“Nosferatu” by Robin Carolan

The main reason why I wanted to have Robert Eggers’ latest work Nosferatu on my blog is the arresting logo design by Teddy Blanks. This US graphic designer, who has previously collaborated with Eggers on his 2019 maritime horror film The Lighthouse, has created a haunting gothic font that I could hardly take my eyes off. It’s so menacing and seductively dark and I feel a whole lot of emotions just by looking at it. But that’s no surprise, as Blanks is a household name in Hollywood with well over a hundred titles under his belt. This guy knows exactly…

“The Fall” by Krishna Levy

January 22, 2025July 5, 2025 Categories: Custom Covers · Mockups · Vinyl CoversTags: Krishna Levy · The Fall2 Comments

Alovely little collection for Krishna Levy’s 2006 score for Tarsem Singh’s epic The Fall. Sadly, the score was never released, only a handful of tracks can be found on a composer’s compilation from 2013, which doesn’t do the score, and more importantly the movie, any justice. I had collected some high-resolution source images and wanted to design a correspondingly high-quality cover artwork that I could use for my own digital music collection, particularly for the Ludwig van Beethoven composition Symphony No.7 in A major op.92 – II, Allegretto. A timeless masterpiece in its own right, which has been given appropriate…

“Backing Tracks” by Pearl Jam

March 13, 2024December 30, 2025 Categories: Custom Covers · Mockups · Vinyl CoversTags: Backing Tracks · Backspacer · Binaural · Eddie Vedder · Gigaton · Jeff Ament · Lightning Bolt · Matt Cameron · Mike McCready · No Code · Pearl Jam · Riot Act · Stone Gossard · Ten · Vitalogy · Vs · Yield1 Comment

After a long time, I have once again decided to publish a non-soundtrack entry on my blog. There may very well be more of these in the future and I’m already thinking about grouping them into their own category on the main page. But don’t worry, dear film music aficionados, HQCovers will continue to be a blog primarily dedicated to original and customized soundtrack artworks. Still, please bear with me if I deviate from this approach every now and then. For example, today. A few weeks ago I accidentally stumbled on an open source freeware called “Ultimate Vocal Remover” and…

“Kill Bill” by Various Artists

December 1, 2023July 9, 2025 Categories: Custom Covers · Remakes · Tribute Covers · Vinyl CoversTags: Kill Bill · Robert Rodriguez · The RZA · Various Artists9 Comments

There are days when I feel like Kill Bill was the absolute best Quentin Tarantino has ever been. It’s been sitting super high on my personal Tarantino shortlist for a long time and there are indeed a lot of highlights to be found in these films. Overall it’s a tremendously enjoyable pop culture round trip. A true 60s and 70s blaxploitation galore with QT behind the lens in full force and effect. And it for sure stands as a staple in Quentin Tarantino’s career as being a distinctive turning point from rather realistic auteur films to sprawling cinephile extravaganzas. Virtually…

“Steve Jobs” by Daniel Pemberton

June 13, 2023April 24, 2024 Categories: Custom Covers · Mockups · Original Covers · Tribute Covers · Vinyl CoversTags: Daniel Pemberton · Steve JobsLeave a comment

There was a time when I considered myself to be one of the people commonly known as Apple fanboys. And this despite the fact that the only products with an Apple logo on the back that I ever owned were exclusively iPods and iPhones. Nevertheless, I’ve held the brand and the lifestyle associated with it in the highest regard. Apple was synonymous for the creatives, for the artists and, above all, for freethinkers. Their products were excitingly different and always light years ahead of everyone else’s. I will probably always remember that sleepless night right before the delivery of my…