This is the song that made audiences realize Shrek wasn't a joke. When Donkey is tied up by the guards about to be sold, he sings a desperate, soulful plea for mercy. It’s a gospel-infused eleven-o’clock-number-in-waiting. Daniel Breaker’s rendition strips away the Eddie Murphy shtick and finds genuine terror and loneliness. It is the emotional anchor of Act I.
To contrast the high-fantasy setting, the characters of Donkey and the Dragon are steeped in traditional Black American music genres. Shrek the musical score
The score of Shrek the Musical is a contemporary theatrical work composed by Jeanine Tesori with lyrics and book by David Lindsay-Abaire This is the song that made audiences realize
