John Powell (The Bourne Identity, Wicked, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Happy Feet, Bolt, Don’t Worry Darling, Migration, X-Men: The Last Stand) is set to score DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming sequel Shrek 5. The film is directed by Conrad Vernon (The Addams Family, Sausage Party) & Walt Dohrn (Trolls) and features the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Zendaya, Skyler Gisondo and Marcello Hernandez. Chris Meledandri (Despicable Me, The Super Mario Bros. Movie) and Gina Shay (Shrek Forever After) are producing the project.
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‘Shrek’ 25th Anniversary Edition Score Album Picture Disc Announced
Varèse Sarabande and Craft Recordings have announced a new picture disc release of the score album for DreamWorks Animation’s 2001 feature Shrek directed by Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson and starring Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz & John Lithgow. The album features the film’s original music composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, The Martian, Kingdom of Heaven, Mulan, The Meg, Man on Fire, Chicken Run) and John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, Wicked, The Bourne Identity, Solo: A Star Wars Story, X-Men: The Last Stand, Happy Feet). The collectible vinyl features newly designed character artwork, including a hero image of the film’s protagonists on side A and Shrek and Fiona on side B will be released on August 28 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A Barnes & Noble-exclusive variant offering alternate film imagery will also be coming out on the same day. A newly reissued CD edition will be released alongside the vinyl, while the original score album is now available to stream/download on digital platforms.