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Mark Snow

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Mark Snow (born Martin Fulterman on 26 August 1946 in New York City) is a prolific composer for film and television. One of his most famous compositions is the theme music for sci-fi show The X-Files.

He is brother-in-law of actress Tyne Daly and actor Tim Daly.

Snow graduated from the Juilliard School in New York City. He was a co-founder of the New York Rock & Roll Ensemble.

One of his most famous compositions is the theme music for sci-fi show The X-Files, which reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart, but Snow also wrote the music for Chris Carter’s Millennium, and the background music scores for both shows, a total of 12 seasons’ worth. The X-Files typically used more instrumental music score than most hour-long dramas.

He also composed the scoring for Smallville. He has even composed music for video games, such as Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror and Giants: Citizen Kabuto.

He has been nominated for 12 Emmy Awards and won 18 ASCAP awards.

* According to the “Behind the Truth” segment on the Season 1 DVD, Mark Snow created the echo effect on his famous X-Files theme song by accident. Snow said that he had gone through several revisions, but Chris Carter felt that something was not quite right. Carter walked out of the room and Snow put his hand and forearm on his keyboard in frustration. Snow said, “this sound was in the keyboard. And that was it.”

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soundtrack, instrumental, ambient, x-files, electronic
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1	Suite From the Pilot (Composed By Mark Snow) full track	162
2	X Files (X Files Theme)	135
3	X-Files (UNKLE Variation On a Theme Surrender Sounds Session #10)	46
4	X-Files Theme	38
5	The Surgery	34
6	Home Again	28
7	Father Joe	27
8	Good Luck	26
9	The Trip to DC	25
10	Foot Chase	24
10	Moonrise	24
10	Tranquilized	24
13	The Preparation	23
13	Box Them	23
15	No Cures / Looking For Fox	22

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solarianoir wrote:
22 days ago

Snow is like an alchemist in his field, that is, this art form we call music, he truly masters it.

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Burgerash wrote:
last month

I'm in the top listeners !!! Mwahaha ! Love his work on Release :)

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Lady_3Jane wrote:
last month

He is simply a genious.

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najara wrote:
September 2008

very true... he just rocks!

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Tj_Kitsune wrote:
August 2008

He is a gaaaawwwwwwwdddddddd <3 Breath taking sound!

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sinaliento wrote:
August 2008

agreed, surgery is breathtaking.

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Bayou16 wrote:
August 2008

<3 home again! <3 surgery!

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xq_23g wrote:
August 2008

x-files <3

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ohmylittle wrote:
August 2008

I like No Cures / Looking for Fox

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terentule wrote:
August 2008

I love your music...Soundtrack to 'I want ot believe' is amazing. Especially The Surgery is great :)!!!

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[deleted-user] wrote:
August 2008

I love you Mark Snow =)
sinaliento wrote:
August 2008

why is home again only #6 this week?!? it should be on top!!! it is a masterpiece

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HXn wrote:
August 2008

"Father Joe" is exquisite, but too short.

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Bayou16 wrote:
August 2008

his best work: IWTB ost

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axecore wrote:
August 2008

this ant bad at all :D

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Numenesse_ wrote:
August 2008

Just listening to IWTB OST. At least Mark didn't fail me :)

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sinaliento wrote:
July 2008

me 3 =)

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Pasya wrote:
July 2008

I want to believe too =)

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scarboro wrote:
July 2008

I want to believe.

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Kate_Lynne wrote:
July 2008

i love his stuff!

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