“The Holdovers” by Mark Orton, Various Artists

Just recently, it was Christmas, and I finally caught up on a holiday movie that I’d been putting off for a very long time. Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers is a wonderful little tragicomedy that definitely strikes a chord in me. In an age when AI and CGI make us lose our grip on reality more and more, a modest film like The Holdovers comes at just the right time to remind us how characters can be portrayed like humans and stories be told in the most grounded way. Set in a wintery New England environment with a nostalgic retro aesthetic,…

“The Virgin Suicides” by AIR, Various Artists

October 9, 2025December 30, 2025 Categories: Custom Covers · Mockups · Original Covers · Remakes · Singles/EPs · Vinyl CoversTags: AIR · The Virgin Suicides · Various ArtistsLeave a comment

The only reason why this cover set for The Virgin Suicides by French electronic band AIR — short for “Amour, Imagination, Rêve” (love, imagination, dream) — was even remotely possible, is the recently released reissue titled The Virgin Suicides Redux. This new edition has not only been newly (re)mixed and sounds notably different from the original album (which is why in this instance I’ve kept both versions in my digital music library), but it also brings along an unexpectedly high-res, 4000 pixel wide update of the original artwork designed by Mike Mills. And it is because of this album art…

“TRON: Legacy” by Daft Punk

October 2, 2025December 30, 2025 Categories: Custom Covers · Mockups · Original Covers · Remakes · Singles/EPs · Vinyl CoversTags: Daft Punk · Tron · Tron: LegacyLeave a comment

Somehow, TRON: Legacy is a near-perfect sequel, a rare achievement considering the nearly three decades that separate it from its predecessor. Director Joseph Kosinski and his team managed to capture the spirit of Steven Lisberger’s 1982 cult classic while giving it a sleek, modernized visual identity. The original TRON was groundbreaking in its use of CGI and animation, but by todays standards it looks incredibly dated – almost charmingly so! Rather than discarding those roots, Legacy embraces them, weaving the geometric neon grids and stark digital landscapes into a futuristic design that still feels distinctly TRON. The result is a…

“Jurassic World Rebirth” by Alexandre Desplat

July 8, 2025September 5, 2025 Categories: Custom Covers · Original CoversTags: Jurassic Park · Jurassic World · Jurassic World Rebirth5 Comments

“Genetic power is the most awesome force the planet’s ever seen but you wield it like a kid that’s found his dad’s gun…I’ll tell you the problem with the scientific power that you’re using here: it didn’t require any discipline to attain it. You know, you read what others had done and you took the next step. You didn’t earn the knowledge for yourselves so you don’t take any responsibility for it. You stood on the shoulders of geniuses to accomplish something as fast as you could and before you even knew what you had, you patented it, packaged it…

“28 Years Later” by Young Fathers

July 1, 2025December 30, 2025 Categories: Custom Covers · Original Covers · Singles/EPs · Vinyl CoversTags: 28 Days Later · 28 Weeks Later · 28 Years Later · Young Fathers1 Comment

Danny Boyle’s 2002 film 28 Years Later heralded a veritable zombie renaissance. With a guerrilla-like handheld style, its relentless violence and deep-rooted melancholy, the film revived the entire genre from the undead for years to come. A crucial element of this success was the movie’s groundbreaking soundtrack. The score was noisy and unnerving as the lonely main character roams through a deserted London or gentle and melodic as all hell breaks loose in an old English mansion. It’s contradictions like these that have made 28 Days Later an iconic piece of horror cinema even today. A no less successful soundtrack…