Person · Male
Cliff Martinez
American musician and score composer
- From
- The Bronx, United States
- Since
- 1954–present
- Releases
- 37
- ambient
About
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 and the Magic Band. Since the 1990s, he has worked primarily as a film score composer, writing music for Spring Breakers (2012), The Foreigner (2017), and multiple films by Steven Soderbergh, Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), Solaris (2002), Contagion (2011) and Traffic (2000) and Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive (2011), Only God Forgives (2013), The Neon Demon (2016) and the miniseries Too Old to Die Young (2019).
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On April 14, 2012, Martinez was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Member of
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Red Hot Chili Peppers drums (drum set)
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The Dickies drums (drum set)
Discography
Albums
Other
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Touch of Crude Apple Music
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The Wilds: Season 2 (Music from the Amazon Original Series) Apple Music
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KIMI: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Overdrive Apple Music
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I Drive (Waveshaper remix)
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The Wilds (Music from the Amazon Original Series) Apple Music
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Too Old To Die Young (Original Series Soundtrack) Apple Music
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Game Night (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Apple Music
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Den of Thieves: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Hotel Artemis (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Apple Music
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The Foreigner (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Apple Music
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War Dogs
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The Neon Demon Apple Music
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The Knick: Season 2 Apple Music
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My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn Apple Music
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Far Cry 4: Original Game Soundtrack
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The Knick Apple Music
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The Company You Keep Apple Music
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Only God Forgives Apple Music
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Arbitrage Apple Music
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Drive: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Contagion (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Apple Music
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The Lincoln Lawyer Apple Music
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Espion(s) Apple Music
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À l'origine Apple Music
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First Snow Apple Music
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Wicker Park Apple Music
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Narc
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Solaris Apple Music
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Traffic: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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The Limey
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Underneath
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King of the Hill
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Kafka: Soundtrack From the Motion Picture
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sex, lies, and videotape
Links
Official
Also known as
Ciff Martinez · Clif Martinez · Cliff Martines · Cliff Martiniz · Cliff Martins · Cliff Martinz · Cliff Robert · Cliff Robert Martinez · Clyff Martinez · Martinez · Robert Martinez
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- c7e7036d-236a-4b4c-83a8-64bca8b14d7e
- ISNI
- 0000000109144228
- IPI
- 00120683400
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 5 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.