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Some Cliff Martinez Soundtracks

Posted on | October 1, 2008 |

A while back, I wrote a post about the Solaris soundtrack by Cliff Martinez. It’s good stuff, and I’ve gone back to it a bit recently, so I thought I’d point to some more of his work. The records below all “sound” like Martinez. Lots of tension and subtle rising. Stretchy strings that drone on and bouncy vibraphone type stuff. Some of the tracks are clunkers, or, more likely, just don’t make a lot of sense as either ambient music or outside the context of the film. Nevertheless, have a listen to the stuff below and maybe pick up a track or two.


Traffic Soundtrack by Cliff Martinez on Amazon.com MP3 Downloads


Narc Soundtrack by Cliff Martinez on Amazon.com MP3 Downloads


Wicker Park Soundrack by Cliff Martinez on Amazon.com MP3 Downloads

Category: Ambient Music, Soundtracks

Comments

5 Responses to “Some Cliff Martinez Soundtracks”

  1. K
    October 3rd, 2008 @ 1:51 pm

    cliff martinez is a genius. thank god he didnt stay with the chili peppers. he just did a new soundtrack for the movie “First Snow.” sounds really nice.

  2. Tim Boyd
    October 3rd, 2008 @ 3:48 pm

    Hey K,

    Thanks for the comment. I wasn’t aware of “First Snow.” Any ideas where one might track down the soundtrack?

  3. David P
    October 6th, 2008 @ 3:09 pm

    “First Snow” is on iTunes. And on his website, there’s plenty of free music available for downloads:

    http://cliff-martinez.com/download.html

  4. Tim Boyd
    October 7th, 2008 @ 9:45 am

    Overlook the obvious, why don’t I? Thanks, sir.

  5. Roland
    December 28th, 2008 @ 11:22 am

    I agree, he’s a terrific composer and sound finder.
    Solaris is probably his masterpiece.

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