Mark Snow

Mark Snow

Actor · Director · Writer

Brooklyn, New York, USA
August 26, 1946

Biography

Mark Snow (born Martin Fulterman; August 26, 1946 – July 4, 2025) 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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Representative Works

The New Mutants
The New Mutants
6.0
/ English
The X-Files
The X-Files
6.9
/ English
Project: ALF
Project: ALF
6.0
/ English
Jake Speed
Jake Speed
4.6
/ English
Dolly Dearest
Dolly Dearest
5.7
/ English
Disturbing Behavior
Disturbing Behavior
5.8
/ English
Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter
5.8
/ English
Crazy in Alabama
Crazy in Alabama
6.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The New Mutants
2020Nominee

Best Performance

The New Mutants

The X-Files
1998Nominee

Best Performance

The X-Files

The X-Files: I Want to Believe
2008Nominee

Best Performance

The X-Files: I Want to Believe

Career Highlights

Project: ALF
1996Highlight

Best Performance

Project: ALF

When He's Not a Stranger
1989Highlight

Best Performance

When He's Not a Stranger

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