15 Facts About Tom Holkenborg

Tom Holkenborg produced and played on their 1994 album, Sputnik.

In 1993, Tom Holkenborg produced Almost a Dance by Dutch metal band The Gathering, and later that year went on to form the industrial rock band Nerve with Phil Mills.

In 1997, Tom Holkenborg released Saturday Teenage Kick, his first album under the "Junkie XL" moniker.

Tom Holkenborg decided to relocate to Los Angeles in 2003, and in April 2006, released his fourth full-length album, Today, an album that reflected the personal and professional changes that were occurring in his life.

Tom Holkenborg continues to work in the film and television industry, collaborating with composer Hans Zimmer on Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises.

Tom Holkenborg has provided music for the films Kingdom of Heaven, Domino, DOA: Dead or Alive, Shark Tale, The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury, The Animatrix, and Resident Evil, and has had his original music featured in a number of major motion pictures, including Blade and The Beach.

Tom Holkenborg is credited as the composer for the 2014 film Divergent, with Hans Zimmer credited as "Executive Producer" for the soundtrack.

Tom Holkenborg is a member of the Magnificent Six, a collaborative group of five other musicians, consisting of Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams, Johnny Marr, Michael Einziger, Andrew Kawczynski, and Steve Mazzaro.

Tom Holkenborg was the primary composer for the 2015 film Mad Max: Fury Road and the 2016 film Deadpool, and was co-composer for the film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, along with Zimmer.

Tom Holkenborg was later replaced by Danny Elfman, brought up by Joss Whedon.

Tom Holkenborg has licensed a number of his album tracks for video game use.

Tom Holkenborg's cover of Siouxsie and the Banshees' "Cities in Dust" is featured on Electronic Arts' Burnout Paradise.

Tom Holkenborg's music has been featured in a number of international ad campaigns for major brands like Nike, Adidas, Heineken, and Cadillac.

Tom Holkenborg is an associate professor at the ArtEZ Conservatorium, one of the major art institutes in the Netherlands, where he teaches producing, remixing, and music composition.

Tom Holkenborg uses the name JXL in cases where the term "Junkie" might cause offense.