Continuing on with songs from The Lion King :) Facts About: "Hakuna Matata" - The musical score was written by Elton John and the lyrics by Tim Rice - Timon is voiced by Nathan Lane. Pumbaa is voiced by Ernie Sabella. Young Simba's singing voice is performed by Jason Weaver. Adult Simba's singing voice is performed by Joseph Williams. - The song was based on an earlier song written early on in the production stage called "Warthog Rhapsody".[citation needed] Although the two songs shared the same message and position in the film, when Elton and Tim began to work on the music the song was completely rewritten and it eventually evolved into "Hakuna Matata". "Warthog Rhapsody" was eventually re-produced and released on "Rhythm of the Pride Lands". The melody of Warthog Rhaspody was used in the film Lion King 1 1/2 for the song "That's All I Need". - Hakuna matata is a Swahili phrase that is frequently translated as "no worries". In a bonus features of The Lion King Special Edition DVD, the film's production team claims that it picked up the term from a tour guide while on safari in Tanzania. It was then developed into an ideology that, along with the seemingly antithetical value of duty to the monarchy, is central to the moral content of the film. - The song proved enormously popular and was nominated for Best Song at the Academy Awards in 1995 and lost only to "Can You Feel the Love Tonight", one of three Lion King song nominations (the other was "Circle of Life").[2] It was also ranked 99th in the AFI's list of the 100 best American movie songs of all time, Disney's fourth and last entry of songs on the list (the others being "When You Wish Upon a Star" from Pinocchio at #7, "Some Day My Prince Will Come" from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at #19, and "Beauty and the Beast" from Beauty and the Beast at #62). - A shortened version of "Hakuna Matata" was used as the theme song of the spinoff Timon & Pumbaa TV show. No copyright infringement intended. I do not own this music.

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