Cliff Martinez

Cliff uses this keyboard in his mobile studio in Thailand while recording the soundtrack for Only God Forgives:

http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2013/06/03/only-god-forgives-those-who-arent-impressed-with-cliff-martinezs-mobile-stu

Item can be seen at 2:10 into this video

"Opening Kontakt has made it into my top five startup rituals for creating music. It's right up there with turning on the computer and downing a shot of espresso."

When talking about his work on the soundtrack for The Knick, Cliff says:

As for AEON, I often find a way to shoehorn whatever sounds, software or instruments I happen to be interested in at the moment into my current project. I just thought AEON was cool and it seemed to fit.

These monitors are pictured in Cliff's mobile studio that he used in Thailand when working on the soundtrack for Only God Forgives:

http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2013/06/03/only-god-forgives-those-who-arent-impressed-with-cliff-martinezs-mobile-stu

At 3:09 Cliff Martinez mentions that his favorite instrument is the Cristal Baschet and that it is his "go to Instrument" when he has writer's block.

Budding film score composers, take note: Martinez uses software synths like Omnisphere and u-he, arranging in Ableton Live, but calls himself a preset guy.

Q:And did you self-teach Ableton Live?

"I'm pretty much a self-taught knucklehead. I have to read the manual—I know that's archaic. I use all this complex software at a pretty primitive level. I use a lot of presets. But you know, a lot of the synthesis principles are the same no matter what plug-in you open."

Equipment is on camera in the studio

Seen at around 0:40, lower right corner

In the picture is Cliff's mobile studio he used while recording the soundtrack of Only God Forgives in Thailand:

http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2013/06/03/only-god-forgives-those-who-arent-impressed-with-cliff-martinezs-mobile-stu