La vida moderna de Rocko
The series' music editor and main composer is Nicolas Carr. After working with Hillenburg on "Rocko's Modern Life", he struggled to find a new job in his field. He had considered a career change before Hillenburg offered him the job. The first season's score primarily featured selections from the Associated Production Music Library, which Carr has said includes "lots of great old corny Hawaiian music and big, full, dramatic orchestral scores." "Rocko's Modern Life" also used music from this library. It was Hillenburg's decision to adopt this approach. Carr has described the selections for "SpongeBob SquarePants" as being "more over-the-top" than those for "Rocko's Modern Life".