CLIFF MARTINEZ

 

 

• American Film Score Composer & former drummer.
• Born on Feb. 5, 1954, in Bronx, NY.
• Drummer for the Red Hot Chile Peppers for their first 2 albums.
• Entered the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame as a member of the Red Hot Chile Peppers in 2012.
• His first breakthrough was to score a episode on the 80's TV hit, Pee-Wee's Playhouse.
• Sound collage was heard by director Steven Soderbergh and since received compositional credit for many of his films including:
• Gray's Anatomy
• Schizopolis and Traffic 
• Also composed in other movies such as:
• Allan Moyle's, Pump Up the Volume (1990)
• Paul McGuigan's, Wicker Park (2004)
• James Cox's, Wonderland (2003)
• Awards
• 4 Oscar's won and earned a Grammy nomination for its music in Schizopolis and Traffic.
• Trademark
• Ability to balance themes both idiosyncratic and heartrending
• "Works marvelously during crime scenes, especially those featuring huge plumes of blood on the walls."