1、The Lion KingThe Lion KingOpen, Black screenStart nature sound effectscue Castle screenfade to blackTHE CIRCLE OF LIFE MS: Male Singer BS: Background Singer FS: Female Singer (lead) Sunrise on African savannah, in time withopening chant to The Circle of LifeMS: DA! Sa-ven-ya!Ba-ba-ti ti-la-baBS: Se-
2、toom, wen-ya-a-na-o(wen-ya-ma!)MS: DA!Sa-ven-ya!Ba-bi-ta Gee-te-bo-boBS: Se-toom, wen-ya-a-na-oMS: Wen-en-ya-maHa-ga-baBS: Wen-en-ya-maMS: Se-ya-kok-o-vaBS: Hemwinyana Hemwibanabanah(repeats 5) Hemwinyana Hemwibanabanah (se-to-kwa!) Hemwinyana Hemwibanabanah (asana) (repeats 1)The Circle of life gro
3、und forms in the BSs and holds its pattern for eight bars. It is a non chordal BS part. The progressions are in the medium ranges of the strings.Various pans and camera views of African animals. All moving. Coinciding with the FS pickup in the eighth bar,we first view the Giraffes, panning to a long
4、 shot of all the animals in their processionThe Circle of life textFS: From the day we arrive on the planet And blinking, step into the sun Theres more to see than can ever be seen More to do than can ever be doneCamera is panning and jumping to elephants, zebras, ants,birds, storks, etc, etc . Ther
5、es far too much to take in here More to find than can ever be found But the sun rolling high Through the sapphire sky Keeps great and small on the endless roundwhen the The Circle of Life is mentioned the long distance pan centers on Pride rock where all the animals are gathering. Mufasa is on Pride
6、 rock. Long camera arc to Mufasa and Zazu. Its the Circle of Life And it moves us all Through despair and hope Through faith and loveAppearance of Rafiki, the baboon Till we find our place On the path unwindingRafiki and Mufasa embrace. In the Circle The Circle of lifeDecrescendo in BS. FS drops out
7、. Pan flute takes simple lead.Mufasa leads Rafiki over to Sarabi who is holding SimbaRafiki puts the juice and sand he collects on Simbas brow. A ceremonial crown. He then picks Simba up and ascends to the point of Pride rock. Mufasa and Sarabi follow. With a crescendo in the music and a restatement
8、 of the Refrain, Rafiki holds Simba up for the crowd to view. The clouds part and a sumbeam highlights Rafiki and Simba on Pride Rock.FS: (Its) The Circle of lifeThe crowd starts howling, stamping, etc, etc . And it moves us all Through despair and hope Through out faith and loveThe crowd bows down
9、in rolling wave Till we find our place In the path unwinding In the Circle The Circle of lifeBass hit (fff) and immediate switch to black screen with title The Lion King in blood/magenta red caps.Mouse / Challenge SceneCue mouse soundsVisual fade into mouse in caveMouse comes out and starts preening
10、 in the light. Beginsniffing. Becomes frightened. Suddenly a large lion pawswoops down and catches him.The music rises with a dissonant, slow, reed theme. Fade in slowly and up full during speechCamera switch to Scar holding the squeaking and struggling mouse in his paw. He talks to it while playing
11、 with itScar: Lifes not fair; is it? You see I. Well, I shall never be king. (exhale light) And you shall never see the light of another day. (closed mouth laughter.starts to places mouse on his extended tongue)Adieu.Zazu : (Interrupting) Didnt your mother ever tell you not to play with your food?Sc
12、ar: (light sigh) What do you want?Zazu: Im here to announce that King Mufasa is on his way.So youd better have a good excuse for missing the ceremony this morning.To a flute flutter in the background, the mouse runs away from ScarScar: Oh now look Zazu, you made me lose my lunch.Zazu: Hah! Youll los
13、e more than that when the king gets through with you. Hes as mad as a Hippo with a Hernia.Scar: Ohhh.I quiver with FEAR!On FEAR Scar crouches down and is baring his teeth at Zazu.Zazu: (very concerned) Now Scar, dont look at me that way.HELP!Scar quickly pounces on the bird.Mufasa: (almost immediate
14、ly and off-camera) Scar! . Drop him.Scar: (mouth closed) Mmm-Mmm-Hmmm?Zazu: (Speaking from Scars mouth) Impeccable timing your majesty.Scar spits the Bird out, covered with salivaZazu: (slimed) errrah.Scar: (sarcastically overjoyed) Why! if it isnt my big brother descending from on high to mingle wi
15、th the commoners.Mufasa: Sarabi and I didnt see you at the presentation of Simba.Scar: (feigning astonishment) That was today? Oh, I feel simply awful.He turns and start scraping his claws on the rock wall forming the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard, setting Zazus teeth sic on edgeScar: (admiri
16、ng his claws) Must have slipped my mind.Zazu: Yes, well, as slippery as your mind is, as the kings brother, you should have been first in line!Scar clicks his teeth at Zazu who had flown near his face. Zazu takes cover behind Mufasas foreleg. Scar bends down to speak to him.Scar: Well, I was first i
17、n line.until the little hairball was born.Mufasa: (Lowering his head and meeting Scar eye to eye) That hairball is my son.and your future king.Scar: Ohh, I shall practice my curtsy.Scar turns away and starts to exitMufasa: Dont turn your back on me, Scar.Scar: (looking back) On, no, Mufasa. Perhaps
18、you shouldnt turn your back on me.Mufasa: (Roars and literally jumps in front of Scar baring his teeth for the first time) Is that a challenge?Scar: Temper, temper. I wouldnt dream of challenging you.Zazu: Pity! Why not?Scar: (Looking at Zazu) Well, as far as brains go, I got the lions share. But, w
19、hen it comes to brute strength (looking at Mufasa) Im afraid Im at the shallow end of the gene pool.exit ScarZazu: (deep sigh) Theres one in every family, sire.two in mine, actually. (perches on Mufasas shoulder) And they always manage to ruin special occasions.Mufasa: What am I going to do with him
20、?Zazu: Hed make a very handsome throw rug.Mufasa: (Chiding) Zazu!Zazu: And just think! Whenever he gets dirty, you could take him out and beat him.They exit chuckling. Pan out into open Savannah.Painting SceneRise in music with theme stated in African Flute, it broadens eventually with chorus and fu
21、ll orchestra. We see a rainstorm gently crossing the Savannah. Slow multiplane sic approach to Rafikis tree. Camera switch to inside. Rafiki is doing hand paintings on the wall.It is noticeable he is completing a lion cub.Rafiki: (completing the ceremonial crown in the painting) Hmmm.heh heh heh.Sim
22、ba.Horns and brass close theme in a stately manner with a decrescendo, fade to black keeping the painting of the cub as a crossover to the fade in of Pride Rock in early morningThe Sunrise / Pouncing SceneSimba is seen coming out on the rock. He runs back into he cave. Leaps over several of the lion
23、ess, accidentallyjumping on a few.Random Lioness: Oomph!Simba starts to wake MufasaSimba: (Running into cave) Dad! Dad! come on Dad, we gotta go. Wake up!. (Jumps over some lionesses, pawing them in the stomach) Oops! Sorry. (Jumps up next to Mufasa) Dad? Dad. Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad, etc.Sarabi: (O
24、ver Simbas endless noise of Dads, sleepily) Your son .is awake.Mufasa: (also sleepily) Before sunrise, hes your son.Simba: Dad. Come on Dad. RrrrSimba pulls at Mufasas ear. He then slips and falls off-screen into a pile of bones. Simba comes running back on screen and butts Mufasa. Mufasa sleepily e
25、yes his son.Simba: You Promised!Mufasa: (Seeing his sons impatience) Okay, okay. Im up.Im up.Simba: Yeah!Mufasa yawns a well recorded lion yawn, Mufasa and Sarabi follow simba up to the top of pride rock. Simba rubs up against Sarabi, she nudges him ahead and stays behind. The sunrise illuminates th
26、e top of pride rock impressively. Both Simba and Mufasa are on the point.Cue music.Mufasa: Look Simba. Everything the light touches is our kingdom.Simba: Wow.The camera pans from a reverse view to a frontal shotMufasa: A kings time as ruler rises and falls like the sun. One day, Simba, the sun will
27、set on my time here and will rise with you as the new king.Simba: And this will all be mine?Mufasa: Everything.Simba: Everything the light touches. (Simba looks all around. He views the rip-rap canyon to the northsic) What about that shadowy place?Mufasa: Thats beyond our borders. You must never go
28、there, Simba.Simba: But I thought a king could do whatever he wants.Mufasa: Oh, theres more to being king than getting your way all the time.Mufasa starts back down the rockSimba: (Awed) Theres more?Mufasa: Haha. Simba.Camera switch, Mufasa and Simba are out walking on the SavannahMufasa: Everything
29、 you see, exists together, in a delicate balance. As king, you need to understand that balance, and respect all the creatures; from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope.Simba: But Dad, dont we eat the antelope?Mufasa: Yes, Simba, but let me explain. When we die, our bodies become the grass. And
30、the antelope eat the grass. And so we are all connected in the great circle of life.Zazu: (Lights on a nearby rock) Good morning sire!Mufasa: Good morning Zazu.Zazu: Checking in with the morning report.Mufasa: Fire away.Zazu: Well, the buzz from the bees is that the leopards are in a bit of a spot.Z
31、azus speech will continue through without stop. Simba and Mufasas conversation is the focus.Mufasa: (uninterested) Oh, really?Simba, uninterested in Zazu, pounces at a grasshopper and misses.Zazu: (continuing, not noticing Mufasas lack of enthusiasm) . And the baboons are going ape over this. Of course, the giraffes are acting like theyre above it all.Mufasa: (to Simba) What are you doing, son?Simba: Pouncing.Mufasa: Let an old pro show you how its done.Zazu: . The tick birds are preening on the elephants. I tol
