The Truth And The Light : Music From The X Files
The Truth & The Light contains music from the first three seasons of XF (up to 3X14: Grotesque), released as Season 4 was about to begin airing. Around that time, the XF main theme was a great hit! There is so much more music composed by Mark Snow that is worthy of a release…
I’ve tried to identify the episodes in which the music was used, and the episodes from which the dialogue comes from. There are some holes still (tracks 11, 17) — any help to get rid of those question marks is welcome.
| n° | Track | Length | Latin meaning |
Music episode |
Dialogue episode |
| 1 | Introitus: Praeceps Transito Spatium |
1:51 | The Beginning: Quickly Across the Void |
Made especially for the CD by Jeff Charbonneau (elements used in 2X19: Død Kalm) |
3X13: Syzygy (Mulder’s monologue on Earth, distorted — actually it sounds more like Chris Carter reading his own script); “The truth” and “The truth is out there” must also be Carter |
| 2 | Materia Primoris: The X-Files Theme (Main Title) |
3:22 | Main Title | [Opening & end titles, extended] |
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| 3 | Raptus | 3:16 | Abduction | 1X79: Pilot |
1X79: Pilot (W.B.Davis (CSM) paraphrasing Dr. Werber and Billy Miles: “Tell me about the light. When did you first see it?” “I was in the woods. I think I was in the woods. Afraid. Afraid. I’m afraid. I’m afraid.“) & 2X05: Duane Barry (Mulder & Duane on abductions) |
| 4 | Adflatus | 3:36 | One Breath | 2X08: One Breath | 3X01: The Blessing Way (Scully in hypnosis) & 3X16: Apocrypha (CSM: “You can trust all of us.”) |
| 5 | Deverbero | 1:28 | Thrashing | 2X22: F. Emasculata |
2X10: Red Museum (Mulder & Scully on DNA tests) |
| 6 | Cantus Excio |
4:42 | Rousing Song | 2X21: The Calusari (variation heard in 2X25: Anasazi) |
2X21: The Calusari (the boy Michael Holvey speaks Romanian) |
| 7 | Mercutura | 3:23 | Merchandise | 1X13: Genderbender (variations heard in 1X16: E.B.E., 1X18: Shapes, 2X18: Fearful Symmetry, 2X24: Our Town, 3X09: Nisei, 3X13: Syzygy, 4X12: Kaddish, and MillenniuM’s 2×12: Luminary, 2×19: Anamnesis) |
2X25: Anasazi (Bill Mulder on the “merchandise”) |
| 8 | Lamenta | 1:48 | Lamentation | 1X22: Roland | 3X02: Paper Clip (Scully: “There is no justice”); 2X08: One Breath (Mulder: “I want an answer” X: “There are no answers for you Mr Mulder. They only have one policy: deny everything”) & 2X22: F. Emasculata (CSM: “The truth would have caused panic” Mulder: “Why weren’t we told the truth?” CSM: “What’s the truth, Agent Mulder?”) |
| 9 | Insequi | 1:37 | Pursuit | 3X08: Oubliette | |
| 10 | Otium | 1:43 | Peace | 1X03: Conduit | (W.B.Davis (CSM): “The truth is negociable”, recorded for the CD) |
| 11 | Dubitatio | 2:49 | Uncertainty | First part: 1X06: Ghost in the Machine Second part (2:12-end): ? (variation heard in 2X22: F. Emasculata) |
1X01: Deep Throat (Final talk between Mulder & Deep Throat) |
| 12 | Iter | 1:20 | The Walk | 3X09: Nisei | |
| 13 | Progigno de Axis |
1:35 | Bring Forth from the Heavens |
3X09: Nisei |
2X25: Anasazi (Final phone call between Mulder & Scully) |
| 14 | Carmen Amatorium ex Arcanum |
2:39 | Secret Song from Loved Ones |
2X07: 3 |
2X22: F. Emasculata (Skinner: “I’m saying this as a friend. Watch your back. This is just the beginning.”) |
| 15 | Facetus Malum |
2:42 | Graceful Evil | 2X20: Humbug | |
| 16 | Memoria | 2:02 | Remembering | 1X18: Shapes |
3X01: The Blessing Way (Albert Holsteen on the truth) |
| 17 | Mitis Lumen |
2:41 | Soft Light | 2X23: Soft Light | ?! (“Aliens of planet Earth, you can talk to me” ?!); 2X06: Ascension (Scully: “Mulder!”), 2X25: Anasazi (CSM: “Burn it!”) & 1X79: Pilot (W.B.Davis (CSM) as Dr. Werber: “When did you first see the light” D.Duchovny (Mulder) as Billy Miles: “I was in *. I’m afraid. I’m afraid.”) |
| 18 | Fides Fragilis |
1:35 | Fragile Faith | 1X23: The Erlenmeyer Flask |
2X16: Colony (Mulder’s opening monologue) & 1X79: Pilot (D.Duchovny (Mulder) as Billy Miles: “I’m afraid. I’m afraid they’re coming back”) |
| 19 | Exoptare ex Veritas |
1:30 | Desire for the Truth |
3X08: Oubliette | 3X02: Paper Clip (Final talk between Mulder & Scully) |
| 20 | Kyrie | 2:57 | The Truth | First part (0-1:42): made especially for the CD by Jeff Charbonneau Second part (1:42-end): 3X14: Grotesque |
G.Anderson (Scully) must have recorded these just for the CD release: “Truth”; “Deny”; “Everything” “Apology is Policy” and the news flash in the second part of the track must have been made for the CD as well |
| 21 | The X-Files Theme (Flexifinger Terrestrial mix) |
4:24 | [main theme remix by Flexifinger, aka Ian Kenneth Masterson & David Green] |
Release date : September 30, 1996
Composed, Produced & Performed by : Mark Snow
Concept & Sound design by : Jeff Charbonneau
Engineered & Mixed by : Larold Rebhun
Words by : Chris Carter