Trent Reznor usually keeps his highbrow Oscar-winning soundtrack composer side relatively separate from his main gig running Nine Inch Nails. But the soundtrack he and longtime collaborator Atticus Ross have cooked up for TRON: Ares is the first time he’s ever slapped the NIN brand on his film work. The …
Read More »Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Announce Inaugural Future Ruins Fest Celebrating Film Music
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have announced the inaugural Future Ruins Festival, featuring many of cinema’s top composers performing their scores live for the first time. In addition to the Oscar-winning duo of Reznor and Ross, Future Ruins — heading to Los Angeles on November 8 — will also include …
Read More »Bryan Ferry Teams With Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for 'Star,' His First Original Song in 10 Years
Bryan Ferry has shared his first original song in nearly a decade with “Star,” a collaboration with singer Amelia Barratt and Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. The track, which features on the Roxy Music singer’s upcoming five-disc Retrospective: Selected Recordings, began as a demo the NIN duo …
Read More »Nine Inch Nails to Score Upcoming 'Tron: Ares' Film
Nine Inch Nails will contribute the music to the upcoming film Tron: Ares, with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross appearing onstage to make the announcement during the sequel’s presentation at the Disney’s D23 expo. While Reznor and Ross have composed dozens of scores across film and television — including most …
Read More »David Fincher's 'The Killer' Misses the Mark
Ten years ago, The Criterion Collection dropped a dual-format edition of Charlie Chaplin’s City Lights. Included amongst its special features is behind-the-scenes footage of Chaplin forcing his co-star, Virginia Cherrill — a socialite the filmmaker spotted at a boxing match — to act out the scene of her blind flower …
Read More »David Fincher on Why 'The Killer' Assassin Shoots People to The Smiths
“I don’t really think of the movie as an assassin movie, said David Fincher. “I think of it more as a revenge movie.” The acclaimed director behind Se7en and Zodiac was discussing his new film The Killer, which is making its premiere at the Venice Film Festival. Michael Fassbender stars …
Read More »Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross to Score 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Movie
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have been tapped to score the CG-animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem movie, director Jeff Rowe revealed on Sunday. The film arrives on Aug. 2 via Paramount Pictures. Rowe confirmed the score news after Tony Hawk had recently leaked during a podcast that Ross …
Read More »Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Compose Score for David Fincher's Next Film 'The Killer'
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross will re-team with longtime collaborator David Fincher for the director’s next film, The Killer, due out in November. The duo subtly announced the project on the Nine Inch Nails’ website in the caption for a 3-LP version of their score for Mank, Fincher’s 2020 film …
Read More »See Trent Reznor Cover 'Fantastic Voyage,' 'Fashion' for David Bowie Tribute Livestream
Trent Reznor covered David Bowie’s “Fantastic Voyage” and “Fashion” as part of the “Just for One Day” tribute livestream, which — after a one-day delay due to technical difficulties and Covid-19 restrictions — aired Saturday night, one day after what would have been the late icon’s 74th birthday. The stripped-down …
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