"MailboxTensionBuild" was composed by Nicolas Carr. It is a short sting featuring strings and timpani being played and plays whenever something bad or dramatic is about to happen.
"MailboxTensionBuild NC2" is slightly faster than "MailboxTensionBuild NC 1" while "Transformer Tension" is slower. "Coaster Countdown" features "Transformer Tension" with an additional drum roll.
Alternate titles: "The Mailbox Incident," "Mailbox Tension Build," "Mailbox Tension Building," "MailboxTension Build w/ Flextone Sting," "Stress Test," "Tension Build," "Tension Build 2," "Tension Build Up," "Transformer Tension Build," "Transporter Tension"
Usage[]
MailboxTensionBuild NC 1[]
- 68a. "Patrick SmartPants" - SpongeBob puts Patrick's old head back on. (slowed down) ("Tension Build Up")
MailboxTensionBuild NC2[]
SpongeBob SquarePants[]
- 63. "Have You Seen This Snail?" - "Here goes nothing." (sped up) ("Mailbox Tension Build")
- 66. "Dunces and Dragons" - "Destroy them!" (sped up) ("Mailbox Tension Build")
- 67a. "Enemy In-Law" - Plankton is nervous. ("The Mailbox Incident")
- 81. "Friend or Foe" - Mr. Krabs and Plankton fight over the recipe ("Tension Build"); Mr. Krabs and Plankton fight over the recipe again. ("Tension Build 2")
- 82a. "The Original Fry Cook" - Mr. Krabs bangs on the Employee of the Month wall. ("Tension Build")
- 105a. "The Splinter" - Mr. Krabs pulls out the splinter. (sped up) ("Mailbox Tension Building")
- 123-124. "Truth or Square" - SpongeBob trying to open the freezer. ("MailboxTension Build w/ Flextone Sting")
The Patrick Star Show[]
- 10b. "Klopnodian Heritage Festival" - Patrick tries to push out sweat.
Transformer Tension[]
- 68b. "SquidBob TentaclePants" - Squidward trying to reverse the device.
- 91a. "Goo Goo Gas" - Plankton being put in SpongeBob's mouth. ("Transporter Tension")
- 128a. "Growth Spout" - Something crashes through the wall (ending only, high pitched +2) ("Transporter Tension")
- 152b. "Perfect Chemistry" - Plankton activates the invention. ("Transformer Tension Build")
- 189. "SpongeBob You're Fired" - SpongeBob trying to lose his five o'clock shadow. (sped up) ("Stress Test")
- 288b. "Plankton and the Beanstalk" - SpongeGoose gets ready to lay a golden Krabby Patty.
Coaster Countdown[]
- 86a. "Roller Cowards" - "We're brave!"
Trivia[]
- Between "SpongeBob You're Fired" and "Plankton and the Beanstalk," it took almost 10 years for the track to return in the main series.
- However, it played in the episode "Klopnodian Heritage Festival" of The Patrick Star Show one year before "Plankton and the Beanstalk" premiered.