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Mike Burns

Mike Burns

Composer, director and producer

Mike Burns is a film director, music supervisor, and Grammy nominated music Producer. Mike's passion for music and film started at an early age where he produced short films in high school where he attended New World School of the Arts in Miami. He moved to Los Angeles in 2000, where he began honing his skills producing and directing over 40 "behind the scenes" features interviewing several A list actors, Including Dennis Hopper, Forest Whitaker, Keanu Reeves, Nicholas Cage, John Cusack, Anna Da Armas, Charlie Sheen, and many more. Mike's passion for music kept him busy in the studio between shoots producing EDM tracks for Top DJ's like Armin Van Burren, Paul Oakenfold, Markus Schulz, and earned a Grammy nomination for his contributions as a songwriter and Music Producer. He Began to score TV shows writing the theme song for ESPN Jim Rome's " Rome is Burning" and ESPNS' first reality show "Beg Borrow and Deal". where he scored 3 seasons. His music has been featured in commercials for Revlon, Dell Computers, and SCION. In 2015, He produced the film Inconceivable starring Nicholas Cage and Faye Dunaway. He moved into music supervision for films in 2010 and has since Music Supervised 35 feature films to date. In 2018, He launched Burnsi Creative, his own film and video production company where he produced and directed several campaigns for major brands like Adidas, Ford, Tropicana and Wanderlust. He transitioned into directing feature Films in 2018 and has released 2 feature films to date: "Out of Death" Starring Bruce Willis and Jaime King and "Wrong Place" staring Ashley Greene and Bruce Willis. His currently in development on his third feature shooting fall of 2022.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Composer, director and producer
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 19% in 30 days

What are Mike Burns' films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
32%
Self
24%
Morality
23%
Bonds
22%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 4

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
3
Thrilling
2
Melancholic
1
Absurd
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mike Burns' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mike Burns' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

28 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.

  • Don't Suck(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • My Southern Family Christmas(2022)

    Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Wrong Place(2022)

    Director · Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Hot Seat(2022)

    Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Fortress: Sniper's Eye(2022)

    Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Fortress(2021)

    Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Out of Death(2021)

    Director · Composer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Midnight in the Switchgrass(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Hard Kill(2020)

    Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Trauma Center(2019)

    Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • 10 Minutes Gone(2019)

    Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Backtrace(2018)

    Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Reprisal(2018)

    Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Gotti(2018)

    Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Escape Plan 2: Hades(2018)

    Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Inconceivable(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Arsenal(2017)

    Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Precious Cargo(2016)

    Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Marauders(2016)

    Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Extraction(2015)

    Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Heist(2015)

    Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Vice(2015)

    Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Empire State(2013)

    Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Frozen Ground(2013)

    Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Freelancers(2012)

    Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Peace Love & Beats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Additional Music

  • Miami Vice(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Flower Delivery Boy

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles from 1984 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Inconceivable (2017)

$260K worldwide

Highest rated

Wrong Place (2022)

Midcredits 23rd

Most popular right now

Out of Death (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 26: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting3 of 26: 1 only directing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 26: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleMusic3 of 26: 1 only music, 2 with another roleOther crew20 of 26: 20 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score10th

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s1 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s16 · crew2020s7 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Mike Burns' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 11th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 10th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

10thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th21

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 26 titles are Universally Panned.

  • Universally Panned8
  • Divisive4
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · director, composer

Wrong Place (2022)

92nd percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, composer

Wrong Place (2022)

Midcredits 23rd · 45% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 30/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 41, detractors 23. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Mike Burns' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 75 · intenseMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Mike Burns work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mike Burns' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; George Furla shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers