Archive for February 13th, 2011
Elton John says ‘Lion King Revived my Career’
Elton John Composed the musical score for the Disney's Lion King
Elton John has suggested that composing the musical score for the Disney film The Lion King helped to revive his career.
During an appearance on NBC’s Today, John credited lyricist Sir Tim Rice with changing the course of his career by enlisting him to write songs for the animated movie.
“That opened a huge door for me and it opened the door for Broadway, making our own animation, opened the door for me scoring movies,” he said.
The musician continued: “At that time, I was just making records, touring, making videos – so in 1993, with The Lion King, my career completely changed and took off. Thank God it did, because it was boring doing the former three all the time. There’s no end to what you can do really, if you’re lucky enough to be offered the chance.”
John and Rice would later win a ‘Best Original Song’ Oscar in 1994 for their composition ‘Can You Feel The Love Tonight’ from The Lion King’s soundtrack.
The Original London Cast of The Lion King – Video
Watch the stage footage of the original London cast – Catch a glimpse of Disney’s landmark musical event experienced by over 50 million people around the world. Buy Lyceum Theatre, London Tickets Online.
Lion King Dayton OH Tickets Sale is in Full Swing
Lion King is visiting Schuster Performing Arts Center Mead Theatre in Dayton OH from June 14 for a limited engagement of four weeks through Sunday, July 10.
The Tickets sale is in full swing. On saturday, the Schuster Center was full of fans waiting for their chance to purchase ‘Disney’s The Lion King’ tickets.
At last count, almost 400 people waited for the box office to open promptly at 7am, some were here as early as 11:30pm last night and drove as far as Akron.
Plenty of great seats are still available Online. Save $10 on Lion King Dayton OH Ticket Orders Over $350! Use Code AFF$10.
