elton John’s perennial Can You Feel The Love Tonight, was a raging success in itself, winning Oscars, Golden Globes and Grammys, and selling over 14 million copies worldwide. The sensational songs are also a core feature of the smash hit stage show and have been enchanting theatregoers for neigh-on twenty years.
The music, in all its majesty, is inherent to the original film’s success and should be treated as such. Any removals or even displacements would be unforgivable.