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The Road to El Dorado is an album released by singer Elton John to accompany the DreamWorks animated motion picture The Road to El Dorado. The songs were mainly composed mainly with John with lyricist Tim Rice, with score contributions by Hans Zimmer and John Powell. John and Rice had previously collaborated on the soundtrack to The Lion King, another animated movie. Zimmer had previously composed the music score to The Prince of Egypt.
In some instances (such as "The Trail We Blaze"), the songs have been altered musically and vocally from the way they appeared in the film. A "Cast & Crew Special Edition" recording of the soundtrack exists, but was never released to the public. It includes the theatrical version of the songs, including "It's Tough to Be a God" recorded by Kevin Kline and Kenneth Branagh, and several of the score tracks by Hans Zimmer.
Backstreet Boys provided backing vocals on "Friends Never Say Goodbye", but were uncredited due to record label problems. The group is "thanked" by John following the credits in the CD booklet. Eagles members Don Henley and Timothy B. Schmit are credited as background vocalists on the song "Without Question".
Tracklist[]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "El Dorado" | Elton John, Tim Rice | 4:22 |
| 2. | "Someday Out of the Blue (Theme from El Dorado)" | Elton John, Patrick Leonard, Tim Rice | 4:48 |
| 3. | "Without Question" (featuring Don Henley and Timothy B. Schmit) | Elton John, Tim Rice | 4:47 |
| 4. | "Friends Never Say Goodbye" (featuring Backstreet Boys) | Elton John, Tim Rice | 4:21 |
| 5. | "The Trail We Blaze" | Elton John, Tim Rice | 3:54 |
| 6. | "16th Century Man" | Elton John, Tim Rice | 3:40 |
| 7. | "The Panic in Me" | Elton John, Tim Rice, Hans Zimmer | 5:40 |
| 8. | "It's Tough to Be a God" (Duet with Randy Newman) | Elton John, Tim Rice | 3:50 |
| 9. | "Trust Me" | Elton John, Tim Rice | 4:46 |
| 10. | "My Heart Dances" | Elton John, Tim Rice | 4:51 |
| 11. | "Queen of Cities (El Dorado II)" | Elton John, Tim Rice | 3:56 |
| 12. | "Cheldorado" (with Heitor Pereira) | Hans Zimmer | 4:26 |
| 13. | "The Brig" (with Triology) | Hans Zimmer | 2:58 |
| 14. | "Wonders of the New World (To Xibalba / Save El Dorado / The Ball Game)" | John Powell | 5:56 |