About Mike Brennan
Mike began writing for SoundtrackNet in 2004 due to an innocent inquiry into some current projects by Harry Gregson-Williams. In addition, he is particularly interested in the works of Hans Zimmer, Jerry Goldsmith, John Powell, Steve Jablonsky, James Dooley, Bear McCreary, Chris Tilton, Brian Tyler, and Sean Callery. Other musical influences come from modern rock such as Evanescence, Breaking Benjamin, 30 Seconds to Mars, Alter Bridge, and Nickelback. More importantly, Mike enjoys films by Ridley Scott and closely follows "24", "Battlestar Galactica", a couple of the "CSI" series, anything Batman or X-Men, and hates network studios for canceling great shows such as "seaQuest DSV", "Point Pleasant", "Invasion", and "Firefly". Mike is currently the only reviewer on SoundtrackNet to have provided reviews for every letter of the alphabet.
In his spare time, Mike's hobbies include archaeology and geology. He is currently entering his third year of graduate school at the University of Rhode Island for a Masters and PhD in Archaeological Oceanography. He has worked on projects in Belize, Italy, New England, Greece, and Ukraine. When he is not in front of his TV or computer, he might be seen in various excavation pits, caves, or rock outcrops ruining most of the clothes he's ever owned in a vain attempt to do something intellectual. Finally, Mike gets a kick out of making Dan Goldwasser's life miserable.
E-mail Mike Brennan: mikebrennan@soundtrack.net
Reviewers
- Andrew Granade
- Brian McVickar
- Christian Kolo
- Dan Goldwasser
- Daniel Brecher
- David Koran
- Edgar Pablos
- Eric Lichtenfeld
- Glenn McClennan
- James Barry
- John Herzog
- John Merriman
- Jonathan Jarry
- Josh Wisch
- Justus Pendleton
- Matt Brennan
- Matt Millstein
- Matt Scheller
- Matthew Sheby
- Messrob Torikian
- Michael McLennan
- Mike Brennan
- Rafael Ruiz
- Salome Hall
- Sean Saulsbury
- Steve Saragossi
- Steve Townsley
- Thomas Simpson
- Tim Clark
- Tina Huang
Additional Reviewers
Mike Brennan's Reviews (181)
- 24 (8/10)
- 24: Seasons Four and Five (7/10)
- 24: The Game (7/10)
- 300 (6/10)
- A Thousand Roads (6/10)
- Aeon Flux (5/10)
- Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (4/10)
- Alien vs. Predator (6/10)
- Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (7/10)
- Annapolis (6/10)
- Around the World in 80 Days (5/10)
- Assault on Precinct 13 (6/10)
- Battlestar Galactica (6/10)
- Battlestar Galactica: Season Four (10/10)
- Battlestar Galactica: Season Three (8/10)
- Battlestar Galactica: Season Two (7/10)
- Beat the Drum (5/10)
- BLACK (8/10)
- BLOOD+ Volume 1 (8/10)
- BLOOD+ Volume 2 (4/10)
- Bug - Original Score (6/10)
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (9/10)
- Children of Dune (9/10)
- Command and Conquer: Generals (6/10)
- Constantine (6/10)
- Cursed (3/10)
- CutThroat Island - Expanded (9/10)
- Deep Blue Sea - Original Score (7/10)
- Deja Vu (5/10)
- Dog Soldiers (7/10)
- Doom (1/10)
- Dreamer (8/10)
- Duma (6/10)
- Dungeon Siege II (6/10)
- Earthsea (7/10)
- Eight Below (7/10)
- Elektra (4/10)
- Elektra - Original Score (2/10)
- Epicon (6/10)
- Eragon (6/10)
- Fable (4/10)
- Farscape: Classics - Vol. 1 (4/10)
- Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (7/10)
- Final Fantasy XII (2/10)
- Flags of Our Fathers (1/10)
- Flyboys (5/10)
- Fool's Gold (7/10)
- Frailty (9/10)
- Godsend (6/10)
- Gridiron Gang (4/10)
- Guild Wars (6/10)
- Halo 2: Volume One (6/10)
- Hans Zimmer: Good Morning America! (8/10)
- Hans Zimmer: The British Years (6/10)
- Happy Feet (6/10)
- Happy Feet - Original Score (5/10)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (7/10)
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (4/10)
- Hellboy (7/10)
- Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (5/10)
- Ice Age: The Meltdown (7/10)
- Independence Day (8/10)
- Jade Empire (8/10)
- Johnny English (6/10)
- King Arthur (9/10)
- Kingdom of Heaven (10/10)
- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (6/10)
- L'Enfant des Loups (7/10)
- Lake Placid (6/10)
- Laserblast (4/10)
- Laws of Attraction (4/10)
- Man on Fire (8/10)
- Medal of Honor: Airborne (9/10)
- Medal of Honor: European Assault (6/10)
- Mercenaries (9/10)
- Miami Vice (4/10)
- Moment of Silence (3/10)
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith - Original Score (6/10)
- Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (5/10)
- National Treasure (4/10)
- Open Water (3/10)
- Paparazzi (7/10)
- Partition (6/10)
- Passionada (5/10)
- Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (6/10)
- Peter Jackson's King Kong (7/10)
- Phone Booth (4/10)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (9/10)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (8/10)
- Planet Earth (8/10)
- Poseidon (3/10)
- Prehistoric Park (6/10)
- Premonition (3/10)
- Prey: Volume One (8/10)
- Prince Valiant (5/10)
- Princess Mononoke (8/10)
- Quest for King Arthur (4/10)
- Rambo (7/10)
- Reign of Fire (8/10)
- Republic: The Revolution (7/10)
- Resident Evil: Apocalypse (5/10)
- Rest Stop (6/10)
- Robots (Score) (7/10)
- Rome (6/10)
- Sahara - Original Score (8/10)
- Saw (4/10)
- Saw II (2/10)
- Saw III (3/10)
- Secret Weapons Over Normandy (8/10)
- Sherlock Holmes (6/10)
- Shrek 2 - Original Score (6/10)
- Shrek the Third - Original Score (7/10)
- Sin City (8/10)
- Spanglish (6/10)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (6/10)
- Stargate: Atlantis (7/10)
- Stealth - Original Score (2/10)
- Steamboy (9/10)
- SUN: Soul of the Ultimate Nation (7/10)
- Tarzan: The Broadway Musical (4/10)
- Team America: World Police (8/10)
- Tears of the Sun (8/10)
- Terror Tract (5/10)
- The Adventures of SharkBoy and LavaGirl in 3D (4/10)
- The Ant Bully - Original Score (6/10)
- The Butterfly Effect (4/10)
- The Call of Cthulhu (5/10)
- The Cave (3/10)
- The Cave - Original Score (2/10)
- The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (8/10)
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (10/10)
- The Chronicles of Riddick (7/10)
- The Clearing (3/10)
- The Constant Gardener (5/10)
- The Count of Monte Cristo (7/10)
- The Da Vinci Code (8/10)
- The Dark Knight (7/10)
- The Deadly Spawn (1/10)
- The Descent (5/10)
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (5/10)
- The Enemy Below (6/10)
- The Exorcism of Emily Rose (4/10)
- The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift - Original Score (5/10)
- The Final Cut (8/10)
- The Fog (3/10)
- The Fountain (8/10)
- The French Revolution (3/10)
- The Great Raid (8/10)
- The Greatest Game Ever Played (7/10)
- The Happening (6/10)
- The Home of Dark Butterflies (8/10)
- The Hunted (7/10)
- The Island (7/10)
- The Last Samurai (9/10)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - The Complete Recordings (9/10)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - The Complete Recordings (10/10)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - The Complete Recordings (8/10)
- The Mars Underground (7/10)
- The Number 23 (5/10)
- The Polar Express (6/10)
- The Promise (8/10)
- The Reaping (7/10)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (4/10)
- The Time Has Come (6/10)
- The Unsaid (6/10)
- Traffic: The Miniseries (5/10)
- Transformers: The Album (5/10)
- Transformers: The Score (8/10)
- Treasure Planet (7/10)
- Two Brothers (6/10)
- Underworld: Evolution - Original Score (5/10)
- United 93 (6/10)
- Urmel Aus Dem Eis (Impy's Island) (7/10)
- Veronica Guerin (8/10)
- Volcano (6/10)
- When a Stranger Calls (5/10)
- Wicker Park - Original Score (5/10)
- World Trade Center (7/10)
- X-Men: The Last Stand (8/10)
- Younger & Younger (4/10)
- Zathura (7/10)
Average Rating: [6.1/10]