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Mike Brennan has been a film music critic since the early 2000s, first for Cinemusic.net (2003-2004) and then for SoundtrackNet (2004-2011). He has also been a member of the International Film Music Critics Association since 2008. Mike is also an oceanographer and deep water archaeologist (www.brennanexploration.com) and writer (www.fifthwell.com).

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe (2005)

Apr 9, 2017

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe (2005)

I first heard Harry Gregson-Williams' main theme for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe a few months ago and...

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Tears of the Sun (2003)

Apr 3, 2017

Tears of the Sun (2003)

Hans Zimmer is often criticized for using too many additional composers on his film score projects. Whatever his method, Zimmer has...

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Reign of Fire (2002)

Apr 2, 2017

Reign of Fire (2002)

Dark, brooding, and sizzling as if the music itself were on fire, Edward Shearmur's Reign of Fire needs multiple listens before one can...

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Fool's Gold (2008)

Apr 1, 2017

Fool's Gold (2008)

I rarely like comedy scores. While I appreciate that they are very difficult to write and time to the film, I tend to avoid them....

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The Island (2005)

Mar 29, 2017

The Island (2005)

Michael Bay's science fiction action film, The Island, capped off a busy time of the year for composer Steve Jablonsky, who began work on...

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Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

Mar 18, 2017

Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

Ridley Scott's first historical action drama since Gladiator saw a change-up in composers when longtime Scott collaborator Hans Zimmer...

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Home of Dark Butterflies (2009)

Mar 15, 2017

Home of Dark Butterflies (2009)

Panu Aaltio, a native of Finland, is a relative newcomer to the film music industry, but already made an impression with his score to the...

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King Arthur (2004)

Mar 11, 2017

King Arthur (2004)

Upon his return to action scoring with King Arthur, Hans Zimmer has created a fusion of two of his common genres: historical drama and...

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Veronica Guerin (2003)

Mar 6, 2017

Veronica Guerin (2003)

Many soundtracks today rely on sheer volume of sound or unrelated pop songs that it is a fresh experience to hear a score as authentic...

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The Last Samurai (2003)

Mar 2, 2017

The Last Samurai (2003)

Unlike the beginnings of many Hans Zimmer scores (e.g. Gladiator, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Pearl Harbor) The Last Samurai score...

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