Mark Snow

Mark Snow

Known for
Sound
Born
August 26, 1946
Died
July 4, 2025 (aged 78)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York, USA

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.

Known For

Filmography

2020
The New Mutants poster

The New Mutants

Movie · Original Music Composer

2018
Implanted Memories: 25 Years of the X-Files

Implanted Memories: 25 Years of the X-Files

Movie · Original Music Composer

2014
Life of Riley poster

Life of Riley

Movie · Original Music Composer

2012
You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet poster

You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet

Movie · Original Music Composer

2011
The Hunters poster

The Hunters

Movie · Original Music Composer

2010
Blue Bloods poster

Blue Bloods

TV · Original Music Composer · 18 eps

2009
Wild Grass poster

Wild Grass

Movie · Original Music Composer

2008
Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi poster

Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi

Movie · Original Music Composer

2008
The Hamlet Adventure poster

The Hamlet Adventure

Movie · Music

2008
The X-Files: I Want to Believe poster

The X-Files: I Want to Believe

Movie · Original Music Composer

2006
Private Fears in Public Places poster

Private Fears in Public Places

Movie · Original Music Composer

2005
Odd Girl Out poster

Odd Girl Out

Movie · Original Music Composer

2005
Ghost Whisperer poster

Ghost Whisperer

TV · Music · 107 eps

2004
Paradise poster

Paradise

Movie · Original Music Composer

2004
She's Too Young poster

She's Too Young

Movie · Original Music Composer

2004
Helter Skelter poster

Helter Skelter

Movie · Original Music Composer

2003
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear poster

D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear

Movie · Original Music Composer

2003
Critical Assembly poster

Critical Assembly

Movie · Music

2003
One Tree Hill poster

One Tree Hill

TV · Original Music Composer · 44 eps

2001
For Love of Olivia poster

For Love of Olivia

Movie · Music

2001
The Guardian poster

The Guardian

TV · Music · 22 eps

2001
Smallville poster

Smallville

TV · Music, Original Music Composer · 1 ep

2001
The Lone Gunmen poster

The Lone Gunmen

TV · Original Music Composer · 13 eps

2000
Dirty Pictures poster

Dirty Pictures

Movie · Original Music Composer

2000
Code Name: Phoenix poster

Code Name: Phoenix

Movie · Music

2000
Another Woman's Husband poster

Another Woman's Husband

Movie · Original Music Composer

2000
Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For poster

Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For

Movie · Original Music Composer

2000
In the Name of the People poster

In the Name of the People

Movie · Original Music Composer

2000
Sole Survivor poster

Sole Survivor

Movie · Original Music Composer

1999
A Touch of Hope poster

A Touch of Hope

Movie · Original Music Composer

1999
Stranger in My House poster

Stranger in My House

Movie · Music

1999
A Memory in My Heart poster

A Memory in My Heart

Movie · Original Music Composer

1999
Crazy in Alabama poster

Crazy in Alabama

Movie · Original Music Composer

1998
The X-Files poster

The X-Files

Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor

1998
Disturbing Behavior poster

Disturbing Behavior

Movie · Original Music Composer

1998
Inside The X-Files poster

Inside The X-Files

Movie · Music

1998
Mr. Murder poster

Mr. Murder

Movie · Original Music Composer

1998
The Day Lincoln Was Shot poster

The Day Lincoln Was Shot

Movie · Original Music Composer

1997
Cloned poster

Cloned

Movie · Original Music Composer

1997
Blessed Assurance poster

Blessed Assurance

Movie · Music

1997
The Perfect Mother poster

The Perfect Mother

Movie · Music

1997
Night Sins poster

Night Sins

Movie · Music

1997
Payback poster

Payback

Movie · Original Music Composer

1997
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea poster

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

TV · Original Music Composer · 2 eps

1997
Perversions of Science poster

Perversions of Science

TV · Music · 1 ep

1997
Night Sins

Night Sins

TV · Original Music Composer · 2 eps

1996
Project: ALF poster

Project: ALF

Movie · Original Music Composer

1996
Forgotten Sins poster

Forgotten Sins

Movie · Original Music Composer

1996
In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers poster

In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers

Movie · Music

1996
A Loss of Innocence

A Loss of Innocence

Movie · Music

1996
Conundrum poster

Conundrum

Movie · Original Music Composer

1996
Special Report: Journey to Mars poster

Special Report: Journey to Mars

Movie · Music

1996
Summer of Fear poster

Summer of Fear

Movie · Original Music Composer

1996
Millennium poster

Millennium

TV · Music · 67 eps

1995
Trial by Fire poster

Trial by Fire

Movie · Original Music Composer

1995
Mixed Blessings poster

Mixed Blessings

Movie · Music

1995
A Stranger in Town poster

A Stranger in Town

Movie · Music

1995
Born to Be Wild poster

Born to Be Wild

Movie · Original Music Composer

1995
The Unspoken Truth poster

The Unspoken Truth

Movie · Original Music Composer

1995
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice poster

In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice

Movie · Original Music Composer

1995
Down, Out and Dangerous poster

Down, Out and Dangerous

Movie · Music

1995
Seduced and Betrayed poster

Seduced and Betrayed

Movie · Music

1995
Texas Justice poster

Texas Justice

Movie · Original Music Composer

1995
Children of the Dust poster

Children of the Dust

TV · Original Music Composer · 2 eps

1994
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All poster

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

Movie · Original Music Composer

1994
Caroline at Midnight poster

Caroline at Midnight

Movie · Original Music Composer

1994
Heart of a Child poster

Heart of a Child

Movie · Original Music Composer

1994
Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy poster

Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy

Movie · Music

1994
Murder Between Friends poster

Murder Between Friends

Movie · Original Music Composer

1994
Shadows of Desire poster

Shadows of Desire

Movie · Original Music Composer

1994
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance poster

In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance

Movie · Music

1994
The Substitute Wife poster

The Substitute Wife

Movie · Original Music Composer

1994
A Place for Annie poster

A Place for Annie

Movie · Music

1994
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter poster

Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter

Movie · Music

1994
Moment of Truth: Caught in the Crossfire poster

Moment of Truth: Caught in the Crossfire

Movie · Original Music Composer

1994
Witness to the Execution poster

Witness to the Execution

Movie · Music

1994
Playmaker poster

Playmaker

Movie · Original Music Composer

1993
Born Too Soon poster

Born Too Soon

Movie · Original Music Composer

1993
The Man with Three Wives poster

The Man with Three Wives

Movie · Music

1993
In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco poster

In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco

Movie · Original Music Composer, Songs

1993
The Last P.O.W.? The Bobby Garwood Story poster

The Last P.O.W.? The Bobby Garwood Story

Movie · Music

1993
Precious Victims poster

Precious Victims

Movie · Music

1993
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations poster

Father & Son: Dangerous Relations

Movie · Original Music Composer

1993
Telling Secrets poster

Telling Secrets

Movie · Original Music Composer

1993
The X-Files poster

The X-Files

TV · Music, Original Music Composer · 9 eps

1992
Highway Heartbreaker poster

Highway Heartbreaker

Movie · Music

1992
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story poster

The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story

Movie · Music

1992
An American Story poster

An American Story

Movie · Original Music Composer

1992
In the Line of Duty: Street War poster

In the Line of Duty: Street War

Movie · Original Music Composer

1992
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story poster

A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story

Movie · Music

1992
A Taste for Killing poster

A Taste for Killing

Movie · Original Music Composer

1991
Wife, Mother, Murderer: The Marie Hilley Story poster

Wife, Mother, Murderer: The Marie Hilley Story

Movie · Music

1991
Living a Lie poster

Living a Lie

Movie · Music

1991
The Rape of Doctor Willis poster

The Rape of Doctor Willis

Movie · Original Music Composer

1991
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace poster

Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace

Movie · Original Music Composer

1991
Dolly Dearest poster

Dolly Dearest

Movie · Original Music Composer

1991
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd poster

White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd

Movie · Original Music Composer

1991
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw poster

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

Movie · Original Music Composer

1991
The Marla Hanson Story poster

The Marla Hanson Story

Movie · Original Music Composer

1991
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas poster

In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas

Movie · Original Music Composer

1990
The Lost Capone poster

The Lost Capone

Movie · Original Music Composer

1990
Follow Your Heart poster

Follow Your Heart

Movie · Music, Original Music Composer

1990
The Little Kidnappers poster

The Little Kidnappers

Movie · Original Music Composer

1990
The Girl Who Came Between Them poster

The Girl Who Came Between Them

Movie · Original Music Composer

1990
Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again poster

Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again

Movie · Original Music Composer

1990
Opposites Attract poster

Opposites Attract

Movie · Music

1990
Child in the Night poster

Child in the Night

Movie · Original Music Composer

1990
Miracle Landing poster

Miracle Landing

Movie · Music

1990
Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501 poster

Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501

Movie · Original Music Composer

1990
Dead Reckoning poster

Dead Reckoning

Movie · Original Music Composer

1990
In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing poster

In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing

Movie · Original Music Composer

1989
Stuck with Each Other poster

Stuck with Each Other

Movie · Music

1989
Settle the Score poster

Settle the Score

Movie · Music

1989
Those She Left Behind poster

Those She Left Behind

Movie · Original Music Composer

1989
When He's Not a Stranger poster

When He's Not a Stranger

Movie · Music

1988
Alone in the Neon Jungle poster

Alone in the Neon Jungle

Movie · Original Music Composer

1988
The In Crowd poster

The In Crowd

Movie · Music

1988
Disaster at Silo 7 poster

Disaster at Silo 7

Movie · Original Music Composer

1988
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July poster

Goodbye, Miss 4th of July

Movie · Music

1988
Ladykillers poster

Ladykillers

Movie · Original Music Composer

1988
The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick poster

The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick

Movie · Original Music Composer

1988
Ernest Saves Christmas poster

Ernest Saves Christmas

Movie · Original Music Composer

1988
Scandal in a Small Town poster

Scandal in a Small Town

Movie · Music

1988
Bluegrass poster

Bluegrass

TV · Original Music Composer · 2 eps

1987
Pals poster

Pals

Movie · Music

1987
Roman Holiday poster

Roman Holiday

Movie · Music

1987
Cracked Up

Cracked Up

Movie · Music

1987
Murder by the Book poster

Murder by the Book

Movie · Original Music Composer

1987
The Saint in Manhattan poster

The Saint in Manhattan

Movie · Original Music Composer

1987
Warm Hearts, Cold Feet poster

Warm Hearts, Cold Feet

Movie · Music

1987
Murder Ordained poster

Murder Ordained

Movie · Original Music Composer

1987
Still Crazy Like a Fox

Still Crazy Like a Fox

Movie · Original Music Composer

1987
A Hobo's Christmas poster

A Hobo's Christmas

Movie · Original Music Composer

1986
One Terrific Guy poster

One Terrific Guy

Movie · Music

1986
News at Eleven poster

News at Eleven

Movie · Original Music Composer

1986
The Deacon Street Deer poster

The Deacon Street Deer

Movie · Music

1986
One Police Plaza poster

One Police Plaza

Movie · Original Music Composer

1986
Jake Speed poster

Jake Speed

Movie · Original Music Composer

1986
Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills poster

Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills

Movie · Original Music Composer

1986
Acceptable Risks poster

Acceptable Risks

Movie · Original Music Composer

1986
Blood & Orchids poster

Blood & Orchids

TV · Original Music Composer · 2 eps

1985
Not My Kid poster

Not My Kid

Movie · Original Music Composer

1985
The Lady from Yesterday poster

The Lady from Yesterday

Movie · Music

1985
Challenge of a Lifetime

Challenge of a Lifetime

Movie · Music

1985
I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later poster

I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later

Movie · Original Music Composer

1985
California Girls poster

California Girls

Movie · Original Music Composer

1984
Something About Amelia poster

Something About Amelia

Movie · Original Music Composer

1984
Secrets of a Married Man

Secrets of a Married Man

Movie · Music

1984
I Married a Centerfold poster

I Married a Centerfold

Movie · Original Music Composer

1984
A Good Sport poster

A Good Sport

Movie · Music

1984
The Pigs vs. The Freaks poster

The Pigs vs. The Freaks

Movie · Music

1984
Crazy like a Fox poster

Crazy like a Fox

TV · Original Music Composer · 35 eps

1983
Packin' It In poster

Packin' It In

Movie · Original Music Composer

1983
Malibu poster

Malibu

Movie · Music

1983
Two Kinds of Love poster

Two Kinds of Love

Movie · Music

1983
The Winter of Our Discontent poster

The Winter of Our Discontent

Movie · Original Music Composer

1982
Games Mother Never Taught You poster

Games Mother Never Taught You

Movie · Music

1982
Paper Dolls poster

Paper Dolls

Movie · Original Music Composer

1982
T. J. Hooker poster

T. J. Hooker

TV · Original Music Composer, Main Title Theme Composer · 91 eps

1982
Cagney & Lacey poster

Cagney & Lacey

TV · Music · 1 ep

1981
High Risk poster

High Risk

Movie · Original Music Composer

1981
Falcon Crest poster

Falcon Crest

TV · Music · 1 ep

1981
Dynasty poster

Dynasty

TV · Music · 1 ep

1980
Casino poster

Casino

Movie · Original Music Composer

1980
Angel City poster

Angel City

Movie · Original Music Composer

1979
The Return of Mod Squad poster

The Return of Mod Squad

Movie · Music

1979
Hart to Hart poster

Hart to Hart

Movie · Music

1979
Something Short of Paradise poster

Something Short of Paradise

Movie · Original Music Composer

1979
Hart to Hart poster

Hart to Hart

TV · Music, Main Title Theme Composer · 8 eps

1979
Brothers and Sisters poster

Brothers and Sisters

TV · Music · 12 eps

1978
Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus poster

Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus

Movie · Music

1978
Overboard poster

Overboard

Movie · Music

1978
Skateboard poster

Skateboard

Movie · Original Music Composer

1978
The Archie Situation Comedy Musical Variety Show poster

The Archie Situation Comedy Musical Variety Show

Movie · Music, Songs

1977
The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat

TV · Music · 2 eps

1976
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble poster

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

Movie · Original Music Composer

1976
The War Widow poster

The War Widow

Movie · Music Director