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…

“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…

Lost Covers, Vol. 2

April 2, 2015September 10, 2020 Categories: Alternates/Rejected Covers · Custom Covers · Remakes · Singles/EPs · Tribute Covers · Vinyl CoversTags: After Earth · Alien · Alien Resurrection · Anthony Partos · Atticus Ross · Buck Sanders · Don't Be Afraid of the Dark · Gone Girl · Hans Zimmer · Hobbit · Howard Shore · Interstellar · James Newton Howard · John Frizzell · John Murphy · John Paesano · John Williams · Jupiter Ascending · Jurassic Park · Looper · Lost Covers · Marco Beltrami · Michael Giacchino · Nathan Johnson · Nightcrawler · Remixes for Licensing · Sam Petty · The Battle of the Five Armies · The Book of Eli · The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo · The Maze Runner · The Rover · The Social Network · Trent Reznor2 Comments

HQCovers recently surpassed 100000 views and I thought I’d take this opportunity to have a little resume and see where I’m from, where I’m at and where I’m going. The Past I started creating soundtrack covers in 2006 after I bought the iPod Video, the first one to handle cover artworks. High quality scans were a rarity back then, so I began making them myself in glorious 500×500 pixels! And because I’m a kind person I shared them via the now defunct Amazon customer image galleries. Some of them are still online, for example here’s a nice one that shows my early typewriting skills. After some time I had a…

Lost Covers, Vol. 1

July 22, 2014June 7, 2017 Categories: Alternates/Rejected Covers · Custom Covers · Singles/EPs · Vinyl CoversTags: Alan Silvestri · Alexandre Desplat · Anthony Gonzalez · Bioshock · Calexico · Clint Mansell · Consortium · Dawn of the Dead · Flight of the Navigator · Garry Schyman · Godzilla · Graeme Revell · Hans Zimmer · Henning Lohner · Hobbit · Howard Shore · Jeremy Soule · John Carter · John Murphy · Joseph Trapanese · Lennie Moore · Lost Covers · M83 · Marco Beltrami · Mark Orton · Martin Tillman · Michael Giacchino · Moon · Muse · Nebraska · Oblivion · Outcast · SE7EN · Star Trek · Sunshine · T Bone Burnett · The Abyss · The Guard · The Ring · The Ring Two · Tomb Raider · True Detective · Tyler Bates · Underworld · Various Artists · World War Z8 Comments

I don’t know why, but a few days ago, late at night, I was thinking about all my “failed” attempts at creating well-crafted cover art. I was visiting the Final Fantasy Shrine Forums, browsing through all that awesome cover art posted there and I wondered how much time the people over there invest in this creative, time-consuming hobby. Are they as nitpicky as me? Everyone loves his own creations, otherwise we wouldn’t publish it, but for my part it sometimes degenerates a bit. I often spend hours on one single image. I’ve created one cover with thirty-three different font types,…

“Sunshine” by John Murphy, Underworld

April 7, 2013January 25, 2018 Categories: Alternates/Rejected Covers · Custom Covers · Limited Signature Edition · Original Covers · RemakesTags: John Murphy · Sunshine · Underworld1 Comment

Getting hold of the soundtrack to Danny Boyle’s 2007 Sci-Fi Thriller Sunshine was a task almost as impossible as the one the film’s protagonists had to complete. For over 1,5 years, until the score finally got it’s official release on iTunes, I was searching for a promo score or at least a proper audiostream from the DVD source. I spent literally months scouring through the IMDB boards, different fansites and countless soundtrack forums. I even went through the whole Underworld discography, only to find one or another snippet of music that’s been used in the film. Yes, I was in…