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Michelle Kim for Pitchfork opines that the album 'succeeds in introducing a whole new musical universe to the average American listener'. Now we’re seeing it again with Disney's new version of The Lion King'. We saw it happen last year when she remade the world's most prestigious music festival as Beychella. We saw it happen in 2016 when she easily outshone Coldplay during its own Super Bowl halftime performance. 'No one takes possession of a cultural space like Beyoncé.

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'Beyoncé's Lion King album is the event the movie wishes it could be,' writes Carl Wilson of Slate, arguing that The Gift 'works best if you forget the remake even exists' and encouraging listeners to 'take it more as a (mildly) new perspective on Beyoncé' since thematically the album ' transliterates the leonine royal-family drama and 'circle of life' worldview of into the recent main leitmotif of Beyoncé's own work.' 'An ambitious companion album that says more than the movie does about family and tradition and responsibility and Africa', writes Mikael Wood of Los Angeles Times. ĭescribing it as an album 'that ably displays excellent taste, rather than a great Beyoncé album per se,' Alexis Petridis of The Guardian writes that The Lion King: The Gift gives 'the dominant Afrobeats sound a vast new level of exposure – an impressive feat in itself'. Amorosi for Variety praises the album as 'a wild, wonderful offering dedicated to sounds and soul of the motherland', calling it an 'offering to the idea of bringing connection to those who never realized such was possible, maintaining heritage in the face of aborted and abbreviated histories'. It's her latest lesson in commandeering mass-market expectations, as she bends The Lion King to her own agenda of African-diaspora unity, self-worth, parental responsibility and righteous ambition.' A.D. Yeung describes the album as 'a buoyant hybrid of futuristic, cross- Atlantic Afro-pop', adding that the 'expertly curated collection is an artistic showcase celebrating Africa and black musical traditions, elevating the movie experience with strategic thematic interludes that could help this album endure far longer than the film.' The Lion King: The Gift was chosen as The New York Times's Critic's Pick, with Jon Pareles writing that 'Beyoncé flexes both her musicianship and her cultural leverage.

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Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scoresĪt Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received a weighted average score of 77, based on 13 reviews, indicating 'generally favorable reviews'.

It was written, directed and produced by Beyoncé alongside co-director Ed Burke, with executive producers Steve Pamon and Erinn Williams.

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On September 16, 2019, Beyoncé released a behind-the-scenes TV special, titled Beyoncé Presents: Making the Gift, documenting the album's creation and her journey through Africa, shot in Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, and United States. The tracklist was revealed through Beyoncé's official website on July 16, 2019.

The songs were also produced by African producers, which Beyoncé said was because 'authenticity and heart were important to ', since the film is set in Africa. Beyoncé also said that ' wanted to put everyone on their own journey to link the storyline' and that the songs were inspired by the remake's storyline, which 'gives the listener a chance to imagine their own imagery, while listening to a new contemporary interpretation'. īeyoncé called the album 'sonic cinema' and said that the film 'is a new experience of storytelling', and that the album 'is influenced by everything from R&B, pop, hip hop and Afro beat'. On July 9, 2019, it was revealed that Beyoncé produced and curated an album titled The Lion King: The Gift, which features new songs inspired by the film, as well as ' Spirit' from the soundtrack. Beyoncé at The Lion King European Premiere, 2019