The Shrek Soundtracks are a collection of soundtracks from all four movies of the Shrek series movies, including separate editions for the movie score. Each soundtrack contains all songs featured in their respective film, and the score soundtrack contains the music composed by Harry Gregson-Williams.
Shrek introduced a new element to give the film a unique feel; the film used pop music and other oldies to make the story more forward. Covers of songs like "On the Road Again" and "Try a Little Tenderness" were integrated in the film's score.[1] As the film was about to be completed, Katzenberg suggested to the filmmakers to redo the film's ending in order to "go out with a big laugh"; instead of ending film with just a storybook closing over Shrek and Fiona as they ride off into the sunset, they decided to add a song "I'm a Believer" by Smash Mouth and show all the fairytale creatures in the film.[2]
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, therefore the filmmakers wanted to have Cale's version appear in the film.[3]
Shrek 2: Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack for the hit 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 the 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 1980's Bonnie Tyler hit "Holding Out for a Hero".
Shrek 2: Party CD is a bonus CD released exclusively at US Walmart stores[27] 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.[28] The songs are credited to the characters who sang the songs.[26]
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.
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.
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
No.
Title
Length
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
Notes
^Although the song was performed by John Cale in the film, it didn't appear on the soundtrack album.[7]
References
^Neuwirth, Allan (2003). Makin' Toons: Inside the Most Popular Animated TV Shows and Movies. Skyhorse Publishing Inc. p. 32. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
