Sound
Cliff Martinez
Born
1954-02-05 (72)
Place of birth
The Bronx, New York, USA
Known for
Sound
Credits
4 titles
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).
Known for
7.3Explore the formative years of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the profound influence of original bandmate Hillel Slovak.
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel
2026
Red Hot Chili Peppers at Mississippi Nights, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1986] St. Louis, MO
1986
7.9A compilation of live tracks and promo clips which covers five years in the Chili Peppers' career.
Red Hot Chili Peppers - What Hits!?
1992
Sound editor/re-recording mixer Larry Blake and composer Cliff Martinez have worked with director Steven Soderbergh since the beginning of his career. In this conversation, recorded in April 2018, they discuss the challenges of the director's debut film and the execution of his work since then.
Cliff and Larry: Beginnings
2018