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‘The X-Files’ composer Mark Snow dies at 78. Watch him tell story of famous theme.

Mark Snow created one of the most memorable TV themes of all time. As composer of “The X-Files,” he delivered each note of the brooding, atmospheric scores in every episode. But it was his ...
Rolling Stone

Mark Snow, Composer Who Haunted Us With ‘X-Files’ Theme Song, Dead at 78

Snow’s music covered even more series, including Hart to Hart, T.J. Hooker, Smallville, and Blue Bloods. He began his career writing orchestral music but learned to adopt the electronic techniques ...
The Washington Post

Mark Snow, composer of eerie ‘X-Files’ theme, dies at 78

Mark Snow, who composed the ghostly theme for the long-running occult TV series “The X-Files” and more than 200 episodes of the show as well as its spin-off films, died July 3 at his home in ...
The New York Times

Mark Snow, Who Conjured the ‘X-Files’ Theme, Is Dead at 78

It took a misplaced elbow, a quirk of Los Angeles geography and some whistling from his wife to produce one of television’s most memorable melodies. By Alex Williams Mark Snow, a Juilliard-trained ...
Gold Derby

Remembering Mark Snow: A brief oral history of ‘The X-Files Theme,’ from the strange real title to the surprising connection to a Smiths song to the missing lyrics

To celebrate his legacy, we’ve assembled a brief oral history of his most memorable song, " The X-Files Theme," which is actually titled “Materia Primoris” — Latin for “first matter” and referring to ...