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“Backing Tracks” by Pearl Jam

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After a long time, I have once again decided to publish a non-soundtrack entry on my blog. There may very well be more of these in the future and I’m already thinking about grouping them into their own category on the main page. But don’t worry, dear film music aficionados, HQCovers will continue to be a blog primarily dedicated to original and customized soundtrack artworks. Still, please bear with me if I deviate from this approach every now and then. For example, today. A few weeks ago I accidentally stumbled on an open source freeware called “Ultimate Vocal Remover” and…

“Kill Bill” by Various Artists

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There are days when I feel like Kill Bill was the absolute best Quentin Tarantino has ever been. It’s been sitting super high on my personal Tarantino shortlist for a long time and there are indeed a lot of highlights to be found in these films. Overall it’s a tremendously enjoyable pop culture round trip. A true 60s and 70s blaxploitation galore with QT behind the lens in full force and effect. And it for sure stands as a staple in Quentin Tarantino’s career as being a distinctive turning point from rather realistic auteur films to sprawling cinephile extravaganzas. Virtually…

“Moana” by Mark Mancina, Various Artists

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Inever thought I’d take a stab at this score, but it’s just so good (even the songs!), and the version of the official cover I had been using so far, was just a bit dull in terms of colours and vibrancy. That’s why I recently looked for a few high-resolution source images, enhanced some of them with Adobe’s AI tool and created a few variants. For #1, I based it on the vinyl sleeve of the Walmart exclusive “Ocean Blue” and “Clear” variant, which uses the same image as the official soundtrack CD, but ever so slightly tilted to the…

“Oppenheimer” by Ludwig Göransson

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Christopher Nolan, renowned for his high-concept and visually captivating films, continues to push the boundaries of cinematic storytelling with his latest effort Oppenheimer, a film about the life and work of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American physicist who played a pivotal role in the development of the atomic bomb. Beyond a mere biographical exploration, Nolan examines profound themes of ambition, moral dilemmas, and the far-reaching consequences of scientific advancements. His penchant for nonlinear storytelling allows him to explore Oppenheimer’s inner turmoil, his intellectual brilliance, and the weight of responsibility he carried as the “father of the atomic bomb”. This multi-dimensional…

“Steve Jobs” by Daniel Pemberton

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There was a time when I considered myself to be one of the people commonly known as Apple fanboys. And this despite the fact that the only products with an Apple logo on the back that I ever owned were exclusively iPods and iPhones. Nevertheless, I’ve held the brand and the lifestyle associated with it in the highest regard. Apple was synonymous for the creatives, for the artists and, above all, for freethinkers. Their products were excitingly different and always light years ahead of everyone else’s. I will probably always remember that sleepless night right before the delivery of my…