files album files album soundtrack album released accompany film files released june album features songs artists including contributed earlier album songs key music inspired x-files consists cover versions earlier material files album received positive criticism release charted countries worldwide recording peak position number new_zealand production files album soundtrack film files album songs crystal ship actually heard film briefly playing brief scene album producer david intended match film tone songs content leading artists involved contributing material eerie compared usual work songs cover versions earlier material singer sting collaborated group perform reggae cover invisible sun earlier recorded police filter song famous dog night contributed new version song walking album tracks exclusive soundtrack hunter having previously released album artists album roster filter soul previously contributed material songs key music inspired x-files soundtrack album accompanied television series chris_carter creator x-files stated album release similarities records different artists different flavor inclusion track group spurred fact x-files star david_duchovny met wife mutual appreciation group approached contributing material carter saw performing tour united_states filter cover deliberately constructed realized duchovny song opening line film scenes album final track cover opening theme television series features hidden track plays period silence track features spoken word segment carter explains series overarching mythology film release european japanese releases include extra track tubular variation files theme incorporating elements track listing release files album released june international releases occurring july october year soundtrack appeared charts release reaching peak position billboard albums chart austria austria australia highest chart position reception files album received generally positive reviews allmusic stephen_thomas_erlewine awarded soundtrack stars calling best rock soundtrack summer felt album polished produced songs key noted came expense earlier record quirky aesthetic singled beacon light hunter particular highlights album chicago_sun-times rated album half stars finding album predictable phone highlighted songs filter particular low points writing entertainment_weekly rated album finding isn eccentric compared film series found contributions matched tone x-files felt filter sting included commercial artistic interest considered soundtrack interesting accompanying film score finding album roster formulaic tracks particularly radical
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