The Countdown soundtrack includes songs by The Raconteurs, Metallica and Wolfmother. This info article contains composer and music supervisor details for Derek Haas’ Amazon series. Visit the Soundtracks of Television section for more soundtrack song time codes and track listings.

Countdown stars Jensen Ackles as Mark Meachum, an LAPD detective who joins an underground task force. Jessica Camacho co-stars as Amber Oliveras, a DEA agent who gets accused of abusing drugs. The storyline follows the main players as they investigate an underworld conspiracy with four colleagues. Composer Tony Morales (Reacher) scored the Amazon series; music supervisor Mandy Mamlet (The Fire Inside) picked the featured needle-drops. Here’s every song in Countdown.

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Countdown Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 1 “Teeth in the Bone”

• “Solute Your Solution” by The Raconteurs (00:03): Robert (Milo Ventimiglia) flees from an attacker. The Countdown soundtrack song continues during a fight scene. The track drops shortly before Robert gets murdered in public.
• “Plastic Hamburgers” by Fantastic Negrito (00:07): Mark chats with Chun (Sean Sekino) at a Palmdale prison. The Countdown music sets in as he battles an inmate. Mark gets detained by two guards.
• “Girls Can’t Play Guitar” by BONES UK (00:09): A Koreatown sequence begins. Music plays from a speaker system during an interior scene. The track amplifies at 00:11 as Amber escapes from a dangerous situation and takes down a group of criminals.
• “Fuel” by Metallica (00:31): Mark and Amber follow Maurice (Leith M. Burke). The Countdown soundtrack song continues during a chase sequence. Keyonte (Elliot Knight) and Luke (Uli Latukefu) detain Maurice.
• “The Next Curse” by Slothrust & Lzzy Hale (00:46): Keyonte identifies a nuclear threat. He explains the specifics to colleagues during a transition sequence. The Countdown music scores the episode’s final moments and end credits.

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Countdown Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 2 “Dead Lots of Times”

• “Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair” by Arctic Monkeys (00:17): Nathan (Eric Dane) delivers instructions to his task force. The Countdown soundtrack song continues during a transition sequence. Mark and company travel to the United States-Mexico border.
• “Who’s Gonna Love Me Now” by Cold War Kids (00:21): Amber receives a lead from Gregorio (Pancho Cardena) in Mexico. A transition sequence begins. Luke injures himself while working on a San Fernando Pork semi.
• “No Good” by KALEO (00:27): Nathan reports a suspicious vehicle. Mark gets detained during a fake bust. Keyonte waves around his FBI badge.
• “Parabol” by Tool (00:43): Borys (Bogdan Yasinski) delivers intel to Dennis (Brent Sexton). The track continues during a transition sequence. Dennis and Javi (J.J. Soria) get attacked and killed as the episode ends.

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Countdown Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 3 “Happy Birthday Final”

• “Joke and the Thief” by Wolfmother (00:13): Mark begins a new undercover operation. The Countdown soundtrack song plays as he reunites with a Palmdale prison friend, Novikov (Mark Puchinsky), in a transport vehicle. Mark plans to learn information about Borys Volchek.
• “Kiss the Sky” by Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra (00:40): Damon (Jonathan Togo) gets shot during an operation. Mark and Luke look after him. The Countdown music scores the episode’s final moments and end credits.

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Countdown Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 4 “Bite ‘Em Down”

• “Wild Horses” by Mondo Cozmo (00:35): Nathan communicates with Amber. He says, “Let’s bag this guy.” The Countdown soundtrack song scores a transition sequence at the Van Nuys Airport.
• “USA Today” by KALEO (00:40): Nathan talks to Cora (Amanda Brooks) about her late husband, Damon. He reveals a memorial plaque. The Countdown music scores the episode’s final moments and end credits.

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Countdown Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 5 “Blurred Edges”

• “Mess Around” by Cage the Elephant (00:14): Mark and company walk through a hallway at Delphi Security. The Countdown soundtrack song continues during a transition sequence. Nathan arrives at a Hancock Park home.
• “Trouble’s Coming” by Royal Blood (00:27): Amber arrives at Mark’s home. The characters show up at a social event. The track plays again at 00:39.
• “The Couch Incident” by Slothrust (00:47): Mark worries about a “deep dive” on his team. Evan reveals that she handled the situation during her first week on the job. The Countdown music scores the episode’s final moments.

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Countdown Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 6 “A Needle or a Bullet”

• “Paper Machete” by Queens of the Stone Age (00:00): The Countdown soundtrack song scores the opening sequence. Mark visits a shooting range. Amber says, “Nice. Whirlybirds at 50 feet?”
• “Bring Me Back” by Bones Owens (00:17): A “High Desert” sequence begins. Mark visits a gas station. Music plays from a speaker system.
• “Ace of Spades” by Motörhead (00:25): Mark, Luke and Keyonte inspect a trailer home. The track kicks in as a vehicle takes off. Mark and company chase after Shawn Killian Gallagher (Duke Davis Roberts).
• “The Boy Who Cried Wolf (Donnie Daydream Remix)” by Demons of Ruby Mae (00:38): Borys speaks to an associate named Danill (Nikolay Moss). He executes him in front of three other men. The Countdown music scores the episode’s final moments and end credits.

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Countdown Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 7 “Nothing Else Helps”

• “Civil Lies” by Dave Hause (00:00): The Countdown soundtrack song accompanies the opening sequence. Mark works out in a shed. He wears a grey tank top.
• “I Burn” by Toadies (00:10): Evan chats with Keyonte during an interior scene. She says, “Still worried about Blythe?” The track plays again at 00:39.
• “Les saisons (The Seasons), Op. 37b (arr. P. Breiner): X. October: Autumn Song” by Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Peter Breiner & Takako Nishizaki (00:11): Borys visits a back room in a store. Music plays from a speaker system. Borys delivers money to a forger (Rod McLachlan).
• “Bogus Operandi” by The Hives (00:20): Mark and Amber try to purchase guns from Zabo (John Gatins). A chase sequence begins. The Countdown music continues as Zabo flees from Mark and Amber.

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Countdown Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 8 “The Nail in the Chair”

• “One More Reason” by HotWax (00:03): Borys finishes a conversation with Lubomir (Zack Sayenko). The Countdown soundtrack song continues during a transition sequence. Mark cooks eggs in the present timeline.
• “Colossus” by IDLES (00:39): Nathan talks to Iosif (Pasha D. Lychnikoff) about Borys. A “3rd & Hill” sequence begins. The Countdown music scores the episode’s final moments and end credits after Nathan gets stabbed by Borys.

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Countdown airs weekly on Amazon. New episodes premiere every Wednesday through September 3, 2025. This article about the Countdown soundtrack will be updated as the series progresses.