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The original musical score for ABC's Castle TV series is by the composer Robert Duncan.

The score is augmented by numerous popular music tracks in each episode, as follows:

Castle Season 2

Episode 01: Deep In Death
Episode 02: The Double Down
Episode 03: Inventing The Girl
Episode 04: Fool Me Once
Episode 05: When The Bough Breaks
Episode 06: Vampire Weekend
Episode 07: Famous Last Words
Episode 08: Kill The Messenger
Episode 09: Love Me Dead
Episode 10: One Man’s Treasure
Episode 11: The Fifth Bullet
Episode 12: A Rose For Everafter
Episode 13: Sucker Punch
Episode 14: The Third Man

Castle Season 1

Episode 01: Flowers For Your Grave
Episode 02: Nanny McDead
Episode 03: Hedge Fund Homeboys
Episode 04: Hell Hath No Fury
Episode 05: A Chill Goes Through Her Veins
Episode 06: Always Buy Retail
Episode 07: Home Is Where The Heart Stops
Episode 08: Ghosts
Episode 09: Little Girl Lost
Episode 10: A Death In The Family
Season 1 Promos

Thanks to members of our forum and the following additional references for help in compiling this listing:
adtunes, Heard On TV, Castle's Capers

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Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol

Here Kitty Kitty - Anna Waronker
Underground - Anna Waronker
Underground (Acoustic Instrumental) - Anna Waronker
Threshold (Acoustic Version) - Anna Waronker
Threshold (Sky Blue Band Version) - Anna Waronker

NOTE: Anna Waronker tracks available on:
“Castle (Music from the TV show) EP” at

Artist: Minnutes
Track: Pick Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag
Scene: Opening
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Artist: Minnutes
Track: More To Luv
Scene: Alex returns home from Prom
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Artist: Greg Laswell
Track: Comes And Goes (In Waves)
Scene: music in Sorenson's hospital room
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Artist: Bitter:Sweet
Track: Get What I Want
Scene: Ending
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Artist: Anya Marina
Track: Move You [SSSPII]
Scene: Opening
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Artist: The Virgins
Track: Rich Girls
Scene: Ending/Castle and Beckett playing poker
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Artist: The Rosenbergs
Track: Birds Of A Feather
Scene: Opening
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Artist: Fatboy Slim
Track: Wonderful Night
Scene: Castle and Beckett Arrive at the charity benefit fundraiser
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Artist: Joel Evans and Patrick Maier
Track: You're The One For Me
Scene: background music at charity benefit fundraiser
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Artist: Civalias
Track: No Escape
Scene: Ending
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Artist: Dick Dale
Track: Nitro
Scene: Opening/Castle and his ex-wife, Meredith, having sex
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Artist: Brett Dennen
Track: Make You Crazy (feat. Femi Kuti)
Scene: Castle and Alexis discuss loving Meredith (his ex-wife/her mother) but not wanting her around all the time
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Artist: Plain White T's
Track: 1,2,3,4
Scene: Ending/Meredith says goodbye
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Artist: Emiliana Torrini
Track: Beggar's Prayer
Scene: Opening
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Artist: Scott McLeod
Track: This Old Farmhouse
Scene: Castle and Beckett interrogate Sloan
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Artist: Joshua Radin
Track: No Envy No Fear
Scene: Castle reads the case file of Beckett's murdered mother
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Artist: 1990s
Track: You're supposed To Be My Friend
Scene: Opening
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Artist: Richard Wagner
Track: Die Walküre: Walkürenritt
Scene: Castle's ringtone when Martha calls
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Artist: Annie Stela
Track: Lovesong
Scene: Castle chopping onions
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Artist: Amp Fiddler
Track: If I Don't (Featuring Corinne Bailey Rae)
Scene: Beckett objects to the name of the book character she inspired
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Artist: Two Hours Traffic
Track: Jezebel
Scene: Opening
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Artist: Bach
Track: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Scene: Castle's ringtone when Beckett calls
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Artist: Brighton, MA
Track: Graceland '02
Scene: Castle watches Alexis sleep / asks if she's doing drugs
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Artist: Alex & Sam
Track: Buy Your Side
Scene: Alxis wakes Castle with a confession
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Artist: Eric Hutchison
Track: Food Chain
Scene: Ending/Martha's party
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Artist: P!nk
Track: So What
Scene: Opening
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Artist: Tommy Fields
Track: Come On In
Scene: Ending
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Link: http://www.tommyfieldsmusic.com/

Artist: The Pussycat Dolls
Track: When I Grow Up
Scene: Castle at the book signing
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Artist: OneRepublic
Track: Stop And Star
Scene: Castle and Beckett are saying good bye
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Promo: "Rick Castle" Feb 2009 Launch Promo Spot
Track (Artist): Heavey Leather (Extreme),
Track (Artist): Highball (APM),
Track (Artist): You're So Damn Hot (Ok Go)

Promo: "Surprised/Research" Feb 2009 Launch Promo Spot
Track (Artist): No You Girls (Franz Ferdinand)

Promo: "Salsa" March 2009 Launch Promo Spot
Track (Artist): CELEBRATION SAMBA (APM CAR 406 cut 70.1),
Track (Artist): HAVANA PARTY (APM KOL26 cut 13)

Promo: "Samba" March 2009 Launch Promo Spot
Track (Artist): CELEBRATION SAMBA (APM CAR 406 cut 70.1),
Track (Artist): STRAIGHT TO...Number One (TOUCH AND GO) ,
Track (Artist): WOULD YOU (TOUCH AND GO)

Promo: "Event" March 2009 Launch Promo Spot
Track (Artist): FIRESTORM (Extreme DCD 28 cut 7),
Track (Artist): RITUAL CONFLICT (Extreme DCD 18 cut 8),
Track (Artist): GIVES YOU HELL (ALL AMERICAN REJECTS)

Promo: "Cop & Writer" March 2009 Launch Promo Spot
Track (Artist): MILO A.K. (Sonic Librarian 42 cut 28),
Track (Artist): HARLOW HILLSBOROUGH (Sonic Librarian 42 cut 7)