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Junkie XL

1967 - Today

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Tom Holkenborg (born 8 December 1967), also known as Junkie XL, is a Dutch composer, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, producer, and engineer. Originally known for his trance productions, he has moved to producing electronica and big beat music and film scores. His remix of Elvis Presley's "A Little Less Conversation" became a worldwide hit in 2002. In film scores, he has worked with Hans Zimmer and his company Remote Control Productions on Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, as well as composing the scores for Zack Snyder's Justice League, Divergent, Mad Max: Fury Road, Deadpool, Tomb Raider, Alita: Battle Angel, Terminator: Dark Fate, Sonic the Hedgehog (and its sequels), Scoob!, Godzilla vs. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Junkie XL has received more than 1,572,117 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Junkie XL is the 1,245th most popular composer (down from 1,185th in 2019), the 828th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 735th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Dutch Composer.

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  • 1.6M

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  • 53.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Junkie XL ranks 1,245 out of 1,451Before him are Rachel Portman, Masaaki Suzuki, Emīls Dārziņš, Wenzel Müller, Afrasiyab Badalbeyli, and David Diamond. After him are Leonel Power, Sergei Slonimsky, Camille Erlanger, Alfrēds Kalniņš, Dimitri Arakishvili, and Ferde Grofé.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Junkie XL ranks 233Before him are Maxim, Igor Dobrovolski, Alejandro Aravena, Albert Rösti, Scott Weiland, and Kenji Goto. After him are Nicola Berti, Juhi Chawla, José Padilha, Lee Unkrich, Kajsa Ollongren, and Faith Hill.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Junkie XL ranks 828 out of 1,646Before him are Royston Drenthe (1987), Anton Pronk (1941), Puck van Heel (1904), Janine Jansen (1978), Reinier Beeuwkes (1884), and Laura Fygi (1955). After him are Arie Schans (1952), Michiel Huisman (1981), Dirk Hartog (1580), Berry van Aerle (1962), Bernard Leene (1903), and Stefan de Vrij (1992).

Among COMPOSERS In Netherlands

Among composers born in Netherlands, Junkie XL ranks 10Before him are Gustav Leonhardt (1928), Willem Mengelberg (1871), Jacob Clemens non Papa (1510), Jacob van Eyck (1590), Louis Andriessen (1939), and Simeon ten Holt (1923). After him are Anthony van Hoboken (1887), and Michel van der Aa (1970).