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In an interview with GQ U.K. on October 13, 2019, songwriter and musician Elton John heavily criticized the 2019 live-action remake of Il Re Leone (1994), citing both the remake film and its music as a "huge disappointment." "The new version of The Lion King was a huge disappointment to me, because I believe they messed the music up. Music was so much a part of the original and the music in the current film didn't have the same impact," John said. "The magic and joy were lost." John also highlighted the soundtrack's commercial performance, arguing that the franchise's original music debuted to a much stronger reception in 1994. The new "Lion King" soundtrack and Beyoncé's "The Lion King: The Gift," both struggled commercially in comparison to the 2019 film and previous music that inspired both projects. During the first week of release, Beyoncé's album debuted at number three on The Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums Chart, while the "Lion King" album lodged at 19. By the next week, "The Gift" fell to 21, while the soundtrack decreased to 42. "The soundtrack hasn't had nearly the same impact in the charts that it had 25 years ago, when it was the bestselling album of the year. The new soundtrack fell out of the charts so quickly, despite the massive box-office success [of the 2019 remake]," John said. "I wish I'd been invited to the party more, but the creative vision for the film and its music was different this time around, and I wasn't really welcomed or treated with the same level of respect. That makes me extremely sad. I'm so happy that the right spirit for the music lives on with the Lion King [1994 film and] stage musical."

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