Shrek - Music from the Original Motion Picture [Soundtrack]

shrek - music from the original motion picture [soundtrack]

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Like The Muppet Show or The Simpsons, Shrek is tiered with visual appeal, fantasy, and sophisticated humor that appeals to children and adults on two mutually exclusive levels. Judging by the soundtrack alone, there is some genuine emotion coming from this movie; Rufus Wainwright, the Proclaimers, and especially the Eels all pen winsome, longing tunes. Dana Glover's "It Is You (I Have Loved)" represents the soundtrack's requisite glossy ballad, but it's better than most, and John Powell's climactic, orchestral "True Love's First Kiss" makes one wish there was a full score to accompany this soundtrack. On the flip side, Smash Mouth cover the Monkees' "I'm a Believer" with a groovy treatment of crunchy hip-hop beats, and Leslie Carter (sister of Aaron and Nick) gives a perky performance on the Britney-esque "Like Wow!" The soundtrack squeezes the last drops of juice from the overplayed Smash Mouth hit "All Star," but other than that, it strikes a great balance between cute-but-not-precious pop hits, and more grown-up songs that are well within reach of young ears. --Beth Massa

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Shrek - Music from the Original Motion Picture [Soundtrack]
Shrek - Music from the Original Motion Picture
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Fun
  • Different soundtracks..confusion?
  • Great for kids and parents
  • Not the soundtrack
  • No "damn" words for my kids.
 Shrek - Music from the Original Motion Picture
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Manufacturer: Dreamworks
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005CF9Y
Release Date: 2001-05-15

Tracks:

  1. Stay Home - Self
  2. I'm A Believer - Smash Mouth
  3. Like Wow! - Leslie Carter
  4. It Is You (I Have Loved) - Dana Glover
  5. Best Years Of Our Lives - Baha Men
  6. Bad Reputation - Halfcocked
  7. My Beloved Monster - Eels
  8. You Belong To Me - Jason Wade
  9. All Star - Smash Mouth
  10. Hallelujah - John Cale
  11. I'm On My Way - The Proclaimers
  12. I'm A Believer (Reprise) - Eddie Murphy
  13. True Love's First Kiss - John Powell

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Like The Muppet Show or The Simpsons, Shrek is tiered with visual appeal, fantasy, and sophisticated humor that appeals to children and adults on two mutually exclusive levels. Judging by the soundtrack alone, there is some genuine emotion coming from this movie; Rufus Wainwright, the Proclaimers, and especially the Eels all pen winsome, longing tunes. Dana Glover's "It Is You (I Have Loved)" represents the soundtrack's requisite glossy ballad, but it's better than most, and John Powell's climactic, orchestral "True Love's First Kiss" makes one wish there was a full score to accompany this soundtrack. On the flip side, Smash Mouth cover the Monkees' "I'm a Believer" with a groovy treatment of crunchy hip-hop beats, and Leslie Carter (sister of Aaron and Nick) gives a perky performance on the Britney-esque "Like Wow!" The soundtrack squeezes the last drops of juice from the overplayed Smash Mouth hit "All Star," but other than that, it strikes a great balance between cute-but-not-precious pop hits, and more grown-up songs that are well within reach of young ears. --Beth Massa

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Fun.......2007-06-28

The kids love it, I like it too. I looked for this for several years and it was nowhere; I guess they re-released it with Shrek 3 coming out. If you like the songs from the film, get it.

4 out of 5 stars Different soundtracks..confusion?.......2007-06-09

I bought the original soundtrack on another site because there are two versions...one with Rufus W. on the song, Hallelujah and a different singer on this version.
Make sure you like the version you are buying.

5 out of 5 stars Great for kids and parents.......2007-05-29

My kids and I love to listen to this in the car, it's all the songs from the movie. Great CD.

3 out of 5 stars Not the soundtrack.......2007-05-25

This is not the soundtrack, and only a couple of the songs are featured in the film. Those tracks are quite good. The rest of the material is forgettable.

3 out of 5 stars No "damn" words for my kids........2007-03-09

I bought the cd after the movie, I had not paid any attention to the words. I wish I would have before I bought it. "I don't give a damn about my reputation" is not one of the songs I want my kids repeating. The music is great, as long as I skip two songs I don't want my kids to hear...
Shrek: Original Motion Picture Score
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Over all great score.
  • Completely surprising
  • Best animated film music ever!
  • I'm so glad to have it!
  • didn't get enough time???
 Shrek: Original Motion Picture Score

Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005RZTY
Release Date: 2001-12-04

Tracks:

  1. Fairytale
  2. Ogre Hunters / Fairytale Deathcamp
  3. Donkey Meets Shrek
  4. Eating Alone
  5. Uninvited Guests
  6. March of Farquuad
  7. The Perfect King
  8. Welcome to Duloc
  9. Tournament Speech
  10. What Kind of Quest
  11. Dragon! / Fiona Awakens
  12. One of A Kind Knight
  13. Saving Donkey's Ass
  14. Escape from the Dragon
  15. Helmet Hair
  16. Delivery Boy Shrek / Making Camp
  17. Friends Journey to Duloc
  18. Starry Night
  19. Singing Princess
  20. Better Out Than In / Sunflower / I'll Tell Him
  21. Merry Men
  22. Fiona Kicks Ass
  23. Fiona's Secret
  24. Why Wait To Be Wed / You Thought Wrong
  25. Ride the Dragon
  26. I Object
  27. Transformation / The End

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Over all great score........2006-10-23

I've been a fan of Harry Gregson-Williams for quite some time (and to a lesser extent, John Powell). Gregson-Williams is known for working with Hans Zimmer (they worked together on the soundtrack for The Rock) and he is also known in the video gaming community for his work on the Metal Gear Solid franchise (his take on the theme, not originally composed by him, is absolutely breathtaking in both the second and third games).

So it was no shock to me that I absolutely adore his work on the Shrek franchise. I can't say much here that hasn't been said by other reviewers, but I will say that the strongest work on the soundtrack involves the more serious, epic pieces (of which there are far too few).

Stand out tracks, for me, are "Fairytale", "Escape the Dragon", "Ride the Dragon", "I Object", and "Transformation/End".

The action theme of the film is used perfectly throughout the film, but it shows up far too rarely on the disc. I'm not sure if it's actually present less, or if it was a less-is-more kind of thing when it did play in the film. Regardless, it's a beautiful composition (though it does remind me of the "hero" theme from Deep Blue Sea).

You can feel Gregson-Williams' influence on "Escape the Dragon", as there are similar pulsing electric beats that are reminiscent, to me, of his arrangement of the Metal Gear Solid 2 main theme (which to this day remains one of my favorite pieces of soundtrack music ever - it's exciting, it's patriotic, it's epic. What more does one need?)

There's also some beautiful solo guitar work on this score that's a bit reminiscent of Trevor Rabin, but excellent regardless. My only gripe is that the disc feels a bit short in running length, but I think that's because a portion of the soundtrack was dedicated to pop and rock tracks, which show up on the second album.

If you're a fan of Gregson-Williams, Powell, or just film music in general, I strongly recommend picking this disc up. It'll make you sad and it'll get your blood racing.

5 out of 5 stars Completely surprising.......2006-05-24

Harry Gregson-Williams is a fairly new composer, but despite that, he is beyond comparison. (Except for John Williams and Howard Shore and Hans Zimmer). This is supposed to be an animated film, where music doesn't matter AS much. But this composer goes beyond all expectations, putting forth all his best efforts, bringing out the best in Shrek. You can hear some links from this CD to the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Harry's later work. Even by listening to the samples you can tell this music is hard to beat. I don't think Shrek would have won Best Animated Film if Gregson-Williams had not composed the music. BUY THIS CD!!!

5 out of 5 stars Best animated film music ever!.......2004-03-19

Although the other reviewers are right in that there isnt a lot of music on this disc, a little over 40 minutes, it's worth the price just for the first and 25th tracks. There are so many awe inspiring tracks on this cd it's impossible to pass up. The disc opens up with a very serious and magical theme on the strings and oboe. This theme is the same one that the princess sings in her fatal duet with the bird, that track is on here too. Also, there's the memorable Welcome to Duloc theme with the child choir. Also, the fight with Robin Hood theme with some riverdance in it is on this disc. The best theme on the disc is first introduced in the escape from the dragon track, with a funky beat behind it. It's presented in it's full orchestra and choral glory in the Ride the Dragon track which is guaranteed to give you goose bumps. All in all this is a very wide ranging score with some of the most light-hearted/goofy music ever along with some of the most inspired and passionate heroic music. I can't recommend this soundtrack enough. The music of Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell added so much to Shrek, making it the best animated film I've ever seen.

5 out of 5 stars I'm so glad to have it!.......2003-01-12

I'm so glad I got this score. Such a humorous film like Shrek doesn't sound like it would have so much beautiful music, but this score proves it does. The music is absolutely stunning, sometimes powerful, sometimes scary, sometimes sad and sometimes just beautiful. There are a few recurring themes, but they are great themes and sound nice in every song. Although most of the soundtrack is pretty serious, there are a few funny songs placed in, which only add to it's greatness. If, while watching Shrek, you happened to notice some of the nice themes like I did, then I suggest getting this score. It really is a great CD and I'm happy to have this part of my collection.

3 out of 5 stars didn't get enough time???.......2002-12-21

This is the third score that Harry Gregson Williams and John Powell composed together and after buying "Antz" and "Chicken Run" I had high expectations. Unfortunately this score is by far not as good as their previous ones. Still good though, but especially less comfortable to listen to. Most songs are just too short. By the time the theme had captured you the song is over. Strongest part of this album is the humor Powell and Williams have used. Some endings of songs are quite "unusual", like "farquaad's speech" and "merry men", which can crack me up if I'm in a funny mood. Strongest tracks on the album are "escape from the dragon" and "fairytale". The rest of the album kinda sounds as if the composers didn't get enough time to compose the music, so they just put the pieces they already had behind each other. Too bad, because this is a duo that has a lot to offer and hopefully they will soon again, with less, but much longer tracks.

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