Tunefind

Founding and early development Tunefind originated in 2005 when Matt Garlinghouse, then working as a renewable energy developer, was unable to identify songs he had heard during episodes of Scrubs and The West Wing airing in the same week. One of the songs was "Closer" by Joshua Radin, which appeared on an episode of Scrubs in January 2005. Growth In 2017, Tunefind acquired France-based Heard On TV, another television music identification site, as part of an international expansion strategy. Tunefind reported a growth rate exceeding 60 percent year-over-year at the time of the acquisition, with over three million unique monthly visitors. The deal was Songtradr's fourth acquisition that year, following purchases of Song Zu, Cuesongs, and Pretzel. Tunefind continues to operate under its own brand, led by managing director Amanda Byers. ==Features and operation==

Database and crowdsourcing Tunefind maintains a database of songs cataloged by the specific television episode, film, or video game in which they appear. Songs submitted by music supervisors are marked as verified, while user-submitted entries go through a community voting process in which other users confirm or dispute their accuracy. The site offers song previews, scene descriptions, and links to streaming and purchase platforms for each listed track. Users can browse content by show, film, or video game title, with television series organized by season and episode. Clients of Tunefind's data services have included Plex and Chartmetric. The chart ranks songs featured on television using a formula that combines Tunefind's song and show data with Shazam tags and sales and streaming information tracked by Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The chart is published monthly on both Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter websites. ==See also==