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Mark Snow

Mark Snow

Composer · Died July 4, 2025, aged 78 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee

Mark Snow (born Martin Fulterman; August 26, 1946 – July 4, 2025) was an American composer for film and television. Among his most famous compositions is the theme and incidental music for the science fiction television series The X-Files.  The X Files instrumental was released as a single in the United Kingdom, where the series aired on BBC Two and BBC One in early 1996, peaking at number two 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. Snow composed scores for notable television, including Hart to Hart, Starsky & Hutch (season 3), and Smallville.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 26, 1946
Died
July 4, 2025 (aged 78)
From
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Works as
Composer
Titles
111 on MovieCove · 183 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 28% in 30 days

What are Mark Snow's films like?

Across their 101 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama48 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
28%
Bonds
23%
Survival
16%
Self
13%
Society
8%
Power
7%
Ideas
4%
Justice31 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds24 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival19 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma12 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 100 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 26 · Serious 33 · Dark 41

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 82 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 18 · Charged 45 · Intense 37

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 44 · Shifting 51 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 74 · Some laughs 18 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 37 · Even-paced 60 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 38 · Engaged 54 · Full focus 8

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 26 · Affecting 35 · Heavy 39

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 83 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
76
Warm
32
Melancholic
31
Dread
24
Hopeful
26
Other
55

How their films linger

Hopeful36 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking33 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy38
  • Bittersweet44
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous13
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mark Snow's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 58 of their 111 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (35).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mark Snow's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

183 credits, 111 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Disinvited(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The New Mutants(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Life of Riley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Hunters(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Blue Bloods(2010)

    Show 18 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • White Irish Drinkers(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Wild Grass(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Adventures in Appletown(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The X Files: I Want to Believe(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Hamlet Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • Private Fears in Public Places (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Composer

  • Ghost Whisperer(2005)

    Show 107 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Odd Girl Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Composer

  • Helter Skelter(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • She's Too Young(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Composer

  • D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • One Tree Hill(2003)

    Show 44 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Critical Assembly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

  • Smallville(2001)

    Show 132 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Guardian(2001)

    Show 22 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • For Love of Olivia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Composer

  • The Lone Gunmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

  • Sole Survivor(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Pictures(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Another Woman's Husband(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Code Name: Phoenix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Composer

  • In the Name of the People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Composer

  • Crazy in Alabama(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • A Touch of Hope(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • A Memory in My Heart(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Total Stranger(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Murder(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Disturbing Behavior(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The X Files(1998)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Day Lincoln Was Shot(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Inside the X Files(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Cloned(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Night Sins(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Blessed Assurance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

  • Perversions of Science (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

  • The Perfect Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

  • Payback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

  • A Loss of Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Composer

  • Summer of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Composer

  • Special Report: Journey to Mars(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Forgotten Sins(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Conundrum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Composer

  • Project: ALF(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Smoke Jumpers(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Secrets of the X Files, Part 2(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Mixed Blessings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Composer

  • In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Trial by Fire(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Unspoken Truth(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Down, Out & Dangerous(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Seduced and Betrayed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Composer

  • Born to Be Wild(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • A Stranger in Town(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Children of the Dust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

  • Texas Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Composer

  • Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter(1992)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Shadows of Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • Moment of Truth: Caught in the Crossfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • The Substitute Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • Playmaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • Heart of a Child(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • A Place for Annie(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • Witness to the Execution(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Caroline at Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Murder Between Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • Following Her Heart(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Precious Victims (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Composer

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 218 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Last P.O.W.? The Bobby Garwood Story(1992)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco(1993)

    Composer · Lyricist · Songs

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Born Too Soon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Composer

  • Father & Son: Dangerous Relations(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Man with Three Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Composer

  • Telling Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Composer

  • An American Story(1992)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • In the Line of Duty: Street War(1992)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Composer

  • A Taste for Killing(1992)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Highway Heartbreaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Composer

  • A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story(1992)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Wife, Mother, Murderer(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Rape of Doctor Willis(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Living a Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Composer

  • Dolly Dearest(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Composer

  • The Marla Hanson Story(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Opposites Attract (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Composer

  • The Lost Capone(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Little Kidnappers(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Dead Reckoning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Composer

  • Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Child in the Night(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Follow Your Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Composer

  • The Girl Who Came Between Them(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Miracle Landing(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • When He's Not a Stranger(1989)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Settle the Score (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Composer

  • Stuck with Each Other(1989)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Those She Left Behind(1989)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure(1989)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Goodbye, Miss 4th of July(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Disaster at Silo 7(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Ernest Saves Christmas(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Ladykillers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Composer

  • The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Bluegrass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

  • The in Crowd(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Alone in the Neon Jungle(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Scandal in a Small Town(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Roman Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Composer

  • A Hobo's Christmas(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Saint in Manhattan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Composer

  • Cracked Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Composer

  • Murder Ordained(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Still Crazy Like a Fox(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Murder by the Book(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Warm Hearts, Cold Feet(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Pals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Composer

  • The Father Clements Story(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • One Police Plaza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Composer

  • Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Composer

  • Jake Speed(1986)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Deacon Street Deer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Composer

  • News at Eleven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Composer

  • Acceptable Risks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Composer

  • Blood & Orchids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

  • One Terrific Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Composer

  • Pee-wee's Playhouse(1986)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later(1985)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Lady from Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Composer

  • California Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Composer

  • Challenge of a Lifetime(1985)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Not My Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Composer

  • Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues(1985)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Crazy like a Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 35 episodes · Composer

  • Secrets of a Married Man(1984)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • I Married a Centerfold(1984)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Pigs vs. Freaks(1982)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • A Good Sport (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Composer

  • Something About Amelia(1984)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Winter of Our Discontent(1983)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Two Kinds of Love(1983)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Packin' It In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Composer

  • Malibu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Composer

  • Games Mother Never Taught You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Composer

  • Paper Dolls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Composer

  • Cagney & Lacey(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • T.J. Hooker(1982)

    Show 91 episodes · Composer · Main Title Theme Composer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Flush(1982)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Falcon Crest(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Dynasty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

  • High Risk(1981)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Angel City(1980)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Casino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Composer

  • Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 110 episodes · Composer · Main Title Theme Composer

  • Something Short of Paradise(1979)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Composer

  • The Return of Mod Squad(1979)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Brothers and Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

  • Overboard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Composer

  • The Archie Situation Comedy Musical Variety Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Composer · Songs

  • Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Composer

  • Skateboard(1978)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble(1976)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The War Widow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Music Director

Career shape

A full career of 173 titles from 1976 to 2020.

Biggest box office

The X Files (1998)

$189M worldwide

Highest rated

Inside the X Files (1998)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

The New Mutants (2020)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing1 of 173: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleMusic172 of 173: 169 only music, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score37thOther crew4 of 173: 1 only other crew, 3 with another role

173 titles, 3 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s12 · crew1980s53 · crew1990s80 · crew2000s23 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

15 major nominations and no wins, 1984–2009.

  1. 2009
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
  2. 2007
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
  3. 2004
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
  4. 2002
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)
  5. 2000
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)
  6. 1999
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)
  7. 1998
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)
  8. 1997
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)
Show 6 earlier years
  1. 1996
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Main Title Theme Music
  2. 1995
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
  3. 1994
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Individual Achievement in Main Title Theme Music
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
  4. 1993
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
  5. 1991
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics
  6. 1984
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Mark Snow's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 100; across their 100 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 100

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 100

Reach · how many have seen their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 100

Midcredits score across 111 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th29
  • 25th to 49th42
  • Below 25th27

Shape of the crowd

69 of their 111 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic6
  • Crowd Pleaser30
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed69

Most divisive · composer

The Disinvited (2024)

93rd percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The X-Files (1993)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 53/100 in their films, across 38 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Mark Snow's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles27–74 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles15–49 · median 22 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles22–57 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles11–39 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles37–68 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Mark Snow work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mark Snow's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dick Lowry shares the most, 16.

Directors

  • Dick Lowry16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Dick Lowry
  • John Gray9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with John Gray
  • Georg Stanford Brown4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Georg Stanford Brown
  • Mel Damski4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Mel Damski

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Kenneth Kaufman16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Kenneth Kaufman
  • Ann Kindberg10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Ann Kindberg
  • Tom Patchett9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Tom Patchett
  • Debbie Smith6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Debbie Smith

Mixed roles