Mark Snow (born Martin Fulterman; August 26, 1946) is an American composer for film and television.^[2][3] Among his most famous compositions is the theme music for science fiction television series The X-Files. The theme reached no. 2 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.

He is married to Glynn Daly, sister of actors Tim Daly and Tyne Daly.^[4]

Early life and education

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Born in New York City on August 26, 1946, Snow grew up in Brooklyn, graduating from the High School of Music and Art (1964) and, afterwards, the Juilliard School of Music. He was a co-founder of the New York Rock & Roll Ensemble.

Credits

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• Smallville (2001–2006)
• Ghost Whisperer (all episodes, 1 exception; 2005–2010)
• The Lone Gunmen (all episodes; 2001)
• La Femme Nikita (1997–2001)
• The Guardian (2001–2004)
• Millennium (all episodes; 1996–99)
• Nowhere Man (1995)
• The X-Files ^[1] (1993–2002, 2016, 2018)
• T. J. Hooker (1982–87)
• Hart to Hart (1979–84)
• The War Widow (1976)

• Gemini Man (1976, with Lee Holdridge)
• Starsky and Hutch (1976)
• 240-Robert (1979)
• Brothers and Sisters (1979)
• When the Whistle Blows (1980)
• T. J. Hooker (1982)
• Lottery! (1983)
• Pee-wee's Playhouse (1990)
• Birds of Prey (2002)
• The Twilight Zone (2002–2003)
• Blue Bloods (2010–12)
• Ringer (2011–12)

• The In Crowd (1988)
• Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)
• Born To Be Wild (1995)
• The X-Files (1998)
• The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)