The Truth And The Light: Music From The X-Files (Television Series) [Soundtrack]

the truth and the light: music from the x-files (television series) [soundtrack]

Editorial Reviews
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This collection of crisp electronic music mixed with bits of character dialogue will well please X-Files fans; those unfamiliar with the long-running sci-fi show have a chance to discover just how well an intensely eerie television score can stand on its own. Soundtrack master Mark Snow has done other scores for TV, but the X-Files is his most outstanding work. Right off the bat this CD transports you into the world of agents Mulder and Scully and the supernatural or extraterrestrial mysteries they uncover. The haunting, melodious whistle theme; the slow-moving walls of melancholy electronica; the ominous, urgent rhythms written for action scenes all recall the dark, spooky atmosphere that the X-Files program has so expertly created and maintained. There's also an ocean of dialogue to explore here, which for some may be distracting, but for others will bring back the suspenseful and sometimes horrific images from particular episodes. Overall, the dialogue is presented in a subdued enough way that it doesn't stand out oddly and oftentimes just reinforces the creepy intrigue that is the show's most wonderful quality. Recommended. --Karen Karleski

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The Truth And The Light: Music From The X-Files (Television Series) [Soundtrack]
The Truth And The Light: Music From The X-Files (Television Series)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Pretty good
  • Interesting, if a bit creepy, instrumentals
  • that feeling of something more beneath the surface
  • Fantastic!
  • music excellent - dialogue could do without
 The Truth And The Light: Music From The X-Files (Television Series)
Original Soundtrack
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  1. The X-Files: Original Motion Picture Score
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  3. The X-Files: The Album - Fight The Future
  4. The Snow Files: Film Music of Mark Snow
  5. The X-Files - The Complete Fifth Season (Slim Set)

ASIN: B000002N8O
Release Date: 1996-10-08

Tracks:

  1. Introitus: Praeceps Transito Spatium
  2. Materia Primoris: The X-Files Theme (Main Title)
  3. Raptus
  4. Adflatus
  5. Deverbero
  6. Cantus Excio
  7. Mercutura
  8. Lamenta
  9. Insequi
  10. Otium
  11. Dubitatio
  12. Iter
  13. Progigno De Axis
  14. Carmen Amatorium Ex Arcanum
  15. Facetus Malum
  16. Memoria
  17. Mitis Lumen
  18. Fides Fragilis
  19. Exoptare Ex Veritas
  20. Kyrie

Amazon.com

This collection of crisp electronic music mixed with bits of character dialogue will well please X-Files fans; those unfamiliar with the long-running sci-fi show have a chance to discover just how well an intensely eerie television score can stand on its own. Soundtrack master Mark Snow has done other scores for TV, but the X-Files is his most outstanding work. Right off the bat this CD transports you into the world of agents Mulder and Scully and the supernatural or extraterrestrial mysteries they uncover. The haunting, melodious whistle theme; the slow-moving walls of melancholy electronica; the ominous, urgent rhythms written for action scenes all recall the dark, spooky atmosphere that the X-Files program has so expertly created and maintained. There's also an ocean of dialogue to explore here, which for some may be distracting, but for others will bring back the suspenseful and sometimes horrific images from particular episodes. Overall, the dialogue is presented in a subdued enough way that it doesn't stand out oddly and oftentimes just reinforces the creepy intrigue that is the show's most wonderful quality. Recommended. --Karen Karleski

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Pretty good.......2006-11-05

I like it a lot; of course, there isn't a lot of music I don't like. If you're an X-Files freak, it's good, and, if you're not, you still might like it.

4 out of 5 stars Interesting, if a bit creepy, instrumentals.......2005-10-19

This is a recording that will remind fans of the show of specific images, sounds, and emotions from the show. Most of the music is creepy, pounding drum tracks interdispersed with soothing synth-string music (like the transition from Ubseqyu to Otium). This is not an entirely relaxing journey, as it makes you alternate from anxiety to calm and back.

There is interspersed dialogue within and book-ending tracks, which for the most part are relatively well-known lines and not dialogue that actually occurred simultaneous with the music in the original series.

It's a great CD for the Mark Snow and X-Files fan, but electronica and soundtrack buffs may want to go elsewhere. Favorite tracks: Adflatus (nice string solo), Lamenta (Mark at his best), Exoptare Ex Veritas (ditto), and Materia Primoris (of course, the theme, which sounds best very loud on a system with excellent bass).

5 out of 5 stars that feeling of something more beneath the surface.......2005-02-18

Let me start by saying that I adore this CD. Mark Snow has a true talent for creating music with enigmatic undercurrents, that intuitive sensation that there is SOMETHING MORE, something on another level that you can FEEL, but not really DEFINE. I'm a technical/ marketing writer, and I often slide this CD into my computer, clamp on my headphones, and immerse myself in reliving the X-Files experience. I detach from my workplace surroundings, and the writer's block goes away. As the words flow, my mind wanders from the scenes I remember from the show to new eerie vistas in creative imaginings of my own. The voiceovers, which some other reviewers have disparaged, are not interferences; they are part of the memory, part of the mood. If you truly were in sync with the whole X-Files experience, you will treasure this CD. I have all the X-Files CDs: The Truth And The Light: Music From The X-Files, The X-Files: Original Motion Picture Score, The X-Files: The Album - Fight The Future, and Songs In The Key Of X: Music From And Inspired By The X-Files. Only the first two are Mark's compositions, as is The Snow Files: Film Music of Mark Snow. They are all good, but only Mark's CDs have that ethereal quality. I wish they would release more of his music from the show! (The-X-Files-is-a-show, with-music-by-Mark Snow...)

5 out of 5 stars Fantastic!.......2004-10-05

I was searching for some creepy Halloween music and decided to pick this up. This was after I was completely disappointed in the recommendations I had gotten for Midnight Syndicate's albums. Avoid those. Seriously.

This disc conveys such great moods and emotional depth. Warmth seems to come out at you at the oddest moments like the traces of humanity trapped in the conspiracy of lies. This was a perfect companion to the show but is more interesting as a stand alone piece of music.

I could easily recommend this to anyone who is looking for spine-tingling music of quality.

4 out of 5 stars music excellent - dialogue could do without.......2004-07-14

I enjoy the music of the x files, it's very moody and atmospheric, but i for one could have done without the dialogue in most of the songs, to me it doesn't enhance the listening experience. I think it kinda takes away from the music, I mean it's one thing to have seperate tracks of dialogue to go along with the album but to have voice overs over the music? You can watch the show for that. Overall the music is excellent but be prepared for it to be interupted by samples of dialogue through most of the cd.
Truth & Light: Music from 'The X-Files'
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The best Mark Snow music i ever heard
 Truth & Light: Music from 'The X-Files'
Original Soundtrack
Manufacturer: Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Movie ScoresMovie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
Television SoundtracksTelevision Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B0000082AD
Release Date: 1996-09-06

Tracks:

  1. Introitus: Praeceps Transito Spatium
  2. Materia Primoris: The X-Files Theme [Main Title]
  3. Raptus
  4. Adflatus
  5. Deverbero
  6. Cantus Excio
  7. Mercutura
  8. Lamenta
  9. Insequi
  10. Otium
  11. Dubitatio
  12. Iter
  13. Progigno de Axis
  14. Carmen Amatorium Ex Arcanum
  15. Facetus Malum
  16. Memoria
  17. Mitis Lumen
  18. Fides Fragilis
  19. Exoptare Ex Veritas
  20. Kyrie

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The best Mark Snow music i ever heard.......2003-08-04

hello welcome. im from poland and i dont speak english very well.I want to ask you when i cant download this album freely?.

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