[[quoteright:327:[[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spongebob_rockin_squaredpants_6227.png]]]]
[-[[caption-width-right:327:His chops are too righteous!]]-]

->''Don't ever look back, on the world closing in,\\
Be on the attack with your wings on the wind,\\
And the games will begin!''

''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' isn't a musical series. But when you've been on television for [[LongRunners more than twenty years]], it's obvious that you're gonna have a few songs scattered throughout episodes. As for [=SpongeBob=], it's had nine soundtrack albums (one of which came from [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie the first movie]], two from [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOutOfWater the second movie]], two from [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOnTheRun the third movie]], and one from [[Theatre/TheSpongeBobMusical the musical]]).

The original ThemeSong was created by Derek Drymon, Mark Harrison, Stephen Hillenburg and Blaise Smith, based on "Blow the Man Down", mixed in with other sea shanties, as Hillenburg always enjoyed that style.

Below is a list of the ''[=SpongeBob=] [=SquarePants=]'' soundtracks, and the songs featured in them. Note that this list does not have any compilation albums with songs from other Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} series, nor any official releases of the series' APM music library or video game scores. [[note]]That being said, there were roughly five releases of the show-composed background music prevalent from Season 4 on in 2023. The theme song to ''WesternAnimation/KampKoral'' was also released as a single upon its premiere on March 4, 2021. Later, the theme song to ''WesternAnimation/ThePatrickStarShow'' appeared on the album ''Mega Music Fest 2021''. [[/note]]
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[[folder: [=SpongeBob=] [=SquarePants=]: Original Theme Highlights]]
# "[=SpongeBob=] [=SquarePants=] Theme" (0:45)
# "Loop de Loop" (1:00)
# "Texas Song" (1:58)
# "Pre-Hibernation Week" (1:29)
# "Ripped Pants" (1:17)
# "F.U.N. Song" (1:41)
# "[=SpongeBob=] [=ScaredyPants=]" (0:59)
[[/folder]]

[[folder: The [=SpongeBob=] [=SquarePants=] Movie: Music from the Movie and More...]]
# "[=SpongeBob=] [=SquarePants=] Theme" (0:46)
# "[=SpongeBob=] and Patrick Confront the Psychic Wall of Energy" (3:39)
# "Just a Kid" (2:51)
# "The Goofy Goober Song" (2:41)
# "Prince Paul's Bubble Party" (2:29)
# "Bikini Bottom" (3:40)
# "The Best Day Ever" (3:02)
# "They'll Soon Discover" (3:24)
# "Ocean Man" (2:07)
# "Under My Rock" (3:17)
# "Now That We're Men" (1:50)
# "Goofy Goober Rock" (2:54)
# "You Better Swim" (5:14)
# "The Jellyfish Song" (1:15)
# "[=SpongeBob=] [=SquarePants=] Theme (Movie Version)" (1:01)
[[/folder]]

[[folder:[=SpongeBob=] [=SquarePants=]: The Yellow Album]]
# "[=SpongeBob=] [=SquarePants=] Theme" (0:44)
# "Sweet Victory" (2:06)
# "Ripped Pants" (1:16)
# "Doing the Sponge" (1:31)
# "He's Flying" (1:33)
# "Gary's Song" (2:25)
# "Sweater Song" (0:31)
# "Hey All You People" (0:42)
# "Bubble Beat Box" (1:02)
# "Underwater Sun" (1:30)
# "Bossy Boots Song" (1:35)
# "When Worlds Collide" (1:15)
# "Jelly Fish Jam" (1:42)
# "Campfire Song Song" (0:56)
# "Hey Mean Mr. Bossman" (0:40)
# "Stadium Rave" (1:07)
# "All You Need Is Friends" (0:50)
# "Nick's B. Danube" (0:34)
# "That's What Friends Do" (0:32)
# "You're Old" (2:20)
# "Electric Zoo" (0:35)
# "Jingle Bells" (2:54)
# "B.C. Strut" (1:09)
# "Squidward's Clarinet" ''(Extended version)'' (0:56)
# "Cha Ching" ''(Extended version)'' (0:51)
[[/folder]]

[[folder:[=SpongeBob=] [=SquarePants=]: The Best Day Ever]]
# "[=WH2O=] Radio Show Open" (0:34)
# "The Best Day Ever" (3:00)
# "[=SpongeBob=] & The Hi-Seas in Concert" (0:43)
# "Employee of the Month" (3:31)
# "Patrick! Turn Your Radio Down!" (0:48)
# "Under My Rock" (3:15)
# "Mrs. Puff's Boating School Ad" (0:50)
# "Where's Gary?" (3:05)
# "The Tuneful Tuna's Advice" (0:24)
# "Barnacles!" (3:39)
# "Pearl Krabs aka Caller #5!" (1:07)
# "My Tighty Whiteys" (2:53)
# "Dover Sole With Bikini Bottom Weather" (0:36)
# "Ridin' the Hook" (2:58)
# "Squidward's Request" (0:35)
# "Superior" (2:55)
# "Krusty Krab Radio Spot" (0:22)
# "Doin' the Krabby Patty" (3:07)
# "Plankton Jams the Signal" (0:58)
# "You Will Obey!" (3:04)
# "That Was Weird" (0:14)
# "Who Wants to Race Me" (1:21)
# "The Spotlight Continues" (0:17)
# "Fishin' For Money" (3:53)
# "[=SpongeBob=] & The Hi-Seas Drop By [=WH2O=]" (1:25)
# "Bikini Bottom/Rock Bottom" (4:41)
[[/folder]]

[[folder:[=SpongeBob's=] Greatest Hits]]
# "[=SpongeBob=] [=SquarePants=] Theme" (0:46)
# "The Goofy Goober Song" (2:43)
# "F.U.N. Song" (1:26)
# "Campfire Song Song" (0:57)
# "Ripped Pants" (1:18)
# "Where's Gary?" (3:07)
# "My Tighty Whiteys" (2:55)
# "Doing the Sponge" (1:33)
# "Stadium Rave" (1:09)
# "Goofy Goober Rock" (2:56)
# "The Best Day Ever" (3:02)
# "Idiot Friends" (1:50)
# "Gary's Song" (2:26)
# "I Can't Keep My Eyes Off Of You" (''original version only'') (2:09)
# "The Bubble Song" (1:03)
# "This Grill is Not a Home" (''original version only'') (1:12)
# "[=SpongeBob=] [=SquarePants=] Theme" (Cee Lo Green version) (''re-release version only'') (0:47)
# "We've Got Scurvy" (''re-release version only'') (0:54)
# "Don't be a Jerk (It's Christmas)" (''re-release version only'') (2:29)
# "A Day Like This" (iTunes bonus track) (2:32)
[[/folder]]

[[folder:It's a [=SpongeBob=] Christmas! Album]]
# "It's a [=SpongeBob=] Christmas Theme" (0:43)
# "Don't be a Jerk (It's Christmas)" (2:34)
# "Christmas Eve Jitters" (1:53)
# "Santa Won't Let You Down" (2:58)
# "Snowflakes" (2:23)
# "Pretty Ribbons and Bows" (2:57)
# "Wet Wet Christmas" (2:25)
# "Ho Ho Hoedown" (2:30)
# "Christmas is Mine" (1:57)
# "Hot Fruitcake" (0:44)
# "Santa Has His Eye on Me" (2:50)
# "A Holiday Message from [=SpongeBob=] [=SquarePants=]" (1:02)
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Music from The [=SpongeBob=] Movie: Sponge Out of Water EP]]
# "Squeeze Me" (2:34)
# "Patrick Star" (1:46)
# "Sandy Squirrel" (3:01)
# "Team Work" (1:07)
# "Thank Gosh It's Monday" (2:40)
[[/folder]]

[[folder: The [=SpongeBob=] Movie: Sponge Out of Water (Original Motion Picture Score)]]
# "Burger Beard on Island" (3:09)
# "Burger Beard Starts to Read Story" (0:35)
# "Plankton Attack/ Tank Defeat/Giant Robot/Trying to Steal Formula" (4:07)
# "Torturing Plankton/Refund" (3:18)
# "Escaping in a Bubble" (2:33)
# "The End/Get Him" (5:06)
# "Going to Sleep/Inside [=SpongeBob's=] Brain" (2:09)
# "Getting the Key/Plankton Rescues Karen" (1:53)
# "Intro Bubbles" (2:08)
# "Stealing Formula Back/Pirate Ship and Food Truck" (2:53)
# "My Very Own Food Truck/Sandy Proposes Sacrifice" (1:49)
# "Bubbles to the Rescue/Beach Search for Krabby Patties" (3:56)
# "Beachfront Antics/Bike Path Encounters/Home of the Krabby Patty" (2:54)
# "Story Rewrites/Invincibubble" (2:50)
# "Chasing Burger Beard/Team Worked" (4:04)
# "Not So Fast Burger Beard/Plank TON/Real Teamwork" (5:47)
[[/folder]]

[[folder: [=SpongeBob=] [=SquarePants=]: The New Musical (Original Cast Recording)]]
# "Prologue" (1:04)
# "Bikini Bottom Day" (6:12)
# "No Control" (3:17)
# "BFF" (2:41)
# "When the Going Gets Tough" (2:47)
# "(Just a) Simple Sponge" (3:57)
# "Daddy Knows Best" (2:53)
# "Hero Is My Middle Name" (3:15)
# "Super Sea Star Savior" (4:44)
# "Tomorrow Is" (3:31)
# "Poor Pirates" (3:49)
# "Bikini Bottom Boogie" (2:11)
# "Chop to the Top" (2:26)
# "(I Guess I) Miss You" (3:41)
# "I'm Not a Loser" (4:38)
# "Best Day Ever" (4:19)
# "Bikini Bottom Day (Reprise)" (2:04)
# "[=SpongeBob=] [=SquarePants=] Theme Song" (0:47)
[[/folder]]

[[folder: The [=SpongeBob=] Movie: Sponge On the Run (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]
# "Agua" (2:39)
# "Krabby Step" (3:18)
# "F Is For Friends" (2:51)
# "It's Always Sunny in Bikini Bottom" (3:11)
# "How We Do" (2:16)
# "Gary's Song" (3:20)
# "Secret to the Formula" (1:53)
# "Snail: I'm Avail" (3:18)
# "Agua (Film Version)" (2:28)
[[/folder]]

[[folder: The [=SpongeBob=] Movie: Sponge On the Run (Music from the Motion Picture)]]
# "Bikini Bottom" (2:08)
# "Opening Time" (0:48)
# "A Diabolical Plan" (1:08)
# "The Royal Poseidon" (1:50)
# "Roadtrip" (0:36)
# "Goner Gulch" (1:32)
# "El Diablo" (2:25)
# "The Secret Formula Is Mine" (1:20)
# "After Them!" (2:44)
# "Friends Like These" (1:35)
# "Gary's Missing" (2:03)
# "His Name is Fred" (0:43)
# "You've Got One Now" (1:40)
# "The Campy Award" (1:42)
# "Sandy's Arrival" (0:44)
# "Where Is He?" (1:05)
# "Storming the Last City" (0:39)
# "The Secret to the Formula" (1:16)
# "To the Patty Mobile" (1:16)
# "The Defense" (2:26)
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Kamp Koral: Music From the Series]]
# "Kamp Koral Theme Song" (0:29)
# "Tag You're It" (1:05)
# "Moop Meep" (0:35)
# "Narlene's Feudin' Song" (0:18)
# "The Campfire Song" (0:16)
# "Squidward Revile" (0:30)
# "Square Dance Song" (0:50)
# "Square Dance Song (reprise)" (0:28)
# "Kamp Urchin" (0:30)
# "Eye of the Hotdog" (0:40)
# "Kamp Koral End Credits" (0:30)
[[/folder]]
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!!The soundtracks provide examples of
* AlbumIntroTrack:
** "[=WH20=] Radio Show Open" from ''The Best Day Ever'', featuring Al Bacore from [=WH2O=] introducing the album to the in-universe radio listeners.
** "Prologue" from ''The New Musical'', featuring French Narrator welcoming the audience to Bikini Bottom before the next song, "Bikini Bottom Day", plays.
* {{Anaphora}}: In "[[VillainSong Christmas Is Mine]]":
-->'''Plankton''': '''''A time for''' sharing... with me!\\
'''A time for''' caring... about me!\\
'''A time for''' thinking selfishly!\\
I'll hurt you if you don't agree!''
* BookEnds:
** ''Original Theme Highlights'' starts with the ThemeSong and ends with its Halloween version.
** ''The [=SpongeBob=] [=SquarePants=] Movie'''s soundtrack begins and closes with a version of the ThemeSong.
** Similarly, ''The [=SpongeBob=] Movie: Sponge on the Run'' soundtrack begins and closes with a version of "Agua".
* FaceOnTheCover: ''Original Theme Highlights'' and ''The [=SpongeBob SquarePants=] Movie''[='=]s cover prominently feature [=SpongeBob=]'s face.
* EarlyBirdCameo: A musical example. "The Best Day Ever" and "Under My Rock" were written for ''The Best Day Ever'', but first appeared on ''The [=SpongeBob SquarePants Movie=]'' album ("The Best Day Ever" itself appeared in the movie's credits); "Employee of the Month" was also included on certain promotional copies of the album.
* FakeRadioShowAlbum: ''The Best Day Ever'', which in interspersed with song requests from the characters, ads, and even radio hijacking by Plankton.
* GameOfChicken: "Ridin' the Hook" describes playing "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS1E20HookyMermaidManAndBarnacleBoyII hooky]]" (riding a fishing hook, getting pulled to the surface, then jumping off before reaching it) combined with this.
-->''They reel you in so fast''\\
''Let's see who lets go last''
* IAmGreatSong:
** "Superior" features Squidward bragging about how great he is compared to everybody else.
** "Who Wants to Race Me?" has Sandy singing about how fast she is.
* JobSong: "Employee of the Month" is about [=SpongeBob=]'s work ethics at the Krusty Krab and how it earns him the titular award.
* LocationSong: "Bikini Bottom/Rock Bottom" is about the relaxing nature of Bikini Bottom and the energetic nature of Rock Bottom, told separately in contrasting verses.
* LongestSongGoesLast: ''The Best Day Ever'' closes with "Bikini Bottom/Rock Bottom" (4:41).
* LyricalDissonance: "Where's Gary?" is an upbeat song about [=SpongeBob=] being distraught that Gary is missing. It features lines like "now I'm so lonely all the time" and "it tortures me all night and day, what could have made you run away?", but is generally sung in a happy tone.
* MinimalisticCoverArt: ''The Yellow Album'''s cover is just the album title with yellow background. Although the cover of the "enhanced version" is less minimalistic with the addition of [=SpongeBob=], Patrick, and promotional text.
* MoneySong: "Cha-Ching" from ''The Yellow Album'' and "Fishin' for Money" from ''The Best Day Ever". Not coincidentally, they're sung by [[PennyPinchingCrab Mr. Krabs]].
* NonAppearingTitle: "[=SpongeBob=] and Patrick Confronts the Psychic Wall of Energy", "Prince Paul's Bubble Party".
* OneWordTitle: "Barnacles!", "Superior", "Snowflakes".
* ParodyAssistance:
** "You Better Swim" is a fish-themed parody of Music/{{Motorhead}}'s "You Better Run"... ''by'' Motörhead.
** With ''The Best Day Ever'' being based upon 60s pop, a lot of artists of the era contributed to it, to the extent that they got "half of the people who worked on ''Music/PetSounds''", according to Creator/TomKenny.
* {{Retraux}}: ''The Best Day Ever'' is done in the style of 60s pop and 70s rock (in the vein of Music/TheBeachBoys and the Music/{{Ramones}}), and along with featuring musicians from the bands it was inspired by, it's also mixed in mono to evoke the same sound.
* ShoutOut:
** ''The Yellow Album''[='=]s title and cover is an obvious one to Music/TheWhiteAlbum.
** Plankton says "Take it, James!" when leading into the guitar solo on "You Will Obey!". The solo was played by James Burton, the guitarist for Music/ElvisPresley, and Elvis would often say the same thing before the guitar solos in his live performances.
* SpokenWordInMusic: Except for the opening track, each song in ''Original Theme Highlights'' is preceded by a few lines of dialogue from the episode it played in. The last track also [[TheStinger closes out]] with Squidward saying "You're killing me, [=SpongeBob=]! You really are."
* StylisticSuck: Squidward's vocals in "Superior" become this at several points, to the point he ends up coughing after struggling to reach the final high note.
* TitleTrack: "The Best Day Ever" in ''The Best Day Ever''.
* VillainSong: "Christmas Is Mine", sung by Plankton, is all about his hostile takeover of Christmas and how he's turning the holiday to be about himself.