Various Artists
Songs In The Key Of X

Warner Bros.    9 46079-2  (1996)

Rock/Pop
CD, 15   Tracks, 62:37  Length
01 X-Files Theme (Main Title) Mark Snow Mark Snow 03:24
02 Unmarked Helicopters Soul Coughing Soul Coughing 03:22
03 On The Outside Jeff Trott; Sheryl Crow Sheryl Crow 04:36
04 Down In The Park Gary Numan Foo Fighters 04:04
05 Star Me Kitten Bill Berry; Michael Stipe; Mike Mills; Peter Buck R.E.M.; William S. Burroughs 03:30
06 Red Right Hand Mick Harvey; Nick Cave; Thomas Wydler Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds 06:11
07 Thanks Bro Filter Filter 04:10
08 Man Of Steel Frank Black Frank Black 04:59
09 Unexplained Curt Kirkwood Meat Puppets 03:44
10 Deep Glenn Danzig Danzig 03:50
11 Frenzy Screamin' Jay Hawkins Screamin' Jay Hawkins 02:10
12 My Dark Life Elvis Costello Brian Eno,  synthesizer; Elvis Costello,  guitar 06:20
13 Hands Of Death (Burn Baby Burn) Charlie Clouser; Rob Zombie Rob Zombie; Alice Cooper 04:12
14 If You Never Say Goodbye Attrell Cordes; Chris Carter; Don Was P.M. Dawn 04:06
15 X-Files Theme (Remix) Mark Snow P.M. Dawn 03:59
Music Details
Product Details
Packaging Jewel Case
Spars DDD
Sound Stereo
Musicians  &  Credits
Producer Chris Carter; David Was
Personal Details
Index # 3698
Owner Dave
Tags Alternative Rock, Industrial, Soundtrack
User Defined
Purchased New
Notes
This album purports to be an attempt at recursion by the creator of The X-Files, Chris Carter -- songs inspired by the show that he hopes will provide further inspiration for the show (just as Nick Cave's "Red Right Hand" did for the "Ascension" episode.) Contributions here include Mark Snow, with the title music, the Foo Fighters with a grand rendition of Gary Numan's "Down in the Park" (Numan's songs would fit this show perfectly), Sheryl Crow, Frank Black, Filter (who abandon their roaring faux-NIN sound for moody acoustic guitars), Meat Puppets, Elvis Costello with Brian Eno and even Screamin' Jay Hawkins. While not perfect, the album makes a nice alternative compilation, one that has that blue-light glow of twisted mystery X-ficianados have come to enjoy. -- Steven McDonald (allmusic.com)