Mark Snow
Sound·August 26, 1946·† July 4, 2025 — 78 years old·Brooklyn, New York, USA
Mark Snow (born Martin Fulterman; August 26, 1946) was an American composer for film and television. Among his most famous compositions is the theme and incidental music for the science fiction television series The X-Files.
The X Files instrumental was released as a single in the United Kingdom, where the series aired on BBC Two and BBC One in early 1996, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart. Snow also wrote the music for another Chris Carter series, Millennium, and the background music scores for both shows, a total of 12 seasons. Snow composed scores for notable television, including Hart to Hart, Starsky & Hutch (season 3), and Smallville.
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2020The New MutantsOriginal Music Composer2014Life of RileyOriginal Music Composer2012You Ain't Seen Nothin' YetOriginal Music Composer2011The HuntersOriginal Music Composer2010Blue BloodsTVOriginal Music Composer2009Wild GrassOriginal Music Composer2008Hidden Treasure of the MississippiOriginal Music Composer2008The X-Files: I Want to BelieveOriginal Music Composer2008The Hamlet AdventureMusic2006Private Fears in Public PlacesOriginal Music Composer2005Ghost WhispererTVMusic2005Odd Girl OutOriginal Music Composer2005Defenders of Justice: The Story of The Lone GunmenSelf2004Helter SkelterOriginal Music Composer2004She's Too YoungOriginal Music Composer2004ParadiseOriginal Music Composer2003D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of FearOriginal Music Composer2003One Tree HillTVOriginal Music Composer2003Critical AssemblyMusic2001SmallvilleTVMusic · Original Music Composer2001The GuardianTVMusic2001For Love of OliviaMusic2001The Lone GunmenTVOriginal Music Composer2000Dirty PicturesOriginal Music Composer2000Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die ForOriginal Music Composer2000Another Woman's HusbandOriginal Music Composer2000Code Name: PhoenixMusic2000In the Name of the PeopleOriginal Music Composer1999Crazy in AlabamaOriginal Music Composer1999A Touch of HopeOriginal Music Composer1999A Memory in My HeartOriginal Music Composer1999Stranger in My HouseMusic1998Mr. MurderOriginal Music Composer1998Disturbing BehaviorOriginal Music Composer1998The X-FilesOriginal Music Composer · Conductor1998The Day Lincoln Was ShotOriginal Music Composer1998Inside The X-FilesMusic1998The Making of 'The X Files: Fight the Future'Self1997ClonedOriginal Music Composer1997Night SinsMusic1997Blessed AssuranceMusic1997Perversions of ScienceTVMusic199720,000 Leagues Under the SeaTVOriginal Music Composer1997The Perfect MotherMusic1997PaybackOriginal Music Composer1996A Loss of InnocenceMusic1996Special Report: Journey to MarsMusic1996Forgotten SinsOriginal Music Composer1996ConundrumOriginal Music Composer1996Project: ALFOriginal Music Composer1996In the Line of Duty: Smoke JumpersMusic1995Mixed BlessingsMusic1995Trial by FireOriginal Music Composer1995In the Line of Duty: Hunt for JusticeOriginal Music Composer1995The Unspoken TruthOriginal Music Composer1995Down, Out and DangerousMusic1995Seduced and BetrayedMusic1995Born to Be WildOriginal Music Composer1995A Stranger in TownMusic1995Children of the DustTVOriginal Music Composer1995Texas JusticeOriginal Music Composer1994Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last ChapterMusic1994Shadows of DesireOriginal Music Composer1994Moment of Truth: Caught in the CrossfireOriginal Music Composer1994The Substitute WifeOriginal Music Composer1994PlaymakerOriginal Music Composer1994Heart of a ChildOriginal Music Composer1994Moment of Truth: Cradle of ConspiracyMusic1994Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells AllOriginal Music Composer1994A Place for AnnieMusic1994Witness to the ExecutionMusic1994Caroline at MidnightOriginal Music Composer1994In the Line of Duty: The Price of VengeanceMusic1994Murder Between FriendsOriginal Music Composer1993Precious VictimsMusic1993The X-FilesTVMusic · Original Music Composer1993The Last P.O.W.? The Bobby Garwood StoryMusic1993In the Line of Duty: Ambush in WacoOriginal Music Composer · Songs · Lyricist1993Born Too SoonOriginal Music Composer1993Father & Son: Dangerous RelationsOriginal Music Composer1993The Man with Three WivesMusic1993Telling SecretsOriginal Music Composer1992An American StoryOriginal Music Composer1992In the Line of Duty: Street WarOriginal Music Composer1992The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus StoryMusic1992A Taste for KillingOriginal Music Composer1992Highway HeartbreakerMusic1992A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick StoryMusic1991Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus FaraceOriginal Music Composer1991Wife, Mother, Murderer: The Marie Hilley StoryMusic1991The Rape of Doctor WillisOriginal Music Composer1991The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the DrawOriginal Music Composer1991Living a LieMusic1991Dolly DearestOriginal Music Composer1991In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the DakotasMusic1991White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma ToddOriginal Music Composer1991The Marla Hanson StoryOriginal Music Composer1990In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the KillingMusic1990Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501Original Music Composer1990Opposites AttractMusic1990The Lost CaponeOriginal Music Composer1990The Little KidnappersOriginal Music Composer1990Dead ReckoningOriginal Music Composer1990Archie: To Riverdale and Back AgainOriginal Music Composer1990Child in the NightOriginal Music Composer1990Follow Your HeartMusic · Original Music Composer1990The Girl Who Came Between ThemOriginal Music Composer1990Miracle LandingMusic1989When He's Not a StrangerMusic1989Settle the ScoreMusic1989Stuck with Each OtherMusic1989Those She Left BehindOriginal Music Composer1988Goodbye, Miss 4th of JulyMusic1988Disaster at Silo 7Original Music Composer1988Ernest Saves ChristmasOriginal Music Composer1988LadykillersOriginal Music Composer1988The Secret Life of Kathy McCormickOriginal Music Composer1988BluegrassTVOriginal Music Composer1988The In CrowdMusic1988Alone in the Neon JungleOriginal Music Composer1988Scandal in a Small TownMusic1987Roman HolidayMusic1987A Hobo's ChristmasOriginal Music Composer1987The Saint in ManhattanOriginal Music Composer1987Cracked UpMusic1987Murder OrdainedOriginal Music Composer1987Still Crazy Like a FoxOriginal Music Composer1987Murder by the BookOriginal Music Composer1987Warm Hearts, Cold FeetMusic1987PalsMusic1986One Police PlazaOriginal Music Composer1986Louis L'Amour's Down the Long HillsOriginal Music Composer1986Jake SpeedOriginal Music Composer1986The Deacon Street DeerMusic1986News at ElevenOriginal Music Composer1986Acceptable RisksOriginal Music Composer1986Blood & OrchidsTVOriginal Music Composer1986One Terrific GuyMusic1985I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years LaterOriginal Music Composer1985The Lady from YesterdayMusic1985California GirlsOriginal Music Composer1985Challenge of a LifetimeMusic1985Not My KidOriginal Music Composer1984Crazy like a FoxTVOriginal Music Composer1984Secrets of a Married ManMusic1984I Married a CenterfoldOriginal Music Composer1984The Pigs vs. The FreaksMusic1984A Good SportMusic1984Something About AmeliaOriginal Music Composer1983The Winter of Our DiscontentMusic1983Two Kinds of LoveMusic1983Packin' It InOriginal Music Composer1983MalibuMusic1982Games Mother Never Taught YouMusic1982Paper DollsOriginal Music Composer1982Cagney & LaceyTVMusic1982T. J. HookerTVOriginal Music Composer · Main Title Theme Composer1981Falcon CrestTVMusic1981DynastyTVMusic1980Angel CityOriginal Music Composer1980CasinoOriginal Music Composer1979Hart to HartTVMusic · Main Title Theme Composer1979Something Short of ParadiseOriginal Music Composer1979Hart to HartMusic1979The Return of Mod SquadMusic1979Brothers and SistersTVMusic1978OverboardMusic1978The Archie Situation Comedy Musical Variety ShowMusic · Songs1978Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed CircusMusic1978SkateboardOriginal Music Composer1977The Love BoatTVMusic1976The Boy in the Plastic BubbleOriginal Music Composer1976The War WidowMusic Director