Biography and filmography

Cliff Martinez

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).

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Movies (51)

El origen de los Red Hot Chili Peppers: Nuestro hermano Hillel

El origen de los Red Hot Chili Peppers: Nuestro hermano Hillel

2026 · Self - Drummer, 1983-1986 (archive footage)

Copenhagen Cowboy: Nightcall with Nicolas Winding Refn

Copenhagen Cowboy: Nightcall with Nicolas Winding Refn

2023 · Original Music Composer

Touch of Crude

Touch of Crude

2022 · Music

Kimi: Alguien está escuchando

Kimi: Alguien está escuchando

2022 · Original Music Composer

Cliff and Larry: Beginnings

Cliff and Larry: Beginnings

2018 · Self

Hotel de Criminales

Hotel de Criminales

2018 · Original Music Composer

Noche de juegos

Noche de juegos

2018 · Original Music Composer

El robo perfecto

El robo perfecto

2018 · Original Music Composer

El Implacable

El Implacable

2017 · Original Music Composer

Amigos De Armas

Amigos De Armas

2016 · Original Music Composer

El demonio neón

El demonio neón

2016 · Original Music Composer

The Secret Slaves of the Middle East

The Secret Slaves of the Middle East

2016 · Music

My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn

My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn

2015 · Music

Un Corazón Normal

Un Corazón Normal

2014 · Original Music Composer

Mea Culpa

Mea Culpa

2014 · Original Music Composer

The Square

The Square

2013 · Songs

Solo Dios Perdona

Solo Dios Perdona

2013 · Original Music Composer

Spring Breakers: Viviendo al límite

Spring Breakers: Viviendo al límite

2013 · Original Music Composer

Causas y consecuencias

Causas y consecuencias

2012 · Original Music Composer

Golem

Golem

2012 · Music

Mentiras Mortales

Mentiras Mortales

2012 · Original Music Composer

NWR

NWR

2012 · Additional Music

Drive: El escape

Drive: El escape

2011 · Original Music Composer

Contagio

Contagio

2011 · Original Music Composer

El Defensor

El Defensor

2011 · Original Music Composer

Severe Clear

Severe Clear

2010 · Music

In the Beginning

In the Beginning

2009 · Original Music Composer

Spy(ies)

Spy(ies)

2009 · Original Music Composer

Vice

Vice

2008 · Original Music Composer

Stiletto

Stiletto

2008 · Original Music Composer

El Último Presagio (First Snow)

El Último Presagio (First Snow)

2006 · Original Music Composer

Perturbadas

Perturbadas

2005 · Original Music Composer

Stan Ridgway's Holiday In Dirt

Stan Ridgway's Holiday In Dirt

2005 · Music

El apartamento

El apartamento

2004 · Original Music Composer

Excesos

Excesos

2003 · Original Music Composer

Solaris

Solaris

2002 · Original Music Composer

Narc: Calles peligrosas

Narc: Calles peligrosas

2002 · Original Music Composer

Tráfico

Tráfico

2000 · Original Music Composer

The Limey

The Limey

1999 · Original Music Composer

Wicked

Wicked

1998 · Original Music Composer

The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element

1997 · Additional Music

Schizopolis

Schizopolis

1997 · Original Music Composer

Gray's Anatomy

Gray's Anatomy

1996 · Original Music Composer

The Underneath

The Underneath

1995 · Original Music Composer

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

1993 · Original Music Composer

Red Hot Chili Peppers - What Hits!?

Red Hot Chili Peppers - What Hits!?

1992 · Self

Black Magic

Black Magic

1992 · Music, Original Music Composer

Kafka

Kafka

1991 · Original Music Composer

Pump Up the Volume

Pump Up the Volume

1990 · Original Music Composer

sex, lies, and videotape

sex, lies, and videotape

1989 · Original Music Composer

Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1986] St. Louis, MO

Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1986] St. Louis, MO

1986 · Drums

TV shows (6)