Trent Reznor excited Nine Inch Nails fans last month with the news that he and his long-time collaborator and bandmate Atticus Ross are “ready to be back in the driver’s seat” with a new NIN project, in addition to working on the score for TRON: Ares, the third instalment of the sci-fi film series, set for release in October 2025.
However in a new interview with IndieWire, talking about his much-acclaimed soundtrackwork, Reznor admits to feeling “disillusionment with the current state of music.
“What we’re looking for [from film] is the collaborative experience with interesting people,” he says. “We haven’t gotten that from the music world necessarily, for our own choice.”
Speaking to writer Ryan Lattanzio, Reznor continues: “You mentioned disillusionment with the music world? Yes. The culture of the music world sucks. That’s another conversation, but what technology has done to disrupt the music business in terms of not only how people listen to music but the value they place on it is defeating.
“I’m not saying that as an old man yelling at clouds, but as a music lover who grew up where music was the main thing. Music [now] feels largely relegated to something that happens in the background or while you’re doing something else. That’s a long, bitter story.”
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