Like The Muppet Show or The Simpsons, Shrek is tiered with visual appeal, fantasy, and sophisticated humor 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.
Tracks:
1. Stay Home
2. I'm a Believer - Smash Mouth
3. Like Wow! - Leslie Carter
4. It Is You (I Have Loved) - Dana Glover
5. Best Years of Our Lives - Baha Men Listen Listen
6. Bad Reputation
7. My Beloved Monster - Eels
8. You Belong to Me - Jason Wade
9. All Star - Smash Mouth
10. Hallelujah - Rufus Wainwright
11. I'm on My Way - The Proclaimers
12. I'm a Believer (Reprise) - Eddie Murphy
13. True Love's First Kiss
Bugs Bunny on Broadway
Media type: Music Release date: January 29, 1991
Tracks:
01. Overture (Merrie Melodies Main Title Music)*
02. This Is A Life
03. High Note*
04. What's Up Doc?
05. Baton Bunny*
06. Jumpin' Jupiter*
07. Rabbit Of Seville, The*
08. Act II Entr'Acte - (excerpts from Long Haired Hare and Merry Melodies main title)*
09. Corny Concerto, A*
10. Long Haired Hare
11. What's Opera, Doc?*
12. Merrie Melodies Closing Theme (That's All Folks)*
*contains newly recorded material
Best of Schoolhouse Rock
Media type: Music Release date: November 3, 1998
Tracks:
01. Schoolhouse Rocky
02. Three Is a Magic Number
03. My Hero, Zero
04. Figure Eight
05. Unpack Your Adjectives
06. Conjunction Junction
07. Interjections!
08. No More Kings
09. Preamble
10. I'm Just a Bill
11. Body Machine
12. Interplanet Janet
13. Telegraph Line
14. Walkin' on Wall Street
15. This for That
16. Tyrannasaurus Debt
17. Check's in the Mail
Best of Pooh & Tigger Too
Media type: Music Release date: June 12, 2001
Tracks:
01. Winnie The Pooh
02. Little Black Rain Cloud
03. The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers
04. Up, Down And Touch The Ground
05. Rumbly In MY Tumbly
06. The Rain, Rain, Rain Came Down, Down, Down
07. A Rather Blustery Day
08. Heffalumps And Woozles
09. Hip, Hip, Pooh-Ray
10. Never Alone (Eeyore's Lullaby)
11. My Balloon
12. Wherever You Are
13. (Your Friendship Is) The Best Present Ever
14. I Wanna Scare Myself
15. Pooh Christmas: The Twelve Days Of Christmas
16. Pooh's Lullabee
17. Pooh's Colorful Present
18. Winnie The Pooh (Long John Baldry version)
19. The End: A Winnie The Pooh Reading by Christopher Plummer
