Den CGI-animerte nyversjonen av den tegnede Disney-klassikeren ble som forventet en stor suksess verden over da den ble sluppet i sommer, men det er ikke alle som kjenner seg like fornøyde med hvordan den ble. Elton John, som var med og lagde musikken til den udødelige 1994-filmen, har i et intervju med engelske GQ uttrykt hvor skuffet han var over musikkhåndteringen i den nye filmen:
"The new version of The Lion King was a huge disappointment to me, because I believe they messed the music up. Music was so much a part of the original and the music in the current film didn't have the same impact. The magic and joy were lost."
Den 72 år gamle artisten sammenliknet også mottakelsen av det nye soundtracket med mottakelsen av det gamle for 25 år siden:
"The soundtrack hasn't had nearly the same impact in the charts that it had 25 years ago, when it was the bestselling album of the year. The new soundtrack fell out of the charts so quickly, despite the massive box-office success," Sa John. "I wish I'd been invited to the party more, but the creative vision for the film and its music was different this time around, and I wasn't really welcomed or treated with the same level of respect. That makes me extremely sad. I'm so happy that the right spirit for the music lives on with the Lion King stage musical."
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