The Snow Files: Film Music of Mark Snow [Soundtrack]

the snow files: film music of mark snow [soundtrack]

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Until the burgeoning cult success of The X-Files, composer Mark Snow had spent the better part of 20 years as a journeyman at his craft, providing the solid musical underpinnings for a host of TV shows, television movies, and feature films. Admirers of Snow's X-Formula (moody, electronically shaded soundscapes) will find much to admire here: there's a half-hour suite from the show, newly arranged and recorded by John Beal in a manner that manages to be both faithful and revealing; a club mix of Snow's title music for the syndicated series La Femme Nikita puts a little kick in the ambiance while the main theme for David Nutter's Disturbing Behavior eerily evokes the terrifying side of the composer's atmospheric formula. But Snow's talents are multifaceted, as a number of other tracks on this anthology gratifyingly attest to. The pastoral strings and winds of The Substitute Wife and The Last Living Confederate Widow contrast nicely against the gothic, orchestral flourishes of 20,000 Leagues Beneath the Sea and the collection's stylistically adventurous trio of bonus cuts (the rhythmically driven main title to Dark Justice, Max Headroom's "lost"synth-pop theme and a delightfully wacked, if too brief, cue from Pee Wee's Playhouse). Snow's tale is an all too familiar one in film scoring--an overnight success story 20 years in the making. --Jerry McCulley

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The Snow Files: Film Music of Mark Snow [Soundtrack]

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looking for X-Files suite without voiceovers?
a bit cheesed,but still trippy
WHERE"S THE MILLENIUM SOUNDTRACK ????????
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING>>>>>
First VR5, now this? Who do I think I am?

The Snow Files: Film Music of Mark Snow
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Manufacturer: Sonic Images
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000IPA1
Release Date: 1999-05-11

Tracks:

La Femme Nikita - Main Theme (Club Version)
Darkness And Desire: Conundrum - Love Theme
Darkness And Desire: Seduced And Betrayed - The Dark Waltz
Darkness And Desire: A Woman Scorned -The Betty Broderick Story: The Murder
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Love And Hope: The Substitute Wife - Main Title
Love And Hope: Oldest Living Confederate Widow - Having A Baby/All About Ned
Love And Hope: Smoke Jumpers - The Rescue
Love And Hope: 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea - Arctic Night Walk
The Music Is Out There: Disturbing Behavior - Main Title
The Music Is Out There: Suite From The X-Files
Bonus Tracks: Dark Justice - Main Theme
Bonus Tracks: Max Headroom - The Lost Theme
Bonus Tracks: Pee-Wee's Playhouse - Bye, Bye!

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Until the burgeoning cult success of The X-Files, composer Mark Snow had spent the better part of 20 years as a journeyman at his craft, providing the solid musical underpinnings for a host of TV shows, television movies, and feature films. Admirers of Snow's X-Formula (moody, electronically shaded soundscapes) will find much to admire here: there's a half-hour suite from the show, newly arranged and recorded by John Beal in a manner that manages to be both faithful and revealing; a club mix of Snow's title music for the syndicated series La Femme Nikita puts a little kick in the ambiance while the main theme for David Nutter's Disturbing Behavior eerily evokes the terrifying side of the composer's atmospheric formula. But Snow's talents are multifaceted, as a number of other tracks on this anthology gratifyingly attest to. The pastoral strings and winds of The Substitute Wife and The Last Living Confederate Widow contrast nicely against the gothic, orchestral flourishes of 20,000 Leagues Beneath the Sea and the collection's stylistically adventurous trio of bonus cuts (the rhythmically driven main title to Dark Justice, Max Headroom's "lost"synth-pop theme and a delightfully wacked, if too brief, cue from Pee Wee's Playhouse). Snow's tale is an all too familiar one in film scoring--an overnight success story 20 years in the making. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

looking for X-Files suite without voiceovers?.......2005-02-22

For those of you who don't like the voice-overs of dialog/monologues from the show that are on The Truth and the Light: Music from the X-Files (personally, I LOVE the voiceovers, but not everyone does), try The Snow Files: The Film Music of Mark Snow. It's an all-instrumental CD that includes the 31 min 28 sec "Suite from the X-Files," which DOES NOT have the voice-overs on these same X-Files tracks.

There are some other nice songs on here, too, including the creepy theme from the Stepford-esque Disturbing Behavior movie. Also there are two really nice songs that you could almost use as wedding strolls (the music fits the occasion, even if the song titles "The Oldest Living Confederate Widow" and "The Substitute Wife" don't!).

a bit cheesed,but still trippy.......2004-06-13

for the most part this compilation of snow's scores from tv series/tv movies is very good,but there are some tracks where the keyboard cheese goes a little too far on the tracks that are supposed to be serious.it's still a great buy for snow and xfile fans alike,(there is an awesome half-hour long reworking of the xfile music meant to play like an episode that is trippy as hell!)but if you're not obsessive about it like myself I couldn't see paying more than $5 for it.(I found it for $2.50-and I find that a pretty good deal these days!)the songs meant to be goofy are my favs-the song from the pee wee tv show is the one they played when the claymation food came out the fridge,and snow's turned-down theme for the max headroom show is so 80's in that nutty way!it just sucks that 3 or 4 of the "serious" themes kinda go awry all of a sudden,but oh well.and what's up with the millenium theme going m.i.a.?I always thought that was snow's best work to date.

WHERE"S THE MILLENIUM SOUNDTRACK ????????.......2002-10-27

I agree with the person from Minnesota..The Millenium Theme is his best work, so why wasn't it on this new release? That theme is one of the most beautiful music I have ever heard and I have heard alot of music. Come on Mark put out a single recording if you can't fill an entire CD..His new CD is good but we all know he has more to offer. I do recommend buying this CD and pray that Mr. Snow will wake up and smell the toast.
Darvada

WHAT WERE THEY THINKING>>>>>.......2001-12-16

GRRRRRRRR...........THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SCORE MARK SNOW
HAS EVER COMPOSED IS THE MILLENNIUM THEME, AND IVE BEEN WAITING
AN ETERNITY TO GET A RECORDING. I WAS INITIALLY SO EXCITED TO
TO HEAR ABOUT THIS RELEASE, THEN TO MY HORROR I REALIZED THAT
IT WAS NOT INCLUDED. (...)

First VR5, now this? Who do I think I am?.......2000-05-17

I read the reviews, but I am a big fan of The X Files, Millennium, and La Femme Nikita. Although there is no Millennium soundtrack, I am hopeful. This compellation is beautiful. Not as powerful as The X Files: Fight the Future original motion picture score, but it does have some beautiful pieces. I can recommend it, but not for those who prefer energy and emotion to Classical Fusion. (I don't know what else to call it.) The last two tracks are Max Headroom and Pee Wee Herman. The less said about what could have possibly possessed them to add the latter, the better. (In the words of Stan Marsh of South Park: "Dude, this is pretty f***ed up right here.") I am a Cyberpunk and Max Headroom is right up my alley. However, they did chose an unusual track to include. The full-blown La Femme Nikita cut opens the CD, grabs you by the "you know what" and keeps you listening for the next six tracks. Then you find yourself having X Files flashbacks for the next four, and even if you're not an X Phile you begin to glance to the doors and windows remarking on the shadows and sounds you suddenly imagine. Not frightened or edgy, just something you never noticed before. When all else falls silent and the only sound you hear comes from the CD player like a heartbeat.

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Sci-Fi's Greatest Hits.......2007-01-16

If you like Sci-Fi movies and its original soundtrack song, grab this CD. Its not the originals but its excellent listening.

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While this was released by the same company as Fantasy Dreams (Vol. 1.) this is not performed by the same band/person. While Fantasy Dreams (Vol. 1) included wonderful re-arranged renditions on classic film themes performed by Metasonica, this CD is simply compiled by cheezy synthesized tracks from various budget compilations.

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