“The Grey” by Marc Streitenfeld

Marc Streitenfeld’s The Grey took me with surprise, I didn’t expect such a meager and melancholy soundscape from him, and I mean that in a positive way. He hit the right tones for the film and made it – at least for me – much more enjoyable. The original soundtrack artwork was more or less reduced to Liam Neeson… making a Sean Penn face (#1). For me it didn’t transport the bleak and hopeless atmosphere of the film, so I wanted something else. I have kind of an obsession for minimal design with lots of empty space and felt that would…

“Dead Island” by Pawel Blaszczak, Giles Lamb

June 17, 2012January 17, 2017 Categories: Custom Covers · Original Covers · Singles/EPsTags: Dead Island · Giles Lamb · Pawel BlaszczakLeave a comment

Today I’m presenting three covers for the Dead Island score by Pawel Blaszczak – and Giles Lamb, who created that haunting tune for the legendary teaser trailer of the game. I decided to give them both credit for the soundtrack, since most people associate Giles Lamb’s theme with the game. For the first cover (#1) I used the Blood Edition of the game, which was released a few months after the original game. It took me a while to find it in a high enough resolution. I also changed the game’s logo in the middle back to it’s original, because…

“The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion” by Jeremy Soule

June 4, 2012January 17, 2017 Categories: Custom Covers · Original CoversTags: Jeremy Soule · Oblivion · The Elder Scrolls5 Comments

I‘ve created these Oblivion covers at the same time, as my Morrowind covers. And in my opinion they look just as good. I’ve created two custom covers based on the different game editions, the Standard Edition (#1) and the Collector’s Edition (#2). No big deal, cropping the image to a square and adding the subtle credits at the bottom of the cover, so that it’s not distracting from the game’s logo. I wish I would have made it in a higher resolution. I’m currently revamping this whole series so please check back later. The dark cover (#3) is based on…

“Crysis 2” by Borislav Slavov, Tilman Sillescu, Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe

June 4, 2012December 27, 2016 Categories: Custom Covers · Mockups · Original Covers · Singles/EPsTags: Borislav Slavov · Crysis · Hans Zimmer · Lorne Balfe · Tilman Sillescu1 Comment

There have been four official soundtracks for Crysis 2, and every single one looked basically the same. And also, horrible. I felt they were all too cool, too bold and in your face. But since I – to my own surprise – enjoyed the musical score quite good (something I couldn’t tell about the game though), I needed an adequate soundtrack cover. For my first custom I wanted something less sensationalistic and more subtle, but at the same time in the spirit of the game. I came up with this simple discbox slider design (#1), that would make a good promotional item. Maybe…

“BioShock” & “BioShock 2” by Garry Schyman, Various Artists

June 1, 2012December 27, 2016 Categories: Custom Covers · Original Covers · Remakes · Singles/EPs · Vinyl CoversTags: Bioshock · Garry Schyman · Various ArtistsLeave a comment

When Garry Schyman’s score soundtrack to BioShock was released on the official website, I immediately started designing cover artworks for it. I especially like the first one (#1) with it’s 3D-like surface. It took me some attempts to match the credits font with the official logo, but I think it turned out pretty good. I also compiled a song album with the licensed vintage music from the past, so I had to make a second cover (#2) to go along with it. The same goes for BioShock 2 of course. I created an entirely new score album art from scratch (#3) and also slightly…