Shrek (2001)

"Almost all of the 12 songs on this soundtrack feature prominently in the film -- which just goes to show that "Shrek" doesn't play by the rules of animated features. What that means, though, is that it plays by the soundtrack rules of most mainstream comedies, down to the use of the omnipresent Smash Mouth not once, but twice. The record does take a couple of detours from the conventional though. So, when it does deviate from the norm, it's for Eels "My Beloved Monster" (from "Beautiful Freak") and for Rufus Wainwright's cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" (not heard in the film, where it was sung by John Cale), along with a cover of Joan Jett's "Bad Reputation" by Halfcocked (again, not in the film, where the original was used) and the Proclaimers' 1988 chestnut "I'm on My Way." Though these detours are a little questionable, they are enjoyable, but they still don't alter the character of a record." (Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Allmusic)