Nine Inch Nails Release New Single, Video for Tron Soundtrack

Nine Inch Nails have released the music video for their single "As Alive As You Need Me To Be," the lead track from their upcoming soundtrack for the film Tron: Ares, set to release September 19. The video, directed by Maxime Quoilin, features a stark black-and-white aesthetic and intense visuals that complement the song's industrial sound, marking the band's first new music in five years under the Nine Inch Nails name. The Tron: Ares soundtrack is notable as Nine Inch Nails' first full film score as a band, blending their signature industrial style with digital themes fitting the movie's neon-lit, AI-driven storyline. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, who have scored over 20 films together, produced the album alongside collaborators Boys Noize, Ian Kirkpatrick, BJ Burton, and Hudson Mohawke, intentionally avoiding orchestral elements to reflect the film's themes of artificial life and emotional complexity. The release coincides with Nine Inch Nails' Peel It Back Tour, their first North American tour in three years, and the film's theatrical debut on October 10. The Tron: Ares film stars Jared Leto, Jeff Bridges, Greta Lee, and Evan Peters, continuing the legacy of the franchise's influential soundtracks.