“You and the Night” by M83

Have you ever heard about You and the Night? An independently produced “sex comedy” from French filmmaker Yann Gonzalez, brother and ex-bandmate of M83 mastermind Anthony Gonzalez. Chances are good, that you haven’t. And no-one is to blame you, for this is really an obscure, little film. But – let me tell you that: its score is absolutely beautiful! Anthony Gonzalez paints a warm and retroesque, almost dreamlike soundscape. But it’s not the music that initially drew me towards this record. It was the amazing cover artwork designed by Mondo-regular Kilian Eng (#1). More than once I have bought music solely because of…

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,…

“Oblivion” by Anthony Gonzalez, Joseph Trapanese, M83

April 6, 2013December 27, 2016 Categories: Custom Covers · Digital Booklets · Original Covers · Remakes · Singles/EPs · Vinyl CoversTags: Anthony Gonzalez · Joseph Trapanese · M83 · Oblivion5 Comments

When I first saw the teaser poster for Joseph Kosinski’s second feature film Oblivion, I immediately knew I would design custom covers for its soundtrack. There are certain colour palettes and temperatures, that draw my attention every time, I can’t help it. The score was composed by M83’s Anthony Gonzalez and Joseph Trapanese and has a few standout tracks, e.g. “StarWaves”, which reminds me of John Murphy’s Sunshine. Or “Radiaton Zone”, which features a drum battle(!) between Loic Maurin and Ilan Rubin. Great Stuff! The custom covers fill the whole range from dead easy to damn difficult. My first entry (#1)…