Editing Trent Reznor (section)

===As an independent artist===
[[File:Trent Reznor with Nine Inch Nails -- California, 21 May 2009.jpg|thumb|upright|Reznor performing in May 2009]]
Following the release of ''Year Zero'', Reznor announced later that Nine Inch Nails had split from its contractual obligations with [[Interscope Records]], and would distribute its next major albums independently.<ref name="Interscope split">{{cite magazine | author = Cohen, Jonathan | url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1048419/nine-inch-nails-celebrates-free-agent-status | title = Nine Inch Nails Celebrates Free Agent Status | access-date = 2007-10-08 | magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date = October 8, 2007 | archive-date = June 22, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180622112744/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1048419/nine-inch-nails-celebrates-free-agent-status | url-status = live }}</ref> In May 2008 Reznor founded The Null Corporation and Nine Inch Nails released the studio album [[The Slip (album)|''The Slip'']] as a free [[music download|digital download]]. In his appreciation for his following and fan base, and having no contractual obligation, he made "The Slip" available for free on his website, stating "This one's on me."<ref name="LA Weekly">{{cite web|url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/music/nine-inch-nails-radiohead-free-music-and-creative-competition/18995/ 
 |title=Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead, Free Music and Creative Competition 
 |date=May 28, 2008 
 |first=Daphne 
 |last=Carr 
 |publisher=[[LA Weekly]]. [[New Times Media]] 
 |access-date=2008-06-09 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201155334/http://www.laweekly.com/music/music/nine-inch-nails-radiohead-free-music-and-creative-competition/18995/
 |archive-date=December 1, 2008
}}</ref> A month and a half after its online release, ''The Slip'' had been downloaded 1.4&nbsp;million times from the official Nine Inch Nails website.<ref>{{cite web
  | url = http://nin.com
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080605203813/http://www.nin.com/
  | archive-date = June 5, 2008
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  | title = The Slip Download Map  | access-date = 2008-07-07}}</ref>

In February 2009, Reznor posted his thoughts about the future of Nine Inch Nails on NIN.com, stating that "I've been thinking for some time now it's time to make NIN disappear for a while."<ref>{{cite web
  | url = http://www.idiomag.com/peek/65302/nine_inch_nails
  | title = Nine Inch Nails to tour with Jane's Addicition, go on hiatus
  | access-date = 2009-02-18
  | date = February 17, 2009
  | publisher = [[idiomag]]. Idio, Ltd.
  | archive-date = March 5, 2009
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090305090202/http://www.idiomag.com/peek/65302/nine_inch_nails
  | url-status = live
  }}</ref> Reznor noted in an interview on the official website that while he has not stopped creating music as Nine Inch Nails, the group will not be touring in the foreseeable future.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Interview: Trent Reznor|last=Boucher|first=Geoff|date=July 2009|magazine=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]|issue=188|url=https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/2379/mojo-issue-188-july-2009|quote="...he wouldn't say he was giving up the road for good but he does expect to set touring aside for a good decade or more so he can work on a major studio album ... There will be a record, I suspect, in the next couple of years but no touring."|access-date=January 29, 2020|archive-date=January 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129100321/https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/2379/mojo-issue-188-july-2009|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1613908/20090615/nine_inch_nails.jhtml
  | publisher = MTV. [[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]]
  | title = Trent Reznor Says Bonnaroo Was Nine Inch Nails' Last U.S. Show
  | last = Kaufman
  | first = Gil
  | date = June 15, 2009
  | access-date = 2009-08-06
  | archive-date = November 4, 2012
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121104064032/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1613908/trent-reznor-bonnaroo-was-nine-inch-nails-last-us-show.jhtml
  | url-status = dead }}</ref>

====Video games====
The [[Quake (original soundtrack)|original music]] from [[id Software]]'s 1996 video game ''[[Quake (video game)|Quake]]'' is credited to "Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails";<ref>{{cite web | title = Full cast and crew for Quake (1996) (VG) | website = Internet Movie Database | url = http://imdb.com/title/tt0152116/fullcredits | access-date = 2007-09-18 | archive-date = June 26, 2004 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040626155621/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0152116/fullcredits | url-status = live }}</ref> Reznor helped record sound effects and ambient audio, and the NIN logo appears on the nailgun ammunition boxes in the game.<ref name="Wired Quake">{{cite magazine | title = The Egos at Id | last = Laidlaw | first = Marc | magazine = [[Wired News]] | date = August 1996 | url = https://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.08/id_pr.html | access-date = 2007-09-09 | archive-date = March 20, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140320172851/http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.08/id_pr.html | url-status = live }}</ref> Reznor's association with [[id Software]] began with Reznor being a fan of the original ''[[Doom (1993 video game)|Doom]]''. He reunited with id Software in 2003 as the sound engineer for ''[[Doom 3]]'', though due to "time, money and bad management",<ref>{{cite web | author = Trent Reznor | title = Nine Inch Nails: Access | publisher = Nine Inch Nails | date=  July 21, 2004 | url = http://www.nin.com/access/7_21_04/index.php | access-date = 2007-11-06 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070514173115/http://www.nin.com/access/7_21_04/index.php | archive-date = May 14, 2007}}</ref> he had to abandon the project, and his audio work did not make it into the game's final release.

Nine Inch Nails' 2007 major studio recording, ''[[Year Zero (album)|Year Zero]]'', was released alongside an [[Year Zero (alternate reality game)|accompanying alternate reality game]].<ref name="MTVNews">{{cite web | last = Montgomery | first = James | url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1552470/20070215/nine_inch_nails.jhtml | title = Weird web trail: conspiracy theory — or marketing for nine inch nails LP? | publisher = [[MTV News]] | date = February 15, 2007 | access-date = 2007-02-15 | archive-date = March 21, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120321182806/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1552470/nine-inch-nails-conspiracy-campaign.jhtml | url-status = dead }}</ref> With its lyrics written from the perspective of multiple fictitious characters, Reznor described ''Year Zero'' as a [[concept album]] criticizing the [[United States government]]'s current policies and how they will affect the world 15 years in the future.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news.asp?contentid=29753 |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090704090256/http://www.gigwise.com/news.asp?contentid=29753 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 4, 2009 |title=Trent Reznor Blasts the American Government |work=Gigwise.com |first=Jason |last=Gregory |date=March 26, 2007 |access-date=2007-04-20 }}</ref> In July 2012, it was announced that Reznor had composed and performed the [[theme music]] for ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops II]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2012/07/interview-trent-reznor-pens-black-ops-ii-theme-song/1#.T_yTYnmffZe|title=Interview: Trent Reznor Pens Black Ops II Theme Song|newspaper=USA Today|access-date=2012-07-10|date=July 10, 2012|archive-date=July 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711000144/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2012/07/interview-trent-reznor-pens-black-ops-ii-theme-song/1#.T_yTYnmffZe|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2024, it was announced that Reznor and Ross would score ''[[Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://blog.playstation.com/2024/12/12/announcing-intergalactic-the-heretic-prophet-a-new-franchise-from-naughty-dog|title=Announcing Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, a new franchise From Naughty Dog 
}}</ref>

====Film composition====
In 1994, Reznor produced the soundtrack for [[Oliver Stone]]'s film ''[[Natural Born Killers]]'', using a portable [[Pro Tools]] setup in his hotel room.<ref>{{cite magazine| newspaper = [[Los Angeles Times]]| title = Natural Born Thriller| date = October 1994| url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-10-02-ca-45644-story.html| access-date = October 9, 2017| archive-date = February 3, 2015| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150203205156/http://articles.latimes.com/1994-10-02/entertainment/ca-45644_1_trent-reznor| url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=An Interview with Charlie Clouser| url=http://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/xint2a.shtml| work=Scene Magazine| date=September 1996| access-date=February 3, 2015| archive-date=May 14, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514071101/http://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/xint2a.shtml| url-status=dead}}</ref> For the film, Nine Inch Nails recorded a song "[[Burn (Nine Inch Nails song)|Burn]]".<ref>Huxley (1997), p. 135</ref> For [[The Crow: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|''The Crow'' soundtrack]], the group recorded a cover version of [[Joy Division]]'s "Dead Souls".

Reznor produced the soundtrack for [[David Lynch]]'s 1997 film ''[[Lost Highway (film)|Lost Highway]]''.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/david-lynch-and-trent-reznor-the-lost-boys-19970306
|title=David Lynch and Trent Reznor: The Lost Boys
|magazine=Rolling Stone
|date=March 6, 1997
|author=Mikal Gilmore
|access-date=October 9, 2017
|archive-date=September 11, 2017
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911190228/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/david-lynch-and-trent-reznor-the-lost-boys-19970306
|url-status=live
}}</ref><ref>Huxley (1997), p. 159</ref> He produced two pieces of the film's score, "Driver Down" and "Videodrones; Questions", with [[Peter Christopherson]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.spin.com/2010/04/trent-reznor-and-wife-form-new-band/
|title=Trent Reznor and Wife Form New Band
|magazine=Spin
|date=April 28, 2010
|author=William Goodman
|access-date=October 9, 2017
|archive-date=May 1, 2010
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501010825/https://www.spin.com/2010/04/trent-reznor-and-wife-form-new-band/
|url-status=live
}}</ref> He tried to get [[Coil (band)|Coil]] onto the [[Lost Highway (soundtrack)|soundtrack]], but couldn't convince Lynch.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.brainwashed.com/coil/writings/jwint.html
|title=Jon Whitney Interview – part one
|date=5 May 1997
|website=www.brainwashed.com
|access-date=October 9, 2017
|archive-date=December 24, 2017
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224134537/http://www.brainwashed.com/coil/writings/jwint.html
|url-status=live
}}</ref> Nine Inch Nails recorded a song, "[[The Perfect Drug]]" for the soundtrack. The release spawned a single, a music video directed by [[Mark Romanek]].<ref name="Huxley 1997, p. 170">Huxley (1997), p. 170</ref>

In 2001, Reznor was asked by Romanek to provide the score for ''[[One Hour Photo]]'', but the music did not work for the film and was not used. These compositions eventually evolved into ''[[And All that Could Have Been#Still|Still]]''.<ref>{{cite web
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| url = http://www.nin.com/access/5_07_04/index.php
| title = Access
| author = Trent Reznor
| publisher = nin.com
| date = May 7, 2004
| access-date = 2008-02-19
}}</ref> A remix of the Nine Inch Nails track "[[You Know What You Are?]]" by [[Clint Mansell]] was used as part of the latter's soundtrack to the 2005 film adaptation of ''[[Doom (film)#Music|Doom]]''. In 2009, Trent Reznor composed "Theme for Tetsuo" for the Japanese [[cyberpunk]] film ''[[Tetsuo: The Bullet Man]]'' directed by [[Shinya Tsukamoto]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.slashfilm.com/sountracks-trent-reznors-new-song-for-tetsuo-the-bullet-man-hear-inception-trailer-music-in-full/ |title=Soundtracks: Trent Reznor's New Song for Tetsuo: The Bullet Man; Hear Inception Trailer Music in Full &#124; /Film |newspaper=/Film |publisher=Slashfilm.com |date=May 25, 2010 |access-date=2012-11-19 |archive-date=May 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505020310/http://www.slashfilm.com/sountracks-trent-reznors-new-song-for-tetsuo-the-bullet-man-hear-inception-trailer-music-in-full/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Reznor Ross G5 setup cropped tight.jpg|thumb|Reznor with [[Atticus Ross]] in March 2006]]
Reznor collaborated with Ross to compose the [[The Social Network (soundtrack)|score]] for [[David Fincher]]'s ''[[The Social Network]]'', a 2010 drama film about the founding of Facebook. Says Reznor, "When I actually read the script and realized what he was up to, I said goodbye to that free time I had planned."<ref>{{cite web |author=Trent Reznor at 6:40pm |url=http://nin.com/?id=97906 |title=the official nine-inch nails website&#93; |publisher=Nin.com |date=May 28, 2010 |access-date=2011-02-05 |archive-date=July 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705100725/http://www.nin.com/?id=97906 |url-status=live }}</ref> The score was noted for portraying "[[Mark Zuckerberg]] the genius, developing a brilliant idea over ominous undertones,"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.picktainment.com/blog/2011/02/road-to-the-oscars-best-original-score/ |title=Road to the Oscars: Best Original Score; |publisher=Picktainment.com |date=February 11, 2011 |access-date=2011-02-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110227072010/http://www.picktainment.com/blog/2011/02/road-to-the-oscars-best-original-score/ |archive-date=February 27, 2011 }}</ref> and received nearly unanimous praise. The film's score was released in October 2010 in multiple formats, including [[music download|digital download]], compact disc, [[5.1 surround sound|5.1 surround]] on [[Blu-ray]], and [[vinyl record]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nullco.com/TSN/ |title=''The Social Network'' soundtrack official website |publisher=Nullco.com |access-date=2017-01-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20101011072751/http%3A//www.nullco.com/TSN/ |archive-date=October 11, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> A 5-song sampler [[Extended play|EP]] was released for free via digital download.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/09/trent-reznor-social-network |title=Download Trent Reznor's Social Network Sampler for Free |magazine=Wired |first=Lewis |last=Wallace |date=September 19, 2010 |access-date=March 12, 2017 |archive-date=November 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118144008/https://www.wired.com/2010/09/trent-reznor-social-network/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On January 7, 2011, Reznor announced that he would again be working with Fincher, this time to provide the [[The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (soundtrack)|score]] for the American adaptation of ''[[The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/trent-reznor-scoring-david-finchers-version-the-girl-dragon-tattoo/|title=Trent Reznor Scoring David Fincher's Version of 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'|date=January 7, 2011|website=/Film|access-date=November 15, 2019|archive-date=July 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719231457/https://www.slashfilm.com/trent-reznor-scoring-david-finchers-version-the-girl-dragon-tattoo/|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> A cover of "[[Immigrant Song]]" by [[Led Zeppelin]], produced by Reznor and Ross, with [[Karen O]] (of the [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]]) as the featured singer, accompanied a trailer for the film.<ref name="ImmigrantSong">{{cite web | last = Breihan | first = Tom | title = Trent Reznor and Karen O cover Led Zeppelin | publisher = [[Pitchfork Media]] | date = May 27, 2011 | url = http://pitchfork.com/news/42655-trent-reznor-and-karen-o-cover-led-zeppelin/ | access-date = 2011-07-01 | archive-date = May 31, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110531031017/http://pitchfork.com/news/42655-trent-reznor-and-karen-o-cover-led-zeppelin/ | url-status = live }}</ref> Reznor and Ross' second collaboration with Fincher was scored as the film was shot, based on the concept of "what if we give you music the minute you start to edit stuff together?" Reznor explained in 2014 that the composition process was "a lot more work" and that he "would be hesitant to go as far in that direction in the future".<ref name="Joe" />

Reznor and Ross again collaborated to score Fincher's film ''[[Gone Girl (film)|Gone Girl]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Blistein|first=Jon|title=Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross to Score David Fincher's 'Gone Girl'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/trent-reznor-and-atticus-ross-to-score-david-finchers-gone-girl-20140121|work=RollingStone.com|date=January 21, 2014|access-date=March 26, 2014|archive-date=March 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318050324/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/trent-reznor-and-atticus-ross-to-score-david-finchers-gone-girl-20140121|url-status=live}}</ref> Fincher was inspired by music he heard while at an appointment with a chiropractor and tasked Reznor with creating the musical equivalent of an insincere façade. Reznor explained Fincher's request in an interview: "David [Fincher] was at the chiropractor and heard this music that was inauthentically trying to make him feel OK, and that became a perfect metaphor for this film. [...] The challenge was, simply, what is the musical equivalent of the same sort of façade of comfort and a feeling of insincerity that that music represented? [My primary aim was] to instill doubt [and] remind you that things aren't always what they seem to be."<ref>{{cite web|author1=Leah Pickett|title=Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Gone Girl OST|url=https://consequence.net/2014/10/album-review-trent-reznor-and-atticus-ross-gone-girl-ost/|website=Consequence of Sound|publisher=Townsquare Music|access-date=November 11, 2014|date=October 2, 2014|archive-date=October 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018183624/https://consequence.net/2014/10/album-review-trent-reznor-and-atticus-ross-gone-girl-ost/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Richard Butler (singer)|Richard Butler]] of [[The Psychedelic Furs]] sang a [[cover version]] of the song "[[She (Charles Aznavour song)|She]]," which was used in the film's [[Trailer (promotion)|teaser trailer]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gone-girl-trailer-ben-affleck-691722 |title='Gone Girl' Trailer With Ben Affleck: 5 Things to Know |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=March 27, 2014 |access-date=2014-05-01 |archive-date=October 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012165157/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gone-girl-trailer-ben-affleck-691722 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/jarettwieselman/first-gone-girl-trailer#g5zptw|title="She" Takes Center Stage in the First "Gone Girl" Trailer|author=Jarett Wieselman|work=BuzzFeed|date=April 14, 2014 |access-date=November 4, 2014|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112013621/http://www.buzzfeed.com/jarettwieselman/first-gone-girl-trailer#g5zptw|url-status=live}}</ref> The soundtrack album was released on the Columbia label on September 30, 2014.<ref name="And">{{cite web|author1=Andy Beta|title=First Listen: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, 'Gone Girl (Motion Picture Soundtrack)'|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/09/25/350948108/first-listen-trent-reznor-atticus-ross-gone-girl-motion-picture-soundtrack|website=NPR|access-date=November 11, 2014|date=September 25, 2014|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112030309/https://choice.npr.org/index.html?origin=https://www.npr.org/2014/09/25/350948108/first-listen-trent-reznor-atticus-ross-gone-girl-motion-picture-soundtrack|url-status=live}}</ref>

During Reznor and Ross' keynote session at the 2014 "Billboard and Hollywood Reporter Film & TV Music Conference", held on November 5, Reznor said that he is open to working with other filmmakers besides Fincher, the only director he had worked with as a composer up until that point: "I'm open to any possibility. [...] Scoring for film kind of came up unexpectedly. It was always something I'd been interested in and it was really a great experience and I've learned a lot." Reznor further explained that he cherishes his previous experiences with Fincher as "there's a pursuit and dedication to uncompromised excellence".<ref>{{cite magazine|author1=Colin Stutz|title=Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross' Billboard/THR Film & TV Conference Keynote Q&A: Watch Highlights|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/bbthr-conference/6304621/trent-reznor-atticus-ross-billboardthr-film-tv-conference|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 6, 2014|date=November 5, 2014|archive-date=December 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207083445/http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/bbthr-conference/6304621/trent-reznor-atticus-ross-billboardthr-film-tv-conference|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2014, it was announced that Reznor would collaborate with composer [[Mike Patton]], best known as the frontman of alternative metal band [[Faith No More]], on ''[[The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film)#Sequel|The Girl Who Played With Fire]]'' by Fincher, the sequel to 2011's ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo''.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=December 25, 2020|url=http://www.binaural.es/noticias/mike-patton-y-trent-reznor-compondran-la-bso-de-la-proxima-pelicula-de-david-fincher/|date=December 28, 2014|title=Mike Patton y Trent Reznor compondrán la BSO de la próxima película de David Fincher|first=Pablo |last=Porcar|website=Binaural.es|language=es|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101002427/http://www.binaural.es/noticias/mike-patton-y-trent-reznor-compondran-la-bso-de-la-proxima-pelicula-de-david-fincher/|archive-date=January 1, 2015 }}</ref> However, after the release of the 2015 book ''[[The Girl in the Spider's Web]]'', a part of the series from which the films are based, [[Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group|Sony]] decided to reboot the franchise and cancelled this production.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=December 25, 2020|url=https://screenrant.com/david-fincher-girl-played-fire-movie-cancelled/|date=August 13, 2019|title=Why David Fincher Never Made The Girl Who Played With Fire|website=[[Screen Rant]]|first=Adrienne|last=Tyler|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814054959/https://screenrant.com/david-fincher-girl-played-fire-movie-cancelled/|archive-date=August 14, 2019 }}</ref>

Reznor and Ross have gone on to score films by a number of other directors, starting in 2016 with [[Fisher Stevens]]' climate change documentary ''[[Before the Flood (film)|Before the Flood]]'' (whose score also included compositions by [[Gustavo Santaolalla]] and [[Mogwai]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2016/09/09/trent-reznor-mogwai-leonardo-dicaprio-climate-change-documentary/|title=Trent Reznor, Mogwai, more score Leonardo DiCaprio climate change doc|date=September 9, 2016|access-date=November 25, 2020|archive-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107154140/https://www.factmag.com/2016/09/09/trent-reznor-mogwai-leonardo-dicaprio-climate-change-documentary/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Peter Berg]]'s ''[[Patriots Day (film)|Patriots Day]]'', a crime drama about the [[Boston Marathon bombings]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/772391-trent-reznor-and-atticus-ross-composing-the-patriots-day-score#/slide/1 |title=Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Composing the Patriots Day Score |work=ComingSoon.net |date=October 1, 2016 |access-date=August 5, 2021 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108130209/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/772391-trent-reznor-and-atticus-ross-composing-the-patriots-day-score#/slide/1 |url-status=live }}</ref> The following year, they made their television debut with the score for [[Ken Burns]] and [[Lynn Novick]]'s documentary series ''[[The Vietnam War (TV series)|The Vietnam War]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2017/08/trent-reznor-and-atticus-ross-detail-their-score-to-ken-burns-new-vietnam-war-documentary/|title=Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross detail their score to Ken Burns' new Vietnam War documentary|date=August 20, 2017|access-date=November 25, 2020|archive-date=August 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821050143/https://consequence.net/2017/08/trent-reznor-and-atticus-ross-detail-their-score-to-ken-burns-new-vietnam-war-documentary/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, Reznor and Ross scored [[Jonah Hill]]'s directorial debut ''[[Mid90s]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=says |first=Gridn0de |title=Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Scoring Susanne Bier's 'Bird Box' &#124; Film Music Reporter |url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2018/10/25/trent-reznor-atticus-ross-scoring-susanne-biers-bird-box/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225220456/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2018/10/25/trent-reznor-atticus-ross-scoring-susanne-biers-bird-box/ |archive-date=December 25, 2018 |access-date=December 31, 2018}}</ref> as well as [[Susanne Bier]]'s ''[[Bird Box (film)|Bird Box]]'', which was released on [[Netflix]]. Reznor and Ross also released a 2-hour box set for the ''Bird Box'' soundtrack containing additional material from their recording sessions, titled ''Bird Box/Null 09 Extended''. Reznor later admitted his dissatisfaction with working on ''Bird Box'' during an interview for the December 2019 edition of ''[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]'', calling the experience a "fucking waste of time". He criticized the film's editing department for mixing the score too low in the final cut of the film, as well as the production team overall for "phoning in" the project.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2019-12-28 |title=Trent Reznor Trashes 'Bird Box' Scoring Experience: 'That Was a F—ing Waste of Time' |url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/trent-reznor-bird-box-netflix-atticus-ross-score-nine-inch-nails-1203453033/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> Reznor also revealed that he and Ross pulled out of scoring [[Joe Wright]]'s ''[[The Woman in the Window (2021 film)|The Woman in the Window]]'', having scrapped their completed score due to displeasure with the studio's "transformation" of the film following test screenings.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |date=2019-12-24 |title=Trent Reznor Calls Scoring Bird Box a "Fucking Waste of Time," Scraps The Woman in the Window Score |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/trent-reznor-calls-scoring-bird-box-a-fucking-waste-of-time-scraps-the-woman-in-the-window-score/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> The film was ultimately sold to Netflix and released in 2021, with [[Danny Elfman]] replacing Reznor and Ross as composer.

In 2019, Reznor and Ross composed the score for the independent drama ''[[Waves (2019 film)|Waves]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://store.nin.com/collections/music/products/waves|title=Waves (Original Score)|date=December 6, 2019 |access-date=November 25, 2020|archive-date=November 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126120048/https://store.nin.com/collections/music/products/waves|url-status=live}}</ref> and later that year made their second contribution to television with their score for [[Damon Lindelof]]'s [[HBO]] miniseries ''[[Watchmen (TV series)|Watchmen]]'', a sequel to [[Alan Moore]]'s [[Watchmen|original 1987 comic series]]. Reznor and Ross, both fans of the comic, approached Lindelof to work on the series, and released three volumes of music from the series over the course of its broadcast.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://deadline.com/2020/06/watchmen-composers-trent-reznor-atticus-ross-hbo-interview-news-1202963614/|title = 'Watchmen' Composers Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Talk Crafting Playful, Raunchy Sound for "Punk Rock" HBO Drama|date = June 23, 2020|access-date = November 25, 2020|archive-date = November 11, 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201111041556/https://deadline.com/2020/06/watchmen-composers-trent-reznor-atticus-ross-hbo-interview-news-1202963614/|url-status = live}}</ref> The score was critically acclaimed, and Reznor and Ross won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series]] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/trent-reznor|title=Trent Reznor|access-date=November 25, 2020|archive-date=January 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117123641/https://www.emmys.com/bios/trent-reznor|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2020, Reznor and Ross reunited with Fincher to score his drama film ''[[Mank]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/nine-inch-nails-9-things-we-learned-our-visit-trent-reznors-studio|title=Nine Inch Nails: 9 Things We Learned From Our Visit to Trent Reznor's Studio|website=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]|date=December 23, 2019|access-date=December 24, 2019|archive-date=December 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223212626/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/nine-inch-nails-9-things-we-learned-our-visit-trent-reznors-studio|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as scoring their first animated project, [[Pixar]]'s ''[[Soul (2020 film)|Soul]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/trent-reznor-atticus-ross-score-new-pixar-film-soul-2541752|title=Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross to score new Pixar film 'Soul'|website=[[NME]]|date=August 25, 2019|access-date=December 29, 2020|archive-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107235209/https://www.nme.com/news/film/trent-reznor-atticus-ross-score-new-pixar-film-soul-2541752|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, the two won a Golden Globe and an Academy Award alongside [[Jon Batiste]] for their work on the ''Soul'' score.

In 2022, Reznor and Ross scored [[Luca Guadagnino]]'s ''[[Bones and All (soundtrack)|Bones and All]]'', as well as [[Sam Mendes]]' ''[[Empire of Light (film)|Empire of Light]]''. In 2023, the duo scored their second animated project, ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (soundtrack)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem]]'', and reunited with Fincher for ''[[The Killer (2023 film)|The Killer]]''. In 2024, Reznor and Ross scored two films by Guadagnino: ''[[Challengers (soundtrack)|Challengers]],'' and [[Queer (film)|''Queer'']]. The two also composed the title theme for the HBO comedy series [[The Franchise (2024 TV series)|''The Franchise'']]; Mendes served as executive producer on the project, and directed the pilot.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HBO's 'The Franchise' to Feature Theme by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross and Score by Jeff Cardoni {{!}} Film Music Reporter |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/09/18/hbos-the-franchise-to-feature-theme-by-trent-reznor-atticus-ross-and-score-by-jeff-cardoni/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |language=en-US}}</ref>

As Nine Inch Nails, Reznor and Ross are composing the score to the sci-fi sequel ''[[Tron: Ares]]'', due to be released in 2025.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Vary |first=Adam B. |date=2024-08-10 |title='Tron: Ares' First Footage: Light Bikes, Jeff Bridges Returns and New Music From Nine Inch Nails |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/tron-ares-first-look-jared-leto-1236097947/ |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> The two are also scoring [[Scott Derrickson]]'s ''[[The Gorge (film)|The Gorge]]'', which is set to release on [[Apple TV+]] the same year,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Scoring Scott Derrickson's 'The Gorge' {{!}} Film Music Reporter |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/04/04/trent-reznor-atticus-ross-scoring-scott-derricksons-the-gorge/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |language=en-US}}</ref> as well as Guadagnino's thriller ''[[After the Hunt]]''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Drew |date=2024-12-06 |title=Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross to Score Luca Guadagnino's 'After the Hunt' {{!}} Exclusive |url=https://www.thewrap.com/trent-reznor-atticus-ross-score-luca-guadagnino-after-the-hunt/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}</ref>