What is the bit of classical music behind the Ghirardelli Peppermint Bark commercial on TV? [more inside]
posted by rdauphin on Dec 1, 2009 - 2 answers

Does anyone have any recommendations for somewhat recent (post-2000) TV or movie popular music soundtracks (or some other kind of compilation)? I tend to like alternative rock, but I'm open to any genre. [more inside]
posted by cosmic.osmo on Nov 15, 2009 - 15 answers

Who is the artist performing the song "Under the Milky Way" by The Chuch on the new Lincoln-Mercury ads? Saw the ad on "Fringe" and "House". Good viewings selections, heh?
posted by ecollie on Oct 12, 2009 - 5 answers

Weird movie memory filter: I feel like it was a Disney Channel movie. The premise was a 14ish year old girl wanting to be in a boy's band, so she ended up dressing like a boy and they let her in the band. She was also in an all girl band and it happened that they had to perform on the same day. Chaos ensues, and she is found out in the end... Any help is great.
posted by razzamatazm on Aug 21, 2009 - 12 answers

I'm trying to find a DVD/watchable online version of a documentary I saw probably saw about five years or so ago about the history of the voice in popular music. I think it might have been simply called The Voice, and was probably shown on the BBC or Channel 4 (although I think it was American-made). One episode featured harmony groups like the Four Freshmen and the Beach Boys. With such a generic name, Google is failing to help me find any details on this one. Does anybody know what it was actually called, and where I can see this again?
posted by chorltonmeateater on Aug 15, 2009 - 7 answers

Looking for the name of a song in a Radio Shack commercial. [more inside]
posted by geekchic on Aug 12, 2009 - 4 answers

Which recording of "Cup of Loneliness" is used at the end of Mad Men season 2 episode 12, "The Mountain King", and where can I get it? [more inside]
posted by teem on Aug 8, 2009 - 3 answers

What is that groovy bass line on those Cablevision commercials? There are a series of recent Cablevision commercials with a dark haired dude talking in front of a white background - these all end with a really groovy bass line. Is that from a real song, or is it just something they just recorded for the commercial?
posted by kenliu on Aug 6, 2009 - 6 answers

Name That Show Used In That Russian Music Video-Filter: I was at a Russian restaurant in L.A yesterday and saw the strangest music video. I got the name of the artist (Something and Federov?) but the video was chopped up clips from what looked like a British TV show. What TV show or movie was being cut up? Details inside. [more inside]
posted by The Whelk on Aug 3, 2009 - 5 answers

What is this tune? [more inside]
posted by MaudB on Jul 5, 2009 - 6 answers

How do I play videos from my iPod Nano on my Phillips television? My Phillips is a flat screen and has a USB port on the side, which my iPod can dock to. When I connect them, the television even recognizes that an iPod is connected, but doesn't seem to know what to do with it. Any ideas?
posted by gm2007 on Jun 17, 2009 - 3 answers

Where can I get chillaxing waiting music like the kind featured in this Space Ghost episode? Bonus points if you can tell me exactly what the music in that clip is.
posted by ignignokt on Apr 3, 2009 - 9 answers

Where can I find a comprehensive list of music featured on episodes of BBC's Top Gear? [more inside]
posted by QUHZK on Mar 8, 2009 - 7 answers

What was the piano piece played about 35 minutes into tonight's episode of Big Love? [more inside]
posted by erikgrande on Mar 1, 2009 - 3 answers

HighEndAudioAndTVShowFilter: What kind of stereo system (speakers/amp/record player) does Dr. House have in his office? [more inside]
posted by kenliu on Jan 12, 2009 - 7 answers

I'm looking for a recording of Hindustan performed by Moya Ruskin in the Poirot TV series (David Suchet version). [more inside]
posted by thebazilist on Jan 6, 2009 - 0 answers

If anyone can help me identify a piece of TV music from the early 80s, you all can. [more inside]
posted by evilcolonel on Oct 25, 2008 - 1 answer

Can someone please explain how to get Synchronization Rights to a Cover Version of a song? Or who would have control of whether you can use a cover version in a film. [more inside]
posted by mary8nne on Sep 30, 2008 - 4 answers

Does anyone remember the UK satellite music-and-comedy channel PlayUK? How about the short cartoons of music stars they used to play? Are they still preserved somewhere on the internet? [more inside]
posted by daisyk on Sep 8, 2008 - 1 answer

I'm a classical music aficionado but have recently been watching the TV show alias and love the kick-butt music super-hero music featured there. Help me find more? [more inside]
posted by stewiethegreat on May 8, 2008 - 6 answers

Here is an example... My Boss: "We want to use the Can Can song. Our music guy has done a recording for us. Is it in the Public Domain?" Me: "Yes. The composer, J. Offenbach, has been deceased since 1880 and if we are doing our own arrangement we are fine." My Bosses Boss: "About 5 years ago, I tried to clear this song for use in a TV production and discovered that it was NOT in the Public Domain. Elle Vator, can you research this and let us know the answer two months ago?" [more inside]
posted by Elle Vator on Dec 14, 2007 - 13 answers

Can anyone recommend a quality firm that will help me revise, update, and make my resume the best it can possible be, here in NYC? I am also looking for quality job recruiter or headhunters in NYC as well! [more inside]
posted by TwilightKid on Oct 17, 2007 - 3 answers

A Mexican TV station wants legal approval to film a gig of my band. Please give me some advice! [more inside]
posted by IZ on Oct 11, 2007 - 12 answers

I just received a check from Pump Audio. I submitted my music to them a while back and, apparently, one of my tracks was used in a TV show. Woo-hoo! However, I can't find any information on the show it was used in. The information on the statement is as follows: Usage Description: Yearbook Episode 1998 Air Date: 6/11/2006 Ntwk/Pro: ABC I've Googled, to no avail. I can't even find any reference to a show of that name. Anyone have information or a suggestion of how where to look? Or, super-extra bonus points if you know how I can get a copy of it!
posted by SampleSize on Oct 9, 2007 - 20 answers

More Ad Music Filter: The new Target ads. [more inside]
posted by sjuhawk31 on Jul 18, 2007 - 11 answers

I really like the music in this XBOX 360 "Summer Blockbusters" commercial. What is it? [more inside]
posted by colgate on Jun 21, 2007 - 1 answer

Music on TV: What's that song on Bravo's Top Chef? [more inside]
posted by chefscotticus on May 9, 2007 - 2 answers

Where can I get recordings and soundtracks of the Australian version of Swap Shop? [more inside]
posted by divabat on May 1, 2007 - 1 answer

Anyone know who does the theme song on this season's (season 4) The Wire? Damn it's good.
posted by xmutex on Nov 17, 2006 - 8 answers

SlavicMusicFilter: I heard a song on Malcolm in the Middle, and found it oddly compelling, but can't identify it! [more inside]
posted by headlessagnew on Nov 2, 2006 - 2 answers

What's the music used as the theme for Law and Order on five in the UK? It's also used in a trailer for one of the Matrix sequels - here ^[WMV], music from 1:41 — 2:14.
posted by matthewr on Oct 17, 2006 - 4 answers

Anybody know what the pretty piano piece was that opened Thursday night's episode of CSI?
posted by puddinghead on Oct 6, 2006 - 4 answers

{YouTubeFilter]: I am trying to build a list of US network TV programs and music videos from my formative years circa 1985 to 1990 . Any video viewing suggestions?
posted by Funmonkey1 on Aug 19, 2006 - 17 answers

What's-that-song filter. Anyone know the name of the song that plays in the first half of NBC's Jim-and-Pam centric commercial for the new season of "The Office"? [more inside]
posted by hazelshade on Aug 16, 2006 - 6 answers

Name that tune!! It's in a commercial in which a lady is walking around with an engine warning light on her forehead... [more inside]
posted by matty on Jul 26, 2006 - 2 answers

Can anyone name (or ideally point me to an mp3 of) the old Franco Cozzo theme music? [more inside]
posted by russm on Jul 14, 2006 - 6 answers

Who does the song on the commercial for the Friday Night Lights TV version coming this season? [more inside]
posted by miles1972 on Jul 12, 2006 - 2 answers

Fox's House MD features a theme tune by Massive Attack in the US, but in Europe it has a different theme called "House" due to licensing problems. What other programs have had to do this, and what does a "licensing problem" mean, exactly?
posted by twine42 on May 11, 2006 - 14 answers

Can you help me identify an instrumental piece of music heard in a tv science documentary? [more inside]
posted by funambulist on Mar 28, 2006 - 2 answers

My husband is going crazy because there was a song on an episode of Without A Trace tonight and he can't think of the name of the song or who performs it. Can you help us out? (He really is going nuts.)
posted by lisaj32 on Mar 27, 2006 - 11 answers

Name that tune please :: PBS is great, and the songs in their promos are actually just as good. Currently running is a promo that ends with the words; "Be More ~ ThirteenHD" (this is PBS Thirteen's High-Def channel which they broadcast in NYC & possibly elsewhere?). The music which accompanies it is a piece that I'd classify as sort of a Blues/Rock/Jazz instrumental. My Question: Name that tune!?! [more inside]
posted by Jhaus on Jan 31, 2006 - 2 answers

Have you noticed all the cool background music in television commericals these days? A lot of it is electronica, some ambient, some house, some trip-hop, etc. Who creates all of this music, and how do you break into the 'Television Commerical Music Production' business? How can I drop the hot beat for the next L'Oreal commercial?
posted by jasondigitized on Dec 13, 2005 - 18 answers

Does anyone know who does the music for the Citi Bank commercial with the guy doing the origami in fast forward. Classical sounding piano music.
posted by daveed66 on Sep 20, 2005 - 2 answers

What's the music on the current TV advert for the Guardian?
posted by handee on Sep 19, 2005 - 6 answers

Does anyone remember the PBS series "On Tour?" It was on late Saturday nights when I was in high school, and I remember it being sponsored by IBM. Each 60-minute program was composed entirely of different rock bands doing live performances (usually at very large venues). It was usually one or two songs per band. There was an occasional interview with a roadie, but otherwise it was all music. The show's page has been "retired" from PBS.org. Did these shows ever get put on VHS or DVD?
posted by rxrfrx on Dec 6, 2004 - 1 answer

Six Feet Under's third-season episode "The Trap." What is the song Nate's singing out the car window along with the car radio as he and William Aaron Jaffe blast down the road? Ralph Covert and the Bad Examples' "Not Dead Yet"?

If not, does anyone know what it is?
posted by mojohand on Nov 15, 2004 - 2 answers

MTV series like the Real World use a huge amount of current popular music as background noise. How can this not be prohibitive in cost?
posted by smackfu on Nov 8, 2004 - 21 answers

I remember a TV-show, oh so very vaguely, that I want to say was called "Popcorn." But it's not, apparently, according to Google and IMBD... [more inside]
posted by cortex on Aug 26, 2004 - 19 answers

"Da Ali G Show". Know the song titles of the tunes in between the show's segments? Yeah, me too. My searching turned up nothing.
posted by sharksandwich on Aug 22, 2004 - 2 answers