The X-Files — the song?

The song: "The X-Files" (Materia Primoris).

The X-Files — the trick?

The trick: The echo came from Snow accidentally leaning on his keyboard with the delay on.

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G33Z3R TV Theme Files · 1993–1999

Who wrote the X-Files theme?

The X-Files

The song: "The X-Files" (Materia Primoris)
Written by: Mark Snow
The trick: The echo came from Snow accidentally leaning on his keyboard with the delay on
Aired: Fox, 1993–2002, Friday then Sunday nights

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The file

A whistle with a delay on it, discovered by accident when Mark Snow rested his arm on the keys. It became the sound of the paranormal for the whole decade and a #2 hit in the U.K.

The truth was out there, the whistle said so, and Friday nights in the mid-'90s belonged to Mulder and Scully.

Sources: Wikipedia — The X-Files (theme)