Plankton’s world of evil schemes gets a musical twist in the highly-anticipated animated comedy
Plankton: The Movie, now streaming on Netflix. The soundtrack album for the film is also now available from Lakeshore Records. Listen to it below!
Overseen by acclaimed Music Supervisors and Soundtrack Producers Karyn Rachtman (SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, Pulp Fiction, Romeo + Juliet) and Otis Rachtman (Mind Your Music NZ Ltd), Plankton The Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) features original songs by Academy Award® and Grammy Award® winner Bret McKenzie (Flight of the Conchords). two of which are dynamic collaborations with Grammy Award® winner Linda Perry, along with original songs from Mark Mothersbaugh & Bob Mothersbaugh (Devo).
Additionally, Plankton: The Movie boasts vocal performances by the characters themselves. Mr. Lawrence (Plankton) and Jill Talley (Karen) lend their voices to several anthemic and hysterical earworms, bringing a unique authenticity to the soundtrack. Indie artist Princess Chelsea wrote and performed "You and Me," the perfect love song for everyone's favorite evil duo. Completing the soundscape is a synth-wave, orchestral hybrid score composed by New Zealand’s own Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper (Shadow in the Cloud, Housebound, The Legend of Baron To’a), paying homage to the classic SpongeBob sound while charting new sonic territory, with the orchestra performed by the Auckland Philharmonia.
The movie which is based on the Nickelodeon’s iconic animated series
SpongeBob SquarePants created by Stephen Hillenburg, comes on the heels of its 25
th anniversary. As the origin story of Plankton, the hilarious animation comedy chronicles his tangled love story with his sentient computer wife which goes sideways when she takes a stand — and decides to destroy the world without him.
A Nickelodeon Movies production, the movie was directed by Dave Needham with story by Mr. Lawrence and screenplay by Mr. Lawrence and Kaz, and Mr. Lawrence and Chris Viscardi. The film stars Mr. Lawrence, Jill Talley, Tom Kenny, Carolyn Lawrence, Bill Fagerbakke, Clancy Brown and Rodger Bumpass, all reprising their respective roles from the beloved animated series: Sheldon J. Plankton, Karen, SpongeBob SquarePants, Sandy Cheeks, Patrick Star, Mr. Krabs, and Squidward Tentacles, respectively.
Plankton The Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) features 16 songs and a 30 minute runtime.
Plankton The Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) was released digitally on Friday, March 7 and is available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including
Amazon,
Apple Music and
Spotify.
Plankton The Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) track list:
1. Welcome to Bikini Bottom – SpongeBob SquarePants (1:18)
2. I’m Plankton (feat. Mark Mothersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh & Karen) – Plankton (1:50)
3. Going Up – Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper (1:19)
4. Say My Name, Karen (feat. Bret McKenzie & SpongeBob SquarePants) – Karen (2:20)
5. I Made a New Friend – Plankton (2:07)
6. Bad Trip – Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper (1:50)
7. I’m a Jerky Jerk (feat. Linda Perry) – Plankton (1:59)
8. You and Me – Princess Chelsea (2:40)
9. Taking Over – Boots (2:19)
10. You Do Care – Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper (2:06)
11. 80’s Baby – Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper (1:18)
12. Hydra – Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper (1:41)
13. Gal Pals – Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper (1:52)
14. Shaggy – Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper (1:18)
15. Welcome Back to Bikini Bottom – SpongeBob SquarePants (2:08)
16. Say My Name, Karen (Demo Version) – Bret McKenzie & Linda Perry (2:07)
