Chief Taravana
Appearance
"Chief Taravana" is a traditional Tahitian track. It is a combination of "Sweet Manea" and "Old Mama Roro." This track was arranged by Kapono Beamer. The main instruments being played in the piece include 2 electric guitars, a Tahitian Banjo, and a bass guitar.
Usage
SpongeBob SquarePants
- 7b. "Jellyfish Jam" - The jellyfish follows SpongeBob. (high-pitched; sped up)
- 9b. "Opposite Day" - Patrick visits SpongeBob. (high-pitched; sped up)
- 11a. "MuscleBob BuffPants" - The opening (high-pitched; sped up); Sandy visits SpongeBob. (high-pitched; sped up)
- 12a. "The Chaperone" - "A limo!" (high-pitched; sped up)
- 22a. "Something Smells" - The ending.
- 24a. "Dying for Pie" - The ending.
- 33b. "Gary Takes a Bath" - Montage of SpongeBob's various attempts to get Gary to take a bath.
- 37a. "Procrastination" - SpongeBob calls Patrick. (stops abruptly when Patrick is suspicious)
- 43b. "The Bully" - SpongeBob absorbs Flats' blows.
- 46b. "One Krabs Trash" - The ending.
- 52b. "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy V" - The ending.
- 56b. "I Had an Accident" - Montage of Patrick and Sandy's various attempts to get SpongeBob to come outside
- 68a. "Patrick SmartPants" - SpongeBob and Patrick are jellyfishing.
- 77b. "Rule of Dumb" - "I finally did it!"
- 83a. "Rise and Shine" - "Good morning, Gary!"
- 83c. "Fungus Among Us" - Gary eats the ick off of Mr. Krabs and Squidward.
- 112a. "Porous Pockets" - The ending.
- 121a. "Sand Castles in the Sand" - The opening.
- 135a. "Back to the Past" - SpongeBob and Patrick push Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy up to the Mermalair.
- 145a. "Buried in Time" - The ending.
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- 27b. "To Pop a Bubble" - Camper Bubble Buddy and SpongeBob arrive back at their cabin.
Trivia
- "Dying for Pie" is the only episode to play the entire track.
- This track, along with "Hawaiian Holiday" and "Farewell to the Islands," are the only tracks composed by Kapono Beamer that played in the show and were never added to APM prior to them first playing.
- There is a similar track to 2 other Tahitian style tracks called "Sweet Manea" and "Old Mama Roro," also arranged by Beamer, with similar motifs, meter, and instrumentation.
- The track plays higher-pitched and slightly faster in all of its season 1 appearances.
- "Something Smells" is the first episode to play the track in normal pitch and at normal speed.
- Between "Buried in Time" and "To Pop a Bubble," it took this track almost 14 years to return.
- "The word taravana is Tuamotu Polynesian for "to fall crazily". Taravana is also used to describe someone who is "crazy because of the sea".