Mark Snow & John Beal – The X-Files (Main Theme from the Television Series)

Single 2012

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2012 single The X-Files (Main Theme from the Television Series).

Music from The X-Files (Main Theme from the Television Series)

Artists on The X-Files (Main Theme from the Television Series)

Mark Snow

Roles:

Keyboardist Composer
John Beal

Roles:

Bassist

Groups:

Paul Winter Consort

Gear Used On The X-Files (Main Theme from the Television Series)

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Mark Snow & John Beal – The X-Files (Main Theme from the Television Series) (2012). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Mark Snow

Roles:

Keyboardist Composer

Keyboards and Synthesizers used by Mark Snow on The X-Files (Main Theme from the Television Series)

Sound Modules

E-Mu Proteus 2 Orchestral module

Avg price: $199.00

"Flipping through the voices on his Emu Proteus/2 orchestral synthesizer, he tried various instruments... then he stumbled on one of the higher-numbered voices, a patch called "Whistling Joe." It seemed silly at first, but the more he played a simple six-note melody with it, the more he liked it." - from a Vice / Radio Motherboard interview with Mark Snow about how the X-Files theme was created.