SONGS REIMAGINED AS FILM POSTERS

Ever since he was a kid, Mark Reynolds has had a passion for drawing. Even when his artistic abilities were dismissed by some of the people around him, he'd still invent creative scenarios and then illustrate characters and scenes based on those ideas. But as time ticked on, Mark's priorities gradually changed, and for a short while, he studied filmmaking at university before begrudgingly accepting a mundane job in a mundane office. That was until his older brother, an author, asked him to design a cover for one of his books. This led Mark to reignite his skills and pick up from where he left off. Today, Mark has a website devoted to his artistic work and has been hired to design album covers for a number of notable musicians, such as Frank Black and Susanna Hoffs. What now follows is a selection of reimagined film posters he's designed, each inspired by a song and preceded by the original design. Please enjoy.

Metropolis (1927): Silent science fiction film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Alfred Abel, Brigitte Helm, and Gustav Fröhlich / The Man-Machine (1978): Electronic title track performed by Kraftwerk

Psycho (1960): Psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, and Vera Miles / Psycho Killer (1977): New wave anthem performed by Talking Heads

Westworld (1973): Science fiction Western directed by Michael Crichton and starring Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, and James Brolin / Paranoid Android (1997): Prog rock song performed by Radiohead

Saturday Night Fever (1977): Dance drama directed by John Badham and starring John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, and Joseph Cali / Let's Dance (1983): Pop hit performed by David Bowie

Dawn of the Dead (1978): Zombie horror film directed by George A. Romero and starring David Emge, Ken Foree, and Scott H. Reiniger / New Dawn Fades (1979): Post-punk song performed by Joy Division

The Shining (1980): Psychological horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, and Danny Lloyd / Shiny Happy People (1991): Pop song performed by R.E.M.

Scarface (1983): Crime drama directed by Brian De Palma and starring Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Steven Bauer / Scarborough Fair/Canticle (1966): Folk rock ballad performed by Simon & Garfunkel

Full Metal Jacket (1987): War film directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Matthew Modine, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Adam Baldwin / Bloodsport for All (1991): Indie rock song performed by Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine

In closing, I'd like to thank Mark Reynolds for allowing me to share his work. To see more of his illustrations, please feel free to click here to visit his official website.