The Lion King: The Gift
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19th July 2019 |
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| Label (s) | Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records | ||||
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CD , download |
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Contemporary R&B , Pop, Hip-Hop |
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Title (number) |
27 |
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running time |
54:09 |
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Beyoncé Knowles-Carter |
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The Lion King: The Gift is an album by the American singer Beyoncé . It was released on July 19, 2019 by Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records .
Emergence
After Beyoncé in the film The Lion King by Jon Favreau had participated as a speaker and singer, and here Nala lent her voice, announced the singer to the premiere of the film The Lion King: The Gift of an album, in addition to the soundtrack Album for the film was released and produced by her. Beyoncé explained that the album mixes different genres, including R&B , pop , hip-hop and afrobeat .
In addition to Beyoncé, Jay-Z , their daughter Blue Ivy Carter , Burna Boy , Kendrick Lamar , Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino, Pharrell Williams , Wiz Kid and Tiera Whack were involved in the 14 pieces of music . She has also worked with a number of African musicians and producers, including some less well-known artists, such as the Nigerian Afro-Pop singer Burna Boy, the Nigerian singers Tekno, Yemi Alade and Mr Eazi, who appeared in Don't Jealous Me talking about monkeys and lions while speaking Swahili , and the Cameroonian singer Salatiel. Beyoncé explained: “This soundtrack is a love letter to Africa and I wanted to attract the best talent from Africa and not just use some of the sounds and do my interpretation. I wanted it to be authentic to what is so beautiful about music in Africa. "
The album begins with the famous Mufasa quote, spoken by James Earl Jones , “Everything you see exists together in a delicate balance”, backed by an instrumental intro that is seamless merges into the first track Bigger sung by Beyoncé . The last song on the album, Spirit , was first revealed on the night of the film's premiere on July 9, 2019 at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. This was written by Beyoncé together with IIya Salmanzadeh and Timothy McKenzie . When Spirit is the theme song of the movie The Lion King .
Publication and music video
The album, which includes a total of 27 pieces of music and dialogue excerpts from the film, was released on July 19, 2019 by Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records.
The world premiere of the music video for Spirit took place on the night of July 16, 2019 on ABC News.
Track list
- balance (mufasa interlude) - James Earl Jones
- BIGGER - Beyoncé
- the stars (mufasa interlude) - James Earl Jones
- FIND YOUR WAY BACK - Beyoncé
- uncle scar (scar interlude) - Chiwetel Ejiofor
- DON'T JEALOUS ME - Tekno, Yemi Alade & Mr Eazi
- danger (young simba & young nala interlude) - JD McCrary & Shahadi Wright Joseph
- JA ARA E - Burna Boy
- run away (scar & young simba interlude) - JD McCrary & Chiwetel Ejiofor
- NILE - Beyoncé & Kendrick Lamar
- new lesson (timon, pumbaa & young simba interlude) - Billy Eichner , Seth Rogen & JD McCrary
- MOOD 4 EVA - Beyoncé, Jay-Z & Childish Gambino
- reunited (nala & simba interlude) - Beyoncé & Donald Glover
- WATER - Salatiel, Pharrell Williams & Beyoncé
- BROWN SKIN GIRL - Beyoncé, Saint Jhn & Wizkid f. Blue Ivy Carter
- come home (nala interlude)
- KEYS TO THE KINGDOM - Tiwa Savage & Mr Eazi
- follow me (Rafiki interlude) - John Kani
- ALREADY - Beyoncé, Shatta Wale & Major Lazer
- remember (mufasa interlude) - James Earl Jones
- OTHERSIDE - Beyoncé
- was (nala interlude)
- MY POWER - Tierra Whack, Beyoncé & Moonchild Sanelly
- surrender (simba & scar interlude) - Donald Glover & Chiwetel Ejiofor
- SCAR - 070 Shake & Jessie Reyez
- i'm home (mufasa, sarabi & simba interlude) - James Earl Jones, Alfre Woodard & Donald Glover
- SPIRIT (From Disney's “The Lion King”) - Beyoncé
reception
At Metacritic , the album has a Metascore of 77 and a user score of 9.1.
AD Amorosi of Variety writes that the album, which is dedicated to the sounds and soul of Africa, has an anthemic musicality, even if it does not have the same avant-garde character as Beyoncé's last album Homecoming, but this does it again through taste, heart and soul bet. For Amorosi, Beyoncé's entertaining song Otherside , which begins with a piano melody that gives way to sweet Swahili whispers towards the end, evokes the change from Eurocentrism to Afrocentrism.
Guardian's Alexis Petridis notes that the initial riffs in Bigger and Find Your Way Back felt like riffs on Circle of Life , describing the latter as a subtle pop track with an Afrobeat-inspired rhythm. Through their inclusion in the album, the Afrobeats would appear in a completely new light, Petridis continues. The album proves Beyoncé's excellent taste.
Sandra Gonzalez CNN writes: "With Spirit shows Beyoncé masterfully their strength and vocal acrobatic skills." Luisa Hemmerling of Noizz.de feels Spirit rather than the best song on the album. She notes that the songs are partly rhythmic odes to African culture without appearing like a traditional culture album: "It is a pop-cultural work with clear inspiration that runs through the lyrics, instrumentation and lyrics." The album exudes joie de vivre, pride and tradition, packaged as an exciting musical project, Hemmerling continues.
Chart successes
The week after its release, Spirit debuted at # 1 on the Kid Digital Song Sales Charts. On July 19, 2019, the song entered the UK Top 100 at number 80 and the Billboard Hot 100 at number 98 on July 26, 2019 . Brown Skin Girl entered the Hot 100 at number 76 on August 2, 2019, Mood 4 Eva at number 90.
The album itself had its highest position on the Billboard 200 at number 2. On August 2, 2019, it also entered the US soundtrack album charts at number 1.
Awards
At the upcoming Academy Awards 2020 , the song Spirit was shortlisted in the Best Song category . Further nominations follow.
Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2020
- Nomination for Best Song ("Spirit")
- Nomination as best film song ("Spirit", Beyoncé )
- Nomination for Best Pop Solo Performance ("Spirit", Beyoncé)
- Nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album (Beyoncé)
NAACP Image Awards 2020
- Nomination for Best Soundtrack / Compilation Album (Beyoncé)
- Nomination for Best Song - Traditional ("Spirit", Beyoncé)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20190723190410/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases
- ↑ a b c Sandra Gonzalez: Beyoncé will lift your spirit with new song from 'The Lion King' soundtrack. In: cnn.com, July 10, 2019.
- ↑ Luisa Hemmerling: Beyoncé makes the whole "The Lion King" album. In: noizz.de, July 10, 2019.
- ↑ a b c Luisa Hemmerling: The Beyoncé album for the “Lion King” remake is out - and knocks me off completely. In: noizz.de, July 19, 2019.
- ↑ a b c d Rania Aniftos: Beyonce Releases 'The Lion King: The Gift' Album. In: The Hollywood Reporter, July 18, 2019.
- ↑ Damola Durosomo: Beyoncé Enlists African Artist and Producers for 'The Lion King: The Gift' Album. In: okayafrica.com, July 10, 2019.
- ↑ a b A.D. Amorosi: Album Review: Beyoncé's 'The Lion King: The Gift'. In: Variety, July 19, 2019.
- ↑ Soundtrack Album for Jon Favreau's 'The Lion King' Announced. In: filmmusicreporter.com, June 24, 2019.
- ↑ Disney film: Beyoncé sings the theme song for "The Lion King". In: Stuttgarter Nachrichten, July 10, 2019.
- ↑ Winston Cook-Wilson: Beyoncé Releases New Song "Spirit" From Upcoming Lion King Album. In: spin.com, July 10, 2019.
- ↑ Trey Mangum: Beyoncé Curating And Producing 'The Lion King: The Gift' Album, Releases 'Spirit' Single. In: shadowandact.com, July 10, 2019.
- ↑ Beyoncé to Release 'The Lion King: The Gift' on July 19th. In: urbanbridgez.com, July 10, 2019.
- ↑ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/watch-beyonc-s-spirit-music-video-lion-king-1224552
- ↑ https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-lion-king-the-gift/beyonce
- ↑ Alexis Petridis: Beyoncé: The Lion King: The Gift review - superstar shows impeccable taste. In: The Guardian, July 19, 2019.
- ↑ Gary Trust: Beyonce's 'Spirit' From 'The Lion King' Debuts at No. 1 on Kid Digital Song Sales Chart. In: billboard.com, July 15, 2019.
- ↑ https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/
- ↑ https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100
- ↑ https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100
- ↑ https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200
- ↑ https://www.billboard.com/charts/soundtracks
- ↑ Erik Anderson: 2020 Oscar Predictions: The Shortlists. In: awardswatch.com, December 15, 2019.
- ↑ Erik Anderson: 2020 NAACP Awards: Billy Porter, Lizzo, Regina King, Angela Bassett up for Entertainer of the Year. In: awardswatch.com, January 9, 2020.