Mark Snow Explained

Mark Snow
Birth Date:26 August 1946
Birth Place:New York City, New York, United States
Birth Name:Martin Fulterman
Occupation:Composer

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.

Early life and education

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]

Works

Television series

YearTitleNotes
1976The Boy in the Bubble
1975–1976The Rookies
1976Gemini Man
1976Visions
1977The San Pedro Beach BumsTheme music
1977–1979Starsky & Hutch
1979Flatbush
1978–1979The Next Step Beyond
1979Brothers and Sisters
1980When the Whistle Blows
1978–1980Family
1978–1981Vega$
1978–1982The Love Boat
1979–1981240-Robert
1979-1984Hart to Hart
1981Dynasty
Strike Force
1981–1984Cagney & Lacey
1982T. J. Hooker
1983The Family Tree
Matt Houston
1983–1984Lottery!
1984Paper Dolls
1984–1985Crazy Like a Fox
1986Bridges to Cross
The Wonderful World of Disney
Kay O'Brien
1986–1988Aaron's Way
1987CBS Summer Playhouse
Vietnam War Story
1988Aaron's Way
1989–1990Pee-wee's Playhouse
1991All Together Now
1992–1993Dark Justice
1993–2002, 2016–2018The X-Files
1995–1996Nowhere Man
199720,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Perversions of Science
1996–1999MillenniumReleased as The Best of Millennium
1998Mr. Murder
1999–2000Harsh Realm
2000–2001Bull
2001The Lone Gunmen
Wolf LakeUnaired pilot episode
2001–2002Pasadena
Special Unit 2
2001–2007Smallville
2002Haunted
2002–2003Birds of Prey
The Twilight Zone
2003–2005One Tree Hill
2005Kojak
2005–2010Ghost Whisperer
2008Wonder Pets!
2010–2020Blue Bloods
2011–2012Ringer

Television films

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1976The Boy in the Plastic BubbleRandal Kleiser
1978Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed CircusJack Starrett
OverboardJohn Newland
1979The Return of Mod SquadGeorge McCowan
1980CasinoDon Chaffey
Angel CityPhilip Leacock
Steve Carver
1981Off Sides (Pigs vs. Freaks)Dick Lowry
1982Paper DollsEdward Zwick
Games Mother Never Taught YouLee Philips
I'd Rather Be CalmLinda Day
1983MalibuE. W. Swackhamer
Packin' It InE. W. Swackhamer
Two Kinds of LoveJack Bender
The Winter of Our DiscontentWaris Hussein
1984Something About AmeliaRanda Haines
A Good SportLou Antonio
Secrets of a Married ManWilliam A. Graham
I Married a CenterfoldPeter Werner
1985Not My KidMichael Tuchner
Challenge of a LifetimeRuss Mayberry
California GirlsRick Wallace
The Lady from YesterdayRobert Day
International AirportDon Chaffey
Charles S. Dubin
RockhopperBill Bixby
Royal MatchE.W. Swackhamer
Beverly Hills Cowgirl BluesCorey Allen
I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years LaterWilliam Asher
1986One Terrific GuyLou Antonio
Blood & OrchidsJerry ThorpeComposed with Charles Fox
Acceptable RisksRick Wallace
News at ElevenMike Robe
Louis L'Amour's Down the Long HillsBurt Kennedy
One Police PlazaJerry Jameson
1987Warm Hearts, Cold FeetJames Frawley
PalsLou Antonio
Murder by the BookMel Damski
Still Crazy Like a FoxPaul Krasny
Murder OrdainedMike Robe
Cracked UpKaren Arthur
Kids Like TheseGeorg Stanford Brown
A Hobo's ChristmasWill Mackenzie
The Father Clements StoryEdwin Sherin
Roman HolidayNoel Nosseck
1988Alone in the Neon JungleGeorg Stanford Brown
The Return of Ben CaseyJoseph L. Scanlan
BluegrassSimon Wincer
Scandal in a Small TownAnthony Page
The Secret Life of Kathy McCormickRobert Lewis
LadykillersRobert Michael Lewis
Disaster at Silo 7Larry Elikann
Goodbye, Miss 4th of JulyGeorge Miller
Aaron's Way: The HarvestNoel Nosseck
1989Those She Left BehindNoel Nosseck
Mel Damski
Stuck with Each OtherGeorg Stanford Brown
Settle the ScoreEdwin Sherin
When He's Not a StrangerJohn Gray
1990Miracle LandingDick Lowry
The Girl Who Came Between ThemMel Damski
Follow Your HeartNoel Nosseck
Child in the NightMike Robe
Dick Lowry
Dead ReckoningRobert Michael Lewis
The Little KidnappersDonald Shebib
The Lost CaponeJohn Gray
Opposites AttractNoel Nosseck
Philip Saville
In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the KillingDick Lowry
1991The Marla Hanson StoryJohn Gray
Paul Wendkos
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the DakotasDick Lowry
Living a LieLarry Shaw
The Rape of Doctor WillisLou Antonio
Dick Lowry
Wife, Mother, MurdererMel Damski
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus FaracePeter Markle
1992Battling for BabyArt Wolff
The Last P.O.W.? The Bobby Garwood StoryGeorg Stanford Brown
Dick Lowry
Highway HeartbreakerPaul Schneider
Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta ViewPeter Levin
Dick Lowry
A Taste for KillingLou Antonio
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus StoryJoyce Chopra
An American StoryJohn Gray
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last ChapterDick Lowry
1993Telling SecretsMarvin J. Chomsky
The Disappearance of NoraJoyce Chopra
The Man with Three WivesPeter Levin
Georg Stanford Brown
Born Too SoonNoel Nosseck
Dick Lowry
Precious VictimsPeter Levin
Scattered DreamsNeema Barnette
1994Murder Between FriendsWaris Hussein
In the Line of Duty: The Price of VengeanceDick Lowry
Witness to the ExecutionTommy Lee Wallace
A Place for AnnieJohn Gray
Gabrielle Beaumont
Heart of a ChildSandor Stern
The Substitute WifePeter Werner
Moment of Truth: Caught in the CrossfireChuck Bowman
Shadows of DesireSam Pillsbury
1995Texas JusticeDick Lowry
A Stranger in TownPeter Levin
The Other Mother: A Moment of Truth MovieBethany Rooney
Seduced and BetrayedFélix Enríquez Alcalá
Down, Out & DangerousNoel Nosseck
The Unspoken TruthPeter Werner
Trial by FireAlan Metzger
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for JusticeDick Lowry
Mixed BlessingsBethany Rooney
1996Smoke JumpersDick Lowry
Project ALF
ConundrumDouglas Barr
Sweet TemptationRon Lagomarsino
Forgotten SinsDick Lowry
Special Report: Journey to MarsRobert Mandel
Summer of FearMike Robe
A Loss of InnocenceGraeme Clifford
Phone Calls from the Dead
1997PaybackKen Cameron
The Perfect MotherPeter Levin
Night SinsRobert Allan Ackerman
The Price of HeavenPeter Bogdanovich
ClonedDouglas Barr
The Day Lincoln Was ShotJohn Gray
1999A Memory in My HeartHarry Winer
A Touch of HopeCraig R. Baxley
2000In the Name of the PeoplePeter Levin
Code Name PhoenixJeff Freilich
Another Woman's HusbandNoel Nosseck
Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die ForAnthony Pullen Shaw
Dirty PicturesFrank Pierson
Sole SurvivorMikael Salomon
2001For Love of OliviaDouglas Barr
2003Critical AssemblyEric Laneuville
Tom McLoughlin
2004She's Too YoungTom McLoughlin
Helter SkelterJohn Gray
BereftTim Daly
ParadiseFrank Pierson
2005Odd Girl OutTom McLoughlin

Theatrical films

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1977FlushAndrew J. Kuehn
1978SkateboardGeorge Gage
1979Something Short of ParadiseDavid Helpern
1981High RiskStewart Raffill
1983Over Here, Mr. PresidentNoam Pitlik
1986Jake SpeedAndrew Lane
1988The In CrowdMark Rosenthal
Ernest Saves ChristmasJohn R. Cherry III
1991Dolly DearestMaria Lease
1994Caroline at MidnightScott McGinnis
1994PlaymakerYuri Zeltser
1995Dead BadgeDouglas Barr
Born to Be WildJohn Gray
1998The X-FilesRob Bowman
Disturbing BehaviorDavid Nutter
1999Stranger in My HouseJoe Cacaci
Crazy in AlabamaAntonio Banderas
2006Private Fears in Public PlacesAlain Resnais
2008The Hamlet Adventure
Chris Carter
Adventures in AppletownRobert Moresco
2009Wild GrassAlain Resnais
2010White Irish DrinkersJohn Gray
2011The HuntersChris Briant
2012You Ain't Seen Nothin' YetAlain Resnais
2014Life of Riley
2020The New MutantsJosh Boone

Video games

YearTitleNotes
1998Urban AssaultComposed with Sylvius Lack
The X-Files GameComposed with Paul Wayne Hiaumet
2004Composed with Mike Reagan

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mark Snow - composer for television. Paterson. Jim. www.mfiles.co.uk. 2018-04-13.
  2. Web site: Mark Snow. https://web.archive.org/web/20150523120509/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/112009/Mark-Snow/filmography. dead. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. 2015. 2015-05-23.
  3. Web site: Mark Snow. David. Das. March 7, 2014. The Society of Composers and Lyricists.
  4. Web site: Forms a baroque rock band (1967). Michael Kamen - Official Website.
  5. Book: Donnelly, Kevin. The Spectre of Sound: Music in Film and Television. 2019. 170. 9781839020629.