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

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'' was unique in that it used

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and other

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to move the story forward. Covers of songs like "

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" and " Try a Little Tenderness" were integrated in the film's score. 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

and

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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. 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

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was not, thus licensing issues prohibited Cale's version from appearing in the soundtrack album.

Soundtrack

''Shrek: Music from the Original Motion Picture'' is the

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of the 2001

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-winning and

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-nominated animated feature ''

''. The album was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music (lost to the score of ''

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'') and the

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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.

Track listing

Reception

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. * " Just the Way You Are" by

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(performed by Shrek) * " Like a Virgin" by

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(performed by Fiona) * " Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-a-Lot (performed by Donkey, with Dragon) * "

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" by

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(performed by Thelonious) * "

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" by

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(performed by Monsieur Hood and the Merry Men) * " Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" by

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(Performed by Gingy and the 3 Blind Mice) * " Stayin' Alive" by

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(Performed by Farquaad) * " Who Let the Dogs Out?" by Baha Men (Performed by the Big Bad Wolf and the 3 Pigs) * " Dance to the Music" by Sly & The Family Stone (Performed by cast) * " Happy Together" by The Turtles (Performed by Shrek and Fiona)

Score

''Shrek: Original Motion Picture Score'' is the

film score A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to e ...

to the 2001

winning animated feature, ''

''. 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

* As titled on the ''Original Motion Picture Score'' album back cover.

''Shrek 2'' (2004)

Soundtrack

''Shrek 2: Motion Picture Soundtrack'' is the

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

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, 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 "

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" and the theme song from " Rawhide". *

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' 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 "All by Myself" is a song by American singer-songwriter Eric Carmen released in 1975. The verse is based on the second movement (''Adagio sostenuto'') of Sergei Rachmaninoff's circa 1900–1901 '' Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor'', Opus 18. The ...

" *

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'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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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

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) # "

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" by

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; sung by Pinocchio ( Cody Cameron) # "

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" by

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; sung by Doris, The Ugly Stepsister ( Larry King) # " Hungry Like the Wolf" by

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; 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) # "

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" by

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; 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) # "

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" by Nancy Sinatra; sung by Puss in Boots (

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) # " What I Like About You" by The Romantics; sung by

( Mike Myers, singing voice by

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) and

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, singing voice by Renee Sands)Renee Sandstrom as credited # " My Way" by

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; sung by

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(singing voice by Rick Riso)

''Shrek 2: Party CD''

''Shrek 2: Party CD'' is a bonus CD released exclusively at US

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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.

Track listing

Score

''Shrek 2: Original Motion Picture Score'' is the

to the 2004 animated feature, '' Shrek 2'', the

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to the

winner ''Shrek''. Unlike its predecessor, the score for ''Shrek 2'' was only composed by Harry Gregson-Williams.

Track listing

* When Shrek's friends break him out of prison, the central motif from '' Mission: Impossible'' by

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is heard as Pinocchio descends on puppet strings as another allusion to the film franchise. Footnotes:

''Shrek the Third'' (2007)

Soundtrack

''Shrek the Third: Motion Picture Soundtrack'', the soundtrack for the film '' Shrek the Third'' was released on May 15, 2007, on

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. A wide range of artists are featured in this soundtrack, including Paul McCartney & Wings,

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, Eels,

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, Fergie, and Wolfmother.

and

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

* " 9 Crimes" (

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and Lisa Hannigan) – 3:37 * "

" (from '' A Chorus Line'') * "Aria (

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)" (

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) – 5:39 * " I've Never Been to Me" ( Nancy Wilson) * " Danse Macabre" (

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" (from '' Babes in Arms'') * "

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" (

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and Friends)

Score

''Shrek the Third: Original Motion Picture Score'' is the film score to the 2007 animated feature '' Shrek the Third'', the third movie in the ''

'' series. It was composed by British composer Harry Gregson-Williams.

Track listing

''Shrek Forever After'' (2010)

Soundtrack

Track listing

Omitted tracks

# " Orinoco Flow" by

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# " For Once in My Life" by

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(Played in end credits)

Chart positions

Score

''Shrek Forever After: Original Motion Picture Score'' is the film score to the 2010 animated feature ''

Shrek Forever After ''Shrek Forever After'' is a 2010 American computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the 1990 picture book '' Shrek!'' by William Steig, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The sequel to '' Shrek the T ...

'', the fourth and final movie in the ''Shrek'' series. It was composed by British composer Harry Gregson-Williams.

Track listing

Songs featured in Specials and Extra Shorts

'' Scared Shrekless''

* Happy Together * Tubthumping

''Shrek the Halls''

* Summer Breeze *

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(sung by

) * Here We Come A-wassailing (sung by Donkey) * Because We Can (by

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) * Jingo (Gin Go La Ba) (by Santana) *

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* The Twelve Days of Christmas * Santa Claus is Comin' to Town *

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* Christmas Wrapping * Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) * Don't Stop Believin' *

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* Hallelujah Chorus * Deck the Halls * The Stars Shine in the Sky Tonight

Donkey's Caroling Christmas-tacular

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by Donkey * Jingle Bells by

, the Ogre Babies & the Ogres * Feliz Navidad (as "Fleas Navidad") by Puss in Boots * Jingle Bell Rock (as Fairy Tale Rock) by all the cast

Thriller Night

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Notes

References

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