
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

The New Mutants
Movie · Original Music Composer
Implanted Memories: 25 Years of the X-Files
Movie · Original Music Composer

Life of Riley
Movie · Original Music Composer

You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Hunters
Movie · Original Music Composer

Blue Bloods
TV · Original Music Composer · 18 eps

Wild Grass
Movie · Original Music Composer

Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Hamlet Adventure
Movie · Music

The X-Files: I Want to Believe
Movie · Original Music Composer

Private Fears in Public Places
Movie · Original Music Composer

Odd Girl Out
Movie · Original Music Composer

Ghost Whisperer
TV · Music · 107 eps

Paradise
Movie · Original Music Composer

She's Too Young
Movie · Original Music Composer

Helter Skelter
Movie · Original Music Composer

D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
Movie · Original Music Composer

Critical Assembly
Movie · Music

One Tree Hill
TV · Original Music Composer · 44 eps

For Love of Olivia
Movie · Music

The Guardian
TV · Music · 22 eps

Smallville
TV · Music, Original Music Composer · 1 ep

The Lone Gunmen
TV · Original Music Composer · 13 eps

Dirty Pictures
Movie · Original Music Composer

Code Name: Phoenix
Movie · Music

Another Woman's Husband
Movie · Original Music Composer

Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For
Movie · Original Music Composer

In the Name of the People
Movie · Original Music Composer

Sole Survivor
Movie · Original Music Composer

A Touch of Hope
Movie · Original Music Composer

Stranger in My House
Movie · Music

A Memory in My Heart
Movie · Original Music Composer

Crazy in Alabama
Movie · Original Music Composer

The X-Files
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor

Disturbing Behavior
Movie · Original Music Composer

Inside The X-Files
Movie · Music

Mr. Murder
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Day Lincoln Was Shot
Movie · Original Music Composer

Cloned
Movie · Original Music Composer

Blessed Assurance
Movie · Music

The Perfect Mother
Movie · Music

Night Sins
Movie · Music

Payback
Movie · Original Music Composer

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
TV · Original Music Composer · 2 eps

Perversions of Science
TV · Music · 1 ep
Night Sins
TV · Original Music Composer · 2 eps

Project: ALF
Movie · Original Music Composer

Forgotten Sins
Movie · Original Music Composer

In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers
Movie · Music
A Loss of Innocence
Movie · Music

Conundrum
Movie · Original Music Composer

Special Report: Journey to Mars
Movie · Music

Summer of Fear
Movie · Original Music Composer

Millennium
TV · Music · 67 eps

Trial by Fire
Movie · Original Music Composer

Mixed Blessings
Movie · Music

A Stranger in Town
Movie · Music

Born to Be Wild
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Unspoken Truth
Movie · Original Music Composer

In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
Movie · Original Music Composer

Down, Out and Dangerous
Movie · Music

Seduced and Betrayed
Movie · Music

Texas Justice
Movie · Original Music Composer

Children of the Dust
TV · Original Music Composer · 2 eps

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Movie · Original Music Composer

Caroline at Midnight
Movie · Original Music Composer

Heart of a Child
Movie · Original Music Composer

Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy
Movie · Music

Murder Between Friends
Movie · Original Music Composer

Shadows of Desire
Movie · Original Music Composer

In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
Movie · Music

The Substitute Wife
Movie · Original Music Composer

A Place for Annie
Movie · Music

Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
Movie · Music

Moment of Truth: Caught in the Crossfire
Movie · Original Music Composer

Witness to the Execution
Movie · Music

Playmaker
Movie · Original Music Composer

Born Too Soon
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Man with Three Wives
Movie · Music

In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco
Movie · Original Music Composer, Songs

The Last P.O.W.? The Bobby Garwood Story
Movie · Music

Precious Victims
Movie · Music

Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
Movie · Original Music Composer

Telling Secrets
Movie · Original Music Composer

The X-Files
TV · Music, Original Music Composer · 9 eps

Highway Heartbreaker
Movie · Music

The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
Movie · Music

An American Story
Movie · Original Music Composer

In the Line of Duty: Street War
Movie · Original Music Composer

A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
Movie · Music

A Taste for Killing
Movie · Original Music Composer

Wife, Mother, Murderer: The Marie Hilley Story
Movie · Music

Living a Lie
Movie · Music

The Rape of Doctor Willis
Movie · Original Music Composer

Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
Movie · Original Music Composer

Dolly Dearest
Movie · Original Music Composer

White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Marla Hanson Story
Movie · Original Music Composer

In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Lost Capone
Movie · Original Music Composer

Follow Your Heart
Movie · Music, Original Music Composer

The Little Kidnappers
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Girl Who Came Between Them
Movie · Original Music Composer

Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again
Movie · Original Music Composer

Opposites Attract
Movie · Music

Child in the Night
Movie · Original Music Composer

Miracle Landing
Movie · Music

Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501
Movie · Original Music Composer

Dead Reckoning
Movie · Original Music Composer

In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing
Movie · Original Music Composer

Stuck with Each Other
Movie · Music

Settle the Score
Movie · Music

Those She Left Behind
Movie · Original Music Composer

When He's Not a Stranger
Movie · Music

Alone in the Neon Jungle
Movie · Original Music Composer

The In Crowd
Movie · Music

Disaster at Silo 7
Movie · Original Music Composer

Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
Movie · Music

Ladykillers
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick
Movie · Original Music Composer

Ernest Saves Christmas
Movie · Original Music Composer

Scandal in a Small Town
Movie · Music

Bluegrass
TV · Original Music Composer · 2 eps

Pals
Movie · Music

Roman Holiday
Movie · Music
Cracked Up
Movie · Music

Murder by the Book
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Saint in Manhattan
Movie · Original Music Composer

Warm Hearts, Cold Feet
Movie · Music

Murder Ordained
Movie · Original Music Composer
Still Crazy Like a Fox
Movie · Original Music Composer

A Hobo's Christmas
Movie · Original Music Composer

One Terrific Guy
Movie · Music

News at Eleven
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Deacon Street Deer
Movie · Music

One Police Plaza
Movie · Original Music Composer

Jake Speed
Movie · Original Music Composer

Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills
Movie · Original Music Composer

Acceptable Risks
Movie · Original Music Composer

Blood & Orchids
TV · Original Music Composer · 2 eps

Not My Kid
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Lady from Yesterday
Movie · Music
Challenge of a Lifetime
Movie · Music

I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later
Movie · Original Music Composer

California Girls
Movie · Original Music Composer

Something About Amelia
Movie · Original Music Composer
Secrets of a Married Man
Movie · Music

I Married a Centerfold
Movie · Original Music Composer

A Good Sport
Movie · Music

The Pigs vs. The Freaks
Movie · Music

Crazy like a Fox
TV · Original Music Composer · 35 eps

Packin' It In
Movie · Original Music Composer

Malibu
Movie · Music

Two Kinds of Love
Movie · Music

The Winter of Our Discontent
Movie · Original Music Composer

Games Mother Never Taught You
Movie · Music

Paper Dolls
Movie · Original Music Composer

T. J. Hooker
TV · Original Music Composer, Main Title Theme Composer · 91 eps

Cagney & Lacey
TV · Music · 1 ep

High Risk
Movie · Original Music Composer

Falcon Crest
TV · Music · 1 ep

Dynasty
TV · Music · 1 ep

Casino
Movie · Original Music Composer

Angel City
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Return of Mod Squad
Movie · Music

Hart to Hart
Movie · Music

Something Short of Paradise
Movie · Original Music Composer

Hart to Hart
TV · Music, Main Title Theme Composer · 8 eps

Brothers and Sisters
TV · Music · 12 eps

Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus
Movie · Music

Overboard
Movie · Music

Skateboard
Movie · Original Music Composer

The Archie Situation Comedy Musical Variety Show
Movie · Music, Songs

The Love Boat
TV · Music · 2 eps

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
Movie · Original Music Composer

The War Widow
Movie · Music Director