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…

Lost Covers, Vol. 5

March 14, 2018April 12, 2021 Categories: Alternates/Rejected Covers · Custom Covers · Mockups · Singles/EPs · Tribute Covers · Vinyl CoversTags: Alexis Smith · Alien Isolation · Annihilation · Antoine Taylor · ▲ · Bear McCreary · Ben Salisbury · Benjamin Wallfisch · Blade Runner · Blade Runner 2049 · Blake Neely · Blitz//Berlin · Christian Henson · Danny Elfman · David Wingo · Don't Breathe: Rescored · Episode VIII · Geoff Barrow · Guardians of the Galaxy · Gwenaël Mario Grisi · Hans Zimmer · IT · James Horner · Jerry Goldsmith · Joe Henson · John Williams · Justice League · Kyle Dixon · Lost Covers · Michael Giacchino · Michael Stein · Nathaniel Blume · Rogue One · Star Wars · Steve Jablonsky · Stranger Things · Take Shelter · The Eighties · The Last Jedi · The Nineties · The Seventies · The Sixties · The Void · The Walkung Dead · Through the Clouds · Titanic · Transformers · Transformers 5: The Last Knight · Tyler Bates · Various Artists1 Comment

This years entry of our ongoing series “Lost Covers” contains a wide array of different works. Like its predecessors, most covers in here showcase all kinds of failures and *whatcangowrongs* in cover design. But there also are little gemstones like my contract work for Gwenaël Mario Grisi, a rising Belgian composer whose overnight(!) composition Through the Clouds definitely was one of the most beautiful tracks I’ve heard in 2017. Also, Gwenaël has his own IMdb page, so he’s officially my new best friend ;) The overall amount of commissioned covers is unusually high this time. Not royalty-based though, only voluntary…

Lost Covers, Vol. 4

June 12, 2017September 10, 2020 Categories: Alternates/Rejected Covers · Custom Covers · Mockups · Singles/EPs · Tribute Covers · Vinyl CoversTags: 9 · Alexandre Desplat · Alien · Alien: Covenant · Angels & Demons · Arrival · Atticus Ross · Ben Salisbury · Chris Remo · Christophe Beck · Cloverfield · Danny Elfman · Deborah Lurie · Elliot Goldenthal · Episode VII · Ex Machina · Ex_Machina · Final Fantasy · Firewatch · Game of Thrones · Geoff Barrow · Hans Zimmer · Harry Gregson-Williams · Henry Jackman · Interstate 60 · Jóhann Jóhannsson · Jed Kurzel · John Williams · Kong: Skull Island · Lost Covers · Marc Streitenfeld · Michael Giacchino · Minority Report · Patriots Day · Prometheus · Ramin Djawadi · Star Trek · Star Trek Beyond · Star Wars · Takeshi Furukawa · Tale of Tales · The Equalizer · The Force Awakens · The Last Guardian · The Spirits Within · Trent Reznor2 Comments

Man, has it really been this long already? Last week HQCovers has officially turned five. By now it has learned to write its own name and has become extremely picky when it comes to dress up in the morning. Also, its extended warranty has now expired, so your chance to file a complaint is officially over ;-) I deliberately didn’t parade this anniversary, because this blog is essentially the digital extension of my own self and thus doesn’t like to stand in the spotlight. Instead I once again let the art speak for itself. I’m actually publishing Vol. 4 of this ongoing thing,…

Lost Covers, Vol. 3

May 18, 2016September 10, 2020 Categories: Alternates/Rejected Covers · Custom Covers · Deluxe Edition · Mockups · Original Covers · Singles/EPs · Vinyl CoversTags: Billy Goldenberg · Borislav Slavov · Brian Tyler · Chris Bacon · Crysis · Disasterpeace · Duel · Earthrise · Ennio Morricone · Fallout · Fallout 3 · Gods of Egypt · Hans Zimmer · Harry Gregson-Williams · Inon Zur · It Follows · Jaws · Jerry Goldsmith · John Williams · Jurassic World · Karim Elmahmoudi · Kevin Kiner · Lorne Balfe · Lost Covers · Lost in Translation · Marco Beltrami · Michael Giacchino · Minority Report · Mulan · Source Code · Star Wars · Star Wars Rebels · Tenacious D · The Force Awakens · The Hateful Eight · The Martian · The Pick of Destiny · Tilman Sillescu · Tomorrowland · Vanilla Sky · Various Artists · War of the WorldsLeave a comment

The unwanted brainchilds, the dispassionate requests, the okay’ish ones I guess and the late comers. Also the lone wolves that’d definitely deserve a single post but somehow didn’t end up in one. They all suffer the same fate: Being dumped into this consolation prize of a blog entry, without the chance of ever being the single featured image on the front page. For the third time now. I should rename this series into The Good, the Bad and the Tragically Misjudged. But Lost Covers rolls off the tongue more elegantly. Though not everything’s lost on these to be honest. This time I’ve included two covers, that rightfully deserve a gallery…

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…