The soundtrack to the Disney cinema highlight "Mufasa: The Lion King" The songs for the film were written by the award-winning songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda, produced by Mark Mancina and Miranda, with additional music provided by Lebo M. Says Miranda: "Elton John, Tim Rice, Hans Zimmer, Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Beyoncé, Labrinth, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Beau Black, Ford Riley, the wonderful music team from 'The Lion Guard', and so many more artists have been involved over the years: 'The Lion King' brings with it an incredible musical legacy, including music from some of the greatest songwriters of all time, and I'm honored and proud to be a part of it. It has been a great pleasure to work with Barry Jenkins to bring Mufasa's story to life. We can't wait for audiences to finally see this film in theaters."