Leverage/Awesome Music

• The song that plays at the beginning of "The 12-Step Job" and during the poker game in "The Bottle Job", called "Can't Go Home Again." Many fans were sure it was a song by Dropkick Murphys or another Boston-area punk band, but it was actually written for Leverage by the show's composer because the show's budget wouldn't allow licensing music. And an episode later third season will require Eliot to sing, so -- watch this space.
• Actually, in "The Two-Horse Job", when Eliot and his old flame get back together, the backing track is a song by Kane's band called "More Than I Deserve". Why license when you have the actor working for you anyway?
• The violin solo in "The Scheherazade Job."