Washington, June 2 -- There is a reason the Tarzan soundtrack is so iconic, and it all has to do with Phil Collins. Musician and songwriter Phil Collins described the moment he realised he needed to sing all of the film's music in other languages.

The singer sang in multiple different languages for the 'Tarzan' movie

"Someone says, 'Excuse me, we go to 35 countries. So I'm afraid you're going to... are you going to try to sing in Spanish or Swahili?'" he recalled in the throwback clip.

Before working on the Disney animated tale, Collins said he had "never ever sung anything in another language before," reported People.

"So that's another plus, that's another new thing I've learned while doing this project," he added, noting that it "o...