Shrek The Musical Score | Limited

Jeanine Tesori proved that you could write an ironically detached musical about an ogre that still manages to break your heart with a simple waltz. David Lindsay-Abaire proved that fart jokes and profound couplets could coexist ("Better out than in / That's what I always say").

Whether you are a student looking for a belter audition piece ("Morning Person"), a pianist looking for a challenging ragtime vamp ("Travel Song"), or a listener who wants to cry over a cartoon ogre ("When Words Fail"), the Shrek the Musical score delivers. It is swampy, it is sparkly, and it is entirely its own beautiful, ugly, wonderful thing. Shrek the musical score

Lyrically, Lindsay-Abaire delivers the funniest couplet in the score: "He's slightly smaller than the average man / But give him one good shot, he'll rise up to the occasion." The score uses a quick glissando down on "smaller" and a sudden key change up on "rise," physically illustrating the character’s insecurity and arrogance simultaneously. Princess Fiona is the musical’s most demanding role, and the Shrek the Musical score gives her the most complex arc. Unlike the film, where her secret is a simple reveal, the musical explores her internal conflict through three distinct musical genres. Jeanine Tesori proved that you could write an