Mark Snow, composer of music for series including "The X-Files" and films by Alain Resnais, has died.

By The New Obs with AFP

Mark Snow, composer of the theme music for the American series "X-Files," died at the age of 78 in the United States, his agent announced to AFP on Friday, July 4.

The latter did not specify the circumstances of his death. According to the Hollywood trade magazine "Variety" , the composer died Friday at his home in the state of Connecticut (northeast).

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In addition to the theme music for "The X-Files," Mark Snow composed the music for more than 200 episodes of the cult American series, written by screenwriter Chris Carter , which features a duo of FBI investigators working on unsolved cases related to paranormal phenomena, Fox Mulder (played by David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson).

He also composed the music for the two feature films based on the series.

Born Martin Fulterman on August 26, 1946 (he initially adopted the pseudonym Mark Snow to avoid trouble with a previous employer, Variety reports), the musician grew up in New York City where he attended the Juilliard School, a prestigious music school.

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Mark Snow began composing music for television in the late 1970s. He has received 15 Emmy Award nominations, the American television equivalent of the Oscars.

In addition to "The X-Files," he also composed the music for numerous series, including "Smallville" and "One Tree Hill," as well as the music for Alain Resnais's last four films, "Hearts," "Wild Grass," "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" and "Aimer, boire et chanter."