Mark Snow

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Mark Snow (born Martin Fulterman; August 26, 1946) is an American composer for film and television.^[1][2] Among his most famous compositions is the theme music for 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 other notable television, including Hart to Hart, Starsky & Hutch (season 3), and Smallville.

Snow grew up in Brooklyn, New York.^[3] After graduating High School of Music & Art in 1964, he attended the Juilliard School. With roommate Michael Kamen, Snow formed a band called Emil and the Detectives, which later became group New York Rock & Roll Ensemble.^{[4] [5]}

• Mark Snow at IMDb
• GSA Music Agency representation
• ASCAP Biography Archived 2010-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
• Interview with Randall D. Larson, Soundtrax: Episode 2008-11, 23 May 2008