---
name: "Mark Snow"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/mark-snow"
fi1m_id: "mark-snow"
imdb_id: "nm0006296"
tmdb_id: 12633
wikidata_id: "Q534413"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "26 August 1946"
died: "4 July 2025"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-05T01:26:22.363662+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Mark Snow

## Identity

Mark Snow

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/mark-snow
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** mark-snow
- **IMDb ID:** nm0006296
- **TMDB ID:** 12633
- **Wikidata ID:** Q534413
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Snow, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q534413, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006296/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12633

Composer. Born 26 August 1946 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Died 4 July 2025.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 26 August 1946, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- **Died:** 4 July 2025
- **Active:** 1982–2003
- **Also known as:** Marc Snow
- **Frequently works with:** [Thomas J. Wright](https://film.one/person/thomas-j-wright.md), [Chris Carter](https://film.one/person/chris-carter.md), [Daniel Sackheim](https://film.one/person/daniel-sackheim.md), [David Carson](https://film.one/person/david-carson.md), [David Duchovny](https://film.one/person/david-duchovny.md), [David Jackson](https://film.one/person/david-jackson.md), [David Nutter](https://film.one/person/david-nutter.md), [Gillian Anderson](https://film.one/person/gillian-anderson.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 81 (1), 1990s 74 (2), 2000s 66 (2)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Crime 2, Mystery 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2, Action & Adventure 1, Science Fiction 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $189m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Snow, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q534413, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006296/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12633

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The X-Files*](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md) (84), [*One Tree Hill*](https://film.one/tv/one-tree-hill.md) (66), [*Smallville*](https://film.one/tv/smallville.md) (66)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Cagney & Lacey*](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md) (81)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The X-Files*](https://film.one/film/the-x-files-1998.md) (64)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Mark Snow was an American composer for film and television. Born Martin Fulterman in Brooklyn, New York, on 26 August 1946, he trained at the Juilliard School and performed in the New York Rock & Roll Ensemble with Michael Kamen before moving to Los Angeles in 1974, where he adopted the professional name Mark Snow.

He composed the theme and incidental music for the series *The X-Files* (1993–2002, with revivals), as well as its feature films *The X-Files* (1998) and *The X-Files: I Want to Believe* (2008). Snow also scored other series including *Smallville* (2001), *Ghost Whisperer* (2005), *Blue Bloods* (2010) and *One Tree Hill* (2003), and earlier programmes such as *Hart to Hart* and *Starsky & Hutch*. He received 15 Emmy nominations over his career.

Snow died on 4 July 2025 at his home in Connecticut, aged 78.

*Sources: telegraph.co.uk, nytimes.com, variety.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *One Tree Hill* (2003), Fi1m 66, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/one-tree-hill.md)
- *Smallville* (2001), Fi1m 66, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/smallville.md)
- *The X-Files* (1998), Fi1m 64, Conductor, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-x-files-1998.md)
- *The X-Files* (1993), Fi1m 84, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *Cagney & Lacey* (1982), Fi1m 81, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md)

## Complete filmography (174)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The New Mutants* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *Life of Riley* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *The Hunters* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), series, Original Music Composer
- *Wild Grass* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *The X-Files: I Want to Believe* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *The Hamlet Adventure* (2008), Music
- *Private Fears in Public Places* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Ghost Whisperer* (2005), series, Music
- *Odd Girl Out* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Helter Skelter* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *She's Too Young* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Paradise* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *One Tree Hill* (2003), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/one-tree-hill.md)
- *Critical Assembly* (2003), Music
- *Smallville* (2001), series, Music, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/smallville.md)
- *The Guardian* (2001), series, Music
- *For Love of Olivia* (2001), Music
- *The Lone Gunmen* (2001), series, Original Music Composer
- *Sole Survivor* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Dirty Pictures* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Another Woman's Husband* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Code Name: Phoenix* (2000), Music
- *In the Name of the People* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Crazy in Alabama* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *A Touch of Hope* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *A Memory in My Heart* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *Stranger in My House* (1999), Music
- *Mr. Murder* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Disturbing Behavior* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *The X-Files* (1998), Original Music Composer, Conductor — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-x-files-1998.md)
- *The Day Lincoln Was Shot* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Inside The X-Files* (1998), Music
- *Cloned* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *Night Sins* (1997), Music
- *Blessed Assurance* (1997), Music
- *Perversions of Science* (1997), series, Music
- *20,000 Leagues Under the Sea* (1997), series, Original Music Composer
- *Night Sins* (1997), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Perfect Mother* (1997), Music
- *Payback* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *A Loss of Innocence* (1996), Music
- *Summer of Fear* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Special Report: Journey to Mars* (1996), Music
- *Forgotten Sins* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Conundrum* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Project: ALF* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers* (1996), Music
- *Mixed Blessings* (1995), Music
- *Trial by Fire* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *The Unspoken Truth* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Down, Out and Dangerous* (1995), Music
- *Seduced and Betrayed* (1995), Music
- *Born to Be Wild* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *A Stranger in Town* (1995), Music
- *Children of the Dust* (1995), series, Original Music Composer
- *Texas Justice* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter* (1994), Music
- *Shadows of Desire* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Moment of Truth: Caught in the Crossfire* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *The Substitute Wife* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Playmaker* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Heart of a Child* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy* (1994), Music
- *A Place for Annie* (1994), Music
- *Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Witness to the Execution* (1994), Music
- *Caroline at Midnight* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance* (1994), Music
- *Murder Between Friends* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Precious Victims* (1993), Music
- *The X-Files* (1993), series, Music, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *The Last P.O.W.? The Bobby Garwood Story* (1993), Music
- *In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco* (1993), Original Music Composer, Songs, Lyricist
- *Born Too Soon* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Father & Son: Dangerous Relations* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *The Man with Three Wives* (1993), Music
- *Telling Secrets* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *An American Story* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *In the Line of Duty: Street War* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story* (1992), Music
- *A Taste for Killing* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Highway Heartbreaker* (1992), Music
- *A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story* (1992), Music
- *Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *Wife, Mother, Murderer: The Marie Hilley Story* (1991), Music
- *The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *The Rape of Doctor Willis* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *Living a Lie* (1991), Music
- *Dolly Dearest* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *The Marla Hanson Story* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Opposites Attract* (1990), Music
- *The Lost Capone* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *The Little Kidnappers* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Dead Reckoning* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Child in the Night* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Follow Your Heart* (1990), Music, Original Music Composer
- *The Girl Who Came Between Them* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Miracle Landing* (1990), Music
- *When He's Not a Stranger* (1989), Music
- *Settle the Score* (1989), Music
- *Stuck with Each Other* (1989), Music
- *Those She Left Behind* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *Goodbye, Miss 4th of July* (1988), Music
- *Disaster at Silo 7* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Ernest Saves Christmas* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Ladykillers* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Bluegrass* (1988), series, Original Music Composer
- *The In Crowd* (1988), Music
- *Alone in the Neon Jungle* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Scandal in a Small Town* (1988), Music
- *Roman Holiday* (1987), Music
- *A Hobo's Christmas* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *The Saint in Manhattan* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Cracked Up* (1987), Music
- *Murder Ordained* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Still Crazy Like a Fox* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Murder by the Book* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Warm Hearts, Cold Feet* (1987), Music
- *Pals* (1987), Music
- *One Police Plaza* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Jake Speed* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *The Deacon Street Deer* (1986), Music
- *News at Eleven* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Acceptable Risks* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Blood & Orchids* (1986), series, Original Music Composer
- *One Terrific Guy* (1986), Music
- *I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *The Lady from Yesterday* (1985), Music
- *California Girls* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *Challenge of a Lifetime* (1985), Music
- *Not My Kid* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *Crazy like a Fox* (1984), series, Original Music Composer
- *Secrets of a Married Man* (1984), Music
- *I Married a Centerfold* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *The Pigs vs. The Freaks* (1984), Music
- *A Good Sport* (1984), Music
- *Something About Amelia* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *The Winter of Our Discontent* (1983), Original Music Composer
- *Two Kinds of Love* (1983), Music
- *Packin' It In* (1983), Original Music Composer
- *Malibu* (1983), Music
- *Games Mother Never Taught You* (1982), Music
- *Paper Dolls* (1982), Original Music Composer
- *Cagney & Lacey* (1982), series, Music — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md)
- *T. J. Hooker* (1982), series, Original Music Composer, Main Title Theme Composer
- *Falcon Crest* (1981), series, Music
- *Dynasty* (1981), series, Music
- *Angel City* (1980), Original Music Composer
- *Casino* (1980), Original Music Composer
- *Hart to Hart* (1979), series, Main Title Theme Composer, Music
- *Something Short of Paradise* (1979), Original Music Composer
- *Hart to Hart* (1979), Music
- *The Return of Mod Squad* (1979), Music
- *Brothers and Sisters* (1979), series, Music
- *Overboard* (1978), Music
- *The Archie Situation Comedy Musical Variety Show* (1978), Music, Songs
- *Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus* (1978), Music
- *Skateboard* (1978), Original Music Composer
- *The Love Boat* (1977), series, Music
- *The Boy in the Plastic Bubble* (1976), Original Music Composer
- *The War Widow* (1976), Music Director

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