Shrek Forever After (soundtrack)

Shrek Forever After: Music from the Motion Picture
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedMay 18, 2010[1]
Recorded2009–2010
GenreSoundtrack
Length33:47
LabelsDGC,[1] Interscope

Shrek Forever After (Music from the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack album to the 2010 DreamWorks Animation film Shrek Forever After, the fourth installment in the Shrek franchise and a sequel to Shrek the Third (2007). The album was released on May 18, 2010, via DGC and Interscope.

Background

The soundtrack for Shrek Forever After, like their predecessors, featured licensed songs from contemporary songs. However, it does not feature a cover by Eddie Murphy nor a song by Eels. Instead, a cover of the Monkees' "I'm a Believer" was performed by Weezer for this film. Incidentally, the song was covered by Smash Mouth and Murphy for Shrek (2001). Other featuring artists include Lionel Richie, the Carpenters, Beastie Boys, Mike Simpson from the Dust Brothers, Scissor Sisters, Landon Pigg and Lucy Schwartz. Antonio Banderas had covered "One Love" by the Wailers. The album also accompanied short dialogue bits from the film.[2][3]

Reception

Shaheema Barodiem of News24 wrote "The interesting thing about the Shrek Forever After soundtrack is that it plays like a radio session, hosted by Rumpelstiltskin (helpfully called The Rumpelstiltskin Show on RMPL) with interludes between the songs that include a phone-in to the show from Pinocchio whose request is that everyday is his birthday, and in-studio guest Captain Hook hamming it up on air. Usually soundtracks that are littered with soundbites from the movie can start to wear me down, but here it's packaged a very entertaining, very cheeky bit of mucking about in Far Far Away."[4]

Track listing

No.TitleArtistLength
1."It's the Rumpelstiltskin Show!" (skit) 0:30
2."Isn't It Strange"Scissor Sisters2:18
3."Tough Love for Baba" (skit) 0:12
4."One Love"Antonio Banderas2:50
5."Sunshine and Rainbows" (skit) 0:19
6."Top of the World"The Carpenters2:58
7."Cupcake Party" (skit) 0:19
8."Rumpel's Party Palace"Mike Simpson (Fugue in G minor, BWV 578)1:33
9."Pinocchio Gets His Wish" (skit) 0:39
10."Click Click (originally by the Beat)"Light FM featuring Lloyd Hemmings1:32
11."Gingy's Lil' Sugar" (skit) 0:20
12."Darling I Do"Landon Pigg and Lucy Schwartz3:24
13."Shake Your Groove Thing"Mike Simpson1:34
14."Hello"Lionel Richie4:08
15."Birthday Bash" (skit) 0:30
16."Sure Shot"Beastie Boys3:19
17."Hook's Garrrrden" (skit) 0:24
18."Right Back Where We Started From"Maxine Nightingale3:13
19."Wheezer Wig" (skit) 0:16
20."I'm a Believer"Weezer2:59
21."Home to Fifi" (skit) 0:30
Total length:33:47

Commercial performance

The soundtrack was less successful than its predecessors, selling only 9,000 units in the United States. This was largely attributed to the decline of animated soundtracks in sales and revenue during the early 2010s.[5]

Chart positions

Chart (2010) Peak position
Greek Albums (IFPI)[6]35
Chart (2023) Peak position
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[7]36

References

  1. 1 2 "Shrek Forever After (Music from the Motion Picture) by Various Artists". Archived from the original on December 29, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018 – via iTunes.
  2. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (April 28, 2010). "Details of 'Shrek Forever After' Soundtrack Revealed". TheWrap. Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  3. ↑ Shrek Forever After (Music from the Motion Picture) (Album). DGC. May 18, 2010.
  4. ↑ Barodien, Shaheema (July 19, 2010). "Shrek Forever After - OST". News24. Archived from the original on April 9, 2026. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  5. ↑ Gallo, Phil (March 28, 2011). "ANIMATED SOUNDTRACK SALES CONTINUE TO SLIDE". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 7, 2025. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Greekcharts.com – Soundtrack – Shrek Forever After". Hung Medien. Archived from the original. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2023. 4. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
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