(From Walt Disney Pictures’ “THE LION KING”) MVS Selections From D e e The Lion King —- (This Land ¢ I Just Can’t Wait To Be King « Can You Feel The Love Tonight ¢ Circle Of Lite) Music by ELTON JOHN Lyrics by TIM RICE C Original Score by HANS ZIMMER tL / Arranged by PAUL LAVENT ~~ A Instrumentation sy at 1 = Conductor 4-Bs Trumpet 1 8- Flute 4-B Trumpet 2 1 Oboe 2-FHom 1 Bassoon 4+ Trombone 4B» Clarinet 1 2- Baritone B.C. 4B, Clarinet 2 2- Baritone TC. 4-B; Clarinet 3 4-Tuba 1-B Alto Clarinet 2- Convertible Bass Line 1 - 8 Bass Clarinet 2. Percussion 1 (Concert B.D., Drumm Set) 4+ Bs Alto Saxophone 1 2- Percussion 2 (Sus. Cym., Cr. Gym, 4B Allo Saxophone 2 ‘Shaker, Congas or Bongos) 2B; Tenor Saxophone 2- Mallet Percussion (Xo, Beis. Guo) 1+ E, Baritone Saxophone 41 -‘Tmpani (Opt. Vibrasiep, Arican Hand Dru, Caves) TEACHING AIDS For The Director: ‘This mediey from Walt Disney Pictures’ THE LION KING combines three of the movie's memo songs by Elton John and Tim Rice along with a short opening from Hans Zimmer's orchestra’ scor (This Lana’) The use of percussion throughout this arrangement can help capture the African flavor of the movie Drum set is recommended but not necessary - the part can be divided up between several players play- ing traditional concert instruments. The toms in Percussion 1 and congas (or bongas) in Percussion 2 ‘re marked “ad fib" to encourage players to improvise for added interest. However, the parts should ‘emainpatter-orented and mythmicaly decisive, Younger players may need extra tention to cape the “eel ‘The style at measure 10 can be confusing to young players because its cut time with a siight swing 10 the eighth notes. If this is a problem to achieve with the whole group, the section will work with just straight eighth notes in a straight Latin or calypso feel. ‘The final section featuring the gospel-style “Circe of Life" agsin relies on a static African percussion feel Underneath the band, You may need to substitute or improvise some instruments for the written parts. A ‘dark sounding, deep drum of any type can be used for he Alrican hand drum, and maracas or a similar = sound can repiace the guiro. HAL*LEONARD" CORPORATIONTHE LION KING ee Arranged by PAUL LAVENDER, Fae — ye } t — e : laine === = z i i | f— 1s Cine | RS = = = : = — | lar = = 7 — =|" — + Bar se = = = ie ~ 2 [7 dolce = 89) mis tne —— it A Teumpet 3 = . 1 = z =. am a 7 7 —= co ; “embone = = ; a i acs SSS i i te = mene ES = ? 7 = = cousion? |B i = ioe fay 1 = " io o> w - se | — — == 7 SE LS cae —S———— Mo 2 wa fe = SS C — a => = = | a . Bs = — == = i 7 7 aw F i Es Ap ae a >t == ==S5 : | F Aalypso Swing (= 96) (FD = 221 Tot Cant San Toe kg a = = { oo (° - aa |: cape Seng 29e U9 «7H “trea va seg ns: = j 2 7 : = | j 7 3 3s oo = = — Sm tom ol kd . . Scam me cogetoe ar Set. teo! toonsne|eee ee a rn a [Gq] stow Pop Battas [Ee] crorate (2% 16:0) “cantor tne Th Gi Stow Pop BattSaar— Eas Aten a J=90 “ore Easy African Feel (J 92)"Cinte oilwpe © or rsbeta sine taper wo fe~ = cs te ms7