Shark Tale on Game Boy Advance Video in October 2005. Shark Tale: Motion Picture Soundtrack was released on September 21, 2004. The soundtrack features newly recorded music by various artists, including Justin Timberlake with Timbaland, Christina Aguilera, JoJo, Ludacris, Mary J. Blige, and Will Smith, and also features the first song recorded by pop group The Pussycat Dolls as well as the film's closing theme composed by Hans Zimmer. Janet Jackson and Beyoncé initially planned to record a duet for the film's soundtrack. Jackson's frequent collaborator Jimmy Jam, who had recently worked with Beyoncé for "The Fighting Temptations" soundtrack, commented "Obviously we'd
Shark Bait heavily borrows from the film, as well as borrowing from other films such as "Shark Tale" and "Karate Kid". It was also criticized for its poor animation and its visuals which were considered outdated. eFilmCritic.com's David Cornelius described it as "undoubtedly one of the cheapest, ugliest cartoon features ever produced", criticizing its CGI, graphics, and animation. He also criticized its plot, saying, "the script also rehashes every conceivable cliche the kid flick book". Vince Leo from Qwipster's Movie Reviews gave the movie 2 out of 5 stars, saying, ""Shark Bait" (aka "The Reef "in some markets) certainly is testing the