Beyoncé Drops Stunning Lion King-Themed Music Video for 'Spirit'

Beyoncé surprised fans by dropping a music video for her song “Spirit” from the upcoming remake of The Lion King last night — and it is gorgeous.

The video sees Queen Bey switching through a variety of flowing costume changes in the midst of the desert (undoubtedly meant to represent Africa, where The Lion King is set). It’s hard to pay much attention to the actual lyrics because everything is just so beautiful. Including Beyoncé, obviously.

Bey is joined by a slew of dancers throughout the vid, and even Blue Ivy makes a guest appearance early on. The Lion King is a family experience, after all.

“Spirit” is a track off the upcoming album The Lion King: The Gift, which Beyoncé both produced and curated.

“This soundtrack is a love letter to Africa and I wanted to make sure we found the best talent from Africa, and not just use some of the sounds and did my interpretation of it,” she told ABC.

“We’ve kind of created our own genre and I feel like the soundtrack is the first soundtrack where it becomes visual in your mind. The soundscape is more than just the music because each song tells the story of the film.”

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The soundtrack will feature other songs from Beyoncé, as well as Childish Gambino, Kendrick Lamar, Jay-Z, Pharrell, and more.

Bey is voicing Nala in the upcoming CGI reboot of The Lion King, which is out in theaters on July 19. The soundtrack will be released the same day.