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Cliff Martinez(I)

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  • Actor
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Cliff Martinez was born on 5 February 1954 in The Bronx, New York, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for The Neon Demon (2016), Only God Forgives (2013) and Drive (2011).
BornFebruary 5, 1954
BornFebruary 5, 1954
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  • Won 1 BAFTA Award
    • 18 wins & 32 nominations total

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Kristin Scott Thomas, Cliff Martinez, Nicolas Winding Refn, Lene Børglum, Matthew Newman, Vithaya Pansringarm, and Yayaying Rhatha Phongam at an event for Only God Forgives (2013)
Kristin Scott Thomas, Cliff Martinez, Nicolas Winding Refn, Lene Børglum, Matthew Newman, and Vithaya Pansringarm at an event for Only God Forgives (2013)
Flea, Jack Irons, Anthony Kiedis, Cliff Martinez, Chad Smith, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Josh Klinghoffer
Lawrence Sher, Bill Brzeski, Scott Budnick, Stephen Chin, Mark Gordon, Jeff Groth, Eddie Jemison, Guy Lawson, Cliff Martinez, Todd Phillips, André B. Walker, Jason Smilovic, Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Zachary Vazquez, Maegan Vogel, Jonathan Yaskoff, Daniel Berson, and Oscar Vaca in War Dogs (2016)

Known for

Elle Fanning, Bella Heathcote, and Abbey Lee in The Neon Demon (2016)
The Neon Demon
6.1
  • Composer
  • 2016
Ryan Gosling in Only God Forgives (2013)
Only God Forgives
5.7
  • Composer
  • 2013
Ryan Gosling in Drive (2011)
Drive
7.8
  • Composer
  • 2011
Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle, Dennis Quaid, Benicio Del Toro, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Traffic (2000)
Traffic
7.6
  • Composer
  • 2000

Credits

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Composer

  • Touch of Crude (2022)
    Touch of Crude
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Copenhagen Cowboy (2022)
    Copenhagen Cowboy
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Rachel Griffiths, Mia Healey, Charles Alexander, Tanner Ray Rook, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Sophia Ali, Reign Edwards, Aidan Laprete, Nicholas Coombe, Reed Shannon, Jenna Clause, Sarah Pidgeon, Erana James, Shannon Berry, Alex Fitzalan, and Zack Calderon in The Wilds (2020)
    The Wilds
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 2020–2022
  • Zoë Kravitz in Kimi (2022)
    Kimi
    • Composer
    • 2022
  • John Hawkes, Jena Malone, Miles Teller, Augusto Aguilera, Cristina Rodlo, and Nell Tiger Free in Too Old to Die Young (2019)
    Too Old to Die Young
    • Composer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2019
  • Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, and Olivia in Game Night (2018)
    Game Night
    • Composer (music by)
    • 2018
  • Zoe Saldana in The Legend of Red Hand (2018)
    The Legend of Red Hand
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Jodie Foster, Jeff Goldblum, Charlie Day, Sofia Boutella, Dave Bautista, and Sterling K. Brown in Hotel Artemis (2018)
    Hotel Artemis
    • Composer
    • 2018
  • Gerard Butler, Maurice Compte, Evan Jones, Mo McRae, Brian Van Holt, Pablo Schreiber, 50 Cent, Kaiwi Lyman, and O'Shea Jackson Jr. in Den of Thieves (2018)
    Den of Thieves
    • Composer (music by)
    • 2018
  • Jackie Chan in The Foreigner (2017)
    The Foreigner
    • Composer (music by)
    • 2017
  • Jonah Hill and Miles Teller in War Dogs (2016)
    War Dogs
    • Composer
    • 2016
  • Elle Fanning, Bella Heathcote, and Abbey Lee in The Neon Demon (2016)
    The Neon Demon
    • Composer
    • 2016
  • The Secret Slaves of the Middle East
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 2016
  • Jack Amiel, Michael Angarano, Michael Begler, David Fierro, Eric Johnson, Clive Owen, Molly Price, Reg Rogers, Perry Yung, Juliet Rylance, Eve Hewson, Zuzanna Szadkowski, André Holland, Maya Kazan, Leila Jean Davis, Melissa O'Donnell, Ying Ying Li, and Morgan Assante in The Knick (2014)
    The Knick
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 2014–2015
  • Far Cry 4 (2014)
    Far Cry 4
    • Composer
    • Video Game
    • 2014

Music Department

  • Tobias Bastian Them Burø, Bastian Lars Andreasen, Vigga Rohweder, and Morgan Batchelor in BaseBoys (2018)
    BaseBoys
    • music
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Jackie Chan in The Foreigner (2017)
    The Foreigner
    • composer: theme music
    • 2017
  • Far Cry 4 (2014)
    Far Cry 4
    • music producer
    • Video Game
    • 2014
  • Jared Leto and Lukas Forchhammer in Artifact (2012)
    Artifact
    • composer: theme music
    • 2012
  • Frontline (1983)
    Frontline
    • composer: additional music
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • In the Beginning (2009)
    In the Beginning
    • music scoring engineer
    • 2009
  • First Snow (2006)
    First Snow
    • score producer
    • 2006
  • Josh Hartnett, Rose Byrne, and Diane Kruger in Wicker Park (2004)
    Wicker Park
    • score producer
    • 2004
  • Jesse Bradford in King of the Hill (1993)
    King of the Hill
    • composer: graduation music
    • 1993
  • Paul Reubens in Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986)
    Pee-wee's Playhouse
    • composer: additional music
    • TV Series
    • 1987

Actor

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers: What Hits?! (1992)
    Red Hot Chili Peppers: What Hits?!
    • Video
    • 1992
  • Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster in Tough Guys (1986)
    Tough Guys
    • Red Hot Chili Peppers Member
    • 1986
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers: Catholic School Girls Rule
    • Cliff Martinez
    • Music Video
    • 1985
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers: Jungle Man (1985)
    Red Hot Chili Peppers: Jungle Man
    • Cliff Martinez
    • Music Video
    • 1985
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers: True Men Don't Kill Coyotes (1984)
    Red Hot Chili Peppers: True Men Don't Kill Coyotes
    • Cliff Martinez
    • Music Video
    • 1984
  • Ice Cream for Crow (1982)
    Ice Cream for Crow
    • Short
    • 1982

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Severe Clear
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    • Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • February 5, 1954
    • The Bronx, New York, USA
  • Other works
    Unused music: Out of Sight (1998)

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    Used to play drums for the Red Hot Chilli Peppers.
  • Trademarks
      Recurring collaborations with Steven Soderbergh

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