Kevin Globerman
Assistant Score Engineer
Walt Fowler
Orchestrator
Elizabeth Finch
Orchestrator
Ladd McIntosh
Orchestrator
Slamm Andrews
Additional Recordings
Brian Richards
Music Editor
Toby Chu
Additional Music
Alan Meyerson
Music Scoring Mixer
Suzette Moriarty
Orchestrator
Bruce Fowler
Orchestrator
Martin Tillman
Musician
John Powell
Composer
Harry Gregson-Williams
Composer
Gavin Greenaway
Conductor
Gregg Silk
Assistant Score Engineer
Lisbeth Scott
Vocals
Edie Lehmann Boddicker
Vocals
FILM CREDITS
Original Score: Harry Gregson-Williams & John Powell
Music Supervisor: Marylata E. Jacob
Score Recorded & Mixed by Nick Wollage
Score Recorded at Abbey Road Studios
Score Mixed at Front Page Recorders & Media Ventures
Music Editor: Brian Richards
Additional Recording: Slamm Andrews
Additional Mixing: Alan Meyerson
Assistant Engineers: Chris Clark, Andy Dudman & Craig Nepp
Score Conducted by Harry Gregson-Williams & Gavin Greenaway
Orchestrations: John Bell, John Coleman, Elizabeth Finch, Bruce L. Fowler, Walter Fowler, Ladd McIntosh & Yvonne S. Moriarty
Music Preparation: Tony Stanton
Orchestral Contractor: Isobel Griffiths
Orchestra Leader: Gavyn Wright
Choir: Metro Voices
Guitars Performed by Danny Jacob
Music Clearance: Julie Butchko
Music Assistants: Toby Chu, Dave Hecox, Alastair King & Joel Richard
Additional Music by James McKee Smith
Special Thanks: Alan Meyerson & Hans Zimmer
"Welcome To Duloc"
Music by Mike Himelstein
Lyrics by Eric Darnell
"Merry Men"
Written by Kirby Tepper, Andrew Adamson & Conrad Vernon
Performed by Vincent Cassel
"It Is You (I Have Loved)"
Music by Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell & Gavin Greenaway
Lyrics by Dana Glover
Performed by Dana Glover
Produced by Gavin Greenaway & Harry Gregson-Williams
ALBUM ASSEMBLY
Fairytale : 1m01 Fairytale
Ogre Hunters - Fairytale Deathcamp : 1m03 Ogre Hunter + 1m04 Fairy Deathcamp
Donkey Meets Shrek : 1m05-06 Flying Donkey (Edited)
Eating Alone : 1m09A Eating Alone
Uninvited Guests : 1m09B Whaaat? + 1m10 Big City Adventure
March Of Farquaad : 1m11 March Of Farquaad
The Perfect King : 2m15 The Perfect King
Welcome To Duloc : 2m17S Welcome To Duloc
Tournament Speech : 2m19 Tournament Speech
What Kind Of Quest? : 2m23 What Kind Of Quest? + 2m25 Smells Like Brimstone + 2m27A The Castle
Dragons! - Fiona Awakens : 2m27B Dragon! + 3m28 Fiona Awakens
One Of A Kind Knight : 3m29 One Of A Kind Knight
Saving Donkey's Ass : 3m30 Saving Donkey's Ass
Escape From The Dragon : 3m31 Escape From The Dragon
Helmet Hair : 3m32 Helmet Hair
Delivery Boy Shrek - Making Camp : 3m33 Delivery Boy Shrek + 3m34 Making Camp
Friends Journey To Duloc : 3m35 Constellations + 1m07 Big Awkward Silence
Starry Night : Singing Princess : 3m36 CELLO VRS Starry Night
Singing Princess : 3m37 Singing Princess
Better Out That In - Sunflower - I'll Tell Him : 3m38 Better Out Than In + 4m48 Sunflower + 4m49 I'll Tell Him
Merry Men : 3m40S Merry Men
Fiona Kicks Ass : 3m41 Fiona Kicks Ass
Fiona's Secret : 4m46 Fiona's An Ogre
Why Wait To Be Wed - You Thought Wrong : 4m51 Why Wait To Be Wed? + 4m52 You Thought Wrong
Ride The Dragon : 5m54 Ride The Dragon
I Object : 5m55 I Object
Transformation - The End : 5m56A Transformation + 5m56B You Are Beautiful
It Is You (I Have Loved) : Song - Is It You (I Have Loved)
I'm A Believer (Reprise) : 5m58S I'm A Believer (Reprise)
True Love's First Kiss : 5m54 Ride The Dragon + 5m56B You Are Beautiful
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
1m03 Ogre Hunter (0:44)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell, Toby Chu
1m04 Fairy Deathcamp (0:53)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell, Toby Chu
1m05-06 Flying Donkey (2:53)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
1m07 Big Awkward Silence (0:39)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
1m09A Eating Alone (1:16)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
1m09B Whaaat? (1:28)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
1m10 Big City Adventure (0:54)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
1m11 March Of Farquaad (0:43)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
2m12 Magic Mirror (0:20)
Toby Chu
2m15 The Perfect King (1:16)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
2m16 Duloc Muzak (1:00)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
2m17S Welcome To Duloc (0:34)
Hope Levy, Jill Bogard, Mike Himelstein, Eric Darnell
2m19 Tournament Speech (0:50)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
2m22 Champion Shrek (0:24)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell, James McKee Smith
2m23 What Kind Of Quest? (0:25)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
2m25 Smells Like Brimstone (0:31)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
2m27A The Castle (1:38)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
2m27B Dragon! (1:36)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
3m28 Fiona Awakens (0:33)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
3m29 One Of A Kind Knight (1:19)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell, James McKee Smith
3m30 Saving Donkey’s Ass (0:43)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell, James McKee Smith
3m31 Escape From The Dragon (1:56)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
3m32 Helmet Hair (2:11)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
3m33 Delivery Boy Shrek (0:21)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
3m34 Making Camp (0:28)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
3m35 Constellations (1:00)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
3m36 CELLO VRS Starry Night (0:57)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
3m36 GTR VRS Starry Night (Alternate) (0:58)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
3m37 Singing Princess (1:36)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
3m37 NO VOX Singing Princess (Alternate) (1:40)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
3m38 Better Out Than In (0:19)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
3m40S Merry Men (0:43)
Vincent Cassel, Kirby Tepper, Andrew Adamson, Conrad Vernon
3m41 Fiona Kicks Ass (0:27)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
4m46 Fiona’s An Ogre (2:59)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
4m48 Sunflower (0:48)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
4m49 I’ll Tell Him (1:09)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
4m51 Why Wait To Be Wed? (1:35)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell, Alastair King
4m52 You Thought Wrong (0:23)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
5m54 Ride The Dragon (1:33)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
5m55 I Object (1:52)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
5m56A Transformation (1:50)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
5m56B You Are Beautiful (1:41)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
5m58S I’m A Believer (Reprise) (1:12)
Eddie Murphy, Danny Jacob
EC Song – Is It You (I Have Loved) (3:59)
Dana Glover, Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell, Gavin Greenaway
Suite – Fairy Tale Theme (1:44)
Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell
"Welcome To Duloc"
Performed by Hope Levy & Jill Bogard
Written by Mike Himelstein & Eric Darnell
"Merry Men"
Performed by Vincent Cassel, Guillaume Aretos, Calvin Remsberg, John Bisom, Mathew Gonder & Jean-Paul Vignon
Written by Kirby Tepper, Andrew Adamson & Conrad Vernon
Original Music by Harry Gregson-Williams & John Powell
Soundtrack Album Produced by Harry Gregson-Williams & John Powell
Music Supervisor: Marylata E. Jacob
Executive Soundtrack Album Producer: Robert Townson
Score Recorded by Nick Wollage at Abbey Road Studios
Score Mixed by Alan Meyerson at Media Ventures
Mastered by Patricia Sullivan-Fourstar
Songs Recorded & Mixed by Slamm Andrews
Additional Music by James McKee Smith
Assistant Engineers: Chris Clark, Andy Dudman, Kevin Globerman, Craig Nepp & Gregg Silk
Music Editor: Brian Richards
Score Conducted by Harry Gregson-Williams & Gavin Greenaway
Guitars Performed by Danny Jacob
Vocal Soloists: Sally Dworsky & Lisbeth Scott
Orchestrations: John Bell, John Coleman, Elizabeth Finch, Bruce L. Fowler, Walter Fowler, Ladd McIntosh & Yvonne S. Moriarty
Music Preparation: Tony Stanton
Orchestral Contractor: Isobel Griffiths
Orchestral Leader: Gavyn Wright
Choir: Metro Voices
Music Business Affairs: Lenny Wohl
Music Clearance: Julie Butchko
Music Assistants: Toby Chu, Dave Hecox, Julie Imboden, Alastair King, Joel Richard & Ken Smith
Harry would like to thank his family, especially Karen, Jessica, Joshua, & Sam Schwartz
John would like to thank Melinda, Oliver, Ruth, Nancy, Laura Engel, Gavin Greenaway & James McKee Smith
This album is lovingly dedicated to my mother, Margaret Powell
Special thanks to Andrew Adamson, Sim Evan-Jones, Penney Finkelman Cox, David Lipman, Marylata Jacob, Vicky Jenson, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Sandy Rabins, Aron Warner & Hans Zimmer
02 – Ogre Hunters – Fairytale Deathcamp (1:36)
03 – Donkey Meets Shrek (2:38)
04 – Eating Alone (1:18)
05 – Uninvited Guests (2:09)
06 – March Of Farquuad (0:39)
07 – The Perfect King (1:18)
08 – Welcome To Duloc (0:34)
09 – Tournament Speech (0:51)
10 – What Kind Of Quest? (2:23)
11 – Dragon! – Fiona Awakens (2:06)
12 – One Of A Kind Knight (1:19)
13 – Saving Donkey’s Ass (0:43)
14 – Escape From The Dragon (1:58)
15 – Helmet Hair (2:08)
16 – Delivery Boy Shrek – Making Camp (0:48)
17 – Friends Journey To Duloc (2:42)
18 – Starry Night (0:58)
19 – Singing Princess (1:36)
20 – Better Out Than In – Sunflower – I’ll Tell Him (2:11)
21 – Merry Men (0:43)
22 – Fiona Kicks Ass (0:29)
23 – Fiona’s Secret (3:02)
24 – Why Wait To Be Wed – You Thought Wrong (1:59)
25 – Ride The Dragon (1:37)
26 – I Object (1:51)
27 – Transformation – The End (3:26)
"It Is You (I Have Loved)"
Performed by Dana Glover
Produced by Gavin Greenaway & Harry Gregson-Williams
Music by Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell & Gavin Greenaway
Lyrics by Dana Glover
"I'm A Believer (Reprise)"
Performed by Eddie Murphy
Engineered & Mixed by Slamm Andrews
Arranged by Danny Jacob
"True Love's First Kiss"
Written & Produced by Harry Gregson-Williams & John Powell
Score Recorded at Abbey Road by Nick Wollage
Score Mixed at Media Ventures by Alan Meyerson
Music Supervisor: Marylata E. Jacob
Executive Album Producers: Michael Ostin, Robbie Robertson & Lenny Waronker
Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Original Score by Harry Gregson-Williams & John Powell
Music Editor: Brian Richards
Music Assistants: Toby Chu, Dave Hecox, Julie Imboden, Alastair King, James McKee Smith, Joel Richard & Ken Smith
Music Clearance: Julie Butchko
Music Business Affairs: Lenny Wohl
02 – I’m A Believer – Smash Mouth (3:12)
03 – Like Wow! – Leslie Carter (3:34)
04 – It Is You (I Have Loved) – Dana Glover (3:58)
05 – Best Years Of Our Lives – Baha Men (2:58)
06 – Bad Reputation – Half Cocked (2:21)
07 – My Beloved Monster – Eels (2:10)
08 – You Belong To Me – Jason Wade (2:41)
09 – All Star – Smash Mouth (3:20)
10 – Hallelujah – Rufus Wainwright (4:09)
11 – I’m On My Way – The Proclaimers (3:39)
12 – I’m A Believer (Reprise) – Eddie Murphy (1:12)
13 – True Love’s First Kiss (3:10)
It’s interesting to learn that Powell actually would’ve scored the Shrek sequels,but his immature nature essentially lead to him being fired from those. Probably also the reason why he didn’t return to dreamworks until Zimmer brought him back with Kung Fu Panda.
What is this? Where are people getting this “immature nature” from?
Its from a recent video he was part of on Austin Wintory’s YouTube channel. He himself said he was maybe too unprofessional in the way he handled things from the eyes of Dreamworks which is why he was essentially silently fired from sequel Shrek films.
WTF John Powell is a legend
Why would possible fire a composer of HTTYD, KFP, etc…?
…Why would someone possibly fire…*
Errr…. If you read, we’re talking about what happened 20 years ago.
And yes John says himself that basically deciding to do Pluto Nash while doing Shrek pissed off DreamWorks, leading Katzenberg to “bench” John, until Hans brought him back to do Kung Fu Panda…
JP had hits before Shrek…
Hans & Lorne were at some point all over flopping movies and them are okay now…
It’s interesting to learn that Powell actually would’ve scored the Shrek sequels,but his immature nature essentially lead to him being fired from those. Probably also the reason why he didn’t return to dreamworks until Zimmer brought him back with Kung Fu Panda.
What is this? Where are people getting this “immature nature” from?
Its from a recent video he was part of on Austin Wintory’s YouTube channel. He himself said he was maybe too unprofessional in the way he handled things from the eyes of Dreamworks which is why he was essentially silently fired from sequel Shrek films.
WTF John Powell is a legend
Why would possible fire a composer of HTTYD, KFP, etc…?
…Why would someone possibly fire…*
Errr…. If you read, we’re talking about what happened 20 years ago.
And yes John says himself that basically deciding to do Pluto Nash while doing Shrek pissed off DreamWorks, leading Katzenberg to “bench” John, until Hans brought him back to do Kung Fu Panda…
JP had hits before Shrek…
Hans & Lorne were at some point all over flopping movies and them are okay now…
John & Harry are still close.
They never miss a chance to compete with each other. Back then it was with co-compositions, now it's more with tennis… lol
But they've never lost touch…
John & Harry are still close.
They never miss a chance to compete with each other. Back then it was with co-compositions, now it's more with tennis… lol
But they've never lost touch…
Yeah it's gorgeous isn't it? A Harry Gregson-Williams contribution I believe. I wish it was a bit longer though.
Yeah it's gorgeous isn't it? A Harry Gregson-Williams contribution I believe. I wish it was a bit longer though.
I still remember how some people (critics, ugh!) were "complaining" that the Rabin's theme from Deep Blue Sea was very obviously re-used during the dragon sequences in Shrek.
I mean, yes, it kinda reminds me of Rabin's cue, but listening to the tracks now, it's certainly not as bad as some people made it out to be. Overall, I really like what Powell and HGW did with the Shrek score.
Speaking of Shrek, I really hope HGW returns for the upcoming fifth movie. Oh, who am I kidding – Lorne will probably steal this one as well…..lol.
I still remember how some people (critics, ugh!) were "complaining" that the Rabin's theme from Deep Blue Sea was very obviously re-used during the dragon sequences in Shrek.
I mean, yes, it kinda reminds me of Rabin's cue, but listening to the tracks now, it's certainly not as bad as some people made it out to be. Overall, I really like what Powell and HGW did with the Shrek score.
Speaking of Shrek, I really hope HGW returns for the upcoming fifth movie. Oh, who am I kidding – Lorne will probably steal this one as well…..lol.