Closing Theme

Template:Infobox OM The SpongeBob SquarePants "Closing Theme" was composed by Steve Belfer. As the name suggests, it is used in the end credits of the show. The track has two versions, which have both been used as background music in some episodes. The track usually plays when someone does something repeatedly, or does something silly.

There is a futuristic and a primitive version in "SB-129" as well as "B.C. Strut" by Nicolas Carr and Steve Belfer in "Ugh."

This song is mostly played in E major.

Alternate titles: "Close," "Close #3," "Close Theme 2," "Closing," "Closing #1," "Closing #3," "Closing Theme 3," "Closing Theme2," "Closing#3," "SpongeBob Theme"

Composition

With a tempo of 125 bpm, this song is mostly played in the key of E major (and B major).

Usage

Closing Theme 1

In addition to the below listed instances, this version plays during the ending credits when watching the episodes on most DVD releases, VHS tape releases, digital releases, and streaming services. It is also the menu music for many of the SpongeBob SquarePants DVDs up until Extreme Kah-Rah-Tay.

Japanese version

Just like in the original version, the music plays during the end credits, which the different theme was only heard in the japanese version.

Closing Theme 2

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DVD Menus

• Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies
• Sea Stories
• The Complete First Season
• The Seascape Capers
• Home Sweet Pineapple
• Absorbing Favorites
• The Complete Third Season
• Where's Gary?
• Lost in Time
• Karate Island
• Whale of a Birthday
• Friend or Foe?
• Bikini Bottom Adventures
• Pest Of The West
• WhoBob WhatPants?
• SpongeBob's To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants
• The First 100 Episodes (Disc 14)
• The Complete Sixth Season
• Viking-Sized Adventures
• SpongeBob's Last Stand
• Triton's Revenge
• The Great Patty Caper
• Heroes of Bikini Bottom
• Complete Seventh Season
• SpongeBob's Frozen Face-Off
• Extreme Kah-Rah-Tay

Trivia

• SpongeBob sings the tune to this track while walking to Mr. Krabs' office in "Krabs vs. Plankton."
  • He also whistles the tune while he's sitting at the table in "Breakin'."
  • He once again hums the tune in SpongeBob's Crazy Carnival Ride.
• The second version was played at the SpongeBob panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2015, this marks the first usage of the second version since "Truth or Square." Although it was the resampled version.
• "Truth or Square" is the only special episode to use this music.
• The song is used as the backing sample for "SongebobTemplate:Sic and Patrick."
• This is technically the most used track in the series, as it plays about half the amount of total segments and specials.
• This song plays in the credits of almost every episode, with a few exceptions:
  • "Scaredy Pants/I Was a Teenage Gary": A spooky version of the SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song plays instead.
  • "Texas/Walking Small": A country version of the SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song plays instead.
  • "Christmas Who?": An instrumental rendition of "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" plays instead.
  • "Wet Painters/Krusty Krab Training Video" uses "Quest for the Best 1" instead.
  • "Party Pooper Pants": Music by The Bird Brains plays instead, accompanied with live action footage of the band.
  • "Have You Seen This Snail?" uses "Where's Gary?" instead.
  • "Pest of the West" uses "Ride Stallion Ride 2 instead.
  • "Truth or Square" Squidward sings "Beautiful Dreamer" which overlaps the credits, as if to celebrate the 10th anniversary of SpongeBob SquarePants. That special was also the last to play a track other than the Closing Theme in the credits.
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