The Shrek soundtracks are a collection of soundtracks from all four movies of the
Shrek series , including separate editions for the movie score. Each soundtrack contains all songs that featured in their respective film, and the score soundtrack contains the music composed by
Harry Gregson-Williams and
John Powell .
Shrek (2001)
Background
Shrek was unique in that it used
pop music and other
oldies to move the story forward. Covers of songs like "
On the Road Again " and "
Try a Little Tenderness " were integrated in the film's score.
[1] The lyrics to "
The Gingerbread Man " and "
The Muffin Man " were also used as dialogue in a parody interrogation scene between
Lord Farquaad and Gingy.
[2] As the film was about to be completed, Katzenberg suggested the filmmakers redo the film's ending in order to "go out with a big laugh"; instead of ending the film with a storybook closing over
Shrek and
Fiona as they ride off into the sunset, they decided to add the song "
I'm a Believer " by
Smash Mouth and show all the fairytale creatures in the film.
[3]
Although Rufus Wainwright's version of the song
"Hallelujah" appeared in the soundtrack album, it was John Cale's version that appeared in the film. Wainwright was an artist for
DreamWorks and
John Cale was not, thus licensing issues prohibited Cale's version from appearing in the soundtrack album.
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Soundtrack
Shrek: Music from the Original Motion Picture Released May 15, 2001
Genre
Length 39 :49
Label
DreamWorks
Producer
Ron Aniello ,
Joe Barresi ,
Jon Brion ,
Jimmy Harry , Oliver Leiber,
Patrick Leonard ,
Michael Mangini ,
Eric Valentine ,
Pete Wingfield ,
Gavin Greenaway ,
Harry Gregson-Williams ,
John Powell ,
Steve Greenberg
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Shrek: Music from the Original Motion Picture is the
soundtrack of the 2001
Academy Award -winning and
Golden Globe -nominated
animated feature
Shrek .
The album was nominated for the
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music (lost to the score of
Moulin Rouge! ) and the
Grammy Award for "Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media" (lost to the score of
O Brother, Where Art Thou? ).
The album has sold 2,475,000 copies in the US as of April 2014.
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Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Stay Home" (performed by
Self )
Matt Mahaffey 3:32 2. "
I'm a Believer " (performed by
Smash Mouth )
Neil Diamond
Eric Valentine 3:10 3. "
Like Wow! " (performed by
Leslie Carter )
Jimmy Harry ,
Sandra St. Victor Oliver Leiber,
David Gamson 3:35 4. "It Is You (I Have Loved)" (performed by
Harry Gregson-Williams &
Dana Glover )
Harry Gregson-Williams ,
John Powell ,
Gavin Greenaway ,
Dana Glover Gavin Greenaway, Harry Gregson-Williams 3:59 5. "
Best Years of Our Lives " (performed by
Baha Men )
David Jaymes , Geoffrey Deane, Marvin Prosper
Michael Mangini ,
Steve Greenberg 2:57 6. "
Bad Reputation " (performed by
Halfcocked ) (Original version by
Joan Jett used in the film
[7] ) Joan Jett,
Kenny Laguna ,
Ritchie Cordell , Marty Kupersmith
Joe Barresi 2:21 7. "
My Beloved Monster " (performed by
Eels )
E
Jon Brion , E 2:12 8. "
You Belong to Me " (performed by
Jason Wade )
Pee Wee King ,
Redd Stewart ,
Chilton Price
Ron Aniello 2:42 9. "
All Star " (performed by Smash Mouth)
Greg Camp Eric Valentine 3:21 10. "
Hallelujah " (performed by
Rufus Wainwright
[7]
[Note 1] )
Leonard Cohen
Patrick Leonard 4:09 11. "
I'm on My Way " (performed by
The Proclaimers ) Charlie Reid, Craig Reid
Pete Wingfield 3:40 12. "I'm a Believer (Reprise)" (performed by
Eddie Murphy ) Neil Diamond
N/A 1:14 13. "True Love's First Kiss" (
Film score ) Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell 3:11
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating
AllMusic
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Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Songs that appear in the film but not on the soundtrack album
Songs in Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party!
These songs feature in the party at the end of the movie.
Score
Shrek: Original Motion Picture Score is the
film score to the 2001
Academy Award winning animated feature,
Shrek . It is composed by
Harry Gregson-Williams and
John Powell and was the second soundtrack released from the film. It is also the third collaboration between Gregson-Williams and Powell for a DreamWorks animated film, the first two being
Antz and
Chicken Run .
Track listing
All tracks are written by
Harry Gregson-Williams and
John Powell
Title 1. "Fairytale" 1:26 2. "Ogre Hunters / Fairytale Deathcamp" 1:35 3. "Donkey Meets Shrek" 2:37 4. "Eating Alone" 1:17 5. "Uninvited Guests" 2:09 6. "March of Farquaad" 0:38 7. "The Perfect King" 1:17 8. "Welcome to Duloc" 0:34 9. "Tournament Speech" 0:51 10. "What Kind of Quest" 2:22 11. "Dragon! / Fiona Awakens" 2:06 12. "One of a Kind Knight" 1:19 13. "Saving Donkey's Ass" 0:43 14. "Escape from the Dragon" 1:58 15. "Helmet Hair" 2:08 16. "Delivery Boy Shrek / Making Camp" 0:47 17. "Friends Journey to Duloc" 2:42 18. "Starry Night" 0:58 19. "Singing Princess" 1:35 20. "Better Out Than In / Sunflower / I'll Tell Him" 2:10 21. "Merry Men" 0:43 22. "Fiona Kicks Ass" 0:28 23. "Fiona's Secret" 3:02 24. "Why Wait to Be Wed / You Thought Wrong" 1:58 25. "Ride the Dragon" 1:36 26. "I Object" 1:51 27. "Transformation / The End" 3:26 Total length: 44:16
* As titled on the Original Motion Picture Score album back cover.
Shrek 2 (2004)
Soundtrack
Shrek 2: Motion Picture Soundtrack Released May 11, 2004
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Genre
Length 47 :35
Label
DreamWorks ,
Geffen
Producer Brad Jones,
Brendan O'Brien ,
Gustavo Santaolalla ,
Guy Sigsworth ,
Eric Valentine ,
Tony Visconti ,
Andy Zulla ,
John Alagía , Andrew Sherman,
Joseph Arthur , Robin Eaton, Harry Gregson-Williams,
Ken Rich ,
Butterfly Boucher ,
Juan Campodónico ,
Mark Oliver Everett
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Shrek 2: Motion Picture Soundtrack is the
soundtrack for the animated comedy film
Shrek 2 and was released in May 2004, to accompany the release of the film. The soundtrack reached the Top 10 on the
Billboard 200 and number 1 on the Soundtrack Albums as well as topping the albums chart in Australia. The lead single, "
Accidentally in Love " by
Counting Crows , reached the Top 10 of the Billboard Adult Top 40, the Top 20 of singles charts worldwide and was nominated for an
Academy Award for Best Song . The soundtrack also features two versions of the 1980s
Bonnie Tyler hit "
Holding Out for a Hero ".
Track listing
Eddie Murphy is briefly heard singing "
One " and the theme song from "
Rawhide ".
Ben Folds ' song "
Rockin' the Suburbs " was used in one of the DVD trailers of the film, but was not included on the soundtrack nor in the film, but it would eventually be featured in another DreamWorks film,
Over the Hedge .
The first trailer features "All Star" by Smash Mouth.
When the messengers come to Shrek's swamp, a trumpeter plays the melody of the
Hawaii 5-O Opening Theme by
Morton Stevens .
After Shrek's friends start a party in Shrek's house,
Chic 's song "
Le Freak " is heard.
In the mid-credits scene, Eddie Murphy is heard singing "
All by Myself "
Joseph Arthur 's song "You're So True" is the original version in the soundtrack and the remix is heard in the film's end credits. The remix is produced by
Tom Rothrock , and the full track is exclusively available to both the physical and iTunes versions released in the UK.
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds song "People Ain't No Good" is slightly censored, removing the "shit" from the lyric "bullshit" so that it would be appropriate for inclusion on the soundtrack.
Chart positions
Certifications
Songs from Far Far Away Idol
Most of the original voice–actors reprised their roles, with some performed by additional singers.
"
Disco Inferno " by
The Trammps ; sung by
Donkey (
Eddie Murphy )
"
Mr. Roboto " by
Styx ; sung by Pinocchio (
Cody Cameron )
"
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun " by
Cyndi Lauper ; sung by Doris, The Ugly Stepsister (
Larry King )
"
Hungry Like the Wolf " by
Duran Duran ; sung by the Three Pigs (
Cody Cameron ) and the Big Bad Wolf (
Aron Warner )
"
I'm Too Sexy " by
Right Said Fred ; sung by Prince Charming (Randy Crenshaw)
"
I Can See Clearly Now " by
Johnny Nash ; sung by The Three Blind Mice (Randy Crenshaw)
"
Sugar, Sugar " by
The Archies ; sung by Gingy (
Conrad Vernon )
"
Hooked on a Feeling " by
Blue Swede ; sung by Captain Hook (
Matt Mahaffey )
"
These Boots Are Made for Walking " by
Nancy Sinatra ; sung by
Puss in Boots (
Antonio Banderas )
"
What I Like About You " by
The Romantics ; sung by
Shrek (
Mike Myers , singing voice by
Michael Gough ) and
Fiona (
Cameron Diaz , singing voice by
Renee Sands )
[footnote 1]
"
My Way " by
Frank Sinatra ; sung by
Simon Cowell (singing voice by Rick Riso)
Shrek 2: Party CD
Shrek 2: Party CD is a bonus CD released exclusively at US
Walmart stores alongside the Shrek 2 film. The bonus CD features six songs taken from the Far Far Away Idol ending featured at the end of the film as well as six karaoke tracks of the same six songs. The songs are credited to the
characters who sang the songs.
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Track listing
Title Writer(s) Performer(s) 1. "Disco Inferno" Leroy Green,
Ron Kersey
Donkey 2:48 2. "
These Boots Are Made for Walkin' "
Lee Hazlewood
Puss in Boots 2:25 3. "I Can See Clearly Now" Johnny Nash Three Blind Mice 2:26 4. "Hooked on a Feeling"
Mark James Captain Hook 2:18 5. "I'm Too Sexy"
Fred Fairbrass ,
Richard Fairbrass , Rob Manzoli Prince Charming 2:57 6. "What I Like About You" Wally Palmar, Mike Skill, Jimmy Marinos
Shrek &
Fiona 3:21 7. "Disco Inferno" (Karaoke) Green, Kersey 2:51 8. "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (Karaoke) Hazlewood 2:27 9. "I Can See Clearly Now" (Karaoke) Nash 2:41 10. "Hooked on a Feeling" (Karaoke) James 2:39 11. "I'm Too Sexy" (Karaoke) Fairbrass, Fairbrass, Manzoli 3:05 12. "What I Like About You" (Karaoke) Palmar, Skill, Marinos 3:01 Total length: 33:06
Score
Shrek 2: Original Motion Picture Score Released December 7, 2004
Genre
Length 40 :25
Label Varèse Sarabande
Shrek 2: Original Motion Picture Score is the
film score to the 2004 animated feature,
Shrek 2 , the
sequel to the
Academy Award winner Shrek . Unlike its predecessor, the score for Shrek 2 was only composed by Harry Gregson-Williams.
Track listing
All tracks are written by
Harry Gregson-Williams
Title 1. "Prince Charming" 2:05 2. "Leaving Home" 1:12 3. "Far Far Away" 1:44 4. "Family Dinner" 2:10 5. "Fiona's Room" 1:01 6. "We Need to Talk" 1:32 7. "The Poison Apple" 1:20 8. "The Factory" 1:40 9. "By the Ol' Oak" 2:02 10. "Annoying Talking Animal" 2:56 11. "The Potion Room" 3:08 12. "Deep Fried" 2:02 13. "Not Meant to Be" 2:49 14. "The Ball" 1:09 15. "The Prince of Her Dreams" 2:16 16. "Tonight on "Knights"" 0:48 17. "Magic Tea" 1:50 18. "The Mission" 1:29 19. "Muffin Man" 1:10 20. "Get the Wand" 2:08 21. "All Is Revealed" 3:16 22. "Dragon!!" 0:38 Total length: 40:25
When Shrek's friends break him out of prison, the central motif from
Mission: Impossible by
Danny Elfman is heard as Pinocchio descends on puppet strings as another allusion to the film franchise.
Footnotes:
^ Renee Sandstrom as credited
Shrek the Third (2007)
Soundtrack
Shrek the Third: Motion Picture Soundtrack Released May 15, 2007
Genre
Length 50 :45
Label
Geffen
Producer
Ron Fair ,
Abraham Laboriel ,
Thom Panunzio ,
Jack Joseph Puig , Philip White,
The Underdogs , Harry Gregson-Williams,
will.i.am , Tal Herzberg, Mark Oliver Everett, Jared Gosselin, Mateo Laboriel
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Shrek the Third: Motion Picture Soundtrack , the soundtrack for the film
Shrek the Third was released on May 15, 2007, on
Geffen Records . A wide range of artists are featured in this soundtrack, including
Paul McCartney & Wings ,
Led Zeppelin ,
Eels ,
The Ramones ,
Fergie , and
Wolfmother .
Eddie Murphy and
Antonio Banderas perform another duet, a cover of
Sly & the Family Stone 's "
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) ".
Track listing
Chart positions
Songs that appear in the film but not the soundtrack album
Score
Shrek the Third: Original Motion Picture Score Released June 19, 2007
Genre Score Length 37 :13
Label Varèse Sarabande
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Shrek the Third: Original Motion Picture Score is the film score to the 2007 animated feature
Shrek the Third , the third movie in the
Shrek series. It was composed by British composer Harry Gregson-Williams.
Track listing
All tracks are written by
Harry Gregson-Williams
Title 1. "The Royal Treatment" 2:31 2. "Fatherly Dreams" 2:19 3. "The Frog King Dies" 2:51 4. "Another Adventure" 2:33 5. "Little Ogre Feet" 1:53 6. "Worcestershiree?" 1:53 7. "Charmed & Dangerous" 3:25 8. "Artie's Sob Story" 1:33 9. "A Warm & Fuzzy Navel" 2:17 10. "The Campfire" 1:34 11. "The Hook Attack" 1:22 12. "Merlin" 1:48 13. "The Trip Home" 2:15 14. "Princess Resistance" 2:26 15. "The Dressing Room" 2:19 16. "The Show Begins" 2:03 17. "King Arthur" 3:30 18. "(Almost) Alone at Last" 2:01 Total length: 37:13
Shrek Forever After (2010)
Soundtrack
Track listing
This is the first film in the series to not feature a song by Eels.
Omitted tracks
"
Orinoco Flow " by
Enya
"Adi-Eu" by REPULSIVE (played during the end credits)
Chart positions
Score
Shrek Forever After: Original Motion Picture Score Released May 25, 2010
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Genre Score Length 42 :24
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Label Varèse Sarabande
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Shrek Forever After: Original Motion Picture Score is the film score to the 2010 animated feature
Shrek Forever After , the fourth and final movie in the Shrek series. It was composed by British composer Harry Gregson-Williams.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Harry Gregson-Williams
Title 1. "Once (More) Upon a Time" 1:59 2. "Rumpelstiltskin" 3:30 3. "Same Day, Every Day" 3:32 4. "Shrek Signs the Deal" 3:36 5. "Rumpel's Kingdom" 4:21 6. "The Exit Clause" 2:36 7. "Ogre Resistance" 1:50 8. ""Din Din!"" 0:28 9. "Rumpel's Announcement" 3:17 10. "Planning the Attack" 2:10 11. "Fiona Doesn't Love Me" 3:17 12. "Deal of a Lifetime" 3:04 13. "The Main Event" 1:49 14. "Rumpel's Defeat" 2:22 15. "His Day Is Up" 2:43 16. "Never Been Better" 1:31 Total length: 42:24
Songs featured in specials and shorts
Donkey's Caroling Christmas-tacular
Thriller Night
Notes
^ Although the song was performed by
John Cale in the film, it didn't appear on the soundtrack album due to licensing.
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