Snow Files of the Week

[SadEyes]

Snow Files of the Week: "Threnody in X/Quitting/Plague (Alternate Segment)" from the movie "The X-Files - Fight the Future" (1998).

For the first X-Files motion picture, Mark took his electronic soundscapes and put them into orchestral music. He even surprised the producers, when he conducted his music, because for them he was just the "synthesizer guy". Some bits of the films score also appear in the tv show, like in the final episode of season five, "The End".

 A score album was released with the movie. Sadly it has some sound issues. The stereo channels are reversed, which leads to an overall muffled and flat sound. By the end of 2014, La-La Land Records released an expanded album of the score, which not only solved the sound problems of the original release, but there is also more music on it and a very informative booklet with not one, not two, but three interviews with Mark. This release is limited to 3.000 copies.

 Enjoy!

 

[Earthnut]

As always, thanks Alex.    

[SadEyes]

Snow Files of the Week: "Capsules/A Mother Never Forgets/Mulder’s Memories" from "The X-Files: The Event Series", episode "Founder's Mutation" (2016).

As the X-Files returned in 2016 so did Mark Snow. His music for the new episodes is familiar, but with enough new elements to keep it interesting. The score is more minimalistic overall, but nevertheless Mark wrote some wonderful themes.

"Founder's Mutation" is the second episode of the event series. It evolves around a scientist who is experimenting on children with genetic anomalities to cure them. Scully and Mulder have visions of their son William, who is genetically different too. At the end of the episode Mulder fantasizes about his son William being grown up to schoolboy-age. He plays with him, builds a rocket and launches it and witnesses his abduction, just like he did with his sister. Back in reality Mulder looks at a photo of William. The music by Mark for this scene, "Mulder's Memories", is surely one of the most beautiful tracks of the event series.

The tracks were taken from the 2CD set, released by La-La Land Records. The set is limited to 3.000 copies.

Enjoy!

 

 

[Earthnut]

I'm sure I've told you many times how much your weekly post is appreciated, but I have to say it again, it truly is.  It's like getting a "Mark Snow" fix, especially if I haven't played his music all week, which is rare, but does happen.   Like now for example.  I still haven't finished unpacking, and CDs are still in tubs and boxes, making your posts even more important.

Thank you.    

[SadEyes]

Thank you, Darlene, always a pleasure. 🙂

Snow Files of the Week: "The Surgeon/Alpine Page/Dude Looks Like A Lady" from "MillenniuM", episode "Lamentation" (1996).

This episode, written by Chris Carter, marks a milestone within MillenniuM's story arc. We don't only see the death of one of the main side characters, but also the first appearance of the demonic Lucy Butler, played by Sarah Jane Redmond, who would haunt Frank Black through every season of the show. And on top of that, the so-called "Gehenna Demon" makes a stunning appearance.

It was also a standout episode musically. Mark wrote a signature motif for the psychotic Dr. Fabricant, which then turned out the be more Lucy Butlers musical mark ("The Surgeon"). And Mark also incorporated some classical music into his score. "Alpine Page" includes a melody from Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture", which also appeared in the X-Files episode "Post-Modern Prometheus".

The tracks were released on the second volume of MillenniuM music from La-La Land Records. The set is limited to 2.000 copies.

Enjoy!

 

[Earthnut]

What a diverse post combining these tracks, and when it ended I was actually expecting more.  So good.

Thanks again Alex.    

[SadEyes]

Snow Files of the Week: "Spirit Wedding" from "The X-Files", episode "Kaddish" (1997).

This season four episode deals with the murder of a member of the Jewish community in Brooklyn. When he comes back to life as the mythological Golem, he hunts down and kills the group of racists, that murdered him.

The track "Spirit Wedding" plays during the showdown of the episode. The two agents follow the Golem to the synagogue to find his widow and the creature exchanging wedding vows. After a fight, the widow declares her love for her murdered husband and returns the creature to dust.

Mark composed a love theme, that is heard several times during the episode. He also used a kind of strange flute sound to accompany the appearances of the Golem.

The track was released on the first volume of X-Files music from La-La Land Records, limited to 2.000 copies.

Enjoy!

 

[Earthnut]

Very nice, and of course I am a proud owner.  Listened to it twice.

As always, thanks Alex.    

Edited July 15, 2019 by Earthnut

[SadEyes]

Snow Files of the Week: "Randi loves Jason/Theme From Skateboard" from the movie "Skateboard" (1978).

This is the oldest release of a score by Mark so far. Only available on Vinyl and audio tape, the album "Skateboard" features late-70's rock music and Mark's grooving score.

Let's travel back to the 70's!

Enjoy!

 

[Earthnut]

Interesting soundtrack for Mark.  Just doesn't sound like his music, but still good, of course.

Thanks Alex.