What song is playing in this scene?
Identify it from any streaming player in your browser, or hold a phone to the TV.
How to identify a song in a movie or TV show
To identify a song in a movie or TV show, play the scene in Chrome or Edge with the AHA Music extension installed and click the extension icon while the music plays; it listens to the tab's audio and names the track, on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Max, Apple TV+, Hulu, Peacock and any other player. Watching on a TV, hold a phone to the speaker and use the microphone identifier. Streaming services cannot be scanned from a link because their video is protected by DRM.
- Install the AHA Music extension in Chrome or Edge.
- Play the episode or movie on the streaming site in the browser.
- When the song starts, click the AHA Music icon; it listens for a few seconds.
- On a TV, use the microphone identifier on a phone instead.
Why movies and TV shows are different
Every major streaming service protects its video with DRM, so there is no file to download and nothing a link scanner can fetch. The audio, however, plays through the browser tab, and that is what the extension listens to. The same method works on every service.
Songs in scenes are mixed under dialogue and effects and often play for less than a minute. Click as soon as the music is clearly audible; a few seconds of music under quiet dialogue is enough.
Two kinds of music appear in a scene: licensed songs, which are in the catalogue, and the composed score, which is matched only when the soundtrack was released. Licensed songs are what people search for most and the strongest case.
Which method works in a movie or TV show
| Method | Works |
|---|---|
| Chrome extension (listens to the tab)Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Max, Apple TV+, Hulu, Peacock, Paramount+, Crunchyroll and any browser player. | Yes |
| Record with the microphoneFrom a phone next to the TV; works with any device and service. | Yes |
| Paste a linkDRM-protected video cannot be fetched as a file. Trailers on YouTube can be. | No |
| Upload a clipFor a clip you recorded or downloaded from an open source. | Yes |
When it fails, and what to do
- Dialogue or effects over the song.
- Click at the clearest moment of the music, or try a few seconds later.
- An unreleased score cue.
- Look for the official soundtrack album; cues that were never released have no match.
- A cover or a re-recording made for the show.
- Re-recordings match only when released; the end credits or the show's music supervisor listings name them.
- Watching in a native app or on a TV.
- Use the microphone identifier on a phone, or play in a desktop browser.
Questions about movies and TV shows
Which streaming services does it work with?
Any that plays in a Chrome or Edge tab: Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Max, Apple TV+, Hulu, Peacock, Paramount+, Crunchyroll and others. DRM protects the video, not the sound the tab plays.
Can it identify the background score?
When the soundtrack was released, yes. Unreleased cues have nothing to match against.
How do I find a song from a trailer?
Trailers are on YouTube: paste the trailer link into the video URL identifier to get the songs with timestamps.
I watched it on a TV; can I still find the song?
Replay the scene and hold a phone to the speaker with the microphone identifier open.