Mark Snow
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Mark Snow (born Martin Fulterman; August 26, 1946 – July 4, 2025) was an American composer for film and television. He was perhaps best known for composing the theme for The X-Files, and would compose for the show's initial nine-season run from 1993 to 2001. He would return for the show's revival from 2015 to 2018. Additionally, he composed the score for the two feature films and the short-lived spinoff series The Lone Gunmen. In addition to The X-Files, Snow would serve as composer for shows including Smallville, Blue Bloods, Ghost Whisperer, Hart to Hart, Millennium, One Tree Hill, the 2002 revival of The Twilight Zone and Starsky & Hutch.
Infobox
Born
Martin Fulterman(1946-08-26)August 26, 1946New York City, U.S.
Died
July 4, 2025(2025-07-04) (aged 78)Washington, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation
Composer
Years active
1964–2024
Spouse
Glynnis Daly
Children
3
Tables
· Works › Television series
1977
Role(s)
Theme music
1977–1979
Role(s)
Starsky & Hutch
Notes
16 episodes
1979
Role(s)
1 episode
1978–1979
Role(s)
The Next Step Beyond
Notes
6 episodes
Role(s)
12 episodes
1980
Role(s)
7 episodes
1978–1980
Role(s)
Family
Notes
16 episodes
1978–1981
Role(s)
Vega$
Notes
4 episodes
1978–1982
Role(s)
The Love Boat
Notes
3 episodes
1979–1981
Role(s)
240-Robert
Notes
6 episodes
1979–1984
Role(s)
Hart to Hart
Notes
93 episodes
Role(s)
1 episode
1981–1984
Role(s)
Cagney & Lacey
Notes
5 episodes
1983
Role(s)
3 episodes
Role(s)
1 episode
1983–1984
Role(s)
Lottery!
Notes
7 episodes
1986
Role(s)
1 episode
Role(s)
3 episodes
1986–1988
Role(s)
Aaron's Way
Notes
10 episodes
1986–1988
Role(s)
Falcon Crest
Notes
40 episodes
1991
Role(s)
1 episode
1992–1993
Role(s)
Dark Justice
Notes
52 episodes
1993–2002, 2016–2018
Role(s)
The X-Files
Notes
217 episodes
1995–1996
Role(s)
Nowhere Man
Notes
25 episodes
1997
Role(s)
2 episodes
Role(s)
1 episode
1996–1999
Role(s)
Millennium
Notes
67 episodes
1999–2000
Role(s)
Harsh Realm
Notes
9 episodes
2000–2001
Role(s)
Bull
Notes
20 episodes
2001
Role(s)
13 episodes
2001–2002
Role(s)
Pasadena
Notes
13 episodes
2001–2007
Role(s)
Smallville
Notes
132 episodes
2002
Role(s)
11 episodes
2002–2003
Role(s)
Birds of Prey
Notes
13 episodes
Role(s)
43 episodes
2003–2005
Role(s)
One Tree Hill
Notes
29 episodes
2005
Role(s)
9 episodes
2005–2010
Role(s)
Ghost Whisperer
Notes
107 episodes
2010–2024
Role(s)
Blue Bloods
Notes
287 episodes
2011–2012
Role(s)
Ringer
Notes
12 episodes
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1975–1976 | The Rookies | 6 episodes |
| 1976 | Gemini Man | 1 episode |
| 1976 | Visions | 2 episodes |
| 1977 | The San Pedro Beach Bums | Theme music |
| 1977–1979 | Starsky & Hutch | 16 episodes |
| 1979 | Flatbush | 1 episode |
| 1978–1979 | The Next Step Beyond | 6 episodes |
| 1979 | Brothers and Sisters | 12 episodes |
| 1980 | When the Whistle Blows | 7 episodes |
| 1978–1980 | Family | 16 episodes |
| 1978–1981 | Vega$ | 4 episodes |
| 1978–1982 | The Love Boat | 3 episodes |
| 1979–1981 | 240-Robert | 6 episodes |
| 1979–1984 | Hart to Hart | 93 episodes |
| 1981 | Dynasty | 4 episodes |
| Strike Force | 1 episode | |
| 1981–1984 | Cagney & Lacey | 5 episodes |
| 1982 | T. J. Hooker | 5 episodes |
| 1983 | The Family Tree | 3 episodes |
| Matt Houston | 1 episode | |
| 1983–1984 | Lottery! | 7 episodes |
| 1984 | Paper Dolls | 11 episodes |
| 1984–1985 | Crazy Like a Fox | 16 episodes |
| 1986 | Bridges to Cross | 1 episode |
| Kay O'Brien | 3 episodes | |
| 1986–1988 | Aaron's Way | 10 episodes |
| 1986–1988 | Falcon Crest | 40 episodes |
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse | 1 episode |
| 1989–1990 | Pee-wee's Playhouse | 4 episodes |
| 1991 | All Together Now | 1 episode |
| 1992–1993 | Dark Justice | 52 episodes |
| 1993–2002, 2016–2018 | The X-Files | 217 episodes |
| 1995–1996 | Nowhere Man | 25 episodes |
| 1997 | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | 2 episodes |
| Perversions of Science | 1 episode | |
| 1996–1999 | Millennium | 67 episodes |
| 1999–2000 | Harsh Realm | 9 episodes |
| 2000–2001 | Bull | 20 episodes |
| 2001 | The Lone Gunmen | 13 episodes |
| 2001–2002 | Pasadena | 13 episodes |
| 2001–2007 | Smallville | 132 episodes |
| 2002 | Haunted | 11 episodes |
| 2002–2003 | Birds of Prey | 13 episodes |
| The Twilight Zone | 43 episodes | |
| 2003–2005 | One Tree Hill | 29 episodes |
| 2005 | Kojak | 9 episodes |
| 2005–2010 | Ghost Whisperer | 107 episodes |
| 2010–2024 | Blue Bloods | 287 episodes |
| 2011–2012 | Ringer | 12 episodes |
· Works › Television films
1978
Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus
Role(s)
Jack Starrett
Notes
—
Overboard
Role(s)
John Newland
Notes
—
1979
The Return of Mod Squad
Role(s)
George McCowan
Notes
—
1982
Games Mother Never Taught You
Role(s)
Lee Philips
Notes
—
I'd Rather Be Calm
Role(s)
Linda Day
Notes
—
1983
Two Kinds of Love
Role(s)
Jack Bender
Notes
—
1984
A Good Sport
Role(s)
Lou Antonio
Notes
—
1985
Rockhopper
Role(s)
Bill Bixby
Notes
—
Royal Match
Role(s)
E.W. Swackhamer
Notes
—
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
Role(s)
Corey Allen
Notes
—
1986
One Terrific Guy
Role(s)
Lou Antonio
Notes
—
Acceptable Risks
Role(s)
Rick Wallace
Notes
—
News at Eleven
Role(s)
Mike Robe
Notes
—
Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills
Role(s)
Burt Kennedy
Notes
—
1987
Warm Hearts, Cold Feet
Role(s)
James Frawley
Notes
—
Pals
Role(s)
Lou Antonio
Notes
—
Murder by the Book
Role(s)
Mel Damski
Notes
—
Kids Like These
Role(s)
Georg Stanford Brown
Notes
—
1988
Alone in the Neon Jungle
Role(s)
Georg Stanford Brown
Notes
—
The Return of Ben Casey
Role(s)
Joseph L. Scanlan
Notes
—
Bluegrass
Role(s)
Simon Wincer
Notes
—
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July
Role(s)
George Miller
Notes
—
Aaron's Way: The Harvest
Role(s)
Noel Nosseck
Notes
—
1989
Stuck with Each Other
Role(s)
Georg Stanford Brown
Notes
—
Settle the Score
Role(s)
Edwin Sherin
Notes
—
1990
The Girl Who Came Between Them
Role(s)
Mel Damski
Notes
—
Follow Your Heart
Role(s)
Noel Nosseck
Notes
—
The Lost Capone
Role(s)
John Gray
Notes
—
In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing
Role(s)
Dick Lowry
Notes
—
1991
The Marla Hanson Story
Role(s)
John Gray
Notes
—
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
Role(s)
Dick Lowry
Notes
—
Living a Lie
Role(s)
Larry Shaw
Notes
—
The Rape of Doctor Willis
Role(s)
Lou Antonio
Notes
—
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
Role(s)
Peter Markle
Notes
—
1992
Battling for Baby
Role(s)
Art Wolff
Notes
—
Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View
Role(s)
Peter Levin
Notes
—
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
Role(s)
Joyce Chopra
Notes
—
An American Story
Role(s)
John Gray
Notes
—
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
Role(s)
Dick Lowry
Notes
—
1993
The Man with Three Wives
Role(s)
Peter Levin
Notes
—
1994
Murder Between Friends
Role(s)
Waris Hussein
Notes
—
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
Role(s)
Dick Lowry
Notes
—
Heart of a Child
Role(s)
Sandor Stern
Notes
—
Moment of Truth: Caught in the Crossfire
Role(s)
Chuck Bowman
Notes
—
1995
Texas Justice
Role(s)
Dick Lowry
Notes
—
A Stranger in Town
Role(s)
Peter Levin
Notes
—
The Other Mother: A Moment of Truth Movie
Role(s)
Bethany Rooney
Notes
—
The Unspoken Truth
Role(s)
Peter Werner
Notes
—
Trial by Fire
Role(s)
Alan Metzger
Notes
—
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
Role(s)
Dick Lowry
Notes
—
1996
Smoke Jumpers
Role(s)
Dick Lowry
Notes
—
Role(s)
—
Conundrum
Role(s)
Douglas Barr
Notes
—
Special Report: Journey to Mars
Role(s)
Robert Mandel
Notes
—
Phone Calls from the Dead
Role(s)
—
Notes
—
1997
Night Sins
Role(s)
Robert Allan Ackerman
Notes
—
The Price of Heaven
Role(s)
Peter Bogdanovich
Notes
—
Cloned
Role(s)
Douglas Barr
Notes
—
1999
A Memory in My Heart
Role(s)
Harry Winer
Notes
—
A Touch of Hope
Role(s)
Craig R. Baxley
Notes
—
2000
Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For
Role(s)
Anthony Pullen Shaw
Notes
—
2001
For Love of Olivia
Role(s)
Douglas Barr
Notes
—
2003
2004
Paradise
Role(s)
Frank Pierson
Notes
—
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1976 | The Boy in the Plastic Bubble | Randal Kleiser | — |
| 1978 | Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus | Jack Starrett | — |
| Overboard | John Newland | — | |
| 1979 | The Return of Mod Squad | George McCowan | — |
| 1980 | Casino | Don Chaffey | — |
| Angel City | Philip Leacock | — | |
| 1981 | Off Sides (Pigs vs. Freaks) | Dick Lowry | — |
| 1982 | Paper Dolls | Edward Zwick | — |
| Games Mother Never Taught You | Lee Philips | — | |
| I'd Rather Be Calm | Linda Day | — | |
| 1983 | Malibu | E. W. Swackhamer | — |
| Packin' It In | E. W. Swackhamer | — | |
| Two Kinds of Love | Jack Bender | — | |
| The Winter of Our Discontent | Waris Hussein | — | |
| 1984 | Something About Amelia | Randa Haines | — |
| A Good Sport | Lou Antonio | — | |
| Secrets of a Married Man | William A. Graham | — | |
| I Married a Centerfold | Peter Werner | — | |
| 1985 | Not My Kid | Michael Tuchner | — |
| Challenge of a Lifetime | Russ Mayberry | — | |
| California Girls | Rick Wallace | — | |
| The Lady from Yesterday | Robert Day | — | |
| International Airport | Don ChaffeyCharles S. Dubin | — | |
| Rockhopper | Bill Bixby | — | |
| Royal Match | Swackhamer | — | |
| Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues | Corey Allen | — | |
| I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later | William Asher | — | |
| 1986 | One Terrific Guy | Lou Antonio | — |
| Blood & Orchids | Jerry Thorpe | Composed with Charles Fox | |
| Acceptable Risks | Rick Wallace | — | |
| News at Eleven | Mike Robe | — | |
| Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills | Burt Kennedy | — | |
| One Police Plaza | Jerry Jameson | — | |
| 1987 | Warm Hearts, Cold Feet | James Frawley | — |
| Pals | Lou Antonio | — | |
| Murder by the Book | Mel Damski | — | |
| Still Crazy Like a Fox | Paul Krasny | — | |
| Murder Ordained | Mike Robe | — | |
| Cracked Up | Karen Arthur | — | |
| Kids Like These | Georg Stanford Brown | — | |
| A Hobo's Christmas | Will Mackenzie | — | |
| The Father Clements Story | Edwin Sherin | — | |
| Roman Holiday | Noel Nosseck | — | |
| 1988 | Alone in the Neon Jungle | Georg Stanford Brown | — |
| The Return of Ben Casey | Joseph L. Scanlan | — | |
| Bluegrass | Simon Wincer | — | |
| Scandal in a Small Town | Anthony Page | — | |
| The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick | Robert Lewis | — | |
| Ladykillers | Robert Michael Lewis | — |
· Works › Theatrical films
1983
Over Here, Mr. President
Role(s)
Noam Pitlik
Notes
—
1988
1999
Stranger in My House
Role(s)
Joe Cacaci
Notes
—
2008
The Hamlet Adventure
Role(s)
mw- .mw- Ivaylo DikanskiGreg Roach
Notes
—
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1977 | Flush | Andrew J. Kuehn | — |
| 1978 | Skateboard | George Gage | — |
| 1979 | Something Short of Paradise | David Helpern | — |
| 1981 | High Risk | Stewart Raffill | — |
| 1983 | Over Here, Mr. President | Noam Pitlik | — |
| 1986 | Jake Speed | Andrew Lane | — |
| 1988 | The In Crowd | Mark Rosenthal | — |
| Ernest Saves Christmas | John R. Cherry III | — | |
| 1991 | Dolly Dearest | Maria Lease | — |
| 1994 | Caroline at Midnight | Scott McGinnis | — |
| 1994 | Playmaker | Yuri Zeltser | — |
| 1995 | Dead Badge | Douglas Barr | — |
| Born to Be Wild | John Gray | — | |
| 1998 | The X-Files | Rob Bowman | — |
| Disturbing Behavior | David Nutter | — | |
| 1999 | Stranger in My House | Joe Cacaci | — |
| Crazy in Alabama | Antonio Banderas | — | |
| 2006 | Private Fears in Public Places | Alain Resnais | — |
| 2008 | The Hamlet Adventure | mw- Ivaylo DikanskiGreg Roach | — |
| The X-Files: I Want to Believe | Chris Carter | — | |
| Adventures in Appletown | Robert Moresco | — | |
| 2009 | Wild Grass | Alain Resnais | — |
| 2010 | White Irish Drinkers | John Gray | — |
| 2011 | The Hunters | Chris Briant | — |
| 2012 | You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet | Alain Resnais | — |
| 2014 | Life of Riley | — | |
| 2020 | The New Mutants | Josh Boone | — |
· Works › Video games
1998
Role(s)
Composed with Sylvius Lack
Role(s)
Composed with Paul Wayne Hiaumet
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1998 | Urban Assault | Composed with Sylvius Lack |
| The X-Files Game | Composed with Paul Wayne Hiaumet | |
| 2004 | Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain | Composed with Mike Reagan |
References
- www.mfiles.co.ukhttps://www.mfiles.co.uk/composers/Mark-Snow.htm
- The New York Timeshttps://web.archive.org/web/20150523120509/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/112009/Mark-Snow/filmography
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/arts/music/mark-snow-dead.html
- The Society of Composers and Lyricistshttps://thescl.com/ambassador-program/mark-snow/
- Kvellerhttps://www.kveller.com/9-iconic-halloween-songs-that-were-written-by-jews/
- The Daily Telegraphhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2025/07/17/mark-snow-composer-theme-x-files-died-obituary/
- Michael Kamen - Official Websitehttps://www.michaelkamen.com/catalogue/forms-a-baroque-rock-band
- The Spectre of Sound: Music in Film and Televisionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=ZTr8DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA170
- All Things Consideredhttps://www.npr.org/2016/01/22/463971641/as-x-files-returns-meet-the-man-behind-the-theme-song
- Greenwich Timehttps://www.greenwichtime.com/entertainment/article/x-files-mark-snow-died-ct-house-20758789.php
- Mark Snow, composer of eerie ‘X-Files’ theme, dies at 78https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/07/07/mark-snow-composer-x-files-dead/
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2025/tv/news/mark-snow-dead-x-files-ghost-whisperer-blue-bloods-1236447489/