Shrek Soundtrack Coming to Vinyl for the First Time, Because Why Not?

Have you ever wanted to hear the sweet sounds of Smash Mouth’s “All Star” via the uniquely crisp audio of a record player? Well, now is your chance.

The Grammy-nominated Shrek soundtrack is getting a special vinyl reissue, featuring all the beloved tracks that supplemented the story of the green ogre, Geffen/UMe announced Friday. From Rufus Wainwright’s cover of “Hallelujah” to the Baha Men’s cover of “Best Years of Our Lives,” the vinyl LP will include the many covers that made the Shrek soundtrack stand out upon the film’s release in 2001—it’ll even contain Smash Mouth and Eddie Murphy’s covers of Neil Diamond’s “I’m A Believer.” Available Aug. 2, the soundtrack will be sold as a limited-edition, lime-green (missed opportunity to call it “ogre-green”) starburst vinyl LP alongside a wider-released black vinyl version.

Instead of composing the film around a normal score, Shrek chose the route of soundtracking the film with modern songs and covers, something that was practically unprecedented for animated features at the time. “Most of the Disney animated movies had original songs and were thought of as musicals,” Shrek co-director Vick Jenson told Rolling Stone. “Both [co-director] Andrew [Adamson] and I loved independent film and were influenced by ones that used current song that helped illustrate an emotional moment. It wasn’t really done in animation.”