“The Last of Us” & “Left Behind” by Gustavo Santaolalla, Various Artists

Sometimes… mostly in the middle of the night… when I finish a new covers series and take a glimpse at the clock, I wonder why I keep doing this? Why I stay up long into the night when I know I’ll have to get up for another day’s work five hours later. And why I meticulously scan the whole internet for that one perfect template, retouch every dot and reallign every line and keep fiddling and tweaking until the very last pixel perfectly sits in its right spot. It’s a ridiculous amount of time I’m spending on these things, it’s…

“The Social Network” by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Various Artists

With The Social Network Trent Reznor’s recent change of style culminated into an astonishing, Golden Globe- and Academy Award-winning musical composition. Together with long-time collaborator and soundtrack composer of his own, Atticus Ross, he inked the film images into an incredibly melancholy, yet restlessly pulsating sound cloud, that pushed the film in a completely different light. Please have a look at this short documentary to see and especially hear the huge impact Reznor and Ross had with their score. With David Fincher at helm of the movie one could assume to get a thoughtful and stylish ad campaign. But looking at…

“Serenity” by David Newman

This past weekend my site stats were exploding thanks to a scoop post from soundtrack guru Christopher Coleman. I had ten times the visitors I normally register which was a blast! Chris is spreading the signal himself with his ongoing podcast called “The SoundCast“. As a regular listener I highly recommend the show which features reviews and discussions centered around film, TV, and video game soundtracks. Boosted by this surprise, I was highly motivated to start my next work. And boy, this baby got going! David Newman’s Serenity has sparked a true firework of creativity. I am a self-confessed “Browncoat”…

“Firefly” by Greg Edmonson

Publishing my Serenity customs without tacking Firefly as well was an absolute no-go, so I started working on these two series simultaneously and finished the last one just yesterday evening. It was pure pleasure working on these and listening to the music at the same time. I’m always getting nostalgic and moved when Greg Edmonson’s score comes up, partly because I miss this universe so much and partly because it gives me such a strong feeling of home. A key aspect of the show… finding a place to belong to. If you want to know more about the score, please have a…

“After Earth” by James Newton Howard

James Newton Howard’s new Shyamalan score After Earth was officially released at the end of May. But these covers have been sitting finished on my shelf for quite awhile now. Normally I don’t make custom covers for records that aren’t available anywhere (yet). I also don’t make customs for films or soundtracks I don’t like or have (yet). But when someone over at the SoundtrackBoard asked for an alternative cover, I couldn’t resist the demand. And since Howard always delivers for Shyamalan, I knew I would get me the score to After Earth anyway. I also knew, I’d need alternate covers after…