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The composer behind some of the most memorable movie scores gives his 4 favorites

Jason GuerrasioNov 14, 2015, 02:00 IST

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If you enjoyed the music in anything made by Steven Soderbergh or Nicolas Winding Refn, you can thank Cliff Martinez.

The former drummer for bands like Red Hot Chili Peppers and Beefheart turned to a successful career as a film score composer with Steven Soderbergh's 1989 debut feature "Sex, Lies, and Videotape." Since then, his unique eerie electronica sound has found its was into the films of Refn ("Drive," "Only God Forgives"), Joe Carnahan ("Narc"), and Harmony Korine ("Spring Breakers").

With so many memorable works under his belt, including the second season of Soderbergh's "The Knick," now on Cinemax, Business Insider asked Martinez to make the tough decision of telling us his favorite scores he's created. Here they are, with his words about them: