Music and Songs Played on TV Shows

Over the past few years the background music on TV shows has become an integral part of the storytelling in many dramas such as

Sometimes we get visitors saying that a song we listed as played on an episode of a show is wrong, and admittedly we make the occasional mistake, but what most people don't realize is that many times the songs are changed for the online version, international broadcast, and/or the DVD release, for financial, legal or copyright reasons.

We started TunesOnTheTube.tv about three years ago, after hearing a song on a TV show we'd been watching. We figured that if WE were searching for songs played in TV shows, there were probably thousands of other people asking "How do I find music on TV shows?". And so TunesOnTheTube.tv was born! Much to our surprise and delight, we have grown to have a huge fan-base from all over the world, many of whom we now consider as friends. It seems one thing that unites people all over the world is TV Show songs! Here is a sample of e-mails we have received, re-printed with permission.

Karen from Pittsburgh writes, "Thank you, thank you, thank you! There are so many songs on TV I would love to buy but I never know who sings them. Your site is a God-send!...."

Jon in Ottawa writes, "I am so happy! I love your site. I am telling all my friends that yours is the place to go to for songs on television shows!"

Angela from Newnan, GA, writes "There was a song I heard on "Without a Trace" about 3 years ago and it stuck in my mind ever since. I found it and bought it on your site today! Hallelujah! That was the song but I also say it to you guys!"

Dieter from Munich, Germany writes, "TunesOnTheTube is my new favourite site. I wish I had known about you before."

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