Lost Covers, Vol. 6

Some things never change. A sort of mantra that was sitting on top of one of my first websites. And I guess it is just like that. But some things do change and here are six that have changed over time on HQCovers. Making a virtue of necessity Back in the early 2000s, I started making my own soundtrack covers due to the lack of high quality artwork available. This whole thing really was born out of necessity. Over time I’ve more and more started tackling soundtracks that I don’t even have. And by now I mainly do it for…

“The Last of Us Part II” by Gustavo Santaolalla, Mac Quayle

August 31, 2020January 24, 2023 Categories: Custom Covers · Mockups · Original Covers · Singles/EPs · Vinyl CoversTags: Gustavo Santaolalla · Mac Quayle · The Last of Us · The Last of Us Part IILeave a comment

It’s June 18th, 23:59 and I am sitting on the couch in my basement staring at the countdown that’s projected onto the wall in front of me. It’s the final seconds before the release of The Last of Us Part II. A game that I certainly had on my release radar, but deliberately tried not to get hyped for. Still, here I was, in the middle of the night, waiting for the game to be unlocked. You can’t deny your inner child, can you? Ready for bed, I just wanted to take a short glimpse at the opening scenes to…

“Red Dead Redemption 2” by Woody Jackson, Daniel Lanois, Various Artists

November 5, 2019January 18, 2023 Categories: Alternates/Rejected Covers · Custom Covers · Mockups · Original Covers · Remakes · Singles/EPs · Tribute Covers · Vinyl CoversTags: Daniel Lanois · Red Dead Redemption · Red Dead Redemption 2 · Various Artists · Woody Jackson11 Comments

After months and months working entirely on one single custom covers collection I’m finally done with Red Dead Redemption 2. Like every so often I didn’t plan to do an undertaking this big, but once things kick into gear there’s hardly anyone who’s going to stop me (obviously). But if there’s one single game in the last couple years that deserves this kind of dedication, it’s certainly RDR2. Rockstar Games have had hundreds of people developing this epic tale for seven years and you can see, hear and feel the results of these efforts in every single aspect of the…

“The Proposition” by Nick Cave, Warren Ellis

February 24, 2019April 19, 2019 Categories: Custom Covers · Original Covers · Singles/EPsTags: Nick Cave · The Proposition · Warren EllisLeave a comment

Howdy fellas! In case you’ve wondered why this blog was pretty much on hiatus during the winter months, then I can answer that very easily. Unfortunately Rockstar’s new epic Red Dead Redemption II was (and still is!) eating many nights at the moment, so – apart from some minor commissions – I haven’t really had any time for this cover design business. All I do these days is travelling the vast, picturesque plains of Ambarino or West Elizabeth, not especially looking for but more than often causing a lot of troubles for me and my folks. The long, dragging hours…

“28 Days Later” & “28 Weeks Later” by John Murphy, Various Artists

January 30, 2019April 19, 2019 Categories: Custom Covers · Original Covers · Remakes · Singles/EPs · Vinyl CoversTags: 28 Days Later · 28 Weeks Later · John Murphy7 Comments

It’s always the same… Right after I complete a gargantuan project, which keep me busy for weeks and sometimes even months, I feel spent and empty. But not very long. Quite early that feeling begins to shift into something else. Then I often times sit and skim through all my unfinished custom covers series and get all giddy and enthusiastic. Like a starving predator I roam my sprawling list of ongoing projects and look for that one single collection that is most likely fit for an early release. I guess I just love publishing stuff on this blog right here. It’s…