Mark Snow, the veteran television composer who turned ‘The X-Files’ theme into an unlikely chart hit in the 1990s, died on July 4 at his home in Connecticut. He was 78.
Snow notably composed the iconic opening theme for The X-Files. He worked on the crime drama series during its full time on-air from 1993 until its end in 2018.
Aside from the theme song, he worked on the rest of the show’s music, earning six Emmy nominations throughout his X-Files tenure. Snow, too, served as the composer of the franchise’s 1998 film – The X Files.
A 15-time Emmy-nominated composer, Snow lent his talents to a slew of shows, including Blue Bloods, Smallville, One Tree Hill, Children of the Dust and Ghost Whisperer, among others. His work has also appeared across film, including features in The New Mutants, Ernest Saves Christmas and Crazy in Alabama.
Snow also frequently worked on TV movies. Some of his past credits include The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, one of his first projects he worked on in 1976 that starred John Travolta, Overboard, Casino, Angel City, Malibu, California Girls, The Lost Capone, An American Story, A Stranger in Town, Trial by Fire, The Perfect Mother, Paradise and Strange Calls.
