A theme song should try and echo the major themes of the episode. I certainly haven't found a theme song for all the episodes yet, so there is plenty of room for suggestion. Also, I'm sure there are more "fitting" theme songs for some of the episodes that have suggestions already. I have provided lyrics when I could.
I want to stress the importance of lyrics relevant to Mulder and Scully's relationship. It's true that almost any love song can be interpreted as shippy, but the point of this exercise is to showcase Mulder and Scully's relationship as portrayed in the actual episodes. There is, of course, a necessary escape from the literal at times in order to fully appreciate the metaphorical values of the songs. The theme songs I have chosen I believe represent the true spirit of Mulder and Scully's relationship.
Visit The M & S Soundtrack Project for the mother of all sites dedicated to the purpose of sharing song lyrics in respect to the Mulder/Scully relationship.
None of these songs are mine and are the property of the respective artists and their record labels.
Season One
THE PILOT
DEEP THROAT
SQUEEZE
CONDUIT
THE JERSEY DEVIL
SHADOWS
GHOST IN THE MACHINE
ICE
SPACE
FALLEN ANGEL
EVE
FIRE--Tell Him
I'm scared Should I tell him Excerpted from the album Let's Talk About Love
by Celine Dion.
Written by Linda Thompson, Walter Afanasieff, & David
Foster. Copyrighted by Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
So afraid to show I
care
Will he think me weak
If I tremble when I
speak
Oh--what if here's another one
He's thinking
of
Maybe he's in love
I'd feel like a fool
Life can be so cruel
I don't know what to do...
Tell him that
the sun and moon rise in his eyes
Reach out to him
And whisper tender words so soft and sweet
Hold
him close to feel his heart beat...
BEYOND THE SEA
GENDERBENDER
LAZARUS
YOUNG AT HEART
E.B.E.
MIRACLE MAN
SHAPES
DARKNESS FALLS
TOOMS
BORN AGAIN
ROLAND
THE ERLENMEYER FLASK
Season Two
LITTLE GREEN MEN
THE HOST
BLOOD
SLEEPLESS
DUANE BARRY
ASCENSION--Somewhere Out There by Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram
3--Absence of Fear by Jewel
Inside my heart There is this hunger Excerpted from the album Spirit by Jewel.
Written by Jewel. Copyrighted by WB Music Corp./
Wiggly Tooth Music, ASCAP.
There's an empty
room...
It's waiting for you.
And I am wanting
And I am needing you here
Inside the absence of
fear...
This
restlessness inside of me
And it knows that you're no stranger
You're my gravity
My hands will adore you
Through
all darkness aim.
ONE BREATH--I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love by Chicago
FIREWALKER
RED MUSEUM
EXCELSIUS DEI
AUBREY
IRRESISTIBLE
DIE HAND DIE VERLETZT
FRESH BONES
COLONY
END GAME
FEARFUL SYMMETRY
DOD KALM
HUMBUG
THE CALUSARI
F. EMASCULATA
SOFT LIGHT
OUR TOWN
ANASAZI
Season Three
THE BLESSING WAY
PAPER CLIP
D.P.O.
CLYDE BRUCKMAN'S FINAL REPOSE
THE LIST
2SHY
THE WALK
OUBLIETTE
NISEI
731
REVELATIONS
WAR OF THE COPROPHRAGES
SYZYGY
GROTESQUE
PIPER MARU
APOCRYPHA
PUSHER--I Don't Know by Celine Dion
Suggested by Sheree Blizzard
A mountain of stone, a door of steel
I'm sure I could face the bitter cold
The winds of the heart can blow me down
I'm sure I could face the bitter cold
I know what I want, I know what I need
I'm sure I could face the bitter cold
I don't know
From the album Falling Into You by Celine Dion. Written by Jean-Jacques Goldman, J. Kapler, and Phil Galdston. Copyrighted by Les Editions JRG/CRB Music Publishing.
Can't stand in my way, I'd go on
Brutal machines, unbending laws
Can't slow me down, I'd go on
I've learned how to deal and when to fight
I know what's real, I know what's right
I'm not afraid, a wounded dove
I can be tender in a world so tough
But life without you, I don't know
But I get right up and I stand my ground
I've tasted fear, my share of pain
The wasted tears of love in vain
I've held you tight, pushed you away
Now with all my might I beg you to stay
But life without you, I don't know
But there's just one thing I must believe
Deep in the night by a dying flame
You will be there when I call your name
But life without you, I don't know
TESO DOS BICHOS
HELL MONEY
JOSE CHUNG'S "FROM OUTER SPACE"
AVATAR
QUAGMIRE
WETWIRED
TALITHA CUMI
Season Four
HERRENVOLK
HOME
TELIKO
UNRUHE
THE FIELD WHERE I DIED--What Kind Of Man Would I Be? by Chicago
SANGUINARIUM
MUSINGS OF A CIGARETTE-SMOKING MAN
TUNGUSKA
TERMA
PAPER HEARTS--Power Of Two by The Indigo Girls
You know the things that I am afraid of
So we're okay All the shiny little trinkets of
temptation So we're okay Excerpted from the album Swamp Ophelia by
Indigo Girls. Written by Emily Saliers. Copyrighted by
EMI Virgin Songs, Inc.
I'm not afraid to tell
And if we'd ever leave a
legacy
It's that we loved each other
Well I've
seen the shadows of so many people
Trying on the
treasures of youth...
We're fine
Baby I'm here to stop your
crying
Chase all the ghosts from your head
I'm
stronger than the monster beneath your bed
Smarter
than the tricks played on your heart
We'll look at
them together
Then we'll take them apart
Adding up
the total of a love that's true
Multiply life by the
power of two.
Something new instead of something old (but
keep the old)
All you gotta do is scratch beneath the
surface
And it's fools gold, fools gold, fools gold
And now we're talking about a difficult thing
And your eyes are getting wet
But I took us for better
And I took us for worse
And don't you ever forget
it.
We're fine
Baby I'm here to stop your
crying
Chase all the ghosts from your head
I'm
stronger than the monster beneath your bed
Smarter
than the tricks played on your heart
We'll look at
them together
Then we'll take them apart
Adding up
the total of a love that's true
Multiply life by the
power of two.
EL MUNDO GIRA
LEONARD BETTS
NEVER AGAIN--Hard To Say I'm Sorry by Chicago
"Everybody needs a little time away..."
Hold me now
After all that we've been through
And after all that's been said and done
Couldn't stand to be kept away
Hold me now
Hold me now
After all that we've been through
And after all that's been said and done
After all that we've been through
You're going to be the lucky one
From the album Chicago: Greatest Hits 1982-1989 by Chicago. Written by Peter Cetera, David Foster, and Robert Lamm. Copyrighted by Double Virgo Music/Little Sacha Songs ASCAP/Foster Frees Music, Inc. BMI.
I heard her say
"...from each other.
Even lovers need a holiday
Far away
From each other."
It's hard for me to say I'm sorry
I just want you to stay
I will make it up to you
I promise to
You're just a part of me I can't let go
Just for the day
From your body
Wouldn't want to be swept away
Far away
From the one that I love
It's hard for me to say I'm sorry
I just want you to know
I really want to tell you I'm sorry
I could never let you go
I will make it up to you
I promise to
You're just a part of me I can't let go
I will make it up to you
I promise to
MEMENTO MORI--Hope Has A Place by Enya
KADDISH
UNREQUITED
TEMPUS FUGIT
MAX
SYNCHRONY
SMALL POTATOES--Don't You Think? by Natalie Imbruglia
Some people don't worry 'bout nothing,
Don't you think, don't you think
Brother shoots brother,
Don't you think, don't you think
Someone said before you turn a blind eye,
ZERO SUM
ELEGY
DEMONS--If That's What It Takes by Celine Dion
You're the bravest of hearts, you're the strongest of souls
When the storm rises up, when the shadows descend
You can sleep in my arms, you don't have to explain
When the storm rises up, when the shadows descend
Every second I live, that's the promise I make
Through the wind and the rain, through the smoke and the fire
If that's what it takes
From the album Falling Into You by Celine Dion. Written by Jean-Jacques Goldman and Phil Galdston. Copyrighted by Les Editions JRG/CRB Music Publishing. GETHSEMANE
Season Five
REDUX--For You by Tara McLean
You are all I see And though you never will be mine
From the album Silence by
Tara McLean. Written by N/A. Copyrighted by N/A. REDUX II
UNUSUAL SUSPECTS
DETOUR
POST-MODERN PROMETHEUS--Walking In Memphis by Cher (what else?)
CHRISTMAS CAROL
EMILY
KITSUNEGARI
SCHIZOGENY
CHINGA
KILL SWITCH
BAD BLOOD
PATIENT X
THE RED AND THE BLACK
TRAVELERS
MIND'S EYE
ALL SOULS
THE PINE BLUFF VARIANT
FOLIE A DEUX
THE END--Where Is The Love by Celine Dion
Fight The Future
Walking After You by The Foo Fighters
Tonight I'm tangled in my blanket of clouds
If you walk out on me
Another heart is cracked in two
If you walk out on me
From the album The X-Files: Fight the Future. Song by Foo Fighters. Written by Foo Fighters. Copyrighted by WEA/Elektra Entertainment. Against All Odds by Phil Collins
How could I just let you walk away
How can you just walk away from me
So take a look at me now
I wish I could just make you turn around
So take a look at me now
From the album Hits by Phil Collins. Written by ?. Copyrighted by WEA/Atlantic.
Season Six
THE BEGINNING
DRIVE
TRIANGLE--What's Simple Is
True
The more I live Excerpted from the album Spirit by Jewel.
Written by Jewel. Copyrighted by WB Music Corp./
Wiggly Tooth Music, ASCAP. DREAMLAND
DREAMLAND II--I Know You By Heart by Bette Midler
HOW THE GHOSTS STOLE CHRISTMAS--Song For A Winter's Night by Sarah McLachlan
TERMS OF ENDEARMENT--The Path Of Thorns by Sarah McLachlan
I knew you wanted to tell me In the terms of endearment Through the years I've grown to
love you Excerpted from the album Solace by
Sarah McLachlan. Written by Sarah McLachlan.
Copyrighted by Arista Records, Inc. RAIN KING--Rainy Days and Mondays by The Carpenters
S.R. 819
TITHONUS
TWO FATHERS
ONE SON--To Love You More by Celine Dion
AGUA MALA
MONDAY
ARCADIA
ALPHA
TREVOR
MILAGRO--From This Moment by Shania Twain
From this moment From this moment I give my hand to you with all my heart From this moment You're the reason I believe in love From this moment From the album Come On Over by Shania Twain.
Written by Shania Twain and Robert Lange. Copyrighted by Mercury Records. THE UNNATURAL--You're Still the One
When I first saw you, Looks like we made it You're still the one I run to Ain't nothing better Excerpted from the album Come On Over by Shania Twain.
Written by Shania Twain and Robert Lange. Copyrighted by Mercury Records. THREE OF A KIND
FIELD TRIP--Don't Know Much by Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville
Look at this face
Look at these eyes
So many questions still left unanswered
Look at this man
I don't know much,
I don't know much,
From the album Cry Like A Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind by Linda Ronstadt. Duet with Aaron Neville. Written by ?. Copyrighted by WEA/Elektra Entertainment. BIOGENESIS
Please feel free to me at jenu1bruin@centropolis.org
Don't know whats going on
I'm not one who can't say they're sorry
I just care what's going on
There's more important things
Than making sure your watch looks just right
And second hand opinions don't make you look any smarter
Don't you think that maybe it's time,
Yes, its time, time you started thinking, time you started thinking,
And don't just sweeten up the taste
But meanwhile you're fixing up your face
You're not affected by the truth,
Unless it's on your own doorstep,
Deoderise your paradise, no point in getting crazy
Don't you think that maybe it's time
Yes, it's time, time you started thinking 'bout things in the back of your head
Hear a bell ring
Sex sells everything, but I don't buy it so don't try
Sleeping in the small world, head in the sand
Better wash your hands, make a new plan
There's more important things than making sure your shoes walk just right
Ignore reality; there's nothing you can do about it,
The clothes you wear don't make the man
It's just another party
You're my light in the dark, you're the place I call home
You can say it's all right, but I know that you're breaking up inside
I see it in your eyes
Even you face the night afraid and alone
That's why I'll be there
Every beat of my heart, every day without end
Every second I live, that's the promise I make
Baby, that's what I'll give, if that's what it takes
If that's what it takes
When your heart's crying out, baby, whisper my name
'Cause I've reached out for you when the thunder is crashing up above
You've given me your love
When you smile like the sun that shines through the pain
That's why I'll be there
Every beat of my heart, every day without end
I will stand like a rock, I will bend till I break
Till there's no more to give, if that's what it takes
I will risk everything, I will fight,
I will bleed
I will lay down my life, if that's what you need
Baby, that's what I'll give, if that's what it takes
When the fear rises up, when the wave's ever higher
I will lay down my heart, my body, my soul
I will hold on all night and never let go
Every second I live, that's the promise I make
Baby, that's what I'll give, if that's what it takes
Every day
If that's what it takes
Every day
Sweet
obsession in my soul
Fill each moment with your voice
Breathe your beauty into me
Would I die for you?
No, I live for you
You know I do, you know I do.
You are all I know
Your mouth is all I taste
My breast between your lips
My tongue upon your waist
Would I die for you?
I live for you
You know I do, you know I do.
I will live to know that you have touched me
Once upon a time...
You are all I am.
And
everything I feel
Your words are all I understand
But you’re not real
Would I die for you?
I live
for you
You know I do, you know I do.
I do...
A Shipper Classic
Dreaming aloud
Things just won't do without you, matter of fact
Oh oh whoa oh
I'm on your back
I'm on your back
Oh oh whoa oh
I'm on your back
If you'd accept surrender, I'll give up some more
Weren't you adored
I cannot be without you, matter of fact
Oh oh whoa oh
I'm on your back
I'm walking after you
If you walk out on me
I'm walking after you
I'm on your back
I cannot be without you, matter of fact
Oh oh whoa oh
I'm on your back
I'm on your back
Oh oh whoa oh
I'm on your back
I'm walking after you
If you walk out on me
I'm walking after you
If you walk out on me
I'm walking after you...
Just let you leave without a trace?
When I stand here taking every breath with you,
You're the only one who really knew me at all
When all I can do is watch you leave?
'Cause we shared the laughter and the pain
And even shared the tears
You're the only one who really knew me at all
There's just an empty space
And there's nothing left here to remind me
Just the memory of your face
Well, take a look at me now
There's just an empty space
And you coming back to me is against all odds
And that's what I got to face
Turn around and see me cry
There's so much I need to say to you
So many reasons why
You're the only one who really knew me at all
There's just an empty space
And there's nothing left here to remind me
Just the memory of your face
Well, take a look at me now
There's just an empty space
But to wait for you is all I can do
And that's what I've got to face
Take a good look at me now
'Cause I'll still be standing here
And you coming back to me is against all odds
It's the chance I've got to take
The more I know
What's simple is true
I love you
There's a warmth
in my heart
It haunts me when you're gone
Mend me
to your side
and never let go.
In your voice there was something wrong
But if you
would turn your face away from me
You cannot tell me
you're so strong...
Just let me ask of you one small
thing
As we have shared so many tears...
In
the terms of the life that you love
In the terms of
the years that pass you by
In the terms of the reason
why.
Though your commitment to most would offend
But I stuck by you holding on with my foolish pride
Waiting for you to give in...
Life has begun
From this moment
You are the one
Right beside you
Is where I belong
From this moment on
I have been blessed
I live only for your happiness
And for your love
I'd give my last breath
From this moment on
Can't wait to live my life with you
Can't wait to start
You and I will never be apart
My dreams came true because of you
As long as I live
I will love you
I promise you this
There is nothing
I wouldn't give
From this moment on
And you're the answer to my prayers from up above
All we need is just the two of us
My dreams came true because of you
as long as I live
I will love you
I promise you this
There is nothing
I wouldn't give
From this moment
I will love you
As long as I live
From this moment on...
I saw love.
And the first time you touched me,
I felt love.
And after all this time,
You're still the one I love.
Look how far we've come my baby
We might have took the long way
We knew we'd yet there someday
They said, "I bet they'll never make it,"
But just look at us holding on
We're still together, still going strong
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
You're still the one I love
The only one I dream of...
We beat the odds together
I'm glad we didn't listen
Look at what we would be missing...
I know the years are showing
Look at this life
I still don't know where it's going
I don't know much,
But I know I love you
And that may be all I need to know
They've never seen what matters
Look at these dreams,
So beaten and so battered
I don't know much,
But I know I love you
And that may be all I need to know
So much I've never broken through
And when I feel you near me
Sometimes I see so clearly
The only truth I've ever known
Is me and you
So blessed with inspiration
Look at this soul,
Still searching for salvation
I don't know much,
But I know I love you
And that may be
All I need to know
But I know I love you
And that may be
All I need to know
But I know I love you
And that may be...
...all there is to know.
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