Editing Nothing Records (section)

=== ''Lost Highway'' soundtrack ===
In late 1995, filmmaker [[David Lynch]] began production on ''[[Lost Highway (film)|Lost Highway]]''.  The film score was created by long-time Lynch composer [[Angelo Badalamenti]], with additional music provided by [[Barry Adamson]]. Supplementing their compositions, Lynch also sought to use unnerving soundscapes throughout the film and, at the suggestion of a mutual friend, reached out to [[Trent Reznor]] to achieve this.  Over the years, Reznor had publicly praised Lynch's work, particularly the film ''[[Blue Velvet (film)|Blue Velvet]]'' and the TV series ''[[Twin Peaks]]'', the latter of which Reznor claimed to have even delayed [[Nine Inch Nails]] performances, in order to watch the latest episodes.<ref name="Rolling Stone 1997">{{cite web| url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/trent-reznor-death-to-hootie-19970306| title = Trent Reznor: Death To Hootie| author = Gilmore, Mikal| work = Rolling Stone Magazine| date = March 6, 1997| access-date = November 19, 2016}}</ref>

Although Reznor would accept Lynch's offer, he initially found the experience to be a stressful one. "At first it was like the most high-pressure situation ever. He (Lynch) would describe a scene and say, 'Here's what I want. Now, there's a police car chasing Fred down the highway, and I want you to picture this: There's a box, okay? And in this box there's snakes coming out; snakes whizzing past your face. So, what I want is the sound of that – the snakes whizzing out of the box – but it's got to be like impending doom.' And he hadn't brought any footage with him. He says, 'Okay, okay, go ahead. Give me that sound.' He wasn't doing it to intimidate me. At the same time, I had to tell him, 'David, I'm not a film-effects guy, I don't have ad clients and I'm not used to being in this environment. I don't work that way, so respect that and understand that I just need a few moments to be alone, so that I know that when I suck, no one is knowing I'm sucking and then I'll give you the good stuff.'"<ref name="Rolling Stone 1997"/>

Reznor composed two instrumental pieces for the film under his own name, enlisting [[Coil (band)|Coil's]] Peter Christopherson to assist on the songs.  Reznor had lobbied for Coil to take on a greater role in composing music for Lynch's films, but Lynch declined.  Coil member John Balance recalled, "You know, with ''Lost Highway'', Trent literally forced (us) down David Lynch's throat, saying 'Look, please put this Coil stuff on.' You know, he really did help to get us on that soundtrack, but he (Lynch) wasn't interested. He wanted [[David Bowie]], he wanted [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]], he wanted whomever he could get. He just said, 'These people are really big. I want this film to be really big.' He didn't give a fuck about the integrity."<ref name="Whitney, Jon">{{cite web| url = http://www.brainwashed.com/coil/writings/jwint.html| title = Jon Whitney Coil Interview - Part One | author = Whitney, Jon| work = Brainwashed| date = May 5, 1997| access-date = November 19, 2016}}</ref>

After completion of the score compositions, David Lynch would ask Reznor to handle the release of the soundtrack, which would also include major rock artists personally selected by Lynch, such as [[David Bowie]], [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]], [[The Smashing Pumpkins]] (who recorded an exclusive song for the soundtrack) and [[Rammstein]], as well as a new song from [[Nine Inch Nails]], entitled "The Perfect Drug." The soundtrack was subsequently slated for release on Nothing Records.

[[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] also recorded a new song for the soundtrack, "Apple Of Sodom," even filming a music video for it, which went unreleased at the time, though it later found its way onto [[YouTube]]. Band members [[Marilyn Manson]] and [[Twiggy Ramirez]] also filmed cameo appearances in the ''Lost Highway'' film itself. [[Rammstein]], who were largely then-unknown and also major fans of Lynch, had sent him their music from Germany. Lynch, in turn, played Rammstein on set throughout the filming of Lost Highway and selected two of their songs for the soundtrack. A music video for their song "Rammstein" heavily featured clips from the film. [[Nine Inch Nails]] also completed a music video for "The Perfect Drug," directed by [[Mark Romanek]].  Unlike the Rammstein music video, "The Perfect Drug" did not feature any film footage from the film.

The [[Lost Highway (soundtrack)|''Lost Highway'' soundtrack]] was originally planned for release in late 1996 to coincide with the release of the film.  However, the film release was delayed slightly, instead premiering on February 27, 1997. The soundtrack was likewise pushed back, with its official release date set just ahead of the film on February 18, 1997 on Nothing Records.  Behind the momentum of the numerous, major rock acts involved, the soundtrack went on to become a commercial success, reaching No. 7 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and receiving [[List of music recording certifications|Gold certification]] in the United States.

Nine Inch Nails released a single for ''[[The Perfect Drug]]'' on May 13, 1997, featuring remixes from Nothing Records act [[Meat Beat Manifesto]] and another recent addition to the label's roster; [[Luke Vibert|Luke Vibert's]] [[Plug (band)|Plug]] project.  Fellow Nothing Records act Coil was also invited to do a remix.  However, they declined, citing lack of time, due to the recording of their album ''Backwards.''<ref name="auto1">{{cite web| url = http://brainwashed.com/coil/news1997.php| title = Coil - News 1997 | author = unknown| work = Brainwashed| date = 1997| access-date = December 16, 2017}}</ref>

In 2014, David Lynch once again collaborated with Nine Inch Nails, directing their music video for "Came Back Haunted," from the album ''[[Hesitation Marks]]''. On November 7, 2016 the ''Lost Highway'' soundtrack was re-issued as a 180 gram double vinyl by Dutch label Music On Vinyl.