Larry Castle is a California native who grew up in the rich musical culture of the San Francisco Bay Area during the 1960s. He studied both Classical and Jazz styles at Cal Fullerton University and later at the Dick Grove School in LA, and his career as a musician includes over 30 years of work throughout the state. From mysterious and exotic, to downright funky, Larry writes highly emotive music for TV and Film in a wide range of genres, including Jazz, Blues, Latin, Rock, Electronic, New Age, Dramatic, World, Country, Hip Hop, and more.
Soulful Hearful composition featuring guitar. Includes upright bass, guitars, and pads. No percussion tracks. The tempo is at 100 bpm. Has a bluesy sad, yet hopeful vibe. Instrumental, Jazz, Chillout Jazz
Mysterious Drama, Subtle Tension, Electronic Instrumentation, Captivating Drama with a tickling pulsing rhythm that comes in and out of the mix. Great mix for situations of Drama, Espionage, Intrigue, Wonder, Intuition for television and film. Instrumental, Dangerous, Apprehensive Music
Moody and mysterious piece with spacey effects. Good fit for dramatic scenes expressing feelings of being lonely, lost, confused and hopeless. The feel is meandering and spacey. Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Mellow Music
An Ambient Drama style composition. It has a sense of mystery with Spacey chords. Individual variations can be created, as there is room for expansion. It makes a nice background piece for film or television. Instrumental, Dangerous, Apprehensive Music
Hip Pop Jazz Fusion track. Great for a sophisticated scene as well as travel, leisure, entertainment, restaurants, cafe scenes and lounge. Strong theme for titles and credits. Instrumental, Jazz, Smooth Jazz
A melodic mellow Bossa featuring acoustic guitar with a great flute ensemble interluce. The piece has a contemporary melodic approach as it travels through various moods. Ready for use in various categories. Instrumental, Jazz, Bossa Nova Jazz
Zany and Wacky space funk. Good fit for parodies and comedies. Has a strong funk like rhythm at 100 bpm, so the pocket is a bit laid back, lending room for the cosmic spaghetti of effects. Instrumental, Comedy, Drunken Moments
This is an Ambient piece done in a Drama style and can be used in a variety of applications. The vibe is Mysterious and Exotic. The melody is done in Sitar. Some of the sounds were designed to fit the piece. Instrumental, Dramatic, Eclectic
Written in Drama style.... This piece can be used in various ways, as it contains elements of Suspense, Tension, Romance and Empathy. It is an expressive composition and the Vibe is Mysterious. Instrumental, Action, Moderate Electro-Orch
A Dramatic Suspense/Action piece. It moves into a quiet section as a middle part... and travels back into the main groove for a strong finish. It is primarily Electronic with string lines coming in at times to provide mystery. Instrumental, Action, Intense Electronic
Funky Groove at 100 bpm. Tight horn section. The vibe is "up" and frisky. The feel is warm with a jazz touch in the piano. Nice bass line with a strong kick pushing the rhythm. This version has a nice middle section. Instrumental, RnB, Funk
A Drama composition written for Film and Television. It has a Criminal/Street Vibe and makes a good background piece for this kind of scene. The Bass line is Sparse with of touch of reverb for effect. Instrumental, Dangerous, Apprehensive Music
A Jazz Bop composition. The melody is done with tenor and bari saxes, with a piano solo that uses a string line as part of the background. Strong swing bass and drum tracks give the 110 bpm tempo a strong push that drives the piece. Instrumental, Jazz, Bebop
A mix of AMBIENT, DRAMA, JAZZ & NEW AGE into one bowl of Soup. From Castle's CYMBALIC album, this piece works for a variety of areas... Television and Film Drama with deep character development to Radio and Home listening environment. The original mix goes from a Pop mix into a Psychedelic Blend, Instrumental, Action, Moderate Electronic
From Castle's Album Diego's Journey... This is a fusion style piece with a fast vibes solo that find's the edge. The head has a touch of mystery which makes the piece a fit for drama and action series. Instrumental, Action, Moderate Jazz
A Reflective composition with a Romantic Feel. The setting is Free and Spacey... with an Unconventional approach. The melody doesn't come in until the second half of the piece, as it develops slowly. Instrumental, Dramatic, Calm Mellow Music
Effects and Rhythmic percussive tracks.... Television Drama... Film Placement... The piece is driving and repetitious AT 90 bpm. The scene is an outdoor market place with lots of people and busy peripheral traffic. Instrumental, Action, Moderate Electronic
Hard hitting electronic rock with a cool ambient mid section break. The tempo is at 80 bpm but some of the underlying rhythms are double time, so the piece rocks and works nicely as suspense or action tension. Instrumental, Electronic, Electro Hop
Passion and Mystery. This piece is a Tension style done in a 3/4 rhythm. It is mysterious and conveys a sense of Apprehension. The arrangement is cinematic with a strong driving bass line that breaks into a nice middle section. Instrumental, Dangerous, Apprehensive Music
An Action Oriented Orchestral Track. The piece goes through a cycle of modulations to enhance the strong rhythm. The piece is set up nicely for a Dramatic Tension Episode. Instrumental, Action, Moderate Electro-Orch
A soulful DJANGO feel. It's a FEEL GOOD track with an Acoustic Guitar playing a jazz theme the would fit nicely into a RONANTIC COMEDY. The piece is fun, lively and will be a good fit for many television and film scences. Instrumental, Jazz, Continental Jazz
Voyage to a Mystical Place.... where Freedom lives in the hearts and minds of it's inhabitants.... where Dreams are real and one is free to fly in peaceful skies. Useful in a variety of applications. Instrumental, New Age, Atmospheres
A EUROPEAN ETHNIC feel with a blend of ACOUSTIC and ELECTRONICS. Tasty ACCORDIAN melody back by a strong RHYTHM section of PIANO, BASS, CONGAS, and over PERCUSSION. A good fit into most DRAMATIC Television venues as well as FILM scores. Instrumental, Latin, Tangotronica
A dramatic composition written in an allegretto style, lending itself to an action based piece for television or film. Key of F minor, Bassoon, English Horn, Clarinet, strings, long decay ending, Instrumental, Action, Thriller Classical
Artistic Endeavor, Film Noir, Avante expression of the human state... Potential use in something out of the norm.. avante.. out of the norm.. The piece uses three instruments in unison... choir, piano and guitar. Instrumental, Dramatic, Dramatic Operatic
Light rock groove featuring guitar with, organ, drums and bass. The vibe is warm and down to earth with a bit of a nostalgic quality to it. Good fit for a variety of scenes including family, teen, and travel. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Indie Rock
Action, Suspense, Tension, Thematic.... Works nicely with any of the pre mentioned characteristics. The thematic nature of the piece works well as a theme as a basis for an underscore. Instrumental, Action, Adventure Electro-Orch
Cinematic Orchestral Tension... action... chase... Epic Thematic strings with timpani and electronic effects.... nice fit for television, film and documentaries. This will fit nicely into any excitable type of mood. Instrumental, Action, Thriller Orchestral
Hip Jazz fusion feel featuring Danny Hull on soprano sax. Has a dramatic ambient feel and would fit nicely into various scenes and settings. Variations Available on Request, Suspense, Tension, Drama, Espionage, Crime, Documentary, Film, Television, Mystery, Mysterious, Romance, heroic, brave, Instrumental, Dangerous, Epic Hopeful Suspense
Orchestrated action and suspense create a sound pallet loaded with dynamic musical twists and curves. This will make a proud edition to your collection of soundscapes and sound bytes. Castle's works include live instruments mixed with electronics and effects most often written by the artist. Instrumental, Action, Impending Pending Music
Sad, Ethereal, Heartful, Introspective, Loving, Caring, Defeated, Dissolution, Hopeful.... A sparse piece with a sophisticated harmonic approach... It reaches into the area of "Longing". Instrumental, Dramatic, Contemplative Music
Captures the vibe of the anxiety and insecurity accompanying the subject matter. Features a lonely piano with a jaunting interlude. Has a dark pulsating underlying rhythm. Ready for use in whatever is befitting. Instrumental, Dangerous, Danger Ambient
Heart felt, melodic and musically sophisticated theme that works as a news theme as well as for other areas, like romance and travel. Piano and strings cover the main ideas with subtle timpani and cymbal swells and synth sequence in the intro common to news themes. Instrumental, News, News Openings
Cool, hip., melodic, moody, This is a jazz mix featuring flute on the melody. It has an interesting interlude done with an English Horn and Strings. The vibe is Romantic and can be used in various applications. Instrumental, Jazz, Jazz Waltz
A Smooth Jazz piece done in an upbeat Chill style. It has a strong bass line with a Funk influence. There is a short guitar interlude/solo in the middle of the piece. It has a nice feel and can be used in a variety of applications. Instrumental, Jazz, Smooth Jazz
A Positive Vibe with elements used from different styles. The pieces uses a hip hop style kick with a bass that sounds is a hybrid upright/fretless... and uses some sliding for the fun of it. Instrumental, Dramatic, Eclectic
An Ambient Atmospheric Soundscape. A Spacey type of composition which works well in a variety of applications, including Sci Fi, Futuristic, Documentary, Crime, Espionage, etc... New Age, Mystical, Metaphysical, Tribal. Instrumental, Dangerous, Apprehensive Music
This piece is a Romantic Love Theme and is a Waltz The arrangement includes mandolin, strings and accordion. It will work for Romance scenes and as a theme song for tv or film. Instrumental, Dramatic, Romantic Music
Strange and eeire.... Haunting.... Experimental... An Ethereal Soundscape that fits nicely into Sci-Fi on as well as psychological dramas in need of abstract sound effects. Instrumental, Science Fiction, Ambient Soundscape
Same as the full track without the Horns. Good vibe for festive and dance scenes, as well a for travel. Since the horns are gone, it also serves as a more subdued background track in need of a Latin vibe. Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Jazz
Slow droning mystical vibe. Features Sitar and Choir. The tempo is at 160 bpm, but it is Rubato in execution. No percussion. The instrumentation is Sitar, Choir, and pads. The piece is spacey in a metaphysical Soundscape. Instrumental, New Age, Meditation
A hip bop composition featuring horns with a nice tenor sax solo. Includes piano, upright bass and drums. Will fit into a variety of applications, including club, lounge. street, etc. Instrumental, Jazz, Bebop
