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Hakuna Matata (song) " Hakuna Matata " is a song from Disney 's 1994 animated feature film The Lion King. [ 1 ] The music was written by Elton John with lyrics by Tim Rice. The song is based on Timon and Pumbaa 's catchphrase in the movie, Hakuna matata, a Swahili phrase meaning "No worry (ies)".
Jun 24, 2024 · “Hakuna Matata” was a highlight of The Lion King and became much loved in its own right. It was nominated for Best Song at the 1995 Academy Awards but lost out to “Can You Feel The Love ...
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"Hakuna Matata" (meaning "no worries" in Swahili) is the theme song and personal anthem of Timon (Nathan Lane), Pumbaa (Ernie Sabella), and Simba (Jason Weaver) from Disney's 32nd animated feature The Lion King. It was composed by Elton John, who also composed other songs from the film, and with the lyrics by Tim Rice. It is Timon and Pumbaa's sign...
In the movie, the song was sung after the wildebeest stampede and Mufasa's death. Timon and Pumbaa tried to cheer up the depressed Simba (after saving him from dying in the desert), who feels guilty for his father's death according to his uncle Scar. The song is to teach Simba to slack off and relax and enjoy the life with no worries, while he grows older as time passes. At one part, Pumbaa almost said, "Every time that I farted," but Timon cuts him off, warning Pumbaa, "Not in front of the kids!" (referencing the audience and Simba).
In Timon & Pumbaa, the song was used as the theme song of the TV series. In the episode "Swiss Missed", Timon is about to perform the song to Fronk Fegnugen, only for Fronk to interrupt him, telling him that he doesn't have time for an entire musical number. In the episode "To Be Bee or Not to Be Bee", Timon and Pumbaa sing the song alongside Buzz and the other bees, as they teach the bees to relax and enjoy life with no worries. Both of these instances are much like to what they did with Simba.
The song is mentioned in the sequel, The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride during the fight between the pride landers and the outsiders, Timon tells Pumbaa, "When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going" is their new motto.
In the midquel The Lion King 1½, the song was used as a sing-along version when Timon and Pumbaa find a quiet home where they perform after Timon is thinking of a correct catchphrase. The song suddenly pauses when Pumbaa (in the audience) starts chewing the bug following the lyrics on the screen in which Timon prompts him to bring the bug back to the big screen so they can finish the song. The song suddenly continues when Timon and Pumbaa spend time together in their new home.
In The Lion Guard, the song is sung twice in the episode "Bunga and the King". It is first sung by Bunga and Simba while lost in underground tunnels, and later at the end of the episode by the whole cast.
In the 2019 version, Pumbaa sings the full lyric "Every time that I farted", instead of getting cut off.
•"Hakuna Matata" is a Swahili phrase that is literally translated as "There are no worries." It is sometimes translated as "no worries". The production team learned the phrase during their research trip in Kenya.
•"Hakuna Matata" is based on a song called "Warthog Rhapsody", which was written early in the production stage of The Lion King. Although the two songs shared the same message and position in the film, when Elton and Tim began working on the music, the song was completely rewritten and eventually evolved into "Hakuna Matata". "Warthog Rhapsody" was eventually re-produced and released on the Rhythm of the Pride Lands CD, as well as rewritten as "That's All I Need," which was used in The Lion King 1½.
•There is a lost verse of "Hakuna Matata" which explained Timon's past situation, like Pumbaa's. It was later cut, but used in The Lion King 1½.
•It was nominated for the 67th Academy Award for Best Original Song, but lost to another song in the film, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?".
•The song is ranked #99 on the list AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs, along with "When You Wish Upon a Star" (#7), "Someday My Prince Will Come" (#19), "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" (#36), "Wind Beneath My Wings" (#44), "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" (#47), "Beauty and the Beast" (#62), and "The Rainbow Connection" (#74). It is one of only seven songs from Disney that made the cut.
•One of the bugs that Timon pulls out of a knothole during the song is wearing Mickey Mouse ears.
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Hakuna matata" is a Swahili language phrase. In English, it means "no trouble" or "no worries" and "take it easy" (literally hakuna : "there is no/there are no"; matata : "worries"). The 1994 Walt Disney Animation Studios animated film The Lion King brought the phrase to Western prominence in one of its most popular songs , in which it is translated as "no worries".
Hakuna Matata. It means no worries!Pumbaa "Hakuna Matata" is a song composed by Elton John for The Lion King. It was released on May 31, 1994, as part of the film's soundtrack. It was re-released on September 30, 2003, as part of the film's Special Edition soundtrack. "Hakuna Matata" was originally conceived as a musical number titled "Warthog Rhapsody". In this version of the song, Timon and ...
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