THANKS DAN. TIME NOW FOR SEVEN SHARP WITH HILARY AND DANIEL. HE SHOULD BE AT HOME ON THE FARM, BUT HE'S IN OUR BIGGEST CITY IN THE DEAD CENTRE OF A COMMUNITY, AND WREAKING HAVOC IN THE WEE HOURS. SOME NEIGHBOURS THOUGHT THEY WERE HEARING THINGS, BUT TURNS OUT IT'S DEFINITELY A REALLY BIG BIRD. IT HAD TO BE SEEN TO BE BELIEVED. BUT WE FOUND IT. (SNEAKY JAZZ MUSIC) THEY SAY THE DARKEST HOUR IS JUST BEFORE DAWN, BUT IN BIRKENHEAD, ON AUCKLAND'S NORTH SHORE, IT CAN BE ANYWHERE FROM 3AM. (ROOSTER CROWS) HE DOES CROW EARLY IN THE MORNING. CAN YOU SEE HIM OVER THERE? WE'RE ON THE HUNT FOR A ROGUE ROOSTER. I'M JUST GOING TO APPROACH VERY SLOWLY. (SNEAKY JAZZ MUSIC) THAT'S A WINDMILL, ISN'T IT? YEAH. SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST SO IRRITATED WITH HIM. (ROOSTER CROWS) FAR FROM WAKING UP THE DEAD, HE'S HAVING A GOOD CRACK AT THE NEIGHBOURS. EVERY NIGHT. EVERY NIGHT? RAQUEL RECENTLY MOVED IN. WE WERE WARNED WHILE` WE ARE ON THE MAIN ROAD, SO YOU MIGHT HEAR A FEW CARS, AND WE ARE RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO A DAYCARE, SO YOU MIGHT HEAR SOME KIDS LAUGHING, BUT HE DID NOT MENTION THE ROOSTER AT 3 IN THE MORNING. (ITEMS RATTLE) GOT SOME BIRD SEED. AND NOW WE WAIT. WE'RE HOPING TO CATCH A SIGHT OF HIM, BUT HE'S OFTEN HEARD AND NOT SEEN. (ROOSTER CROWS) WHISPERS: HE'S THERE. HE'S THERE. OH, I CAN SEE HIM. I CAN SEE HIM. (LAUGHS) COME HERE. CAN YOU SEE HIM? YOU GOT HIM NOW. (RELAXED GUITAR MUSIC) THERE HE IS ` BOLD AS BRASS. YOU CAN SEE WHY THE BIG GUY'S GONE VIRAL ON THE LOCAL COMMUNITY PAGE. SOME PEOPLE WANTING TO GET VIGILANTE AND FIND HIM AND REMOVE HIM. UM... OTHERS SAYING BE AT PEACE WITH IT. #SAVETHEROOSTER. HE'S SAFE. HE IS JUST HANGING OUT. I DON'T KNOW, HE'S A FAT ROOSTER THAT'S VERY HAPPY. YEAH, BIRDSEED. SOMEONE'S BEEN FEEDING HIM. LEGEND SAYS THAT HE DISAPPEARED FOR A FEW WEEKS DURING A STORM A FEW YEARS AGO, AND THEN ROSE FROM THE DEAD AND HAS JUST BEEN LIVING IN THE CEMETERY FOR... SINCE. HE HAD GIRLFRIENDS AS WELL. AND THERE WAS` I THINK THERE WAS FIVE OF THEM. AND THEY JUST WENT` I DON'T KNOW WHERE. (ROOSTER CROWS) MORNING, ROOSTER! SOME LOCALS EVEN THOUGHT THEY WERE HEARING THINGS, BUT THEN, TO ADD TO THE MYSTERY, THIS FLYER APPEARED IN THE HOOD. THIS COMB-HEADED COCK-A-DOODLE-DOUCHEBAG HAS BEEN WAKING MY MUM AND DAD UP AT 3AM WITH AN ANONYMOUS AUTHOR WE'LL DUB 'THE BANKSY OF BIRKENHEAD'. I WAS JUST SEEING IT EVERYWHERE, SO I WAS LIKE, 'OH MY GOSH, I ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO GET INVOLVED 'IN THIS ICONIC ROOSTER.' (GLOVES SQUEAK) BEX, FROM SUGAR VIPER, IS A LOCAL TATTOOIST. SO I'M PRETTY ACTIVE ON THE BIRKENHEAD COMMUNITY PAGE AND I THOUGHT, 'I ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO DO THIS. 'HOW ICONIC. IT'S SO FUNNY, 'AND SUCH A FUN WAY TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.' SHE'S NOW IMMORTALISING THE ROOSTER IN INK, GIVING AWAY A FREE FOWL TATTOO. ROOSTER HAS GOT HIS OWN MERCH NOW. YES, AND THE ROOSTER IS GOING TO BE FOREVER IMMORTALISED ON SOMEONE'S SKIN. AROUND 100 PEOPLE HAVE PUT THEIR HAND UP FOR THE GIVEAWAY, WHICH ENDS TONIGHT. DO YOU THINK WE'LL BE UP FOR TEA TOWELS, CUPS? OH, I DEFINITELY THINK WE'D DO SOME T-SHIRTS. I THINK PEOPLE WOULD LOVE A T-SHIRT, MAYBE A HOODIE. MEANWHILE, RAQUEL DOESN'T NEED ANY ROOSTER REMINDERS. SHE'S A YOGA INSTRUCTOR, AND IT'S TAKING ALL HER ZEN JUST TO KEEP CALM IN THE WEE HOURS. I'VE FOUND SOME MOMENTS OF GRATITUDE FOR THIS ROOSTER. YOU KNOW, HE REMINDS ME THAT WE'RE NOT THAT FAR FROM NATURE, SO IT'S A... YEAH, LOVELY DAILY REMINDER AT 3 IN THE MORNING. (ROOSTER CROWS) (TRANQUIL MUSIC) CAPTIONS BY LENA ERAKOVICH, LELE SIMEON AND TUI TIPENE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 I FEEL THEIR PAIN. I REALLY DO. NOW, IF YOU'VE EVER SPILLED YOUR BOOZE, COFFEE, OR SMUDGED MAKE-UP ON YOUR WHITE SHIRT, REGULAR DETERGENT MIGHT NOT BE ENOUGH TO SAVE YOU. NOW THE INTERNET'S SELF-APPOINTED LAUNDRY EXPERTS SWEAR BY ONE DENTAL PRODUCT THAT MIGHT SURPRISE YOU. INDIRA STEWART WITH THE LAUNDRY HACK YOU NEVER KNEW YOU NEEDED. WHAT ARE THE EASIEST HACKS TO LIFT STAINS OUT OF WHITE CLOTHING? WE LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE SOME CRAZY LAUNDRY HACKS THAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT. CHECK IT OUT. IF YOU PUT SHAVING FOAM ON THE STAIN ON YOUR CLOTHES, AND IF YOU RUB IT, YOU WILL REMOVE THE POWDER STAIN IN A SECOND. SO I POPPED IN A DENTURE TABLET WITH SOME VERY HOT WATER LEFT IT TO SOAK FOR 48 HOURS IN ALL HOPE, AND LOOK AT THE RESULT. WE'RE GOING TO PUT THE BEST HACKS WE'VE FOUND TO THE TEST. BUT FIRST, THE FUN PART ` GETTING DIRTY. THAT'S RED-WINE STAINS ON ONE SIDE AND WATERPROOF RED LIPPIE ON THE OTHER. PLEASE, GOD. NOW IT'S TIME TO PUT MY FAITH TO THE TEST BY ASKING AN EXPERT. OH, A BIG ONE. OK, OK, OK. AND THIS IS MY UNSCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENT ` WITH A REAL SCIENTIST, THOUGH. BEFORE WE START, TWO INGREDIENTS TO WATCH OUT FOR ` SURFACTANTS, WHICH HELP LIFT THE STAIN OFF THE FABRIC, AND OXIDISERS LIKE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, WHICH REACT WITH THE COLOUR DYES TO BREAK THEM DOWN. WHAT'S YOUR HYPOTHESIS? WELL, ACTUALLY, THINKING ABOUT IT, VANISH HERE CONTAINS MOSTLY HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, WHEREAS THE SARD HERE IS MAINLY SURFACTANT, OR A DETERGENT. IT'S ESSENTIALLY SOAP. THE SHAVING CREAM IS AGAIN MOSTLY SURFACTANT-BASED PRODUCTS. AND INTERESTINGLY, THIS STERADENT CONTAINS BOTH AN OXIDISER AS WELL AS SURFACTANT. SO I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO GO WITH THE STERADENT. ALL RIGHT. SHALL WE GIVE IT A TRY? CHUCKLES: LET'S GO. OK. SO THE FIRST THING WE'RE GOING TO START WITH IS SHAVING FOAM. (RELAXED MUSIC) WHO RECOMMENDED THIS USELESS SHAVING FOAM? (LAUGHS) HOW ARE YOU GOING? KIND OF... IT'S JUST MY IMAGINATION, BUT LOOKS LIKE THE COLOUR'S CHANGED. (LAUGHS) IT'S LIKE IT'S GONE DARK. IT'S GONE BLUE. IT'S GONE BLUE. IT'S A BIT EARLY TO JUDGE, SO WE MOVED ON. NEXT UP, SARD WONDER SOAP, WHICH CONTAINS A COUPLE OF SURFACTANTS. TO GET THE SURFACTANTS TO WORK, WE ESSENTIALLY NEED TO RUB IT INTO THE STAIN. OH MY GOD. BUT LOOK AT THAT. WOW. IT DOES` IT DOES GO BLUE STRAIGHT AWAY. MY TURN TO APPLY IT TO THE LIPSTICK STAIN. SO THAT'S ACTUALLY` THAT'S NOT BAD. THAT'S SUPER EFFECTIVE. THAT WAS, LIKE, SOME` SARD HAS PERFORMED PRETTY WELL. BUT THAT'S ALL BLUE. (BOTH LAUGH) NEXT UP ` VANISH POWER GEL. VANISH, FOR EXAMPLE, HAS AN OXIDISING AGENT IN THERE ` HYDROGEN PEROXIDE. AND YOU NEED THAT TO SOAK AND YOU NEED THE CHEMICAL REACTION TO OCCUR. WE CAN SEE THAT THE COLOUR'S DEFINITELY CHANGED A BIT, BUT IT DEFINITELY HASN'T REMOVED IT YET. AND FINALLY, THE MOST SURPRISING LAUNDRY HACK WE FOUND ` DENTURE TABLETS. THIS IS THE ONLY PRODUCT WE'VE USED WHICH CONTAINS BOTH AN OXIDISER AND SURFACTANTS. HOW MANY DO YOU RECKON IS THE GO FOR THIS LITTLE STAIN? SO MAYBE WE'LL PUT IN TWO. OK. YOU'RE A BIT STINGE, DR CHEN. (LAUGHS) I WAS THINKING OF MAYBE SIX TABLETS. LESS IS MORE. YOU WERE GOING TO PUT ALL OF IT IN. WOW. LOOK` OH, MY GOD. LOOK WHAT'S HAPPENED HERE? I THINK WITH A BIT MORE TIME, I THINK THE OXIDISING AGENTS INSIDE THE STERADENT HAS REALLY BROKEN DOWN THE DYES, ESSENTIALLY. IT HASN'T REALLY WORKED FOR MINE. YEAH. SO, BUT CASE BY CASE? RIGHT. DEFINITELY. DEFINITELY. I THINK IT DEPENDS ALSO ON THE DYES THAT ARE USED ` LIPSTICK ` THIS MUST BE A HARDIER DYE. WHEREAS THE THE MOLECULES, OR THE, LET'S SAY, NATURAL DYES, THAT ARE IN WINE ` BECAUSE THEY'RE BIOLOGICAL KIND OF COMPOUNDS, THEY BREAK DOWN MORE EASILY. RIGHT, I'M GOING TO CHECK THIS IN THE WASHING MACHINE, RIGHT, I'M GOING TO CHUCK THIS IN THE WASHING MACHINE, AND LET'S SEE IF THAT DOES ANYTHING KIND OF FURTHER. (ELECTRONIC MUSIC) WE'RE IN THE WARDROBE AREA AND WE ARE GOING TO DO SOME WASHING. SO WE'RE GOING TO GIVE IT A REGULAR WASH WITH A REGULAR DETERGENT AND SEE HOW IT TURNS OUT. (FUNKY HIP-HOP MUSIC) ALL RIGHT, IT'S TIME FOR THE BIG REVEAL. WHOA! AT FIRST GLANCE, IT'S WAY BETTER THAN I THOUGHT. BUT LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK - FOR THE WATERPROOF RED LIPSTICK STAINS, VANISH POWER GEL AND SARD WONDER SOAP CAME OUT ON TOP FOR THE RED WINE STAINS, THE DENTURE TABLETS WERE A CLEAR WINNER. YOU MIGHT NOTICE SOME TINY BLUE SPECKS LEFT BEHIND ` DR CHEN SAYS THESE ARE DYED AND COULD BE AVOIDED DR CHEN SAYS THESE ARE DYES AND COULD BE AVOIDED BY FULLY DISSOLVING THE DENTURE TABLETS BEFORE APPLYING THEM TO THE STAINS. SAFE TO SAY, IF YOU SPILL YOUR BOOZE, CHUCK SOME DENTURE TABLETS ON THERE AND SHE'LL BE RIGHT. IN THE SUPERMARKETS WILL BE WONDERING WHY THERE IS A SUDDEN RUN ON STERADENT. NOW, WE ALL KNOW PEOPLE WHO'VE DONE SOMETHING GREAT AND DESERVE A BIT OF RECOGNITION, AND THAT'S WHY WE PARTNER WITH ASB TO BRING YOU GOOD AS GOLD. DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE DOING SELFLESS THINGS FOR OTHERS IN YOUR COMMUNITY? SHE'S REALLY LOOKED AFTER PEOPLE ALL HER LIFE. I DON'T KNOW IF HE KNOWS HOW APPRECIATED HE IS. OR MAYBE THEY'VE HAD A TOUGH TIME AND DESERVE A TREAT. ON BEHALF OF ASB... WE'D LOVE TO GIVE YOU $10,000... (CHEERING) WELL, WHY NOT NOMINATE THEM FOR OUR ASB GOOD AS GOLD AWARD? UNREAL. GO TO: ASBGOODASGOLD.CO.NZ AND TELL US THEIR STORY. # I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU. # E WHAI AKE NEI ` COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` THE WELLINGTON BAND MOVING TO A PINEAPPLE UNDER THE SEA. PLUS ` HAS THE OLYMPICS GOT YOU INSPIRED AND MOTIVATED? THE LESSONS YOU CAN TAKE FROM OUR ATHLETES IN PARIS. NAU MAI, HOKI MAI ` WELCOME BACK. LOVELY TO HAVE YOU WITH US. WHILE MOST OF US MAY NEVER RUN LIKE THE BLACK FERNS, OR SWIM LIKE ERIKA FAIRWEATHER, IT TURNS OUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS WE CAN DO TO HELP US THINK LIKE AN OLYMPIAN. SO HOW DO YOU TAKE AN ORDINARY PERSON AND TURN THEM INTO SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? OH, IT'S BEEN A LONG MORNING. NO, NO NO, NO, WE NEED TO TAKE THE STAIRS. COME ON, COME ON, COME ON, COME ON, COME ON, DANIEL, COME ON, COME ON, COME ON. A GOLD MEDAL MINDSET CAN HELP US ACHIEVE ANYTHING. I JUST WANT MY LUNCH. I JUST WANT MY LUNCH. # LET'S GET PHYSICAL... WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW? OH, COME ON, DANIEL, WE NEED TO DO SOME WEIGHTS. LET'S PICK THIS UP. OK, SO ABOVE THE HEAD, LIKE THIS. JUST BEND THE KNEES. WAIT. OK. THERE YOU GO. COME ON. OK. COME ON. OK. (EPIC MUSIC) WHAT SETS CHAMPIONS APART IS OUR MINDSET. DANIEL! DANIEL, WE NEED TO VISUALISE OUR SUCCESS. DANIEL. DANIEL. DANIEL! OH! AND SPORTS PSYCHOLOGIST DOCTOR CAMPBELL THOMPSON IS HERE NOW. AND SPORTS PSYCHOLOGIST DR CAMPBELL THOMPSON IS HERE NOW. GREAT TO SEE YOU, CAMPBELL. IS IT POSSIBLE, DO YOU THINK, FOR US MERE MORTALS TO THINK LIKE AN OLYMPIAN FROM THE COMFORT OF OUR COUCHES? UH, YEAH. WELL, LOOK, GOOD NEWS IS, TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, WE CAN. IN FACT, I HOPE YOU'RE SITTING COMFORTABLY BECAUSE I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS FOR YOU TO TRY OUT THAT OUR OLYMPIANS ARE DOING OVERSEAS THAT YOU CAN DO ON THE COUCH. BUT, YEAH, YOU WILL NEED TO GET UP OFF THE COUCH AGAIN, FIGURATIVELY OR LITERALLY, AT SOME POINT IF YOU WANT TO PUT IT INTO PRACTICE. BUT I THINK THE MAIN THING WITH THE HIGH PERFORMANCE MINDSET IS THAT IT TAKES REAL CLARITY OF PURPOSE AND COMMITMENT, BUT THAT PURPOSE DOESN'T NEED TO BE WINNING OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS. YOU KNOW, FOR SOME PEOPLE I WORK WITH THAT'S PASSING A MAJOR EXAM AS A MEDICAL SPECIALIST, OR IT COULD BE SOMETHING EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, AGAIN, LIKE BEING A GREAT DAD OR GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR LIFE. SO PURPOSE IS WHAT'S GOING TO DRIVE COMMITMENT, AND WHEN WE'RE COMMITTED, WE'RE GOING TO PRACTICE WHAT'S IMPORTANT. SO I THINK YEAH, DEFINITELY IT IS SOMETHING THAT'S AVAILABLE TO ATHLETES AND NON-ATHLETES ALIKE. SO CAMPBELL, WHAT ARE SOME OF THEIR STRATEGIES THAT WE CAN USE IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES? OK, WELL, LOOK THE FIRST ONE I ALWAYS GO TO IS THIS, AND, IT'S ABOUT LEARNING TO WORK WITH YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM, AND YOU'LL SEE THE ATHLETES, YOU'LL SEE OUR ATHLETES IN FACT, BEFORE EVENTS, THEY'LL BE DOING BREATHING TO RESET THEMSELVES AS WELL. SO WHAT THAT'S ABOUT IS LEARNING TO MANAGE YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM, BECAUSE, AS WE KNOW, AS SOON AS YOU'RE YOU'RE TRYING TO GET AN IMPORTANT OUTCOME, THAT SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE YOUR BRAIN INHERENTLY KNOWS THAT LIFE'S UNCONTROLLABLE. SO IT'S NOT A CERTAINTY. SO SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT MIGHT NOT HAPPEN AND YOUR BRAIN SEES THAT AS A THREAT. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHEN WE GET OUR BODY RELEASES ADRENALINE AND CORTISOL. WE GET THOSE BUTTERFLIES IN THE STOMACH, MOUTH MIGHT GO DRY. BODY GETS A BIT JITTERY LEFT TO ITS OWN DEVICES, AND THEN THE MIND CAN GET A LITTLE BIT CLOUDED. SO FOR AN ATHLETE, YOU KNOW THAT CAN INTERFERE WITH DECISION MAKING. SO FOR AN ATHLETE, YOU KNOW THAT CAN INTERFERE WITH DECISION-MAKING. SO WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL OUR NERVOUS SYSTEM, AND ONE OF THE REALLY RELIABLE WAYS TO DO THAT IS WITH BREATHING. AND IF YOU'RE UP FOR IT, I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU THROUGH AN EXERCISE THAT WE USE WITH A LOT OF PERFORMERS NOW. SO THIS ONE'S CALLED BOX BREATHING. IN A SECOND, WE'RE GOING TO BREATHE IN FOR THE COUNT OF FOUR. HOLD FOR THE COUNT OF FOUR, OUT FOR THE COUNT OF FOUR, AND THEN PAUSE FOR THE COUNT OF FOUR. SO THAT'S THE BOX. OK, YOU GUYS READY? GOTCHA. OK, HERE WE GO. READY. READY. BREATHING IN. AND HOLD: 2,3,4. THEN OUT SLOWLY: 2,3,4. PAUSE: 2,3,4. ALL RIGHT, AND THERE'S YOUR BOX BREATHING. SO THAT FEELS GOOD. YOU GUYS ARE FEELING SOME OF THE AFTER-EFFECTS OF THAT. YEAH! YEAH, IT DOES, DOESN'T IT? CAMPBELL, THE PHYSICAL STRENGTH OF OUR ELITE ATHLETES IS ON DISPLAY FOR THE WORLD TO SEE. I MEAN, HOW GREAT WERE THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS THIS MORNING, AND HOW IMPORTANT IS MENTAL TOUGHNESS DURING THE OLYMPICS? YEAH. LOOK, IT WAS FANTASTIC, WASN'T IT? THAT PERFORMANCE THAT WE SAW THIS MORNING. AND I DID THINK WE SAW MENTAL TOUGHNESS ON DISPLAY. THE THING ABOUT MENTAL TOUGHNESS IS THAT IT'S REALLY DIFFERENT TO WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AND EVEN WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE, AND NOVAK DJOKOVIC ` SO, THIS GUY WHO'S OBVIOUSLY THE VERY BEST IN THE WORLD, PERHAPS THE BEST EVER AT WHAT HE DOES, AND HE DESCRIBED IT LIKE THIS HE'S IN AN INTERVIEW - THE INTERVIEWER SAYS, 'YEAH, MENTAL TOUGHNESS, YOU KNOW, IT'S YOUR GREAT GIFT.' AND HE SAYS, 'NO, NO, NO, IT'S NOT A GIFT. IT'S NOT A GIFT AT ALL.' 'IT'S SOMETHING I PRACTISE.' SO THE FIRST THING ABOUT MENTAL TOUGHNESS IS WE NEED TO PRACTICE. IT'S ACTUALLY ABOUT KNOWING THAT AS A THINKING, FEELING HUMAN BEING, YOU'RE NOT` YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE DOUBTS AND YOU'RE GOING TO WORRY ABOUT THAT THING THAT YOU JUST DID THAT DIDN'T GO RIGHT, OR ABOUT HOW IT MIGHT WORK IN THE FUTURE. SO REAL, THE MENTAL STRENGTH IS PRACTISING OVER AND OVER AGAIN, BRINGING YOUR MIND BACK INTO THE PRESENT MOMENT, LETTING GO OF THOSE QUITE NATURAL DOUBTS AND FEARS, AND BRINGING YOUR FOCUS BACK ON WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW. AND IF IT'S YOUR PERFORMANCE, WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT IN YOUR PERFORMANCE? AND THAT'S WHY PRACTISING MINDFULNESS IS SO USEFUL FOR PERFORMERS OF ALL KINDS AND ALSO REALLY, REALLY GOOD FOR YOUR BRAIN AND YOUR GENERAL MENTAL HEALTH, TOO. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CAMPBELL. SOME FANTASTIC ADVICE FOR ALL OF US, EVEN THOSE OF US WHO AREN'T TOP ATHLETES. TOP ATHLETES. GREAT. THANKS VERY MUCH, AND GREAT TO TALK TO YOU AGAIN. I OFTEN THINK WHAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OF ON THIS SHOW IS SEA SPONGES ` BUT TONIGHT I GET MY WISH. THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS SEA SPONGE, SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS, HAS A NEW MOVIE OUT THIS WEEK, AND THERE IS A VERY SURPRISING KIWI CONNECTION. BEN HURLEY EXPLAINS. (GENTLE PASTORAL MUSIC PLAYS) GOOD MORNING, BIKINI BOTTOM! (BUBBLES) GOOD MORNING, SANDY! (GASPS) LOOK! SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS AN ANIMATED PHENOMENON ` 277 EPISODES OF THE TV SHOW, AND NOW FOUR FEATURE FILMS. THE LATEST, 'SAVING BIKINI BOTTOM', WILL BE WATCHED BY MILLIONS, AND WHAT THOSE MILLIONS WILL HEAR IS A MOVIE SCORE COMPOSED RIGHT HERE IN WELLINGTON. # IT TAKES TWO TO MAKE A THING GO RIGHT. # IT TAKES TWO # TO MAKE IT OUT OF SIGHT. CHILLI PEPPERS, BASICALLY THE BEATLES IN THE '90S. CHILI PEPPERS, BASICALLY THE BEATLES IN THE '90S, EH? OK. WOW. I HAVE THAT ON CAMERA. YOU KNOW HAT'S WHAT THEY'LL USE. YOU KNOW THAT'S WHAT THEY'LL USE. THAT'LL BE THE PROMO. YEAH, IT'S GOOD. GENTLEMEN, SPONGEBOB. NEW MOVIE. YOU'RE DOING THE SCORE. HOW ON EARTH DID THIS COME ABOUT? SO, CONRAD, WEEDY, LUKE AND I, WE HAVE BEEN MAKING FILM SCORES SO, CONRAD, LUKE AND I, WE HAVE BEEN MAKING FILM SCORES TOGETHER FOR A LONG TIME, AND AT SOME POINT, WE CONNECTED WITH KAREN REITMAN TO WORK ON A NETFLIX TV SHOW CALLED SKYLANDERS ACADEMY. SHE WORKS IN THE HOLLYWOOD WORLD AND GAVE US A PUNT ON THIS. WELL, TO BE FAIR, WE HAD TO, UM. IT WAS A LONG JOB INTERVIEW PROCESS. WELL, TO BE FAIR, WE HAD TO, UM... IT WAS A LONG JOB INTERVIEW PROCESS. IT WAS. THERE WAS LIKE LOTS OF ROUNDS OF DOING DEMOS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I MEAN, IT'S SURPRISING YOU HAD TO GO THROUGH SO MANY HOOPS CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH COS IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'VE NOT DONE MOVIE SCORES BEFORE. I MEAN, THREE TAIKA WAITITI FILMS, RIGHT? YES. YEAH, IT WAS. EAGLE VERSUS SHARK WAS OUR FIRST. WELL, I DON'T KNOW. HAD YOU DONE ANY TV? I'VE DONE A LITTLE BIT OF TV. YEAH, YEAH. SEVEN PERIODS OF MR. GORMSBY, BUT THERE WASN'T A GREAT DEAL OF MUSIC IN THAT. THERE WAS DEFINITE NEPOTISM. TAIKA SPECIFICALLY LIKED, AT THE TIME, A SCORE THAT WAS NOT PRESCRIPTIVE. WHO ARE YOU? BOY? OH YEAH, I'M YOUR DAD. IF IT WAS A SAD SCENE, HE DIDN'T WANT JUST MUSIC THAT WAS REALLY PUSHING THE SAD EMOTION. # RICKY BAKER, NOW YOU ARE 13 YEARS OLD. # YOU ARE A TEENAGER, AND YOU'RE AS GOOD AS GOLD. # RICKY BAKER, RICKY BAKER. WHICH, WITH HIS SPONGEBOB THING, IS THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE WHEN YOU'RE HITTING EVERYTHING SO, LIKE THE MUSIC IS INSANE. IT GOES IN THREE-SECOND BURSTS. IT'S LIKE THREE SECONDS OF ACTION, ONE SECOND OF EXTREMELY SAD, TWO SECONDS OF VERY JOYOUS. THEN SOMEONE'S RUNNING, THEN THEY FALL OVER. GET YOUR FOOT OFF MY FACE! WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING, BOY? WE GOTTA PULL OVER. SORRY, PAUL, CAN'T REALLY DO THAT. WHY IN THE SAM HELL NOT? WHY IN THE SAM HILL NOT? WERE YOU SPONGEBOB FANS PRIOR TO THIS PROJECT? YEAH. YEAH. MY KIDS ARE A BIT OLDER THAN WE ACTUALLY WATCHED IT. WE USED TO WATCH IT. VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION. FAVOURITE SPONGEBOB CHARACTER? AT THE MOMENT, IT'S PROBABLY SANDY CHEEKS, BECAUSE WE'VE MADE THE SANDY CHEEKS MOVIE AND WE'VE REALLY BEEN IN THE SANDY CHEEKS WORLD. I'D SAY TRADITIONALLY A BIG FAN OF PATRICK. I LIKE SQUIDWARD BECAUSE HE'S REALLY DEPRESSED. I LIKE PLANKTON BECAUSE THEY'RE VERY EVIL, BUT I THINK MAYBE I'VE DEFINITELY GOT A SOFT SPOT FOR PLANKTON'S COMPUTER ASSISTANT KAREN. HA HA HA HA HA! WHY AREN'T YOU LAUGHING? I'VE HEARD THIS JOKE BEFORE. AND CAN YOU DO THE SPONGEBOB LAUGH? I'VE BEEN PRACTISING. I CAN'T DO IT. IF YOU'VE GIVEN US A WARNING, I MIGHT HAVE LOOKED AT IT. I CAN'T. IT'S AMAZING HOW LONG I'VE WORKED ON THE MOVIE AND HOW I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER. WHAT IS HIS LAUGH? WHAT DOES HE DO? IT SEEMS LIKE A ... (BUBBLY LAUGHS) KIND OF THING. IT'S VERY HIGH IT'S VERY HIGH. AND THERE'S NOT A VERY GOOD REASON. COME ON. I CAN'T DO IT? NO, I CAN'T DO IT. YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY, REALLY HARD. THAT WAS PROBABLY BETTER THAN HIS. I DON'T KNOW. IT WAS MORE LIKE A LAUGH. MINE WAS MORE OF A SCREAM. THANKS. YEAH, CUT THERE. WE ARE NOT GOING TO TRY IT EITHER. NO. WE'LL BE BACK IN JUST A MOMENT WITH TOMORROW'S PLACE TO BE. THE PLACE TO BE TOMORROW IS RANGIORA, JUST NORTH OF CHRISTCHURCH. YOU'LL ONLY GET TO A TOP OF 7 DEGREES, SO IT'S A PERFECT DAY TO WARM YOURSELF UP WITH THE BEST PIE IN THE COUNTRY COURTESY OF ARLYN THOMPSON FROM THE RANGIORA BAKERY. ON THE SHOW TOMORROW ` WHAT'S IT REALLY LIKE BEING A BUS DRIVER. DOES EVERYONE SAY THANK YOU WHEN THEY GET OFF? THOSE WERE OUR PEOPLE TODAY ` THAT WAS SEVEN SHARP TONIGHT. MY DREAM GREEN HOME IS UP NEXT. WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. PO MARIE. CHEERIO. CAPTIONS BY LENA ERAKOVICH, LELE SIMEON AND TUI TIPENE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024