Soundtracking with Edith Bowman

Episode 151: Jon Favreau On The Music Of The Lion King

Back in 2016, Jon Favreau was kind enough to be the very first person we recorded for our film music podcast, Soundtracking. 151 episodes later, and Jon returns to discuss his flabbergasting remake of Disney's much-loved Oscar-winning musical, The Lion King - a mind-boggling photorealistic animation starring <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Glover">Donald Glover</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_Rogen">Seth Rogen</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiwetel_Ejiofor">Chiwetel Ejiofor</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Eichner">Billy Eichner</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9_Knowles-Carter">Beyoncé</a>. 

 
As with the 1994 version, this new film is scored by our old friend Hans Zimmer, with Elton John returning to rework his compositions from the original alongside South African composer, producer and singer Lebo M. Pharrell Williams also produced five of the tracks.

In a unique weekly podcast, Edith Bowman sits down with a variety of film directors, actors, producers and composers to talk about the music that inspired them and how they use music in their films, from their current release to key moments in their career. The music chosen by our guests is woven into the interview and used alongside clips from their films.

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