During the promotional period for the 2016 reboot/sequel season of the program, Carter and Snow chatted with NPR’s All Things Considered. The pair reflected on their collaboration and how the theme ...

Lauren Ancona wasn’t really paying attention to the “X-Files” episode she had on her TV on Monday night. Then she heard the song. It played as a character walked into a rural bar, a lilting country ...

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 ...

Two days ago, Dan Marfisi, a longtime musician and songwriter in the L.A. area, received a text from a composer friend. “He wrote, ‘Did you write this song on The X-Files?’” Marfisi says. “He said, ...

DETROW: He was 78 years old. NPR's Andrew Limbong has this appreciation. ANDREW LIMBONG, BYLINE: Today, we know the music of "The X Files," the sonic soundscape of the show to be spooky and synthy (ph ...