Cliff Martinez

Cliff Martinez is an American musician and composer. Early in his career, Martinez was a former drummer for Captain Beefheart, The Dickies, The Weirdos and the Red Hot Chili Peppers (1984-1986). Since the 1990s he has worked primarily as a film score composer, writing music for Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Drive, Only God Forgives, The Neon Demon, Contagion, Solaris, and Traffic. His first job composing was for the popular television show Pee Wee's Playhouse. Martinez composed the main menu titled "Galaxy Theme" for Spore with Brian Eno in 2008, and in 2014, Far Cry 4.

Born on: 5 February, 1954

Born in: The Bronx, New York, USA