Exemplars of the art form set the tone of the TV show, complement the narrative, or just serve as an entertaining diversion from the drama at hand.

Mark Snow created one of the most memorable TV themes of all time. As composer of “The X-Files,” he delivered each note of the brooding, atmospheric scores in every episode. But it was his ...

Mark Snow, who composed the ghostly theme for the long-running occult TV series “The X-Files” and more than 200 episodes of the show as well as its spin-off films, died July 3 at his home in ...

When you think about The X-Files, a few things instantly come to mind. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson’s paranormal-investigating FBI agents shining their flashlights into a void. The glow of the ...

Snow’s music covered even more series, including Hart to Hart, T.J. Hooker, Smallville, and Blue Bloods. He began his career writing orchestral music but learned to adopt the electronic techniques ...

Veteran television composer Mark Snow — best known for his work on the iconic X-Files theme that hit the top of the charts in the UK, as well as penning the music for series such as Smallville, Ghost ...

Often as iconic as the shows themselves, these are sequences that have made a permanent mark on the zeitgeist and become calling cards for the genre as a whole. A few contain infinitely catchy ...

“The X-Files” theme became one of TV’s most recognizable melodies and even charted around the world in its original form and as a dance remix. Mark Snow, who composed the ghostly theme for the ...