“Stranger Things: Season Two” by Kyle Dixon, Michael Stein, Various Artists

If you’re following my facebook channel you may have already seen a lot of these covers. It was at the end of August when Netflix began to put out weekly Stranger Things tribute posters, each one resembling a famous movie from the past. Back then I was working on a new, massive sci-fi project and I felt a little exhausted designing inserts, back covers and disc labels. Any distraction felt like a welcome change. So I began to turn those posters into square album covers, if only to take a little breath. Though I didn’t realize the new heights this…

“The Void” by Blitz//Berlin, Various Artists

July 4, 2017October 19, 2017 Categories: Custom Covers · Mockups · Singles/EPs · Vinyl CoversTags: ▲ · Blitz//Berlin · The Void · Various Artists3 Comments

The Void. That is all.

“Silicon Valley” by Jeff Cardoni, Various Artists

September 24, 2016November 12, 2019 Categories: Custom Covers · MockupsTags: Jeff Cardoni · Silicon Valley · Various Artists1 Comment

People often ask me “Heidl, you bloody thief!” I guess what they really mean is “Heidl, you bloody genius! I do not entirely agree on your liberal interpretation of the copyright policy. But I still frequent your blog on a daily basis. Cannot get enough of those beauties. You ROCK!” Well, thanks. I’m aware of the legal grey area I’m operating in. Yes I take and alter images from others. And yes I’m taking credit for others’ achievements, sort of. That’s why I’ve set myself some personal guidelines: Always try to contact the creator for permission. Always link to the original artwork…

“Stranger Things” by Kyle Dixon, Michael Stein, Various Artists

August 19, 2016November 15, 2024 Categories: Alternates/Rejected Covers · Custom Covers · Original Covers · Singles/EPs · Tribute Covers · Vinyl CoversTags: Kyle Dixon · Michael Stein · Stranger Things · Various Artists10 Comments

Netflix’s Stranger Things is without a doubt this summer’s biggest TV sensation. No wonder the clamour for its original score was loud among fans. And the producers did answer in form of a massive 75-tracks-set, divided into two separate albums. Show ’em all you’ve got instead of setting a few specific marks, that probably was the motto behind those two releases. And while I do appreciate complete and expanded scores a lot, I’m a bit overwhelmed by that huge amount of music. But who am I to judge? I actually started working on this custom covers series before the official…

Lost Covers, Vol. 3

May 18, 2016September 8, 2025 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 · 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 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…