Mufasa: The Lion King
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Mufasa : The Lion Kinghas some undeniably catchy songs thanks to Lin - Manuel Miranda ’s impressive songwriting abilities , but there is one that the songwriter has expressed regret over . Mufasa : The Lion Kingfeatures a very talented voice castincluding Aaron Pierre , Kelvin Harrison Jr. , John Kani , Seth Rogen , Billy Eichner , Blue Ivy Carter , Donald Glover , Beyoncé and more . Needless to say , Lin - Manuel Miranda had plenty of talent to work with for his Song dynasty .
What ’s more , Mufasa : The Lion Kingserves as a prequelto the 1994 originalThe Lion Kingand its 2019 remaking of the same name , meaning that while the persona are conversant , managing director Barry Jenkins was able to order a wholly new story and the strain reflected that as well . As a event , Mufasa : The Lion Kinghas cracking songsthat are able to severalize it from the original ’s fabled soundtrack . However , Miranda has state that there is one character he wish could have had their own new song .
Lin-Manuel Miranda Regrets Not Writing A Song For Billy Eichner’s Timon In Mufasa
Miranda Shared That He Loves Eichner’s Voice
In an audience withScreenRantjust before the release ofMufasa : The Lion King , Lin - Manuel Miranda state that his biggest regret was that he did not get to write a song for Billy Eichner , who voices Timon . Miranda stated that he has know Eichner for many geezerhood and that the thespian " has an unbelievable vocalization " so it would have been nerveless for them to work together in that way . Though , given how many talented Singer are included inMufasa ’s form , the songwriter shared that he was excited to work with all of them .
Additionally , Lin - Manuel Miranda ’s pick not to admit a song for Timon ultimately makes sense for the picture show , since Timon and Pumbaa are not the main characters . Timon and Pumbaa show up at the beginning ofMufasa : The Lion Kingas Rafiki agrees to tell Simba and Nala ’s girl , Kiara , a story about her grandfather . They also crop up throughout the prequel story to provide rum commentary , butthe legal age of the story does not really focus on them . Thus , it would not make that much sentience to give either of them a unexampled song .
The Next Lion King Movie Could Redeem Lin-Manuel Miranda, If He Returns
If Another Lion King Happens And Miranda Is Involved, Timon Should Get A Song
While it would not have made sentience for Lin - Manuel Miranda to focus too much attention on Timon duringMufasa : The Lion King , there could still be metre for him to ready his regret if he return as songwriter for the nextLion Kingmovie . turn over how successful both the 2019The Lion KingandMufasa : The Lion Kingwere , it would not be surprising if Disney decided to make yet anotherLion big businessman . Whether it be a directThe Lion Kingsequel or a Timon and Pumbaa prequel , there could be another chance for a Timon birdsong .
So far , nothing has been announced about anotherLion Kingfilm .
Since there is so much potential for anotherLion Kingmovie , and one that sport more of Timon and Pumbaa in special , the big interrogation mark is over whether Lin - Manuel Miranda himself will return to write the songs . So far , nothing has been announced about anotherLion Kingfilm , so it is impossible to know what other projects Miranda will go on in the meantime or if he would bring back to the franchise . For now , audiences will just have to enjoy the soundtrack forMufasa : The Lion Kingand look forward to more of Lin - Manuel Miranda ’s workplace in the futurity .
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