"El Dorado" is the 1st track on the album The Road to El Dorado from the Film of the same name. The soundtrack features songs by Elton John and Tim Rice, as well as composers Hans Zimmer and John Powell. John is also credited periodically narrating the story in song throughout the film. The film follows two con artists who, after winning the map to El Dorado in Spain, wash ashore in the New World, where they use the map to lead them to the city of El Dorado, where its inhabitants mistake them for gods. The Road to El Dorado was theatrically released in the United States on March 31, 2000, to mixed reviews; some praise was directed at the plot and characterization as well as the soundtrack and animation style. The film was a box office bomb, grossing $76 million worldwide on a production budget of about $95 million. Despite the reception, re-evaluation in later years has given The Road to El Dorado new legions of fans and has established it as a cult film.