"Closing Door Sting" was composed by Nicolas Carr. The main instruments being played in the piece include low brass, a timpani, cymbals, and other percussion instruments as well as the Orchestral Colours sample Crescendo Fin 10 F#. It is mostly known for being the dramatic cue that plays at the end of some specials' first parts.
"Closing the Door Sting" features slightly different equalization, "The 3 Challenges" features a longer opening and "Closing the Door Sting 2" features the Orchestral Colours samples Crescendo Fin 10 F# and Crescendo Fin 10 A.
Alternate titles: "Big Tension Build and Sting," "Birth of the Krabby Patty," "Closing Door Sting B," "Closing the Door," "Closing the Door Sting," "Closing the Doors Sting 2," "Entrapped," "Entrapped 2 w/ Closing the Door Sting," "Evil Plans," "Tension Transition," "Tension Transition 1," "Tension Transition 2"
Usage[]
Closing Door Sting[]
SpongeBob SquarePants[]
- 63. "Have You Seen This Snail?" - "When I've lost something."
- 86b. "Bucket Sweet Bucket" - Plankton laughs. ("Evil Plans")
- 92. "Atlantis SquarePantis" - Tank. (high-pitched +2, sped up) ("Closing Door Sting B")
- 94b. "Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob" - Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy drag SpongeBob away. ("Closing Door Sting B")
- 98. "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" - SpongeBob is lying on the ground. ("Closing Door Sting B")
- 111. "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One" - End of Part 1. ("Closing Door Sting B")
- 122a. "Chum Bucket Supreme" - "Nothing can stop me now!" ("Closing Door Sting B")
- 137a. "One Coarse Meal" - Plankton laughs evilly. ("Tension Transition 2")
- 143. "The Great Patty Caper" - Plankton closes the door. ("Big Tension Build and Sting")
- 173b. "Demolition Doofus" - "Yes, hooray indeed." (slowed down)
- 302-303. "Kreepaway Kamp" - Narlene gets snatched.
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years[]
- 11a. "Wise Kraken" - "Karen, turn on the big oven!"
Closing the Door Sting[]
- 96. "Pest of the West" - End of Part 1.
- 156. "Frozen Face-Off" - "It looks like... Karen."
Closing the Door Sting 2[]
Part 1[]
- 71b. "Karate Island" - SpongeBob is scared. ("Entrapped")
- 98. "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" - Robot's eyes light up. ("Birth of the Krabby Patty")
- 99b. "SpongeHenge" - Krusty Krab gets blown off. (low-pitched -2, sped up) ("Closing the Door Sting")
- 139a. "Gramma's Secret Recipe" - Plankton laughs. (high-pitched +1) ("Closing the Door Sting")
- 156. "Frozen Face-Off" - "I meant destructive!" (low-pitched -½, sped up) ("Closing the Doors Sting 2")
Part 2[]
- 135a. "Back to the Past" - Time machine dispersal from the Mermalair. (sped up) ("Entrapped 2 w/ Closing the Door Sting")
Part 3[]
- 79a. "The Pink Purloiner" - "I must know for sure." (low-pitched -2, sped up) ("Closing the Door")
- 137a. "One Coarse Meal" - Mr. Krabs snickers. ("Tension Transition")
- 158a. "Sweet and Sour Squid" - "Oh, is that right?" ("Tension Transition 1")
The 3 Challenges[]
- 71b. "Karate Island" - "The four floors of fear."
- 91a. "Goo Goo Gas" - "What's the matter, baby? Are you gonna cry?"
- 111. "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One" - "The Big One is almost upon us."
- 123-124. "Truth or Square" - SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward fall.
- 142a. "Trenchbillies" - SpongeBob and Patrick are tied up.
- 196b. "Married to Money" - "Perfect!"
Trivia[]
- Between "Trenchbillies" and "Married to Money," "The 3 Challenges" took five years to return.
- Between "Demolition Doofus" and "Wise Kraken," "Closing Door Sting" took nine years to return.
- Between "Demolition Doofus" and "Kreepaway Kamp," it took over twelve years to return in the main show.