Harry Gregson-Williams & John Powell - Shrek (25th Anniversary CD)

25th Anniversary CD Reissue

Varèse Sarabande's 25th anniversary CD of Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell's score for Shrek, released with Craft Recordings on August 28, 2026, alongside a picture disc LP. It runs the same 27 cues in the same order as the label's original score album of December 4, 2001, and comes in a jewel case with the 2001 front cover.

This is the orchestral score on its own. The film's pop songs were issued on a separate soundtrack album, and in the label's anniversary announcement Powell says the composers had to "walk a thin line between sentiment and subversion" to write music that could sit alongside them. The score was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and mixed at Media Ventures, with Gavin Greenaway and Gregson-Williams conducting. The two composers produced the album themselves, with Marylata E. Jacob as music supervisor and Robert Townson as executive producer.

Shrek opened in theaters on May 18, 2001, directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, and returned to theaters for a 25th anniversary run from May 15, 2026. The score won the Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in a Feature Production and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music.

Tracklist

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