Snow Files of the Week

[SadEyes]

Snow Files of the Week: "Trickster/The Wound" from the tv show "Harsh Realm" (1999).

After "MillenniuM" Chris Carter started his third tv show, while "The X-Files" were still on air. "Harsh Realm" sadly missed to create an audience, that would keep the show running. It was cancelled before the first season was over. In the seventh season of "The X-Files", episode "Sein und Zeit", the father of the little girl Amber Lynn LaPierre is actually watching "Harsh Realm" on tv early in the episode.

Mark looked for a slightly different approach to the Virtual Reality plot of the show and came up with more industrial soundscapes for the show. But this doesn't mean he skipped his melodic talent. These two tracks are the perfect example. Mark combines an etheral choir sound with his spheric tunes, performing a haunting variation of the main theme he composed.

Music from "Harsh Realm" was released by La-La Land Records, paired with music from "The Lone Gunmen". The CD was limited to 2.000 copies and is sold out.

Enjoy!

 

[Earthnut]

It's a shame the show was cancelled and we didn't have closure.  I thought it was good.

Thrills me to say that I am a proud owner of this album.

Thanks again Alex.  

[SadEyes]

Snow Files of the Week: Music from "Ghost Whisperer", episode "Leap of Faith" (2009).

For the show's full five season run, Mark provided his distinctive sound to it. During the five years, he wrote some wonderful themes, that are most of the time heard at the end of each episode.

"Leap of Faith" is an episode from the fourth season of the show. Mark got nominated for an Emmy for the episode's music. Unfortunately no music from "Ghost Whisperer" by Mark was released officially yet. The rights to the show are divided between several studios (like Paramount and Touchstone), which makes it very difficult to get something released. Mark himself said that there already have been attempts to clear the rights for a release, but the negotiations didn't work out yet.

This little Suite combines several tracks of music from the episode.

Enjoy!

 

[Earthnut]

I certainly have and do enjoy this.  Not only do I love the series, but naturally the music as well.

Thank you again Alex.  

[SadEyes]

Snow Files of the Week: "Prologue/Ride To Roswell/Call To Mulder" from "The X-Files", episode "My Struggle" (2016).

Production of the new season, that will hit the screens in 2018, has already begun. As with last year's limited event series, there will only be two episodes evolving around the story arc. The remaining episodes will be stand-alone episodes again.

While Mark Snow often used the stand-alone episodes to experiment musically, the story arc episodes had the musical concept pretty much set. The music is minimalistic, with some little musical motifs. This is also true for "My Struggle", the first episode of the limited event series. The music is very percussive with its pulsating rhythms. This concept was further developed by Snow in the final episode of the event series, "My Struggle II".

The music from the limited event series was released on a 2CD set by La-La Land Records, limited to 3.000 copies.

Enjoy!

 

[Earthnut]

As always, Mark Snow's music is a pleasure.  Thank you again Alex.  

[SadEyes]

Snow Files of the Week: "Ending", from the IMAX feature "UFO - The Truth Is Here" (2001).

Mark's music for this IMAX movie assembles the mood and sounds of his early X-Files music. Dark, ambient drones and mystical soundscapes guide the listener into the world of the unknown.

The CD was only available at IMAX theatres in Sweden, where the movie was playing and is now a very hard to find collector's item.

Enjoy!

 

[Earthnut]

Wow, the beginning sure was eerie, but it so mellowed out and he gave us a real nice melody.  This is one album I don't have.  Thanks Alex.  Please post more from it.  

[SadEyes]

Snow Files of the Week: "Memories of Youth/Motiv-8/Rectal Palpitation" from the tv show "The Lone Gunmen" (2001).

The short-lived X-Files spin-off had a much brighter mood and was more into humour. David Duchovny did a special guest apperance on the show and after it was canceled it got its conclusion in the ninth season episode "Jump the shark" of the X-Files.

Mark's music was also more light-hearted, combining wacky comedy with dark suspense and spy music. Musical highlights from the show were released by La-La Land Records, together with music from the fourth Chris-Carter-Show "Harsh Realm". The CD is sold out.

Enjoy!

 

[Earthnut]

Love the album, but was so disappointed that it was cancelled, and in how they ended the show.

Thanks again Alex, and excellent choice of track.