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Cliff Martinez

Composer / Drummer | * 02/05/1954 (70) | The Bronx, New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Cliff Robert Martinez (born February 5, 1954) is an American musician and composer. Early in his career, Martinez was known as a drummer notably with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Captain Beefheart. Since the 1990s, he has worked primarily as a film score composer, writing music for Spring Breakers, The Foreigner, and multiple films by Steven Soderbergh (Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Solaris, Contagion, and Traffic) and Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, Only God Forgives, The Neon Demon and the miniseries Too Old to Die Young). On April 14, 2012, Martinez was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. ()
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Cliff Martinez (born February 5, 1954) is an American musician and composer. Early in his career, Martinez was known as a drummer notably with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Captain Beefheart. Since the 1990s, he has worked primarily as a film score composer, writing music for Spring Breakers, The Foreigner, and multiple films by Steven Soderbergh (Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Solaris, Contagion, and Traffic) and Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, Only God Forgives, The Neon Demon and the miniseries Too Old to Die Young).

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Thriller | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for Cliff Martinez

2x Robert Award for Best Score
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Movies with Cliff Martinez as Crew(42)

Sound/Original Music Composer2022 Kimi
Sound/Original Music Composer2018 Den of Thieves
Sound/Original Music Composer2018 Game Night
Sound/Original Music Composer2018 Hotel Artemis
Sound/Original Music Composer2017 The Foreigner
Sound/Music2016 War Dogs
Sound/Original Music Composer2016 The Neon Demon
Sound/Original Music Composer2014 Mea Culpa
Sound/Music2014 The Normal Heart
Sound/Original Music Composer2013 Only God Forgives
Sound/Original Music Composer2013 Spring Breakers
Sound/Music2012 The Company You Keep
Crew/Additional Music2012 NWR
Sound/Music2012 Golem
Sound/Music2012 Arbitrage
Sound/Original Music Composer2011 Drive
Sound/Original Music Composer2011 The Lincoln Lawyer
Sound/Original Music Composer2011 Contagion
Sound/Original Music Composer2009 Spy(ies)
Sound/Original Music Composer2009 In the Beginning
Sound/Original Music Composer2008 Stiletto
Sound/Music2006 First Snow
Sound/Music2005 Havoc
Sound/Original Music Composer2004 Wicker Park
Sound/Original Music Composer2003 Wonderland
Sound/Original Music Composer2002 Solaris
Sound/Original Music Composer2002 Narc
Sound/Original Music Composer2000 Traffic
Sound/Original Music Composer1999 The Limey
Sound/Original Music Composer1998 Wicked
Crew/Additional Music1997 The Fifth Element
Sound/Original Music Composer1997 Schizopolis
Sound/Original Music Composer1996 Gray's Anatomy
Sound/Original Music Composer1995 The Underneath
Sound/Original Music Composer1993 King of the Hill
Sound/Music1992 Black Magic
Sound/Original Music Composer1991 Kafka
Sound/Original Music Composer1990 Pump Up the Volume
Sound/Original Music Composer1989 sex, lies, and videotape

TV Shows/Series with Cliff Martinez as Crew(3)

Sound/Original Music Composer2020 The Wilds
Sound/Original Music Composer2019 Too Old to Die Young
Sound/Original Music Composer2014 The Knick

Full Name: Cliff Martínez
Born: Friday, 02/05 1954 (February) in The Bronx, New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 70 years + 81 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN)
Member of: The Dickies, The Weirdos, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Magic Band
Record Label: EMI
Cliff Martinez frequently works together with these people:
Steven Soderbergh (34x, Crew)
Larry Blake (21x, Crew)
Gregory Jacobs (8x, Crew)
Liv Corfixen (7x, Actress)
Aaron Glascock (7x, Crew)
Ryan Gosling (5x, Actor)
Dawn Lunsford (5x, Crew)
John Hardy (5x, Crew)
David Jensen (5x, Actor)
Mike Malone (5x, Cast)
Augusto Aguilera (3x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:110092, Added: 06/27/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024