Editing The X-Files (section)

=== Music ===
{{Main|Music of The X-Files}}
The music was composed by [[Mark Snow]], who got involved with ''The X-Files'' through his friendship with [[executive producer]] Goodwin. Initially Carter had no candidates. A little over a dozen people were considered, but Goodwin continued to press for Snow, who auditioned around three times with no sign from the production staff as to whether they wanted him. One day, however, Snow's agent called him, talking about the "pilot episode" and hinting that he had got the job.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.soundtrack.net/content/article/?id=19 |title=The S Files |website=Soundtrack.net |access-date=June 6, 2008 |date=May 27, 1998}}</ref>

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The theme, "[[The X-Files (composition)|The X-Files]]", used more instrumental sections than most dramas.<ref name="TheTruthBehindSeasonOne"/> The theme song's famous whistle effect was inspired by the track "[[How Soon Is Now?]]" from the US edition of [[The Smiths]]' 1985 album ''[[Meat Is Murder]]''. After attempting to craft the theme with different sound effects, Snow used a [[E-mu Proteus|Proteus 2]] rackmount [[sound module]] with a preset sound called "Whistling Joe". After hearing this sound, Carter was "taken aback" and noted it was "going to be good".{{sfn|Hurwitz|Knowles|2008|pp=34{{en dash}}35}} According to the "Behind the Truth" segment on the [[The X-Files season 1|first season]] DVD, Snow created the echo effect on the track by accident. He felt that after several revisions, something still was not right. Carter walked out of the room and Snow put his hand and forearm on his keyboard in frustration. By doing so, he accidentally activated an echo effect setting. The resulting riff pleased Carter; Snow said, "this sound was in the keyboard. And that was it."<ref name="TheTruthBehindSeasonOne">{{Cite AV media |people=[[Chris Carter (screenwriter)|Chris Carter]] |year=2000 |title=''[[The X-Files season 1|The X-Files: The Complete First Season]]'' |medium=DVD |chapter=The Truth Behind Season 1 |publisher=[[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]]|display-authors=etal}}</ref> The second episode, "[[Deep Throat (The X-Files episode)|Deep Throat]]", marked Snow's debut as solo composer for an entire episode. The production crew was determined to limit the music in the early episodes.<ref name="Commentary-DeepThroat">{{Cite AV media |people=[[Chris Carter (screenwriter)|Carter, Chris]] |year=2005 |title=''[[The X-Files season 1|The X-Files: The Complete First Season]]'' |medium=DVD |chapter=Audio Commentary for "Deep Throat" |publisher=[[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]]}}</ref> Likewise, the theme song itself first appeared in "Deep Throat".{{sfn|Hurwitz|Knowles|2008|pp=34{{en dash}}35}}

Snow was tasked with composing the score for both ''The X-Files'' films. The films marked the first appearance of real orchestral instruments; previous music had been crafted by Snow using digitally sampled instrument sounds.{{sfn|Hurwitz|Knowles|2008|pp=34{{en dash}}35}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Larson |first=Randall |title=Dark Music {{en dash}} From Ambient Sound Design to Mahleresque Melody|magazine =[[Cinefantastique]]|date=October 1998|volume=30|issue=7/8|pages=47{{en dash}}48}}</ref> Snow's soundtrack for the first film, ''[[The X-Files: Original Motion Picture Score]]'', was released in 1998.<ref>{{cite web |last=Love |first=Bret |title=X-Files (Score) {{en dash}} Mark Snow|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/x-files-score-mw0000037330|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=December 5, 2012}}</ref> For the second film, Snow recorded with the [[Hollywood Studio Symphony]] in May 2008 at the Newman Scoring Stage at 20th Century Fox in [[Century City]].<ref name=scoring>{{cite news |author=Dan Goldwasser |url=http://www.scoringsessions.com/news/143 |title=Mark Snow Scores ''The X-Files: I Want to Believe'' |publisher=ScoringSessions.com |date=May 30, 2008 |access-date=July 27, 2009}}</ref> [[UNKLE]] recorded a new version of the theme music for the end credits.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/film-xfiles-dc-idUSN273206820080628 |title=''X-Files'' Theme Gets a Fresh Spin for Summer Film |work=Reuters |date=June 27, 2008 |access-date=July 27, 2009}}</ref> Some of the unusual sounds were created by a variation of silly putty and dimes tucked into piano strings. Snow commented that the fast percussion featured in some tracks was inspired by the track "Prospectors Quartet" from the ''[[There Will Be Blood]]'' soundtrack.<ref>{{Cite AV media |people=[[Chris Carter (screenwriter)|Carter, Chris]] and [[Mark Snow|Snow, Mark]] |year=2005 |title=The X-Files: I Want to Believe |title-link=The X-Files: I Want to Believe |medium=DVD |chapter='Trust No One' Documentary |publisher=[[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]]}}</ref> The soundtrack score, ''[[The X-Files: I Want to Believe (soundtrack)|The X-Files: I Want to Believe]]'', was released in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=The X-Files: I Want to Believe {{en dash}} Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|website=Amazon|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001AKTZSM/|access-date=December 5, 2012}}</ref>