ShockTillYouDrop.com: How much of this is starting something brand new and how much is returning to material you've already created before?
Mark Snow: That's a good question, because it was 10 years ago that we did the first movie and this one is totally different. It's a different time, musically, for the world and for me. And having the wonderful nine years of the show and the first movie, there were certain kinds of sounds and instruments that I'd use that have found their way back in this one, but morphed in a sense and a different perspective and a different creative sensibility about it. With this movie, there's still so many complex musical motifs. For example, there's a lot of percussion stuff that just plays by itself. There are some very, really emotional pieces of music that people might not associate with classic X-Files sounds. And then the combination of my own studio electronic stuff that I did on the TV show and now with this almost 100-piece orchestra. And we've got a live boy soprano singing, coming in later. We've got a second orchestra that just plays effects, not music. We had a session where I just conducted and gave them instructions on what kind of sort of sound effect things to do, not melodic pieces. There's a fellow who's doing a special percussion sample overdubbed. So, we've got two orchestras, all my synth master tracks, a singer and we've got the greatest mixer here, Alan Meyerson, who's done every big movie in the last five years. Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard. He's just amazing. This is a great scoring stage.

Shock: How has the musical world changed since the last movie? Is it bringing in those percussive elements?
Snow: I think mostly it's about what the movie is about. I mean, after reading the script and I spoke to Chris Carter. The first thing out of his mouth was, 'This is a love story, mostly, with religious sort of overtones and spiritual overtones, so just keep that in mind.' But I'm reading along and there are some pretty wild things that go on. I'm trying to make sure that the love story really becomes apparent to the audience. And it's a big part of it.

Shock: Give us an example. (to the security surrounding the film)
Snow: When I got the script, the cover was bare and I opened the first page and it had my name watermarked on each page. Underneath, 'Dear Mark, you will be killed if this finds its way into the world somehow.' So, you'd better shut up. Also, when I get footage it has my name on the film, "Mark Snow. Do not copy." If one of my kids takes this thing and chucks it into the garbage and someone sneaks around, I'm in trouble. Anyway, that's not going to happen.