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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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  • bazinko

    Vol. 1 forever! Now where's Vol. 2? >:D ^we'vewaitedlongenough^

    last month
  • psyblinded

    +1 X-human

    last month
  • Antonionii

    X-Files Soundtrack boxset VOL.1 is a godsend. Fantastic.

    December 2011
  • Schander

    I just finished watching the entire Nowhere Man series again. I remember seeing it on TV when I was about thirteen years old. It's such a horribly underrated series (and title track by Mark Snow)! I still don't understand why they pulled the plug after just one season... but then again, maybe that's exactly what made it so memorable. Dare I say it? Yes... at times, it even surpasses the majestic suspenseful atmosphere of The X-Files. To anyone who is (or was) into The X-Files series, but isn't familiar with Nowhere Man... go watch it, NOW!

    November 2011
  • Rin_1013

    Looove it so much <3

    October 2011
  • Eternalkeys

    Follow Eternalkeys atmospheres: http://www.lastfm.it/music/Eternalkeys/Eternalkeys

    September 2011
  • sensesfail88

    X-Files (UNKLE Variation on a Theme Surrender Sounds <3

    September 2011
  • chiluxbha

    smallville :D

    August 2011
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