Mark Snow
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Mark Snow is an American composer best known for his atmospheric television scores, including the iconic music for The X-Files and numerous other genre series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mark Snow canonical | 48 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mark Snow Context triple: [Smallville, composer, Mark Snow]
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A.
Randy Edelman
Randy Edelman is an American composer best known for his prolific work on film and television scores, including numerous Hollywood action and drama movies.
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B.
Albert Weinert
Albert Weinert was a German-American sculptor and monument designer known for his public memorials in the United States.
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C.
Ron Goodwin
Ron Goodwin was a British composer and conductor best known for his rousing film scores for war and adventure movies in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Michael Kamen
Michael Kamen was an American composer and conductor renowned for his film and television scores, including major works in action cinema and acclaimed historical dramas.
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E.
Raymond Hood
Raymond Hood was a prominent early 20th-century American architect known for his influential skyscraper designs and contributions to the Art Deco style.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mark Snow Target entity description: Mark Snow is an American composer best known for his atmospheric television scores, including the iconic music for The X-Files and numerous other genre series.
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A.
Randy Edelman
Randy Edelman is an American composer best known for his prolific work on film and television scores, including numerous Hollywood action and drama movies.
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B.
Albert Weinert
Albert Weinert was a German-American sculptor and monument designer known for his public memorials in the United States.
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C.
Ron Goodwin
Ron Goodwin was a British composer and conductor best known for his rousing film scores for war and adventure movies in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Michael Kamen
Michael Kamen was an American composer and conductor renowned for his film and television scores, including major works in action cinema and acclaimed historical dramas.
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E.
Raymond Hood
Raymond Hood was a prominent early 20th-century American architect known for his influential skyscraper designs and contributions to the Art Deco style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American composer
ⓘ
composer ⓘ film score composer ⓘ human ⓘ television composer ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film industry
ⓘ
television industry ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Main Title Theme Music ⓘ |
| basedIn | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| birthName | Martin Fulterman ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1946-08-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Juilliard School ⓘ |
| employer | 20th Century Fox Television (various projects) ⓘ |
| genre |
ambient music
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film score ⓘ television score ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Jonathan Fulterman ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | http://www.marksnowmusic.com/ ⓘ |
| instrument |
keyboards
ⓘ
piano ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creating the iconic theme for The X-Files
ⓘ
prolific work on genre television series ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | New York Rock & Roll Ensemble ⓘ |
| name | Mark Snow ⓘ |
| notableCollaboration |
Chris Carter
ⓘ
Glen Morgan and James Wong ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Blue Bloods (television series) – score
ⓘ
linked to:
Blue Bloods
Ghost Whisperer (television series) – score ⓘ
linked to:
Ghost Whisperer
La Femme Nikita (television series) – score ⓘ Millennium (television series) – score ⓘ
linked to:
Millennium
Smallville (television series) – score ⓘ
linked to:
Smallville
The Lone Gunmen (television series) – score ⓘ The X-Files (television series) – score ⓘ
linked to:
The X-Files
The X-Files theme music ⓘ The X-Files: Fight the Future (film) – score ⓘ
linked to:
The X-Files: Fight the Future
The X-Files: I Want to Believe (film) – score ⓘ
linked to:
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
|
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
music producer ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| periodOfActivity | 1970s–present ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
| spouse | Glynn Carolyn Milburn ⓘ |
| style |
atmospheric scoring
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electronic and orchestral hybrid scoring ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mark Snow Description of subject: Mark Snow is an American composer best known for his atmospheric television scores, including the iconic music for The X-Files and numerous other genre series.
Referenced by (48)
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subject linked to:
T.J. Hooker (TV series)
subject linked to:
T.J. Hooker (TV series)
subject linked to:
"John from Cincinnati"