SPOILER WARNING: This story discusses minor plot details for “Mufasa: The Lion King,” now in theaters.
Lin-Manuel Miranda and composer Dave Metzger both knew the mighty musical legacy they had to uphold when writing the music for Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King.”
The “Lion King” prequel tells the story of young Mufasa, voiced by Aaron Pierre, and his adopted brother Taka, who will be known as Scar (voiced by Kelvin Harrison Jr.). In writing original songs and composing new music, Miranda and Metzger looked at how they could honor the tracks written by Elton John and Tim Rice, as well as Hans Zimmer’s score from the
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