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Animated movie Shrek, like The Muppet Show or The Simpsons, is tiered with visual appeal, fantasy, and sophisticated humour 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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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Like...well, wow! This is a total feel good album that could probally stand on its own legs without the help of the movie. This is a seriously good complimation of songs with a song for everyone; rock, pop, ballad and, though it's a bit thin on the ground, an origanal orchestrated piece is included. The standout tracks, in my opinion, are I'm on my Way (The Proclaimers, whose album Sunshine on Leith I strong recommend to search out) and everyones favorite, Rufus Wainwright's Hallelujah. I also think Jason Wade's You Belong to Me deserves a mention as being just a good as ballad as Hallelujah and is garanteed to get anyone in a slushy mood! And for those who aren't into ballads, there's other great tracks such as the amazing Bad Reputation, which I love dispite usually hating this kind of thing. Great film and great album!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If you've seen the funniest animated movie for a long time then you'll know the music helped make Shrek a success. Some excellent foot tapping tracks, which take you right back to the film. Its also well worth listening to whilst driving as it certainly motors along. My only criticism is that it's a bit short, just under 40 minutes
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Although I absolutely adored the film, I hesitated over buying the soundtrack. However, it's well worth it! Dana Glover singing "It is you I have loved" is one of the most moving songs I've ever heard and The Proclaimers "I'm on my way" can't fail to cheer you up! Every song on this album reminds you of a classic part in the movie. Although there are some witty songs on the soundtrack, it's all music with total heart. If you loved the film, you'll LOVE this.
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A tad Disappointed!
Given that I bought this album after purchasing the Shrek 2 OST i was a bit disappointed. While this is an o. Read more
Published 13 months ago by ekb
Hallelujah?
I absolutely love the first Shrek film. My favourite song from the soundtrack is 'Hallelujah', I think it's wonderful. However, if you want the version used in the film don't(! Read more
Published on 19 Aug 2009 by A. Zimmermann
Absolutely great!
My family and I loved the movie Shrek (of course!), and for Christmas my eleven-year-old daughter asked for this soundtrack. We got it for her, and we are all very happy! Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2005 by Kurt A. Johnson
Shrek Soundtrack
I had never ordered from amazon, and felt slightly nervous, however i neednt have been, I couldnt believe how cheap items were compared to other places. Read more
Published on 23 July 2004 by Miss S L Donaldson
Brillant
The whole CD is filled with songs that can change your mood whilst listening to them. The songs are that brillant that I can't pick my favorite out of all of them. Read more
Published on 18 July 2004 by TouchoftheWind
Fantastic
This is by far the best soundtrack I have ever bought. Would recommend it to anyone. Especially heartwarming performances by Jason Wade and Smash Mouth. Read more
Published on 21 Jan 2004
A great album
This album has everyting - a range of songs to suit most musical tastes. 'Hallelujah' by Rufus Wainwright is wonderful, and 'You Belong To Me' by Jason Wade is now a very special... Read more
Published on 24 April 2003
Wasted Opportunity
This soundtrack was such a disappointment for me.Dreamworks missed a golden opportunity here to produce a 5 star soundtrack, but in my opinion they fluffed it. Read more
Published on 11 April 2002 by Mr. R. Plumb
Funky, spunky and downright fantastic!
This is an amazing CD with a perfect mixture of songs from the head-banging "Stay Home", "Bad Reputation" and "All Star" to the sublimely sweet and... Read more
Published on 10 April 2002 by A. Williams
Groovy, fun and varied
Awesome soundtrack from a fantastic movie - we never seem to tire of it. Great for bouncing around and singing along to in the front of our van on long journeys! Shrek rocks!
Published on 5 Mar 2002
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