Robert Duncan (composer)

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Robert Duncan
BornToronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)Musical Composer
Instrument(s)Organ, trumpet, drums, piano, guitar
Websiteduncanmusic.com

Robert Duncan is a

Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Castle; as well as films such as Butterfly on a Wheel and Into the Blue 2: The Reef.[2] He has been associated with writer/producer Shawn Ryan, composing some of his produced TV shows including The Unit, Lie to Me, Timeless and more recently S.W.A.T.. He has received fourteen ASCAP
awards.

Early life

Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Duncan was born into a family with deep musical history.[2] His great-grandfather arranged music for silent films in England and other relatives were closely affiliated with two of England's prominent composers, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Benjamin Britten.[2] As a child he attended the Claude Watson School of the Performing Arts and in sixth grade he composed his first piece of music.[3] At age 16 in high school, he landed his first gig scoring a promotional video for the local Board of Education.[3] As an extra curricular activity, Duncan studied the pipe organ and trumpet[3] before later earning a bachelor's degree in music at York University.[2]

Career

After graduating, Duncan spent the next 5 years apprenticing with two Canadian composers

Buffy the Vampire Slayer.[3] The show later ended, but soon after he started to land his own television and film scoring assignments.[2] Landing many small screen projects including "The Chicago Code", "Terriers", "The Gates", "Lie to Me", "The Unit", Point Pleasant, "Tru Calling" and S.W.A.T.,[5] it is his work on "Castle
" that he is best known for.

Instruments

Duncan uses a variety of traditional and peculiar objects and instruments to create his scores. These objects include;

fire extinguishers, trumpet, guitar, pipe organ, a variety of drums, and even objects from junk yards all over Los Angeles.[3]

Cameos

Duncan made on screen appearances on "Castle" Season 4, Episode 14 “The Blue Butterfly” in the opening scene as a jazz club pianist on the baby grand piano as well as Season 8, Episode 8 "Mr. and Mrs. Castle" as a cruise ship pianist.[6]

Scores

Television series

Year Show Notes
1996
PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
 Co-composed with Lou Natale
2001 Starhunter
2001 Blue Murder Co-composed with Lou Natale
2002
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
2003 Tru Calling
2005 Point Pleasant
2006 The Unit[2]
2006 Vanished
2009 Castle
2009 Lie to Me
2010 The Gates[2]
2010 Terriers[2]
2011 The Chicago Code[2]
2012
Last Resort
2012
Missing
2014
Rush
2016 The Family
2016
Mad Dogs
2016-18
Timeless
2017-23 S.W.A.T.
2018 The Crossing
2018 Take Two
2021-23 The Equalizer
2023 The Night Agent

Film

Year Film
2005 Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave
2005 Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis
2007 Butterfly on a Wheel
2009 Into the Blue 2: The Reef[2]
2011 The Entitled
2017 Spark (2016 film)

References

  1. ^ "Robert Duncan (FSW 2001)". ASCAP. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
  2. ^
    IMDb
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Robert Duncan". Retrieved 2012-09-30.
  4. ^ a b c "Castle TV". Retrieved 2012-09-30.
  5. ^ a b "TV Guide". Retrieved 2012-09-30.
  6. ^ "Wetpaint". Retrieved 2012-09-30.

External links

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