10 Movie Soundtracks With Incredible Cover Art
From Pulp Fiction to Drive, these movie soundtracks have cover art as iconic as the films. Here are 10 worth printing and framing.
A great soundtrack cover does double duty: it has to sell the music and evoke the film. The best of them become as iconic as the movies themselves — and they make for brilliant, conversation-starting wall art, perfect for a film lover's space.
Here are 10 soundtracks with incredible cover art.
1. Pulp Fiction (1994)
Uma Thurman reclining on a bed with a cigarette and a pistol, beside a pulp-novel paperback. The cover sells the film's entire retro-noir-meets-cool aesthetic in one image. Pure Tarantino on a 12-inch square.
2. Trainspotting (1996)
Bold orange, stark black-and-white cast portraits, and aggressive sans-serif typography. One of the most influential pieces of '90s graphic design — instantly recognizable and endlessly imitated.
3. Drive (2011)
Hot-pink neon script and the scorpion-jacket aesthetic, dripping in '80s synthwave cool. The cover captures the film's mood — stylish, violent, dreamlike — better than any still could.
4. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Philip Castle's airbrushed image of Alex with his iconic eye makeup, knife in hand. Slick, menacing, and unforgettable — a perfect distillation of Kubrick's design-obsessed film.
5. Shaft (Isaac Hayes, 1971)
A bold, blaxploitation-era design oozing '70s funk and cool. The typography and color alone are worth framing — a landmark of soul-soundtrack art.
6. Superfly (Curtis Mayfield, 1972)
Lush, warm, and unmistakably of its era — a soulful, cinematic cover for one of the greatest soundtracks ever recorded.
7. Purple Rain (Prince, 1984)
Prince on a purple motorcycle, glancing back over his shoulder. Equal parts portrait and movie poster — rich, regal, and impossibly cool.
8. Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 (2014)
Built entirely around the nostalgia of a cassette mixtape and a worn Walkman. The retro-tech aesthetic is warm, clever, and instantly framable for a certain generation.
9. Black Panther: The Album (2018)
Kendrick Lamar's curated companion arrives with bold, regal art befitting the film — a striking modern entry in the soundtrack canon.
10. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Sepia-toned, Depression-era styling that perfectly matches the film's vintage Americana. Warm and characterful — a cover that looks like a found photograph.
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