Be Prepared

Name: Be Prepared
Duration: 3 min 40 s

~ Recording by Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.3	Be Prepared	3:40	Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin and Jim Cummings	The Lion King	Elton John & Hans Zimmer	Album + Soundtrack	US1994-05-31	Walt Disney Records	D2 60858
1.3	Be Prepared	3:40	Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings	The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CINRAM USA pressing)	Elton John, Tim Rice & Hans Zimmer	Album + Soundtrack	US1994-05-31	Walt Disney Records	60858-2, 60858-7
1.3	Be Prepared	3:40	Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings	The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (BMG club edition)	Elton John, Tim Rice & Hans Zimmer	Album + Soundtrack	US1994-05-31	Walt Disney Records	60858-2, 60858-7, D 103533
1.3	Be Prepared	3:40	Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings	The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (SRC pressing)	Elton John, Tim Rice & Hans Zimmer	Album + Soundtrack	US1994-05-31	Walt Disney Records	60858-2, 60858-7
1.3	Be Prepared	3:40	Jeremy Irons, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin & Jim Cummings	The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	Elton John, Tim Rice & Hans Zimmer	Album + Soundtrack	JP1994-06-17	Walt Disney Records	PCCD-00112
1.3	Be Prepared	3:40	Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings	The Lion King	Elton John & Hans Zimmer	Album + Soundtrack	FR1994-06-23	Walt Disney Records	WDR 36013-2
1.3	Be Prepared	3:40	Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin and Jim Cummings	The Lion King	Elton John & Hans Zimmer	Album + Soundtrack	DE1994-07-01	Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)	522 690-2
1.3	Be Prepared	3:40	Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings	The Lion King	Elton John & Hans Zimmer	Album + Soundtrack	IT1994	Walt Disney Records	WDR 477177-2
1.9	Be Prepared	3:42	Elton John	The Lion King (Complete Score)	Elton John & Hans Zimmer	Album + Soundtrack	-1994
1.3	Be Prepared	3:40	Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin and Jim Cummings	The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Elton John, Tim Rice & Hans Zimmer	Album + Soundtrack	US1994	Walt Disney Records	60858-0
1.3	Be Prepared	3:40	Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings	The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Elton John, Tim Rice & Hans Zimmer	Album + Soundtrack	AU1994	Walt Disney Records	477177 2
1.3	Be Prepared	3:40	Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin and Jim Cummings	The Lion King: Sing-Along	Elton John	Album + Soundtrack	GB1994	Pickwick Records (UK imprint, subsidiary of Pickwick International Inc. (GB) Ltd.)	DSM CD 477
1.3	Be Prepared	3:40	Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin and Jim Cummings	Classic Disney, Volume III: 60 Years of Musical Magic	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1996-07-02	Walt Disney Records	60907-0
1.3	The Lion King: Be Prepared	3:40	Elton John	Classic Disney, Volume III: 60 Years of Musical Magic	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1996-07-02	Walt Disney Records	60907-7
1.3	The Lion King: Be Prepared	3:40	Elton John	Classic Disney, Volume III: 60 Years of Musical Magic	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1996	edel (just “edel” logo), Walt Disney Records	0109072DNY
3.3	Be Prepared (The Lion King)	3:40	Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings	Classic Disney: 60 Years of Musical Magic	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU1999	Walt Disney Records	D89956
3.3	Be Prepared (The Lion King)	3:40	Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings	Classic Disney: 60 Years of Musical Magic	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-1999	Walt Disney Records	D80668
1.3	The Lion King: Be Prepared	3:40	Elton John	Classic Disney, Volume III: 60 Years of Musical Magic	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2002-09-04	Walt Disney Records	D15089
1.3	Be Prepared (from ”The Lion King”/soundtrack version)	3:40	Jeremy Irons & Whoopi Goldberg & Cheech Marin & Jim Cummings	The Lion King (special edition)	Elton John, Tim Rice & Hans Zimmer	Album + Soundtrack	XW2003-01-01 DZ2011-06-07 (show 15 more) US2011-06-07	Walt Disney Records
1.3	Be Prepared	3:40	Jeremy Irons With Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin And Jim Cummings	The Lion King (Special Edition Soundtrack) (2xCD special edition)	Elton John, Tim Rice, Hans Zimmer	Album + Soundtrack	US2003-09-30	Walt Disney Records	61001-7
1.3	Be Prepared	3:40	Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings	The Lion King: Special Edition Soundtrack	Elton John & Hans Zimmer	Album + Soundtrack	US2003-09-30	Walt Disney Records	60124-7
1.3	Be Prepared	3:40	Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings	The Lion King: Special Edition	Elton John & Hans Zimmer	Album + Soundtrack	GB2003-10-27	Walt Disney Records	5050466-6897-2-6
1.3	Be Prepared	3:40	Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings	The Lion King: Special Edition Soundtrack	Elton John, Tim Rice & Hans Zimmer	Album + Soundtrack	AU2003	Walt Disney Records	8601247
1.3	Be Prepared	3:40	Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings	The Lion King: Special Edition	Elton John & Hans Zimmer	Album + Soundtrack	GB2006-02-06	Walt Disney Records, EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	0946 353221 2 5, 353 2212
1.3	Be Prepared	3:40	Jeremy Irons, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin & Jim Cummings	The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Elton John, Tim Rice & Hans Zimmer	Album + Soundtrack	US2006-05-30	Walt Disney Records
1.10	Be Prepared (The Lion King)	3:40	Jeremy Irons, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin & Jim Cummings	Disney Villains: Simply Sinister Songs	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2010-08-24	Walt Disney Records	D000592702
1.14	Be Prepared	3:40	Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings	Le Roi Lion (deluxe collection)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XW2011-08-22	Walt Disney Records
1.14	Be Prepared	3:40	Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings	The Lion King Collection (Deluxe Edition)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2011-10-03	Walt Disney Records
1.14	Be Prepared	3:41	[theatre]	The Lion King Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XE2011	Walt Disney Records	6791452
1.8	Be Prepared	3:39	Jeremy Irons, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, Jim Cummings	The Legacy Collection: The Lion King	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	US2014-06-24	Walt Disney Records
1.8	Be Prepared	3:40	Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin and Jim Cummings	The Legacy Collection: The Lion King (24-Bit/44.1kHz)	Elton John, Tim Rice & Hans Zimmer	Album + Soundtrack	XW2014-06-24	Walt Disney Records
1.8	Be Prepared	3:40	Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin and Jim Cummings	The Legacy Collection: The Lion King	Elton John, Tim Rice & Hans Zimmer	Album + Soundtrack	US2014-06-24 -2016-06-24	Walt Disney Records	D002036192
1.8	Be Prepared	3:39	Jeremy Irons, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin & Jim Cummings	The Legacy Collection: The Lion King	Elton John, Tim Rice & Hans Zimmer	Album + Soundtrack	XW2014-07-22	Walt Disney Records	D0020693C5
1.8	Be Prepared	3:40	Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin and Jim Cummings	The Legacy Collection: The Lion King	Elton John, Tim Rice & Hans Zimmer	Album + Soundtrack	XE2014-09-09	Walt Disney Records	0050087315078
1.9	Be Prepared (from “The Lion King”)	3:39	Jeremy Irons, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin & Jim Cummings	ICON: Disney Villains	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XW2020-06	Walt Disney Records
1.12	Be Prepared (from “The Lion King”)	3:39	Jeremy Irons, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin & Jim Cummings	Disney Villains Songbook	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XW2020-09-23	Walt Disney Records
1.3	Be Prepared	3:40	Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings	The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	Elton John, Tim Rice & Hans Zimmer	Album + Soundtrack	-2024-07-26
1.13	Be Prepared - From "The Lion King" / Soundtrack Version	3:40	Jeremy Irons, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin & Jim Cummings	Disney Halloween	Disney	Album + Compilation	-2024-10-13	FP
1.3	Be Prepared	3:40	Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings	The Lion King	Elton John & Hans Zimmer	Album + Soundtrack	PT-	The Walt Disney Company - Portugal, Lda.	727301
1.3	Be Prepared	3:40	Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings	The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Elton John, Tim Rice & Hans Zimmer	Album + Soundtrack		Walt Disney Records	60858-2, 60858-7
Bootleg
2.3	Be Prepared (film version)	3:43	Elton John	The Lion King: Complete Score	Elton John & Hans Zimmer	Album + Soundtrack	US2005
1.10	Be Prepared	3:40	Elton John	The Lion King: Complete Score	Elton John & Hans Zimmer	Album + Soundtrack	US2005
(unknown)
1.14	Be Prepared	3:40	Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings	Best Of Le Roi Lion	Various Artists	Compilation	XE2011	Walt Disney Records	50999 087482 2 5
1.3	Be Prepared	3:40	Jeremy Irons	The Lion King	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack

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recording engineer and mixer:	Jay Rifkin
producer:	Hans Zimmer (German score composer)
editor:	Adam Smalley
additional vocals:	Jim Cummings (American actor & singer) Whoopi Goldberg Cheech Marin
lead vocals:	Jeremy Irons
conductor:	Nick Glennie‐Smith
arranger:	Hans Zimmer (German score composer)
orchestrator:	Bruce Fowler (trombone, composer, arranger, orchestrator) Nick Glennie‐Smith

phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. (briefly as Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1987/03/06–1987/07/24), rights holders and distribution) (in 1994)

recording of:	Be Prepared (The Lion King)

Be Prepared (The Lion King)

lyricist:	Tim Rice
composer:	Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)

publisher:	Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)

referred to in medleys:	Villains Medley (order: 2) The Lion King: Soundtrack Highlights (for concert band, arranged by Calvin Custer) (order: 4)
later translated versions:	Listos ya (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Latin American Spanish version) Preparados Preparaos (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Spanish version) Przyjdzie czas Se preparem Seid bereit Soyez prêtes Sta paraat Sta paraat Vallan saan Var beredd 準備をしておけ (ライオン・キング片桐和子訳) 覚悟しろ (ライオン・キング)
part of:	The Lion King (1994 film soundtrack) The Lion King (stage musical)
is the basis for:	Be Prepared (The Lion King 2019 Film Version)

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