01.  The Ascent  (27:39)
02.  The Descent  (13:41)

Comments:  Two versions were released, the European one (with the title K2), and the US release (with the title: Music Inpired by the film: K2).  Both have the same material, including the extensive notes about Zimmer, and the score inside.  K2 is quite simply, a masterpiece.  With a plethora of great action themes, moving cello cues, and cool guitar performances, K2 is a Zimmer essential.  This CD has become quite hard to come by, so if you do see it, buy, buy, buy! 

01.   Circle of Life  (Arranged and Produced by Hans Zimmer)  (3:53)
03.   Be Prepared  (Arranged and Produced by Hans Zimmer)  (3:38)
06.   This Land  (2:53)
07.   ....To Die For  (4:16)
08.   Under the stars  (3:42)
09.   King of Pride Rock  (5:56)

Comments:  Won the Oscar for Best Score.  The European releases (the French version has the best cover IMHO) of TLK have the bonus score track "Hyena's," which can be found on the bootleg, "Follow Your Dreams Volume I."  Numerous other TLK tracks can also be found on both Volumes of "Follow Your Dreams" such as an instrumental of tracks 1, 2, and 5 from the original soundtrack.  A Zimmer essential, that unfortunately has quite a noticeable amount of unreleased score.

The Lion King on Broadway (199?)
Catalogue Number: 
Label: 
Total Score:

Comments: 

The Magical Music of Disney (199?)
Catalogue Number: 
Label:  Telarc Records
Total Score:

Comments:  Conducted by Erich Kunzel- performed by the Cincinatti Pops. 

The Lion King: Circle of Life (Single) (1994)
Catalogue Number: 
Label:  Disney Records
Total Score:  2:53

01.  Circle of Life
02.  Circe of Life (Full version)
03.  I just can't wait to be King
04.  This Land (Instrumental) (2:53)

Comments:  Limited picture disc single, containing 4 tracks- no new material (I'm not totally sure as to whether the above tracks are the Elton John versions, or both- can anyone clarify this?  Thanks)
 

01.  Shaman's Song
02.  Stories for a Thousand Years
03.  The Journey Begins
04.  The Stone Drag
05.  Courting Song/ Love in the Himalayas
06.  Inventing Reality
07.  Fiddlers/ Pilgrimage to Wirikuta
08.  The Shock of the Other
09.  Race of the Initiates
10.  The Art of Living
11.  Geerewol Celebrations
12.  Song for the Dead
13.  Pilgrims' Chant/ In the Land of Ancestors
14.  An Ecology of Mind
15.  Well Song/ A Desert Home
16.  Initiation Chant/ Rites of Passage
17.  The Journey Continues
18.  Millennium Theme

Comments:  Was Re-released in 1999- indentical content, different cover.  The "Millennium Theme" also appears on the bootleg, "Follow Your Dreams: Volume I."  Reportedly, Mark Mancina composed much of the rest of the CD- his music is nothing short of brilliant!  The "Millennium Theme" penned by Zimmer is also incredible, getting it's best performance in the short, but nevertheless great second track. 

Millennium: Selections from Millennium (Promo)
Catalogue Number: 
Label:  Narada
Total Score: 

01.  Shaman's Song 
02.  Songs for a Thousand Years 
03.  The Journey Begins 
04.  The Stone Drag 
05.  Race of the Initiates 
06.   Song for the Dead 
07.   Pilgrim's Chant/In the Land of the Ancestors 
08.  An Ecology of Mind 
09.  The Journey Contiunes 
10.   Millennium Theme

Comments:   Promo with a handful of tracks from the original CD release.

16.  Nyah (3:33)

Comments:  Features Heitor Pereira on guitar

Mission: Impossible II (2000)- The Score
Catalogue Number:  62277-2
Label:  Hollywood Records
Total Score: 45:54

01.  Hijack  (4:06) 
02.  Iko Iko (Suka Nana Version)  (3:22) 
03.  Seville  (4:32) 
04.  Nyah  (2:20) 
05.  Mission: Impossible  (0:39) 
06.  The Heist  (2:22) 
07.  Ambrose  (2:37)
08.  Bio Techno  (1:43) 
09.  Injection  (4:49) 
10.  Bear Island  (5:30) 
11.  Chimera  (1:42) 
12.  The Bait  (1:01) 
13.  Mano A Mano  (4:22) 
14.  Mission: Accomplished  (1:43) 
15.  Nyah and Ethan  (5:08)

Comments:  Features Heitor Pereira on guitar

01. Treasure Island (1:07) 
09. The Map (4:35) 
10. Captain Smollet (2:03) 
11. Land Ho (2:39) 
12. Compass (1:07) 
13. Long John (3:57)
14. Rescue (7:00) 
15. Honest Brave and True (3:54) 

Comments:  I don't have this CD (yet), but when I do, I'll let you know!  I hired the film just to hear the score- honestly, it didn't quite do anything for me, but from what I've heard otherwise, it's a great action score- similar to the second track from A League of Their Own

SIDE 1

01.  My Beautiful Laundrette (by Stanley Myers and Hans Zimmer) (4:00)
02.  120 Days in a Laundrette (by Stanley Myers and Hans Zimmer) (8:30)
03.  My Beautiful Laundrette-Dancer Mix (by Stanley Myers and Hans Zimmer) (3:30)

Comments:  Actually titled "Stanley Myers: Music from the films My Beautiful Laundrette- Wish You Were Here- Sammy And Rosie Get Laid"- available on LP, and CD (hard to find on CD, but it DOES exist).  Side 2 contains no music by Zimmer.

01.  Burning Secret (23:59)
02.  The Fruit Machine (20:08)
03.  Diamond Skulls (4:22)

Comments:  I don't have this score yet!  Has music reminiscent of Ennio Morricone's ethnic pipe music from "Once Upon a Time in the West"!

04.  Baby, Baby  (4:00)
05.  It's a Boy  (9:17)
06.  Voodoo Woman  (3:54)
07.  Baby's Room  (4:13)
08.  From Russia... (Composed by Nick Glennie-Smith)  (0:59)
09.  We Can Work It Out  (5:04)
10.  Open Your Eyes  (4:32)

Comments:  I recently acquired this score (Dec 1999), and what a score indeed!  Very, very beautiful music for strings, and piano- fastly becoming my favourite Zimmer score.  Has a very classical tinge here and there, as well as an odd track by Nick Glennie-Smith that sounds like a chorus out of Crimson Tide!  Top 5 score, definitely.

01.  Part I  (12:14)
02.  Part II  (7:26)
03.  Part III  (9:24)
04.  Part IV  (8:05)

Comments:  Difficult to find.  The score has a distinct dark feel; this accomplished but lots of Zimmer dissonance, and a malevolent jazzy feel to the music.  The score is complemented excellently by Carmen Twillie's (of the opening song of The Lion King) wordless vocals.  There's also a cool mandolin performance in the latter tracks.

01.  Overture  (6:30) 
02.  Is any body there ?  (11:08) 
04.  I´ll be Back  (2:20) 
05.  The Staircase  (Composed by Stanley Myers) (1:46) 
06.  Me and my Daughter....  (17:42) 

Comments:  Unfortunately, I don't have this score, but from what I've heard it sounds great!

01.   Trains  (13:51)
02.   Devoe's Revenge  (Composed by Gavin Greenaway)  (5:14)
03.   Sarajevo  (8:40)
04.   Chase  (17:04)
05.   Peacemaker  (9:47)

Comments:  Zimmer's first score as head of Dreamworks, and what a score indeed.  Quite under-rated by many, The Peacemaker has got some of the geatest moments Zimmer has ever written (ie. any cue containing wordless vocals are excellent).  There's also a cool remix (so-to-speak) of the theme from Crimson Tide; you'll notice it in the closing minutes of the 4th track.  Oh, and if you go to my audio page, you'll find a clip from the unreleased End Credits!  Promo disc (on the left) has no extra material.

01.   Hate  (7:26)
02.   Happy Birthday Maggie  (5:36)
03.   Wedding Bells  (8:06)
04.   Hells Kitchen  (5:08)

Comments:  Also known as "The Assassin"in Australia, this score has a very strong classical influence (eg. repeated, ascending motifs- I think that's how you describe it- been way too long since I picked up my music theory book!).  I don't particularly like this score that much, but it's certainly not bad- just not my "type" of music (which is the same with The Fan).

01.  The Rainmaker  (7:46)
02.  Mother Africa  (6:19)
03.  Of Death and Dying  (4:11)
06.  Woza Mfana  (1:56)
09.  Penny Whistle Song (2:14)
12.  Mother Africa Reprise (8:02)

Comments:  What an uplifting music experience!  The entire album by Zimmer is basically non-score (however there are some symphonic arrangements similar to that of "God U Tekem Laef Blong Mi" from The Thin Red Line), meaning of course it's almost 100% beautiful vocals!  If only every score of this type sounded this great (take note Goldmsith fans!)

Comments:  See Bootleg Section

2.   Deliver Us  (Song Produced by Hans Zimmer) (7:16)
3.   The Reprimand  (4:05)
4.   Following Tzipporah  (1:01)
5.   All I Ever Wanted  (Song Produced by Hans Zimmer & Harry Gregson-Williams) (2:51)
6.   Goodbye Brother (5:34)
7.   Through Heavens Eyes  (Song Produced by Gavin Greenaway) (3:42)
8.   The Burning Bush (7:18)
9.   Playing With The Boys  (Song Produced by John Powell) (2:53)
10. Cry (3:50)
11. Rally  (0:43)
12. The Plagues  (Song Produced by Gavin Greenaway) (2:40)
13. Death of the First Born (1:08)
14. When You Believe  (Song Produced by Zimmer) (4:05)
15. Red Sea (5:15)

The Prince of Egypt: Collector's Edition
Catalogue Number:  DRMDM-58011
Label:  Dreamworks Records
Total Score:  10:10

01.  It Is Only Beginning  (3:43)
06.  The Chariot Race  (6:27) 

The Prince of Egypt: Sampler
Catalogue Number:  PRO-CD-5129A
Label:  Dreamworks Records
Total Score:  13:42

12.  The Burning Bush  (7:16) 
13.  The Chariot Race  (6:26)

Comments:  5 POE CD's were released in total!  Score and song were nominated for Best Original Comedy or Musical Score, and Best song- only the latter category won- Zimmer is once again denied an Oscar (Anne Dudley stole his As Good As It gets oscar- at least she made up for it with her brilliant American History: X).  Nevertheless, one of Zimmer's most inspiring scores to date.  Music ranges from ethnic, emotional, to inspired.  POE: Collector's Edition contains 2 very, very good score cues that weren't on the original soundtrack- a definite must have.  The POE box set contains all three standard released CD's (that is, the Inpired, Nashville, and Original Soundtrack CD's).  The Japanese printing of POE is sung in Japanese (as would other international releases I'd imagine)  The press kit contains odds-and-ends that aren't available anywhere else- eg. movie stills, score demos, etc.  There is a reported 2-CD complete score bootleg floating around- unfortunately, it contains sound effects (taken from the DVD source).  I've also heard that some real (ie. SFX-free) unreleased score tracks are available- I cannot obtain them unfortunately- they do not amount to 2CD's of score though.  Lastly, Harry Gregson-Williams contributed a cue or two to the score- shame they didn't get a release either.