KIDS & FAMILY RELEASES ORIGINAL MUSIC FROM ‘90S HIT NICKELODEON SERIES ROCKO’S MODERN LIFE TO CELEBRATE 30TH ANNIVERSARY
Republic Records: Kids & Family, in partnership with Nickelodeon, released Rocko’s Modern Life: 30th Anniversary Edition, featuring original music from the hit-animated series Rocko’s Modern Life. Marking the 30th anniversary of the animated series to the exact day and date, 11 additional original songs have been added to the extended soundtrack, including “Popcorn Pandemonium,” “Gutterballs,” and the theme song with The B-52’s members Fred Schneider and Kate Pierson on vocals.
Pat Irwin is the series composer for Rocko’s Modern Life. Irwin is a former member of
the iconic rock band The B-52’s, and he currently performs with his bands SUSS and the PI Power Trio. The remastered album is available on all major streaming platforms.
Said Irwin: “I’m absolutely thrilled to be sharing this music with you for the first time. Making this music was a high point in my career, and it was exactly what I thought making records would be like. The band was alive and on fire. Long live Rocko!”
Originally airing from 1993-1996, the animated Rocko’s Modern Life follows the adventures of an Australian wallaby named Rocko and his two companions, Heffer Wolfe and Filburt, through their adventures in their home of O-Town.
Rocko’s Modern Life: 30th Anniversary Edition includes the following (new additions in bold):
- Rocko’s Theme
- Snowballs
- Jet Scream
- Frog’s Best Friend
- Flu-In-U-Enza
- A Sucker For The Suck-O-Matic
- Wallaby Of The West
- Trash-O-Madness
- Cruisin’
- Junk Junkies
- Rocko’s Theme (Instrumental)
- Rocko’s Theme (Remastered 2023)
- Sand In Your Navel
- Leap Frogs
- Spitballs
- Popcorn Pandemonium
- Cabin Fever
- Kiss Me I’m Foreign
- Short Story
- Commuted Sentence
- Eyes Capades
- Gutterballs