“If we don’t really like see the value of our lives together what’s the point of all this? Because we’re all connected.” “The story of us all being connected is a universal truth that we really can’t ignore anymore,” he said. Glover shared a similar sentiment about Favreau, saying the director’s vision for the remake is the reason he signed on. We kept it very organic and very raw, and I think the movie hopefully benefits from that.” “Even when Donald Glover came in to do ‘Hakuna Matata’ in our scenes together, we were all riffing. “I think it all comes back to Jon Favreau for being brilliant and knowing how to do a big spectacular film that people can also relate to and make it feel organic and genuinely funny,” Eichner said.

“The music department, we went crazy.”Īctor Billy Eichner, who voices Timon, said director Jon Favreau (who also helmed Disney’s recent “The Jungle Book”) allowed him to record his voiceovers alongside his co-star Seth Rogen, the voice of Pumbaa. “We wrote it originally for the movie 25 years ago, and it made its mark on Broadway and around the world, and it’s now a very special version in this movie soundtrack,” he said. said the remake will feature tunes from the original, and a host of new songs, as well as the anthem “He Lives in You,” which debuted in the stage production. I could do things with them that I never did before.”Ĭomposer Lebo M. “This time, I could breathe,” he said, explaining that some of his music was performed too fast the first time around. Hans Zimmer, who composed the original film’s underscore, said he was excited to produce new compositions as well as revamp original music cues. While the remake pays homage to the source material, a new approach allowed for more creative liberties than its predecessor, many cast and crew noted. “Tackling it was really just trying to make the song feel as emotional as it was before,” he said.

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