Cliff Martinez
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Cliff Martinez is an American film composer and former drummer known for his atmospheric, minimalist scores for directors like Steven Soderbergh and Nicolas Winding Refn.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cliff Martinez canonical | 38 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2804014 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cliff Martinez Context triple: [Wicker Park, composer, Cliff Martinez]
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Rob Tapert
Rob Tapert is an American film and television producer best known for co-creating and producing genre series like Xena: Warrior Princess and Spartacus, as well as collaborating frequently with director Sam Raimi on horror and fantasy projects.
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B.
Ed Vargo
Ed Vargo was a prominent Major League Baseball umpire who worked in the National League for over two decades and officiated multiple World Series and All-Star Games.
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C.
Phil Johnston
Phil Johnston is an American screenwriter and filmmaker known for co-writing animated hits such as Disney's "Zootopia" and "Wreck-It Ralph."
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D.
Joe Rohde
Joe Rohde is an American creative executive and former Walt Disney Imagineer best known for leading the design of Disney’s Animal Kingdom and other highly themed, story-driven attractions.
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E.
Mike Schafer
Mike Schafer is a longtime head coach of the Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey team, known for leading the program to sustained success and multiple NCAA tournament appearances.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cliff Martinez Target entity description: Cliff Martinez is an American film composer and former drummer known for his atmospheric, minimalist scores for directors like Steven Soderbergh and Nicolas Winding Refn.
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A.
Rob Tapert
Rob Tapert is an American film and television producer best known for co-creating and producing genre series like Xena: Warrior Princess and Spartacus, as well as collaborating frequently with director Sam Raimi on horror and fantasy projects.
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B.
Ed Vargo
Ed Vargo was a prominent Major League Baseball umpire who worked in the National League for over two decades and officiated multiple World Series and All-Star Games.
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C.
Phil Johnston
Phil Johnston is an American screenwriter and filmmaker known for co-writing animated hits such as Disney's "Zootopia" and "Wreck-It Ralph."
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D.
Joe Rohde
Joe Rohde is an American creative executive and former Walt Disney Imagineer best known for leading the design of Disney’s Animal Kingdom and other highly themed, story-driven attractions.
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E.
Mike Schafer
Mike Schafer is a longtime head coach of the Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey team, known for leading the program to sustained success and multiple NCAA tournament appearances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drummer
ⓘ
film composer ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| activeIn |
21st century
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
| basedIn | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Martinez ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film music
ⓘ
soundtrack composition ⓘ television music ⓘ |
| formerMemberOf | Red Hot Chili Peppers ⓘ |
| genre |
ambient music
ⓘ
film score ⓘ minimalist music ⓘ |
| givenName | Cliff ⓘ |
| hasRole |
composer
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drummer ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| instrument |
drums
ⓘ
electronic instruments ⓘ percussion ⓘ |
| knownFor |
atmospheric film scores
ⓘ
collaborations with Nicolas Winding Refn ⓘ collaborations with Steven Soderbergh ⓘ minimalist film music ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Cliff Martinez ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Contagion (score)
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linked to:
Contagion (2011 film)
Drive (2011 film score) ⓘ Only God Forgives (score) ⓘ
linked to:
Only God Forgives
Sex, Lies, and Videotape (score) ⓘ
linked to:
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Solaris (2002 film score) ⓘ The Knick (TV series score) ⓘ
linked to:
The Knick
The Neon Demon (score) ⓘ
linked to:
The Neon Demon
Traffic (score) ⓘ
linked to:
Traffic
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| occupation |
drummer
ⓘ
film composer ⓘ television composer ⓘ |
| style |
atmospheric soundscapes
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sparse instrumentation ⓘ use of electronic textures ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Nicolas Winding Refn
ⓘ
Steven Soderbergh ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cliff Martinez Description of subject: Cliff Martinez is an American film composer and former drummer known for his atmospheric, minimalist scores for directors like Steven Soderbergh and Nicolas Winding Refn.
Referenced by (38)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Criminal Squad
subject linked to:
The Foreigner
subject linked to:
King of the Hill
subject linked to:
Wicker Park (film)