---
name: "Junkie XL"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tom-holkenborg"
fi1m_id: "tom-holkenborg"
imdb_id: "nm0432725"
tmdb_id: 56827
wikidata_id: "Q266429"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "8 December 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 15
average_fi1m_score: 61
average_over: 15
updated: "2026-10-23T04:14:31.135246+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Junkie XL

## Identity

Junkie XL

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tom-holkenborg
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tom-holkenborg
- **IMDb ID:** nm0432725
- **TMDB ID:** 56827
- **Wikidata ID:** Q266429
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Holkenborg, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q266429, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0432725/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/56827

Composer. Born 8 December 1967 in Lichtenvoorde, Gelderland, Netherlands.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 8 December 1967, Lichtenvoorde, Gelderland, Netherlands
- **Active:** 2004–present
- **Also known as:** Tom Holkenborg, Thomas Holkenborg, The Magnificent Six
- **Frequently works with:** [Ben Schwartz](https://film.one/person/ben-schwartz.md), [Deborah Snyder](https://film.one/person/deborah-snyder.md), [Ed Skrein](https://film.one/person/ed-skrein.md), [Idris Elba](https://film.one/person/idris-elba.md), [Jeff Fowler](https://film.one/person/jeff-fowler.md), [Josh Miller](https://film.one/person/josh-miller.md), [Neal H. Moritz](https://film.one/person/neal-h-moritz.md), [Patrick Casey](https://film.one/person/pat-casey.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 40 (1), 2010s 64 (8), 2020s 61 (6)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 61 to 59 across 15 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 7 at 60–79, 7 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 14, Adventure 11, Science Fiction 10, Comedy 5, Family 4, Animation 1
- **Screen time:** 31 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $6,988m across 15 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Holkenborg, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q266429, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0432725/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/56827

## Coming up

- *Shiver* (2027-08-12), Original Music Composer

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga*](https://film.one/film/furiosa-a-mad-max-saga.md) (72), [*Sonic the Hedgehog 3*](https://film.one/film/sonic-the-hedgehog-3.md) (61), [*Terminator: Dark Fate*](https://film.one/film/terminator-dark-fate.md) (61), [*Sonic the Hedgehog 2*](https://film.one/film/sonic-the-hedgehog-2.md) (58), [*Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire*](https://film.one/film/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire.md) (57), [*Sonic the Hedgehog*](https://film.one/film/sonic-the-hedgehog.md) (55)
- **Disney+:** [*Deadpool*](https://film.one/film/deadpool.md) (74), [*The Amazing Spider-Man 2*](https://film.one/film/the-amazing-spider-man-2.md) (54)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Black Mass*](https://film.one/film/black-mass.md) (58)
- **HBO Max:** [*Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice*](https://film.one/film/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice.md) (44)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Tom Holkenborg, also known as Junkie XL, is a Dutch composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer. Born in Lichtenvoorde, he began his career in electronic music and industrial rock before transitioning to film scoring. He has worked with Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Productions and is known for blending orchestral, electronic and rock elements.

His film scores include *Mad Max: Fury Road* (2015), *Deadpool* (2016), *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice* (2016), *Sonic the Hedgehog* (2020) and its sequels, *Godzilla vs. Kong* (2021), *Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga* (2024), *Sonic the Hedgehog 3* (2024) and *Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire* (2024). He also scored *Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire* (2023).

*Sources: billboard.com, imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, tomholkenborg.com.*

## On Fi1m (15)

- *Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga* (2024), Fi1m 72, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/furiosa-a-mad-max-saga.md)
- *Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire* (2024), Fi1m 57, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire.md)
- *Sonic the Hedgehog 3* (2024), Fi1m 61, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/sonic-the-hedgehog-3.md)
- *Sonic the Hedgehog 2* (2022), Fi1m 58, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/sonic-the-hedgehog-2.md)
- *Godzilla vs. Kong* (2021), Fi1m 62, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-vs-kong.md)
- *Sonic the Hedgehog* (2020), Fi1m 55, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/sonic-the-hedgehog.md)
- *Alita: Battle Angel* (2019), Fi1m 72, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/alita-battle-angel.md)
- *Terminator: Dark Fate* (2019), Fi1m 61, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-dark-fate.md)
- *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice* (2016), Fi1m 44, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice.md)
- *Deadpool* (2016), Fi1m 74, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/deadpool.md)
- *Black Mass* (2015), Fi1m 58, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/black-mass.md)
- *Mad Max: Fury Road* (2015), Fi1m 88, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/mad-max-fury-road.md)
- *The Amazing Spider-Man 2* (2014), Fi1m 54, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-amazing-spider-man-2.md)
- *Man of Steel* (2013), Fi1m 60, Additional Music — [page](https://film.one/film/man-of-steel.md)
- *Shark Tale* (2004), Fi1m 40, Additional Music — [page](https://film.one/film/shark-tale.md)

## Complete filmography (51)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Shiver* (2027), Original Music Composer
- *Sonic the Hedgehog 3* (2024), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/sonic-the-hedgehog-3.md)
- *Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga* (2024), Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/furiosa-a-mad-max-saga.md)
- *Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire* (2024), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire.md)
- *Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *Three Thousand Years of Longing* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *Sonic the Hedgehog 2* (2022), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/sonic-the-hedgehog-2.md)
- *The 355* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *Army of the Dead* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Godzilla vs. Kong* (2021), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-vs-kong.md)
- *Zack Snyder's Justice League* (2021), Music Programmer, Orchestrator, Music Producer, Original Music Composer
- *Scoob!* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *White Lines* (2020), series, Original Music Composer
- *Sonic the Hedgehog* (2020), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/sonic-the-hedgehog.md)
- *Terminator: Dark Fate* (2019), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-dark-fate.md)
- *Interlude* (2019), Music
- *Love, Death & Robots* (2019), series, Original Music Composer
- *Alita: Battle Angel* (2019), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/alita-battle-angel.md)
- *Mortal Engines* (2018), Music, Original Music Composer
- *Tomb Raider* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Snow Steam Iron* (2017), Music
- *The Dark Tower* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Spectral* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice* (2016), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 44, [page](https://film.one/film/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice.md)
- *Brimstone* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Deadpool* (2016), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/deadpool.md)
- *Shinjuku* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Point Break* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Kill Your Friends* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Black Mass* (2015), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/black-mass.md)
- *Mad Max: Fury Road* (2015), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/mad-max-fury-road.md)
- *Run All Night* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *The Amazing Spider-Man 2* (2014), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-amazing-spider-man-2.md)
- *Divergent* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *300: Rise of an Empire* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Paranoia* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Man of Steel* (2013), Additional Music — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/man-of-steel.md)
- *Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted* (2012), Additional Music — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/madagascar-3-europes-most-wanted.md)
- *Bringing Up Bobby* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *The Heineken Kidnapping* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *New Kids Turbo* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *The Happy Housewife* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa* (2008), Additional Music — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/madagascar-escape-2-africa.md)
- *Blind* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *DOA: Dead or Alive* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Madagascar* (2005), Additional Music — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/madagascar.md)
- *Shark Tale* (2004), Additional Music — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/shark-tale.md)
- *Catwoman* (2004), Additional Music — Fi1m 34, [page](https://film.one/film/catwoman.md)
- *Resident Evil* (2002), Additional Music — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/resident-evil-2002.md)
- *Siberia* (1998), Music

## Gallery

- ![Junkie XL](https://film.one/media/person/282/gallery-129ab07438ce.jpg) Junkie XL — Paulblank, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Junkie-xl.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Some more Apple promo Junkie XL www.myspace.com/junkiexl www.junkiexl.com/ (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/282/gallery-7a78a9c73d14.jpg) Some more Apple promo Junkie XL www.myspace.com/junkiexl www.junkiexl.com/ (2008) — LuxTonnerre, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/LuxTonnerre_-_2764112815_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Some more Apple promo Junkie XL www.myspace.com/junkiexl www.junkiexl.com/ (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/282/gallery-384b6899b20e.jpg) Some more Apple promo Junkie XL www.myspace.com/junkiexl www.junkiexl.com/ (2008) — LuxTonnerre, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/LuxTonnerre_-_2764112815_%28cropped_2%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Some more Apple promo Junkie XL www.myspace.com/junkiexl www.junkiexl.com/ (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/282/gallery-eee23a87d5da.jpg) Some more Apple promo Junkie XL www.myspace.com/junkiexl www.junkiexl.com/ (2008) — LuxTonnerre, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/LuxTonnerre_-_2764112815_%28cropped_3%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Some more Apple promo Junkie XL www.myspace.com/junkiexl www.junkiexl.com/ (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/282/gallery-dc8107c5ca52.jpg) Some more Apple promo Junkie XL www.myspace.com/junkiexl www.junkiexl.com/ (2008) — LuxTonnerre, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/LuxTonnerre_-_2764112815_%28cropped_4%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Junkie XL www.myspace.com/junkiexl www.junkiexl.com/ (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/282/gallery-9ce3cb882c49.jpg) Junkie XL www.myspace.com/junkiexl www.junkiexl.com/ (2008) — LuxTonnerre, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/LuxTonnerre_-_2764111851.jpg/1280px-LuxTonnerre_-_2764111851.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Popprijs 1998: Popprijs (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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