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|title = The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
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|movienumber = 1
|airdate = {{Time|November 19}}, {{Time|2004}}
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==Production==
===Development===
''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'' was long planned.<ref name=RDS/> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelodeon Nickelodeon] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Pictures Paramount Pictures] had approached series creator [[Stephen Hillenburg]] for a film based on the show, but he refused for more than a year.<ref name=Edel1>{{cite web|last=Edelstein|first=David|title=He Lives in a Pineapple, but Then What?|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/07/movies/moviesspecial/07edel.html|work=The New York Times|accessdate=August 19, 2013|date=November 7, 2004|page=1|location=Burbank, California}}</ref> Hillenburg was concerned, after watching ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Iron_Giant The Iron Giant]'' and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Story Toy Story]'' with his son, about the challenge of SpongeBob and Patrick doing something more cinematically-consequential and inspiring without losing what he calls the SpongeBob "cadence."<ref name=Edel1/> He said, on a break from season-four post-production, "To do a 75-minute movie about SpongeBob wanting to make some jellyfish jelly would be a mistake, I think... This had to be SpongeBob in a great adventure. That's where the comedy's coming from, having these two naïve characters, SpongeBob and Patrick, a doofus and an idiot, on this incredibly dangerous heroic odyssey with all the odds against them.<ref name=Edel1/>"

''I never wanted to do a movie because I didn't think that what we wanted to say needed to be in a movie. I like the short form for animation. Then this story idea came up that lent itself to a longer format. You can't do a road trip adventure in a short form.'' - Stephen Hillenburg

In late 2002, Hillenburg and the show's staff stopped making episodes to work on the film after the show's third season.<ref name=EVT>{{cite news|last=Koltnow|first=Barry|title=SpongeBob creator is soaking up success|url=http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/get_out/article_08af58a9-3a6c-5af6-a86a-2754502d0bd9.html|accessdate=June 16, 2013|newspaper=East Valley Tribune|date=November 14, 2004}}</ref> The film's plot originally had SpongeBob rescue Patrick from a fisherman in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida Florida].<ref name=EVT/> It was obviously a reference to the 2003 film, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finding_Nemo Finding Nemo]''. This was later said by [[Tom Kenny]] (the voice of SpongeBob) to be a "joke" plot to keep fans busy.<ref name=EVT/> Stephen Hillenburg wrote the film with five other writer-animators from the show ([[Paul Tibbitt]], [[Derek Drymon]], [[Aaron Springer]], [[Kent Osborne]] and [[Tim Hill]]) over a three-month period in a room of a former [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glendale,_California Glendale, California] bank.<ref name=Edel1/> Osborne said, "It was hugely fun... although it did get kind of gamy in there."<ref name=Edel1/> At the beginning of the series, Hillenburg screened a number of silent shorts (from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurel_and_Hardy Laurel and Hardy], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin Charlie Chaplin] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buster_Keaton Buster Keaton]) and work by two modern comic actors: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Lewis Jerry Lewis] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pee-wee_Herman Pee-wee Herman], both obvious inspirations for SpongeBob.<ref name=Edel2>{{cite web|last=Edelstein|first=David|title=He Lives in a Pineapple, but Then What?|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/07/movies/moviesspecial/07edel.html?pagewanted=2|work=The New York Times|accessdate=August 19, 2013|date=November 7, 2004|location=Burbank, California|page=2}}</ref> For the film, the writers created a mythical hero's quest: the search for a stolen crown, which brings SpongeBob and Patrick to the surface.<ref name=Edel2/> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Fagerbakke Bill Fagerbakke] (the voice of Patrick) said about the plot, "It's just nuts. I'm continually dazzled and delighted with what these guys came up with."<ref name=AbsorbingTales/>

When the film was completed, Hillenburg wanted to end the series "so the show wouldn't [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jump_the_shark jump the shark]"; however, Nickelodeon wanted more episodes.<ref name=OralHistory>{{cite web|url=http://cartoonician.com/the-oral-history-of-spongebob-squarepants/|title=The Oral History of SpongeBob SquarePants|date=September 21, 2012|accessdate=August 23, 2013|work=[[Hogan's Alley (magazine)|Hogan's Alley]]|author=Heintjes, Tom}}</ref> He said, "Well, there was concern when we did the movie [in 2004] that the show had peaked. There were concerns among executives at Nickelodeon."<ref>{{cite web|last=Cavna|first=Michael|title=The Interview: 'SpongeBob' Creator Stephen Hillenburg|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/comic-riffs/2009/07/_tom_kenny_who_voices.html|work=The Washington Post|accessdate=August 18, 2013|date=July 14, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The brilliance behind SpongeBob|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2009/07/16/interview_with_spongebob_squarepants_cartoonist_steve_hillenburg/|publisher=Boston.com|accessdate=August 18, 2013|date=July 16, 2009}}</ref> Hillenburg resigned as the series' showrunner,<ref name=Huffington/> appointing [[Paul Tibbitt]] (the show's supervising producer, writer, director and storyboard artist) to succeed him.<ref name=Tibbitt>{{cite web|last=Fletcher|first=Alex|title=Paul Tibbitt ('Spongebob Squarepants')|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/interviews/a312387/paul-tibbitt-spongebob-squarepants.html|work=Digital Spy|accessdate=May 25, 2013|date=April 3, 2011}}</ref> Tibbitt was one of Hillenburg's favorite crew members:<ref>{{cite video | people=Hillenburg, Stephen|date=2009|title=The First 100 Episodes - Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants| medium=DVD|publisher=Paramount Home Entertainment}}</ref> "[I] totally trusted him."<ref name=Childhood>{{cite web|last=Cavna|first=Michael|title=The Interview: 'SpongeBob' Creator Stephen Hillenburg|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/comic-riffs/2009/07/_tom_kenny_who_voices.html|work=The Washington Post|accessdate=May 25, 2013|date=July 14, 2009}}</ref> Tibbitt was showrunner from 2005 to 2015 and was and an executive producer.<ref name=Tibbitt/><ref>{{cite web|last=Rae|first=Fiona|title=Paul Tibbitt interview|url=http://www.listener.co.nz/commentary/television/paul-tibbitt-interview/|work=New Zealand Listener|accessdate=May 25, 2013|date=September 26, 2009}}</ref> Hillenburg no longer writes (or runs) the show on a day-to-day basis, but reviews each episode and submits suggestions: "I figure when I'm pretty old I can still paint [...] I don't know about running shows."<ref name=Huffington>{{cite web|last=Bauder|first=David|title=SpongeBob Turns 10 Valued At $8 Billion|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/14/spongebob-turns-10-valued_n_231304.html|work=Huffington Post|accessdate=May 22, 2013|date=July 13, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nickelodeon's 'SpongeBob SquarePants' Reaches A Milestone: 10 Years|url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/nickelodeons-spongebob-squarepants-reaches-a-milestone-10-years_article_20514|work=Access Hollywood|accessdate=May 25, 2013|date=July 13, 2009}}</ref> [[Tom Kenny]], [[Bill Fagerbakke]] and the crew confirmed that they had completed four episodes for broadcast on Nickelodeon in early 2005,<ref name=10Secrets1/><ref name=10Secrets2/> and planned to finish a total of 20 episodes for the [[Season 4|fourth season]].<ref name=10Secrets1/><ref name=10Secrets2/>

In September 2003 (during production), {{W|Jules Engel}} (Hillenburg's mentor when he studied experimental animation at the {{W|California Institute of the Arts}}) died.<ref>{{cite web|title=ules Engel Centennial Celebration Honored Legendary Animator and Founder of CalArts Animation|url=http://calarts.edu/news/2009-apr-22/jules-engel-centennial-celebration-honored-legendary-animator-and-founder-calarts-a|publisher=California Institute of the Arts|accessdate=August 18, 2013}}</ref> Hillenburg dedicated the film to him: "He truly was the most influential artistic person in my life. I consider him my 'Art Dad'."<ref>{{cite web|title=VISUALIZING ART HISTORY: EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATION & ITS MENTOR, JULES ENGEL|url=http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/visualizing-art-history-experimental-animation-its-mentor-jules-engel|work=Indie Gogo|accessdate=August 18, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=(SpongeBob Creator's "Art Dad": JULES ENGEL [Short Form of Feature]|url=http://www.therichest.com/video/spongebob-creators-art-dad-jules-engel-short-form-of-feature/|work=The Richest|accessdate=August 18, 2013|date=March 5, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Thoughts>{{cite web|last=Amidi|first=Amid|title=More Thoughts on the Spongebob Movie|url=http://www.cartoonbrew.com/old-brew/more-thoughts-on-the-spongebob-movie-669.html|work=Cartoon Brew|accessdate=August 18, 2013|date=November 28, 2004}}</ref>

===Animation===
Despite the theatrical and financial production budget costing around $60-70 million, the animation was the new expensive upgrade for this experience. There were a number of stages involved in the making of the film, beginning with a rough animation process of ideas drawn on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-it_note Post-it notes].<ref name=InsidePineapple/> The writers drew, working from rough outlines rather than scripts (which made the humor more visual than verbal).<ref name=Edel2/> Hillenburg said, "It's in the characters' extreme body language, in how they slither capriciously around the deadpan frames."<ref name=Edel2/> The storyboard artists, including Gary Trousdale and [[Sherm Cohen]], then illustrated ideas conceived by the writers.<ref name=AbsorbingTales/> In the series [[Tom Yasumi]] and [[Andrew Overtoom]] do the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storyboard#Animatics animatics], but director Hillenburg and writer [[Derek Drymon]] did the animatics for the film.<ref name=Overtoom>{{cite web|title=Andrew Overtoom Looks Back On VFS, Angry Beavers And SpongeBob SquarePants|url=http://blog.vfs.com/2013/04/08/andrew-overtoom-looks-back-on-vfs-angry-beavers-and-spongebob-squarepants/|publisher=Vancouver Film School|accessdate=August 18, 2013|date=April 8, 2013}}</ref> Yasumi and Overtoom were the film's animation-timing directors, concentrating on the sheets.<ref name=Overtoom/> ''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'' was animated at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rough_Draft_Studios Rough Draft Studios] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea South Korea].<ref name=RDS>{{cite web|last=Richmond|first=Ray|title=Special Report: Animation|url=http://www.roughdraftstudios.com/press/press_20040115.html|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=August 18, 2013|date=January 15, 2004}}</ref> The animators used Toon Boom's new upgraded software, USAnimation (aka G2A.com), the traditional animation studio software that can take character models and composite them into 2D, it also used Viper® techniques, it helps to create limbs on characters such as, hair, head, arms, legs and body to have characters move automatically and it also match moves for live-action with traditional animation, it helps the designers and artists to give the animation a right layout. The animators worked semi-digitally; pencil-drawn poses would be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compositing composited] into layouts in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Photoshop Photoshop].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sherm.tumblr.com/post/46618312119/while-making-the-spongebob-movie-it-was-the-first#notes|publisher=Tumblr|author=Cohen, Sherm|title=While making the SpongeBob movie, it was the first...|date=March 29, 2013|accessdate=August 23, 2013}}</ref>

Series writer and storyboard artist [[Erik Wiese]] left the show for a year to work on ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_Jack Samurai Jack]'' and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Phantom Danny Phantom]'', but returned to do storyboards and character layout for the film.<ref name=OralHistory/> He "always wanted to be a feature animator, and the movie felt like I was on the character animation end", describing the experience as "a blast—it felt like coming home."<ref name=OralHistory/>

Hillenburg enjoyed the process of making the film:<ref name=EVT/> "The TV schedule is tight, and you don't always have a lot of time to work on your drawings."<ref name=EVT/> He appreciated the film's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_animation hand-drawn animation]: "I think the movie's drawings are much superior than the TV show", although [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_animation CGI animation] was flourishing at the time of the film's release.<ref name=EVT/> "There's a lot of talk about 2-D being dead, and I hope people don't think that. Even [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Bird Brad Bird] is a proponent of 2-D. He would agree with me that it's all about what you're trying to say. There are many ways to tell a story, and what's unique about animation is that there are many styles with which to tell a story."<ref name=EVT/> The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_animation clay animation] scenes were shot by Mark Caballero, Seamus Walsh and Chris Finnegan at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_Novelties Screen Novelties] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles Los Angeles].<ref name=Thoughts/>

The film was animated in Rough Draft Korea over a ten-month period, from December {{Time|2003}} to late September {{Time|2004}}.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/995605708/</ref>

===Filming===
The film features live-action scenes directed by Mark Osborne in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Monica,_California Santa Monica, California].<ref name=AbsorbingTales>''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: The Absorbing Tale Behind The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie''. DVD. Paramount Home Entertainment, 2005.</ref><ref name=Replica1/> The ship used during the 30-second opening featuring the pirates singing the theme was the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bounty_(1960_ship) ''Bounty''],<ref name=Bounty1>{{cite web|last=Burgeson|first=John|title=HMS Bounty, star of 1962 'Mutiny,' in Bridgeport this weekend|url=http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/HMS-Bounty-star-of-1962-Mutiny-in-Bridgeport-3788147.php|work=Connecticut Post|accessdate=August 23, 2013|date=August 14, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Siegel|first=Andrea F.|title=Tall ship, replica of Bounty docked in Annapolis for tours|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-06-14/news/bs-md-ar-bounty-20120616_1_tall-ship-sailing-ships-robin-walbridge|work=The Baltimore Sun|accessdate=August 23, 2013|date=June 14, 2012}}</ref> a 180-foot (55 m)-long, enlarged reconstruction of the 1787 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Navy Royal Navy] sailing ship [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Bounty HMS ''Bounty''] built for 1962's ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutiny_on_the_Bounty_(1962_film) Mutiny on the Bounty]''. The ship has appeared in a number of other films, the most recent film at the time of production being ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_Island_(1999_film) Treasure Island]'' (1999).<ref>{{cite web|last=Curtis|first=Abigail|title=Ship replica used in 'Mutiny on the Bounty,' 'Pirates of the Caribbean' opens to visitors in Belfast|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2012/08/08/news/midcoast/ship-used-in-mutiny-on-the-bounty-pirates-of-the-caribbean-opens-to-visitors-in-belfast/|work=Bangor Daily News|accessdate=August 23, 2013|date=August 8, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Suehle|first=Ruth|title=Remembering the HMS Bounty and Her Role in the Movies|url=http://www.wired.com/geekmom/2012/10/hms-bounty-in-movies/|work=Wired|accessdate=August 23, 2013|date=October 31, 2012}}</ref> In film trailers, live-action scenes were taken from ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Boot Das Boot]'' (1981), ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunt_for_Red_October_(film) The Hunt for Red October]'' (1990) and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-571_(film) U-571]''(2000).<ref name=EVT/> Most of the sequence and scenes was shot in Panavision's Remote & Camera Systems with Viper® HD Camera Transfer, it allows the film and print scenes digitally with 60fps. 18% of the live-action scenes were shot in 35mm.

''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baywatch Baywatch]'' and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_Rider_(1982_TV_series) Knight Rider]'' actor [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hasselhoff David Hasselhoff] made a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameo_appearance cameo] in the live-action scenes, offering SpongeBob and Patrick a ride to Bikini Bottom.<ref name=LAS1>{{cite web|title=Movie chat: Actor David Hasselhoff|url=http://cgi1.usatoday.com/mchat/20041116002/tscript.htm|work=USA Today|accessdate=August 18, 2013|date=November 11, 2004}}</ref> The scene was originally written before consulting Hasselhoff.<ref name=10Secrets1>{{cite web|title=10 secrets of SpongeBob SquarePants|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2004-11-19/news/0411200079_1_spongebob-and-patrick-spongebob-creator-stephen-hillenburg-starfish-friend-patrick|work=The Chicago Tribune|accessdate=August 18, 2013|date=November 19, 2004}}</ref><ref name=10Secrets2>{{cite web|title=Ten secrets of the SpongeBob movie|url=http://www.today.com/id/6494823/ns/today-entertainment/t/ten-secrets-spongebob-movie/#.UVTqlxf-GZc|work=Today|accessdate=August 18, 2013}}</ref> Lead storyboard artist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherm_Cohen Sherm Cohen] said, "He had been wrestling with the ending for quite a while, and finally he was ready to pitch his ideas to some of the other board artists."<ref name=OralHistory/> Hillenburg was counting on casting Hasselhoff, and the first question asked him was "So, do we have Hasselhoff?"<ref name=OralHistory/> He replied "No", with a grin.<ref name=OralHistory/> Hasselhoff eventually agreed, before seeing the script.<ref name=10Secrets1/><ref name=10Secrets2/> Hillenburg said about the actor, "He's a great guy... He was great at making fun of himself."<ref name=10Secrets1/><ref name=10Secrets2/>

[[File:David_Hasselhoff_replica_for_The_SpongeBob_Movie.jpg|thumb|251px|The crew built an oversized replica of David Hasselhoff for visual effect.]]

The crew built a 750-pound (340&nbsp;kg), 12-foot (3.7 m) replica of Hasselhoff.<ref name=Replica1>{{cite web|last=Brockes|first=Emma|title=David Hasselhoff: 'If we have to go with the Hoff to pay the rent, let's go with the Hoff'|url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2012/aug/05/david-hasselhoff-hoff-baywatch|work=The Guardian|accessdate=August 18, 2013|date=August 5, 2012}}</ref><ref name=LAS1/><ref>{{cite web|last=Winters|first=Rebecca|title=Q&A David Hasselhoff|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,995607,00.html|accessdate=August 18, 2013|date=November 15, 2004}}</ref> The $100,000 replica was kept at Hasselhoff's home<ref name=LAS2>{{cite web|last=Bans|first=Lauren|title=The GQ&A: David Hasselhoff|url=http://www.gq.com/entertainment/celebrities/201110/david-hasselhoff-interview-sons-anarchy-porn|work=GQ|accessdate=August 18, 2013|date=October 2011}}</ref> he said, "It freaked me out because it was so lifelike, with teeth,when you touch it feels like real skin. It's soft, like your skin."<ref name=LAS2/> At the completion of filming, Hasselhoff said, "That's ridiculously awesome. What are you gonna do with it?"<ref name=LAS2/> Asked by the crew members if he wanted to keep it, he answered, "Uh, yeah. Okay."<ref name=LAS2/> Hasselhoff filmed in cold water, where he was pulled by a sled nine yards across the sea,<ref name=AbsorbingTales/><ref name=LAS1/> he described the experience as "cold but lots of fun."<ref name=InsidePineapple>''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Inside the Pineapple''. DVD. Paramount Home Entertainment, 2005.</ref>

===Music===
[[wikipedia:Gregor Narholz|Gregor Narholz]] composed the score for the film,<ref>{{cite web|title=APM Film and Television Composer Gregor Narholz Signs on to Score Activision's X-Men(TM) Legends Sequel|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/apm-film-and-television-composer-gregor-narholz-signs-on-to-score-activisions-x-mentm-legends-sequel-54194902.html|publisher=PR Newswire|accessdate=August 18, 2013|date=March 9, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=APM Film and Television Composer Gregor Narholz Signs on to Score Activision's X-Men(TM) Legends Sequel|url=http://investor.activision.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=157576|publisher=Activision|accessdate=August 18, 2013|date=March 9, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gregor Narholz Scores X-Men|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/03/10/gregor-narholz-scores-x-men|publisher=IGN|accessdate=August 18, 2013|date=March 10, 2005}}</ref> conducting the recording sessions (in 5.1 surround sound) with the London Metropolitan Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios in London.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gregor|first=Narholz|title=Recording SpongeBob SquarePants|url=http://www.gregornarholz.com/media_SB.html|publisher=GregorNarholz.com|accessdate=August 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tutorialfinder.com/article/Spongebob-Squarepants-Movie-Taps-APM/Sonoton-29228|title=Spongebob Squarepants Movie Taps APM/Sonoton|date=November 17, 2004|accessdate=August 23, 2013|work=Tutorial Finder}}</ref> Narholz was signed when series music editor [[Nicolas Carr]] recommended him to Hillenburg after they worked together at the [[List of production music|Associated Production Music]] library.<ref name="OralHistory"/> Narholz was honored at the 2005 [[wikipedia:American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards]] for his work on the film,<ref>{{cite web|last=Gallo|first=Phil|title=Composers score kudos|url=http://variety.com/2005/film/news/composers-score-kudos-1117921803/|work=Variety|accessdate=August 18, 2013|date=April 27, 2005}}</ref> and received a nomination for [[wikipedia:Annie Award for Music in an Animated Feature Production|Music in an Animated Feature Production]] at the [[wikipedia:32nd Annie Awards|32nd Annie Awards]].<ref name=AnnieMovie>{{cite web|title=32nd Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2004)|url=http://annieawards.org/32ndwinners.html|publisher=Annie Award|accessdate=May 22, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509064634/http://annieawards.org/32ndwinners.html|archivedate=May 9, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Spongebob Composer|url=http://www.ascap.com/playback/2005/winter/faces_places/filmtv/spongebob.aspx|publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|accessdate=August 18, 2013|date=December 1, 2005}}</ref>

[[File:The Flaming Lips SoCo Music Experience 01-2007-09-08.jpg|thumb|left|250px|alt=Two guitarists (one singing) and a drummer onstage|The Flaming Lips recorded "SpongeBob & Patrick Confront the Psychic Wall of Energy".]]
American rock band {{w|The Flaming Lips}} recorded "[[SpongeBob and Patrick Confront the Psychic Wall of Energy]]".<ref name=TFL1>{{cite web|title=Lips, Shins Kick Back With 'SpongeBob'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/65812/lips-shins-kick-back-with-spongebob|work=Billboard|accessdate=August 18, 2013}}</ref><ref name=WilcoLips>{{cite web|title=Flaming Lips and Wilco Featured on New SpongeBob Soundtrack|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2004/10/flaming-lips-and-wilco-featured-on-new-spongebob-s.html|work=Paste|accessdate=August 18, 2013|date=October 13, 2004}}</ref> They shot the song's music video, directed by band member [[wikipedia:Wayne Coyne|Wayne Coyne]] and filmmaker [[wikipedia:Bradley Beesley|Bradley Beesley]], in Austin, Texas.<ref name=TFL1/> Coyne said, "Stephen [Hillenburg] seems to be a fan of the weirder music of the late '80s and early '90s&nbsp;[...] He wanted to evoke the music he got turned onto back then."<ref name=TFL1/> Coyne suggested a duet with [[wikipedia:Justin Timberlake|Justin Timberlake]], but Hillenburg refused;<ref name=Wierdo>{{cite web|last=Dufour|first=Matt|title=SpongeBob Soundtrack Boasts Shins, Wilco, And Flaming Lips Songs|url=http://www.thefader.com/2004/10/04/spongebob-soundtrack-boasts-shins-wilco-and-flaming-lips-songs/|work=The Fader|accessdate=August 18, 2013}}</ref> according to Coyle, "&nbsp;... but [Stephen Hillenburg] said, 'I don't want any of those sort of commercial weirdos on there. I don't like those commercial people. I like you guys, and Wilco and [[Ween]].'"<ref name=Wierdo/> American band {{w|Wilco}} wrote and recorded "[[Just a Kid]]".<ref name=WilcoLips/><ref name=Wilco>{{cite web|last=Devenish|first=Colin|title=Wilco Swim With Spongebob|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/wilco-swim-with-spongebob-20040910|work=Rolling Stone|accessdate=August 18, 2013|date=September 10, 2004}}</ref> One of the film's producers contacted frontman [[wikipedia:Jeff Tweedy|Jeff Tweedy]] after seeing a SpongeBob air freshener hanging from Tweedy's rearview mirror in ''[[wikipedia:I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco|I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco]]''.<ref name=Wilco/> Tweedy said, "I fell in love with SpongeBob when I heard him describe the darkness at the bottom of the sea as 'advanced darkness'&nbsp;[...] How could I not write a song for this film? It automatically makes me the coolest dad on the block."<ref name=Wilco/> {{w|Avril Lavigne}} recorded the series' theme for the soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mar|first=Alex|title=Avril Sings "SpongeBob"|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/avril-sings-spongebob-20041001|work=Rolling Stone|accessdate=August 18, 2013|date=October 1, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Avril Soaks Up 'SpongeBob' Theme|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/66289/avril-soaks-up-spongebob-theme|work=Billboard|accessdate=August 18, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=AVRIL TO SING SPONGEBOB SOUNDTRACK|url=http://www.mtv.tv/news/Avril-to-Sing-SpongeBob-Soundtrack-13820/|publisher=MTV|accessdate=August 18, 2013|year=2004}}</ref> Other artists contributing to the soundtrack were {{w|Motörhead}}, singing "[[You Better Swim]]" (a derivative of their 1992 song "You'd Better Run");<ref name=MTV>{{cite web|last=D'Angelo|first=Joe|title=Flaming Lips, Wilco, 'Commercial Weirdo' Avril Lavigne Head Up 'SpongeBob' LP|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1491510/avril-lavigne-flaming-lips-on-spongebob-lp.jhtml|publisher=MTV|accessdate=August 18, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Motorhead Record Song For Spongebob Squarepants|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=9847|work=Metal Underground|accessdate=August 18, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=INTERVIEW: Lemmy from Motorhead|url=http://blogcritics.org/interview-lemmy-from-motorhead/|publisher=[[Blogcritics]]|accessdate=August 18, 2013|date=February 10, 2005}}</ref> {{w|Prince Paul (producer)|Prince Paul}} ("Prince Paul's Bubble Party");<ref name=MTV/> [[Ween]] ("[[Ocean Man]]"),<ref name=MTV/> and {{w|the Shins}} ("They'll Soon Discover", partially written in 2001).<ref>{{cite web|title=From 'Garden State' to 'SpongeBob,' the Shins explode|url=http://www.theeagleonline.com/scene/story/from-garden-state-to-spongebob-the-shins-explode/|work=The Eagle Online|accessdate=August 18, 2013|date=November 21, 2004}}</ref>

"[[The Best Day Ever (song)|The Best Day Ever]]", written by [[Tom Kenny]] and Andy Paley, was featured in the film and on its soundtrack. Kenny and Paley were working on what would become the album [[The Best Day Ever]], writing "The Best Day Ever" and "[[Under My Rock]]".<ref name=Kenny>{{cite web|author=[[Kenneth Plume|Plume, Ken]]|title=Interview: Tom Kenny|url=http://asitecalledfred.com/2006/11/06/interview-tom-kenny/4/|publisher=[[Fred Entertainment]]|accessdate=August 2, 2013}}</ref> The film's production team needed two more tracks for the soundtrack;<ref name=Kenny/> Hillenburg heard the songs, and decided to include them.<ref name=Kenny/> "The Best Day Ever" ended up being played during the film's closing credits.<ref name=Kenny/>

===Production art===
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File:SpongeBob-Plankton-and-Karen-movie-storyboard.jpg|Storyboard of the Chum Bucket
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File:TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie-DeletedScene.jpg|"I'll take a double fudge spinny, please." (Deleted Scene)
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File:Piece.jpg|I've got something to say about Mr. Krabs.
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File:Tumblr mqzbcfMlJa1r4hlfso1 1280.jpg|Deleted scene with Mr. Krabs appearing in SpongeBob's room.
File:ThugTugSBoard.jpg|Storyboard / Final Scene ("I'm a Goofy Goober, yeah...")
File:SBMovieSBoard.jpg|Storyboard / Final Scene ("What is it?")
File:ThugTugDJ.jpg|Thug Tug DJ
File:GoofyGooberGuitar.jpg|Goofy Goober Guitar
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File:GGRockSBoard.jpg|Storyboard / Final Scene (SpongeBob shredding)
File:PatrickFishnets.jpg|Patrick in heels.
File:SBMovieSBoard3.jpg|"You didn't get the job!"
File:SBMovieSBoard4.jpg|SpongeBob brushing his eyes.
File:SBMovieSBoard5.jpg|SpongeBob, Patrick, and Mindy looking surprised.
File:SBMovieSBoard6.jpg|"Heroic young lad." (Chirp!)
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File:SBMovieSBoard8.jpg|"It is-just like you said!"
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File:SpongeBob Movie Guitar Storyboard.jpg|The Goofy Goober Guitar.
File:SpongeBob Movie Wizard SpongeBob Storyboard 1.jpg|SpongeBob in his "Goofy Goober Rock" clothes.
File:SpongeBob Movie Wizard SpongeBob Storyboard 2.jpg|Ditto, but in a different rotation.
File:SpongeBob Movie Wizard SpongeBob Storyboard 3.jpg|Ditto, but shredding on a guitar.
File:SpongeBob Movie Wizard SpongeBob Storyboard 4.jpg|Rocker SpongeBob on the scaffolding of the Krusty Krab.
File:SpongeBob Movie Wizard SpongeBob Storyboard 5.jpg|Spongebob shredding, again.
File:King Neptune Concept.jpg|Concept art of King Neptune.
File:Dennis Concept.jpg|Concept art of Dennis.
File:12093819 1222832614400159 1454340388 n.jpg|Concept art of Princess Mindy.
File:2011 ASIFA-East Auction SpongeBob production art2.png|SpongeBob and Patrick with seaweed mustaches.
File:Image0-18.png|A deleted scene involving a Squidward cake.
File:Image0-15.png|Another deleted scene from close-up from Squidward's manager badge
File:Image0-14.png|Deleted scene of SpongeBob looking at an airplane.
File:20200430 173658.png|The airplane scene was cut in the final.
File:Image0-17.png|SpongeBob looking at an airplane, but full.
File:SB layout 02.jpg|Drunken SpongeBob.
File:3-SpongeBob-Squarepants-Movie-Animation-Production-Art-Drawing- 1.jpg|"Squire!"
File:TheSBMovie Animation Drawing 1.png|Deleted scene of Mrs. Puff inflating.
File:TheSBMovie Animation Drawing 2.png|Deleted scene of SpongeBob about to sing "Goofy Goober Rock"
File:TheSBMovie Animation Drawing 3.png|Deleted Scene of Mindy and Patrick dancing.
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File:65669093 2370158663272469 7849469977001481672 n.jpg|Storyboard / Final Scene ("Looks like our car's gone.")
File:SpongeBobMovieOriginalStoryboard 1.png|Storyboard / Final Scene (SpongeBob cleaning his eyes)
File:SpongeBobMovieOriginalStoryboard 2.png|Storyboard / Final Scene ("Get it together, old boy.")
File:SpongeBobMovieOriginalStoryboard 3.png|Storyboard / Final Scene ("It's the new Krusty Krab 2 manager!")
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File:Spongebob movie NowThatWereMen Animatic4.png|Storyboard / Final Scene ("We've got a manly flair!")
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File:Original-spongebob-squarepants-movie 1 692563aee38329542cb49e33ef1c8d42.jpg|Deleted scene with King Neptune wearing a hat instead of a paper bag.
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File:The Absorbing Tale Behind The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
File:Workdoodles7SFS.jpg|Doodles done by Derek Drymon for an idea that didn't make it.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Cxy2NZ7xhaX/</ref>
File:A deleted shot of SpongeBob holding Squidward's hand.png|A deleted scene of SpongeBob nervously holding Squidward's hand.
File:GbvtzHnaAAAYDZC.png|Concept art of Floyd and Lloyd.
File:Phone sb movie.jpeg|Deleted scene of Plankton calling Dennis.
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File:SBM Pat PMS Correct20Colors.png|Patrick's Goofy Goober underwear model sheet.
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===Production art for the posters===
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===Behind the scenes===
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==References==
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