Obsessing on all things The X-Files and Ten Thirteen online since 2005
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 The X-Files mythology episode by episode analysis |
 Thematic articles on X-Files and everything 1013 |
 The archival database project |
The X-Files Revival 2016Introduction: Revival |
The X-Files Revival 2018Introduction: From Season 10 to Season 11 |
+ Perihelion (novel, 2024)
+ IDW comics (S10, S11, more, 2013-2018)
[FRENCH] Podcast sur la saison 10 de The X-Files. Que dire sur cette continuation qui désormais approche 10 ans d’âge ? La distance permet d’être un peu plus objectif, sans l’excitation initiale et avec le savoir de ce qui va faire suite (ou, dans le cas de la mythologie, de ce qui n’aura pas de suite), ce qui permet d’être plus clément sur certains épisodes mais aussi moins patient avec des défauts flagrants. En tout cas, c’est intéressant de découvrir des podcasts francophones et anglophones : les uns ne mâchent pas leurs mots avec une baisse de qualité indéniable, tandis que les autres ont tendance à voir du positif partout, peut-être parce qu’ils passent plus de temps à analyser les détails. Bonne écoute !
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This Lego set based on The X-Files is very, very cool, filled with in-jokes, is made up of 2000+ pieces, and it has a high chance of being officially commercialized, if fans vote for it. And if rights issues get resolved — but Lego already produces Disney-licensed products.
Lego takes ideas for certain new sets among submissions. This creator, Brent Waller / WetWired, submitted a TXF-themed set to Lego before (set, promo video, on the set of the revival with Duchovny & Anderson). But at the time Lego did not choose it, justifying this by saying it was considered too violent and not on-brand for the company. Times have changed, and now this updated set is up against just four other submissions in a specifically 90s-themed competition.
Now, I’m not much of a fan of “collectibles” — Funko Pops, figurines, and other creative ways capitalism consumes more plastic — but… I *am* partial to Legos! I mean look at it!
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Since we are on the topic of The X-Files music, here is a fun piece. This electro funk tune from the UK uses samples from the series: the main theme, Mulder from the 1X79: Pilot and Mulder from 1X09: Fallen Angel.
This is Jedi Knights (a collaboration between Mark Pritchard and Tom Middleton), it’s from their 1996 album “New School Science”, track “The Truth”, and it is very 90s. Enjoy!
Today, an analysis video of some of Mark Snow’s score for The X-Files. Now this is something that there should be more of! Such soundtrack breakdown videos have become more common, especially on monuments like John Williams or Howard Shore, but it’s rare that video-makers take the time to delve into the music of episodic television.
This musician, Darren Rampton, did a transcription of some tracks, music sheet and all, recreates it on his synth, and provides commentary.
What are the exact elements in Snow’s music that create the series’ unique melancholy atmosphere? There’s all the instruments-on-synths — strings, harp, piano — and there’s the technical vocabulary of musicology — keys, minor scales, chords, chromaticism, dissonance, atonality, Penderecki plucking, figures and motifs, etc.
The video examines the main theme as well as music from 1X01: Deep Throat, 1X20: Tooms, 1X22: Roland and 2X07: 3. He even identifies a reference to the main theme in “3“!
He promises for more but there’s only been this video for now. Plus, this video where he recreated a track from 3X14: Grotesque. Enjoy!
Interview with Jonathan Levit, courtesy of Sammensværgelsen, the Danish XF podcast. He was Billy LaBonge in The X-Files’ season 7’s “The Amazing Maleeni” — the young magician alongside the more experienced Ricky Jay.
New interview with Larry Musser, an actor that appeared in no less than four episodes of The X-Files during the original Vancouver years! Courtesy of the Fandom X Archive podcast.
