NPR

Mark Snow, who composed the music for TV shows like 'The X-Files,' has died at 78

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 ...
The New York Times

Mark Snow, Who Conjured the ‘X-Files’ Theme, Is Dead at 78

It took a misplaced elbow, a quirk of Los Angeles geography and some whistling from his wife to produce one of television’s most memorable melodies. By Alex Williams Mark Snow, a Juilliard-trained ...
Rolling Stone

The Tune Is Out There: The Search for a Mysterious ‘X-Files’ Country Song

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, ...
Variety

Mark Snow, ‘X-Files,’ ‘Ghost Whisperer,’ ‘Blue Bloods’ Composer, Dies at 78

Mark Snow, the veteran television composer who turned “The X-Files” theme into an unlikely chart hit in the 1990s, died Friday at his home in Connecticut. He was 78. A 15-time Emmy nominee, he not ...
The Guardian

Activist group says it has scraped 86m music files from Spotify

Platform with 700m users says it is investigating after Anna’s Archive claims to have scraped tracks and metadata An activist group has claimed to have scraped millions of tracks from Spotify and is ...