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Composer of X Files Theme, Mark Snow, Dies at 78
- Mark Snow, a television composer best known for The X-Files theme, died at age 78 on Friday, July 4, at his home in Connecticut.
- Snow began his career composing for TV in the late 1970s and gained fame through The X-Files, which premiered in 1993 and ran until 2002 before revivals.
- He composed music for over 200 episodes of The X-Files, multiple other series like Blue Bloods, and produced X-Files albums and movie scores.
- Snow received 15 Emmy nominations, including six for The X-Files, and Sean Callery described him as a talented mentor fostering creativity over three decades.
- Snow’s passing leaves a lasting impact on television music, and he is mourned by his wife Glynnis, their three daughters, and grandchildren.
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With his music he shaped several TV series. Now composer Mark Snow has died in the USA. In total he was nominated 15 times for the Emmy.
American composer Mark Snow, famous for the bewitching credits of the X-Files series, died this Friday, July 4, 2025 at his home in Connecticut, at the age of 78. His prolific career marked the history of television music.
He wrote the creepy melody to the cult series on supernatural phenomena: Mark Snow, composer of the »File X« title song, died at the age of 78.
The American musician was 78 years old. Besides the credits, he composed the music of more than 200 episodes of the American cult series.
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