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Call of the Guard is the opening theme song for the Disney Junior animated television series The Lion Guard.

Although the instrumental is half, the song is performed by The Lion Guard Chorus in the Swahili language, but added with an African-oriented beat.

There are two versions of the song, one for Season 1, and a slightly modified version for Season 2 and Season 3. Starting in Never Judge a Hyena by Its Spots to Fire from the Sky, the song always ends with Kion reading the title of the episode. Starting in The Harmattan to Return to the Pride Lands, Mufasa reads the episode's title.

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Lion Guard Call of the Guard Season 2 Opening

Season 2 Version (Click here)



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The Lion Guard Season 3 Opening 2-3

Season 3-Version #2 (Click here)

Sequence[]

The sequence begins with a view of the Pride Lands and showing Kion, leader of the Lion Guard on top of Pride Rock and Ono flying above him. Fuli is speeding past a lake and Besthe, in the lake, tosses a large stone. Bunga grabs an egg and balances on the stone towards a bird's nest, giving the egg back to its mother. Rafiki paints and colors Kion's mane, on a cave wall, transitioning to him smiling. The birds are flying up in the air and Bunga is swinging on a vine, splashing while Timon and Pumbaa witness. Kion's group of friends stand and meet a few African animals. The birds fly across the sunset. The intro transitions from the African treetops to the Lair of the Lion Guard where the Guard rushes out into action. Beshte knocks away Janja and his crew, protecting Pim the hyrax from them, before the entire Lion Guard group on a rock platform, ending the intro with Kion using the Roar of the Elders.

In Season 2, from Let Sleeping Crocs Lie to Fire From the Sky, the intro is mostly the same up to the transition from Rafiki's painting of Kion to Kion smiling. There is then a sequence of the the Outlanders in the volcano as they summon the spirit of Scar. There is then new animation of the Lion Guard battling Scar's hyenas in the Outlands, with Beshte knocking them away in the same manner as he did in the previous intro, ending with Kion roaring with his Lion Guard.

In the first half of Season 3, from The Harmattan to Friends to the End, the sequence begins with an older Lion Guard, with their new recruit Anga as well as Makini leaving the Pride Lands following their great battle with Scar and his army. Ono, now the Lion Guard's smartest, is shown using his memory to recall Rafiki's map of the Moja Kwa Moja Stones seen in the premiere episode to aid the Lion Guard in finding the restorative Tree of Life. The Guard is shown passing through landmarks that they encounter on their journey as shown in several episodes. The intro sequence ends with the Lion Guard standing bravely over a rock formation as they move forward on their journey.

From the second half of Season 3, from The Tree of Life to Return to the Pride Lands the sequence is relatively the same until the end where the Guard is shown meeting the Night Pride and arriving at the Tree of Life, ending their journey.

At the end, the series' logo was appeared.

Lyrics[]

Ngoma wa kumbe, kumbe
Ngoma ma tuimbe, tuimbe
Ma makumve!
Kweli kweli, Ma makumve!
Kweli, kweli
Ngoma wa kumbe, kumbe
Ngoma ma tuimbe, tuimbe
Tutazame -zame -zame
Tutazame -zame -zame
Na farana!
Bayahiki dana!
Bayahiki dana!
Tutsiyama njama
Sonya wana mbandi bayahiki dana awa simba
ma tutawa saidia
Wanyama, ote wanyama!
Tutawese farana simba
Tutawese farana simba
Tutawese kwene,
Lethu wese, Ingonyama!
Tutawese farana simba
Tutawese farana simba
Tutawese kwene,
'gonyama, Ingonyama!
Bayahiki dana!
Na simba kulindana!

Trivia[]

  • The opening's sequence was animated in Canada by the same studio (Mercury) that also worked on fellow Disney Junior series, Jake and the Never Land Pirates.
  • A longer version was released exclusively on The Lion Guard Soundtrack. This extended track is over four times as long as the opening title to the television series.
  • An earlier version of this opening included Mufasa, Simba and Nala, in the final-cut version, they do not appear.
  • According to Christopher Willis, the song is all about coming together, guarding the legend of the past and the hopes for the future.[1]


References[]

Songs in The Lion Guard
Return of the Roar Songs
A Beautiful Day (Ni Siku Nzuri)Zuka ZamaTonight We StrikeKion's Lament
The Rise of Scar Songs
FujoThe Path of HonorBring Back a LegendToday is my Day
Battle for the Pride Lands Songs
We Will DefendA New Way to GoOn The Last NightWhen I Led the Guard
Episode Songs
Season 1 Songs
We're the Same (Sisi Ni Sawa)Don't Make a StinkBunga the WiseMake Way for Bunga the WiseDuties of the KingOutta the Way (Reprise) • Jackal StyleOur Kupatana CommunityMy Own WayAll Hail the VulturesUtamu (credits) • Hero InsideBird of a Thousand VoicesPanic and RunTrail to Hope (credits) • Hakuna MatataLife in the Pride LandsWe'll Make You a MealFind Your RoarChungu's LamentBaboons!Beware of the ZimwiLions Over AllStand Up, Stand OutKuishi Ni KuchekaRunning with the KingHadithi the HeroMakin' Hippo LanesTickbirds and Rhinos
Season 2 Songs
Teke Ruka TelezaWelcome to the SummitThe Traveling Baboon ShowA Real MealI Have A PlanLook on the Bright SideThree of a KindThe Worst Hyena We KnowMay There Be PeaceBig Bad KengeChristmas in the Pride Lands (credits) • The Twelve Ways of ChristmasI Do Have a Great Deal to SayFabulous DhahabuGive a Little Guy a ChanceWe're the SmartestGood King SimbaThe Faster I GoI'm Gonna Run This DumpNow You See Me, Now You Don'tWisdom on the WallsThe Zebra MastermindKwetu Ni KwetuNothin’ to Fear Down HereShujaa Ponda (Reprise) • Pride Landers Unite!Prance With MeTujiinue (Reprise) • Height and Sight
Season 3 Songs
The Tree of Life (song)A Snow Monkey's HomeGhost of the MountainAnythingThat's the Dolphin WayAs You Move ForwardGo Go FlamingoYou Best Not Mess With MamaFriends to the EndKion's ReckoningWelcome to the Tree of LifeWho is Better Than WhoPoa the DestroyerLong Live the QueenRemember What Makes You YouThe Power of the Roar (credits) • Of the Same PrideAs You Move OnLong Live the King
Other Songs
A to Z with the Lion GuardCall of the GuardCall of the Guard (Full Version)Circle of Life (Song)Five Little MonkeysGood FoodHere Comes the Lion GuardIt Is TimeMulberry BushSiku Za MvuaThe Legend of ScarTwinkle, Twinkle, Little StarZuka Zama (pilot concept)
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