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…
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Lost Covers, Vol. 6
Some things never change – A sort of mantra that was sitting in the header on one of my first websites. And I guess it is just like that. But some things do change and here are six of ’em that have indeed 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…
“28 Days Later” & “28 Weeks Later” by John Murphy, Various Artists
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…



