“Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” by Marco Beltrami, Buck Sanders

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A rather dark series for one of Marco Beltrami’s and Buck Sanders’ finest collaborations: Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark. Troy Nixey’s creepy horror movie may not be the film it ought to be, but the musical treatment by Beltrami and his pal Sanders is everything and anything any horror movie director could ever want. A very romantic, waltz-like lullaby, a fantastic main title theme, creepy-beautiful suspense music and spine-chilling action-sequences full of dissonance and terror. It’s the prime example of a horror score and I love it! There’s not much to say about my custom covers this time. They were all based on official promotion material…

“Hannibal” by Hans Zimmer

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The soundtrack to Ridley Scott’s Hannibal had it all. Beautiful classical compositions by Hans Zimmer and Company, a haunting orchestral performance by The Lyndhurst Orchestra and above it all, Sir Anthony Hopkins’ annoying monologue passages that ruin almost half of the album’s running time. But thanks to the filesharers community there existed a fairly decent bootleg of the score without all that I’m sure highly significant, but ultimately disruptive drivel. But there was one thing missing to put the cherry on the cake. Right… Originally my three renditions of the official artwork (#1 incl. variations) date back to 2003, when…

“SE7EN” by Howard Shore

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Grunge, filth and even more grunge. The cover series to Howard Shore’s magnificent score to David Fincher’s cult thriller is characterized by its ghastly apparition. Though it never really got a proper release (what a shame!), there’ve been a few different soundtrack albums circling around. And I’ve remade all of their respective album artworks. First the commercial release by TVT Records in the US-American (#1) and European (#2) version. And then the rare bootleg, apparently scattered among movie buffs by Concorde in 1995 (#3). I’ve redesigned and altered them very slightly and added a texture to #2 to give it a little more depth. My customs below are mostly…

“Dawn of the Dead” by Tyler Bates, Various Artists

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Dawn of the Dead by Tyler Bates was on my searchlist for a very long time. While the score on album isn’t quite the listening experience I wanted it to be, there were a few key sequences in the film, that captivated me on first sight – and still manage to do so. Part of that is due to Bates’ tightly focused tunes which added a melancholic undertone to an otherwise simplistic, not to say mindless story. The first publication of the score, more or less, was in form of a promotional release by Universal Music Group and Strike Entertainment in…

“The Abyss” by Alan Silvestri

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I always have loved the art direction and style of James Cameron’s films and of course their musical counterparts. And The Abyss by Alan Silvestri makes no exception. Varese Sarabande Records carefully recycled the official artwork for their recent release of the Deluxe Edition (#1). I was never a big fan of the sparse score by Silvestri, but I took this opportunity to finish up a few design sketches that were sitting on my shelf for a while now. The first cover I wanna share some thoughts upon is an exact replica of the 1998 Japanese CD Edition by Volcano (#3). I was looking for a…