“The culture of the music world sucks”: Why Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross won't be making any more records soon

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.

The movie soundtrack work of ex-Nine Inch Nailers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross is, of course, by now highly regarded and a major influence on the scene and sound of today's movies. What might not be known is just what drove them to turn their back on their band and music-making, and just how unlikely it is that they will ever return.

In an interview primarily about the duo’s ongoing movie soundtrack work – in particular their scores for director David Fincher on movies such as The Social Network, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl and Mank – Reznor sheds light on why he now values his soundtrack work far more than his old single/album/tour musical path with Nine Inch Nails.