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1. Shrek Soundtrack 3
2. Shrek Soundtrack I'm A Believer
3. Shrek Soundtrack Youtube

DreamWorks Records (0044-50305-2)

Following in the footsteps of the original Shrek soundtrack, Shrek 2 emphasizes the crossover potential of the movie and its music. Unfortunately, though, the album doesn't have as many surprises as its predecessor; none of the songs here have the same left-field feel as Rufus Wainwright's version of 'Hallelujah' (or the John Cale version that actually appeared in the film), although Tom Waits. The CD came quickly and in excellent condition. Has some good songs on and worth buying if you enjoyed the soundtrack of the film! Would recommend the Shrek 2 soundtrack as has some great songs on too!

Release Date:May 15, 2001

Formats: CD, Digital

Music By

• Various Artists

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Track Listing

Related Albums

• Shrek - Vinyl EditionGeffen Records

  Released: August 2, 2019

  Format: Vinyl (40 min)

• Shrek - Original ScoreVarese Sarabande (302 066 308 2 / VSD-6308)

  Released: December 4, 2001

  Formats: CD, Digital (44 min)

• Varese Sarabande: 40 Years of Great Film Music 1978-2018Varese Sarabande

  Released: November 16, 2018

  Format: CD (155 min)

• Varese Sarabande: A 25th Anniversary CelebrationVarese Sarabande (302 066 460 2)

  Released: 2003

  Format: CD (300 min)

• The Film Music of John PowellPromotional Release

  Released: 2001

  Format: CD (55 min)

Music Used in Trailers

Shrek Soundtrack 3

• Theatrical Trailer
• 'I'm A Believer' Shrek (2001) - Smash Mouth
• 'Best Years Of Our Lives' Shrek (2001) - Baha Men

Review: Shrek

Shrek is a groundbreaking animated film that delivers laugh after laugh in either the form of snappy dialogue or cute gross out humor (this is a family movie after all). This is a modern day anti-fairy tale that pokes fun at almost every story we ever heard growing up as kids. The story focuses on Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers), who is a big green ogre that enjoys his privacy living alone on the swamp. One day the ruler of the land, Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow), decides to make all fairy tale creatures illegal and evicts them from his kingdom to the swamp where Shrek lives. Furious at this invasion of his land and privacy, Shrek strikes a deal with Lord Farquaad that allows him to reclaim his swampland if he rescues a princess in distress. Along the journey that unfolds Shrek picks up a sidekick donkey (Eddie Murphy) that never stops cracking jokes and discovers he has deep feelings for Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) whom he was sent to rescue. What unfolds next is a story that can't stop from being warm and fuzzy yet simultaneously hilarious with your classic 'happily ever after' ending.

Shrek Soundtrack I'm A Believer

If you are a fan of orchestrated soundtracks this album will only tease you with a 3-minute medley of score excerpts on the final track, 'True Love's First Kiss.' DreamWorks, which in the past has always released original scores for its animated films, has decided to fill the rest of the album with songs from groups like Smash Mouth and Eels. The result of this is an album that is fun but not entirely reflective of the beauty and imagery of the film it represents.

Smash Mouth performs a hip and edgy cover of 'I'm a Believer,' but I tend to favor Eddie Murphy's reprise of the same title, which is far more memorable and entertaining. Smash Mouth makes a second appearance on the album with their overplayed hit 'All Star.' Although Shrek is the 3rd or 4th soundtrack appearance for 'All Star,' the song is used in the opening credits as we watch Shrek begin his daily ritual of dancing around in a shower of swamp goo and brushing his teeth with bug guts—quickly setting the fun-loving mood of this film.

There are some other noteworthy artist appearances on the album. 'Best Years Of Our Lives,' performed by The Baha Men is a Caribbean pop mix that will redeem the group for letting the dogs out earlier in the year. Also, The Proclaimers have again risen from mainstream obscurity to please us with their rock-folk tune entitled 'I'm On My Way.'.

Although there are several songs on this soundtrack I wish they had replaced with white noise, a handful of 'unplugged' songs help to capture the beauty and romance that is a key point in the tale of Shrek. For the solo 'Hallelujah,' Rufus Wainwright uses nothing more than a piano and voice to bring the audience to tears during one of Shrek's most touching and trying scenes. Jason Wade strums an acoustic guitar for 'You Belong To Me,' which is sure to make its way into the playlists of slow dancing couples everywhere. 'It Is You (I Have Loved),' performed by Dana Glover, is laced with woodwinds and drumbeats akin to something Celine Dion would have boasted if she hadn't 'retired' so early. This song was played as the ending credits rolled and it is the only song in the collection based on the main love theme in the orchestral score, written by Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell (with Gavin Greenaway for the song).

Although DreamWorks has created a soundtrack with a mix of songs that will touch the hearts of young and old just as Shrek did, your collection will not be complete until they release the entire score and give composers Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell the credit they deserve.

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Movie Information

Credits

• directorAndrew Adamson
• directorVicky Jenson

Movie Purchasing Links

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Soundrack Albums

• Shrek - Original ScoreVarese Sarabande (302 066 308 2 / VSD-6308)

  Released: December 4, 2001

  Formats: CD, Digital (44 min)

• ShrekDreamWorks Records (0044-50305-2)

  Released: May 15, 2001

  Formats: CD, Digital (40 min)

• Shrek - Vinyl EditionGeffen Records

  Released: August 2, 2019

  Format: Vinyl (40 min)

Song Credits

• ALL STAR
  Written by Greg Camp
  Performed by Smash Mouth
  Courtesy of Interscope Records
  Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
  Produced and Mixed by Eric Valentine
• MEDITATION
  Written by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Norman Gimbel and Newton Mendonca
  Performed by Antonio Carlos Jobim
  Courtesy of Verve Records
  Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
• ON THE ROAD AGAIN
  Written by Willie Nelson
  Performed by Eddie Murphy
• WELCOME TO DULOC
  Music by Mike Himeistein
  Lyrics by Eric Darnell
• FRiENDS
  Written by Mark Klingman and Buzzy Linhart
  Performed by Eddie Murphy
• BAD REPUTATION
  Written by Joan Jett, Kenny Laguna, Ritchie Cordell and Marty Kupersmith
  Performed by Joan Jett
  Courtesy of Blackheart Records
• WHIPPED CREAM
  Written by Naomi Neville
  Performed by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
  Courtesy of A&M Records
  Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
• I'M ON MY WAY
  Written by Charlie Reid and Craig Reid
  Performed by The Proclaimers
  Courtesy of Chrysalis Records, Ltd.
  Under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets
• ESCAPE
  (THE PIÑA COLADA SONG)
  Written and Performed by Rupert Holmes
  Courtesy of MCA Records
  Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
• MERRY MEN
  Written by Kirby Tepper, Andrew Adamson and Conrad Vernon
  Performed by Vincent Cassel
• MY BELOVED MONSTER
  Written by E
  Performed by eels
  Courtesy of DreamWorks Records
• STAY HOME
  Written by Matt Mahaufey
  Performed by Self
  Courtesy of DreamWorks Records
  Produced and Mixed by Eric Valentine
• YOU BELONG TO ME
  Written by Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart and Chilton Price
  Performed by Jason Wade
  Courtesy of DreamWorks Records
• BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
  Written by David Jaymes and Geoffrey Deane
  Performed by Baha Men
  Courtesy of S-Curve Records
  Produced by Michael Mangini and Steve Greenberg
• HALLELUJAH
  Written by Leonard Cohen
  Performed by John Cale
  Courtesy of Menhir Music
• LIKE WOW!
  Written by Jimmy Harry and Sandra St. Victor
  Performed by Leslie Carter
  Courtesy of DreamWorks Records
• TRY A LFITLE TENDERNESS
  Written by Harry Woods, Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly
  Performed by Eddie Murphy
• IT IS YOU (I HAVE LOVED)
  Music by Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell and Gavin Greenaway
  Lyrics by Dana Glover
  Performed by Dana Glover
  Courtesy of DreamWorks Records
  Produced by Gavin Greenaway and Harry Gregson-Williams
• I'M A BELIEVER
  Words and Music by Neil Diamond
  Performed by Smash Mouth
  Courtesy of Interscope Records
  Produced and Mixed by Eric Valentine
  Additional Vocals by Eddie Murphy

Compilation Soundtracks

• Varese Sarabande: 40 Years of Great Film Music 1978-2018Varese Sarabande

  Released: November 16, 2018

  Format: CD (155 min)

• Varese Sarabande: A 25th Anniversary CelebrationVarese Sarabande (302 066 460 2)

  Released: 2003

  Format: CD (300 min)

Promotional / Bootleg Soundtracks

• The Film Music of John PowellPromotional Release

  Released: 2001

  Format: CD (55 min)

Trailer Music Used From

• Theatrical Trailer
• 'Red Dog' - Non-Stop Music
• 'Try a Little Tenderness' - Otis Redding
• 'I'm A Believer' - Smash Mouth
• 'Best Years Of Our Lives' (2000) - Baha Men
• Teaser Trailer
• 'I'm A Believer' - The Monkees
• 'I'm on My Way' - The Proclaimers
• 'Bad Reputation' - Joan Jett
• 'Young at Heart' - Jimmy Durante

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