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There are several factors that make good movies, such as good acting, interesting locations, a meaningful storyline and last but not least an epic soundtrack
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here are several factors that make good movies, such as good acting, interesting locations, a meaningful storyline and last but not least an epic soundtrack. That is also the case with a TV series.
Indonesians have found there are few good TV series on local channels, so sometimes movie enthusiasts opt for international TV series, or more often Hollywood series.
If you are lucky enough to have cable at home, then the options for TV series are endless — but there are also DVDs of course, and even some well-known series are aired on our local channel.
While watching the films on TV, you may hear really cool songs that you like so much. But sometimes you might not be able to figure out what the title is or who the singer is.
It happened to me. I tried to find the name of a really good piece of music that I heard on the Parenthood series. It took me several weeks to finally track down the song I was looking for. And in the end I got my answer from www.heardontv.com. It really helps me search for good music that I have heard on TV.
The simple layout of the website looked rather unpromising at first, as I thought maybe it was just another bogus website, but all that changed when I found my song with the exact artist and title of the song.
Heard on TV is a user-generated website that helps you discover the music you have heard on your favorite TV shows. However, you cannot download songs from the website. you can only search for music — although they provide links as options for you to buy the song legally from Rhapsody, Amazon or iTunes store, or you can watch the video on YouTube.
When looking for a certain song from a series, it is best if you jot down the exact season and episode of the show — to make your search easier on the website. Another cool way that you can help yourself search is by uploading a sound clip of the song you are looking for other users to listen to and help you with your search — you can even add a personal note, like in what scene the song was played.
However, in order to do this, you must first sign up to be a member at Heard on TV. You can also add your favorite music or TV shows and rate or comment on them, once you have signed up as a member. Besides searching for songs, you can actually help other users identify the songs that they are looking for by suggesting a title of the song.
Currently, Heard on TV offers over 135 TV shows to choose from and most of them are Hollywood series. The website also caters to music searches for blockbuster movies, although the options are still limited. It also has a database of hundreds and hundreds of artists’ names.
If you can’t find the song or movie that you were looking for, you can make a request to the website so they can add the criteria of your search.
The website just recently added a new feature which identifies trends of popular songs according to tweets on Twitter, which reveals the singer and song title — so at least you can add some really hot music to your music library, all thanks to Heard on TV.
