The X-Files: The Album

The X-Files: The Album
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	June 2, 1998
Genre	Soundtrack
Label	Elektra
X-Files chronology
The X-Files: Original Motion Picture Score (1998) The X-Files: The Album (1998) The X-Files: I Want to Believe: Original Motion Picture Score (2008)
Singles from The X-Files: The Album
"The X-Files Theme" Released: June 8 1998 (Japan)

The X-Files: The Album was the soundtrack album by various artists released in conjunction with the 1998 movie, The X-Files. The album peaked at #26 on Billboard's chart and it was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies.^{[citation needed]}

Only three tracks from the album are featured in the film: "Crystal Ship" by X, "Teotihuacan" by Noel Gallagher and "Walking After You" by Foo Fighters. "Teotihuacan" and "Walking After You" played over the film's end titles.

Track listing

1. "One" – Filter
2. "Flower Man" – Tonic
3. "Walking After You" – Foo Fighters
4. "Beacon Light" – Ween
5. "Invisible Sun" – Sting and Aswad
6. "Deuce" – The Cardigans
7. "One More Murder" – Better Than Ezra
8. "More Than This" – The Cure
9. "Hunter" – Björk
10. "16 Horses" – Soul Coughing
11. "Crystal Ship" – X
12. "Black" – Sarah McLachlan
13. "Teotihuacan" – Noel Gallagher
14. "The X-Files Theme" – The Dust Brothers (after the end of the song, at 10:13, there is a vocal track spoken by Chris Carter that explains the X-Files mythology up to the point of the film.)

"Tubular X"

The European release includes an extra track, "Tubular X" by Mike Oldfield. This is a variation of Mark Snow's "The X-Files Theme" incorporating elements of Oldfield's Tubular Bells. This track played over the opening credits of the UK cinema release of the movie. However the opening title/credit sequence was excluded from the UK rental DVD release.

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