Junkie XL


Biography





Tom Holkenborg, aka Junkie XL, is a Grammy nominated and multi platinum producer, musician, and composer whose versatility puts him on the cutting edge of contemporary music, as well at the vanguard of exciting new film composers. His film scoring credits include Mad Max Fury Road, Deadpool, Black Mass, Alita: Battle Angel, Divergent, Brimstone, The Dark Tower and the forthcoming Terminator: Dark Fate. Holkenborg has over 120 scoring credits in film, video-game and television music and has worked with directors including Robert Rodriguez, George Miller, Tim Miller and James Cameron. His movies have grossed over $2 billion at the box office.



FILM SCORES

Tomb Raider (2018) – Composer
The Dark Tower (2017) – Composer
Spectral (2016) – Composer
Brimstone (2016) – Composer
Distance Between Dreams (2016) – Composer
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) – Co-composer with Hans Zimmer
Deadpool (2016) – Composer
Point Break (2015) – Composer
Kill Your Friends (2015) – Composer
Black Mass (2015) – Composer
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) – Composer
Run All Night (2015) – Composer
Chappie (2015) – Ambient Music Design
Divergent (2014) – Composer
300: Rise of an Empire (2014) – Composer
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – Co-Composer
Paranoia (2013) – Composer
Man of Steel (2013) – Composer, Additional Music
G.I. Joe – Retaliation (2013) – Additional Music
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) – Composer, Additional Music, Additional Arrangements
Abraham Lincoln – Vampire Hunter (2012) – Ambient Music Design
Madagascar 3 (2012) – Composer, Additional Music
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) – Additional music
The Crisis and Us (2011) – Composer
The Heineken Kidnapping (2011) – Composer
New Kids Turbo (2011) – Composer
New Kids (2011) – Composer
Bringing Up Bobby (2011) – Composer
Megamind (2010) – Composer
De Gelukkige Huisvrouw, The Happy Housewife (2010) – Composer
Johan1 (2010) – Composer
Siberia (2007) – Composer
Blind (2006) – Composer
Domino (2005) – Additional music
Shark Tale (2004) – Additional music
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury (2004) – Additional music
The Animatrix (2003) – Additional music
Resident Evil (2002) – Additional music
The Delivery (2001) – Composer




STUDIO ALBUMS

Synthesized (2012)
Molly’s E (2011)
Booming Back at You (2008)
Today (2006)
Radio JXL: A Broadcast from the Computer Hell Cabin (2003)
Big Sounds of the Drags (2000)
Saturday Teenage Kick (1997)

VIDEO GAMES

Madden NFL 16 (2015) – Composer
Darkspore (2011) – Composer
Saints Row The Third (2011)
The Sims 3 (2009) – Composer
The Sims 3: Late Night (2010) – Original music
Mirror’s Edge (2010) – Original remix
FIFA Street 3 (2009) – License
FIFA 09 (2008)
Burnout Paradise (2008)
Tap Tap Dance (2008)
FIFA 08 (2007) – License
Need For Speed: ProStreet (2007)
SSX Blur (2007) – Composer
God of War II (2007) – Original remix
Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova 2 (2007)
Need for Speed: Carbon (2006) – License
Infected (2005)
The Matrix: Path of Neo (2005) – Additional music
Burnout Legends (2005) – License
Burnout Revenge (2005) – License
Destroy All Humans! (2005) – Additional music
Forza Motorsport (2005) – Composer
The Sims 2: Nightlife (2005) – License
UEFA Euro 2004 (2004)
Need for Speed: Underground (2003) – License
EVE Online (2003)
TD Overdrive: The Brotherhood of Speed (2002
)Quantum Redshift (2002) – Composer
Gran Turismo 3 (2001)
Demolition Racer: No Exit (2000)
Need for Speed: High Stakes (1999) – License
Test Drive 5 (1998) – License
The Need for Speed (1995) – License

NEWS

Tom Holkenborg Scoring Alita: Battle Angel (Robert Rodriguez & James Cameron)
Tom Holkenborg Scoring Peter Jackson’s ‘Mortal Engines’
Tom Holkenborg to Score VR Cinematic ‘The Great C’
Tomb Raider – Film Score In Progress
The Dark Tower – Film Score Release
Junkie XL – Ask Me Anything – Video Series
A conversation With director Martin Koolhoven & composer Tom Holkenborg about Brimstone
The Red Bulletin Podcast: Junkie XL
Season 2 of Studio Time with Junkie XL – New Episodes Every Friday on YouTube
Soundtrack Dreams – Junkie XL “Brimstone” Soundtrack Review
Junkie XL – Studio Talk w/Armin Van Buuren
Distance Between Dreams – Film Score Release
Film Music Daily – ‘Distance Between Dreams’ Soundtrack: Score by Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL to debut December 2
Deadpool 2 announcement
ComicBook.com – Junkie XL Will Score Justice League
Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL receives 4 BMI Film Music Awards
Wired – Thank A Man Named Junkie XL For Batman V Superman’s Ominous Sound
Billboard – ‘Batman v Superman’ (and ‘Mad Max’ and ‘Deadpool’) Composer Tom Holkenborg on His Method and Massive Year
DC Entertainment – Batman v Superman Secrets: Music w/ Hans Zimmer & Junkie XL
Consequence of Sound – Hans Zimmer / Junkie XL interview – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Collider – ‘Batman v Superman’: Hans Zimmer and Junkie XL on the Batman Theme, Collaboration and More
Beatport – Junkie XL on the Insanely Stressful, Highly Addictive World of Film Scoring
Bustle – The ‘Deadpool’ Soundtrack Is As Crazy As The Movie Itself
The Creators Project – How Junkie XL Brought the ‘Deadpool’ Soundtrack to Life [Exclusive]
IndieWire – Exclusive: Junkie XL Talks The ‘Deadpool’ Soundtrack & Score On The Milan Records Podcast
Popsugar – The Deadpool Soundtrack Is a Brilliant, Nostalgic Gold Mine
NowScoreThis – Deadpool – Composer Competition
NowScoreThis – Black Mass – Composer Competition – Winners Announced
NowScoreThis – Black Mass – Composer Competition
“Black Mass” Premiering at the Venice Film Festival on September 4, 2015
Blastr – Exclusive: Mad Max: Fury Road composer Junkie XL on scoring a post-apocalyptic blockbuster
WAMG – Composer Tom Holkenborg Launching “Studio Time with Junkie XL” On May 26
Composer Tom Holkenborg Launches YouTube Tutorial Series “Studio Time with Junkie XL”
Film Music Reporter – YouTube Series ‘Studio Time with Junkie XL’ Announced
Collider – Studio Time With Junkie XL Trailer: Learn Film Composing from an Industry Pro
Entertainment Weekly – Inside the Fury Road soundtrack: How Junkie XL scored the madness of Mad Max
IndieWire – How the ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Score Paid Homage to Hitchcock’s ‘Vertigo’
Billboard – ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Composer: ‘The First Time I Saw The Movie I Thought, This Is So Insane!’
HitFix – Junkie XL On Creating The Insane Soundscape For ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’
Junkie XL Provides the Intense, Character-Driven Score for Run All Night
Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL putting on the final touches for “Run All Night”
Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL confirmed to score Mad Max: Fury Road
300: Rise of An Empire and Divergent Success

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