Mr. Coat

Hey everyone! I just finished watching That Fellow's tribute to Alan Menken. First of all, good job!

Second, what did we think of his tribute?

Third (here is the most important thing), this has been bugging me for a long time, but...

What if Alan Menken was also responsible for writing the songs for The Lion King? What do you all think?

(FYI, he did NOT write The Lion King songs. They were written by his former lyricist Tim Rice & Grammy winner Elton John).

I'm sure Menken would have done a fine job with it, as he always does. Though, it's difficult to think about since Elton John's songs and Hans Zimmer's outstanding score are stuck in our craniums forever (and I mean that in a good way). It's really hard to imagine The Lion King without "Circle of Life" and "Be Prepared." Personally, with Disney returning to making animated musicals, I would like to see Elton John return again to make another one with them.

ThatFellow wrote:I'm sure Menken would have done a fine job with it, as he always does. Though, it's difficult to think about since Elton John's songs and Hans Zimmer's outstanding score are stuck in our craniums forever (and I mean that in a good way). It's really hard to imagine The Lion King without "Circle of Life" and "Be Prepared." Personally, with Disney returning to making animated musicals, I would like to see Elton John return again to make another one with them.

I think Elton John would do a great job with a future Disney movie (in fact, maybe for one that I will write, since I want to be a film writer for Disney).

I do know that Hans Zimmer, Tim Rice, & Elton John did collaborate for a second time when Dreamworks was making The Road to El Dorado, which was a good movie .