The music surrounding the lyrics in the song “The Circle of Life” is brilliantly put together. The song was composed by more than qualified Elton John. John, who is known for hits such as “Tiny Dancer”, “Your Song”, and “Bennie and the Jets”, brings a touch of Africa to the screen with this composition. The instruments used in the song are a piano, vocals, a small woodwind, and percussion. The music starts with very powerful vocals which grab your attention and pull it towards the screen and what is about to happen. The vocals then turn to harmonies from a choir. Over that, the vocals begin to repeat as a low deep drum comes in. The song starts to build, the piano comes in, and the energy within the music grows too. It suddenly calms as the small woodwind comes in with a sort of lullaby type sound. My “ah-ha moment” came as all the music came back in abruptly. It gave me a victorious and hopeful feeling. John’s use of all of these instruments and his excellent timing gave this song life and brought you to another world. The music alone within the song sets the tone for the rest of the movie, and gets you excited for what is to come!
nice ! awesome, thank you so much
ReplyDeleteThe small woodwind is what's called a 'pan flute' if anyone was wondering
ReplyDeleteWonderfull description of the song. One small correction. Elton John isn't responsible for the "africa sound" in this masterpiece. It is the legendary "Hans Zimmer" who brought the Zulu choir and the man who sang the strong vocals in the beginning (Lebohang Morake)
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