Full tracklist for Gone Girl is revealed

Last week we got a sneak preview of the score for Gone Girl, composed by Oscar-winners Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. As "Gone Girl fever" is sweeping across the internet, we now have the full tracklist for the full score composed by the duo.

1. What Have We Done to Each Other?
2. Sugar Storm
3. Empty Places
4. With Suspicion
5. Just Like You
6. Appearances
7. Clue One
8. Clue Two
9. Background Noise
10. Procedural 
11. Something Disposable
12. Like Home
13. Empty Places (Reprise)
14. The Way He Looks At Me
15. Technically, Missing
16. Secrets
17. Perpetual
18. Strange Activities
19. Still Gone
20. A Reflection
21. Consummation 
22. Sugar Storm (Reprise)
23. What Will We Do?
24. At Risk

This marks the third collaboration between David Fincher, Reznor, and Ross. The duo previously composed scores for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Social Network. The latter gave them a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Original Score. Nine Inch Nails frontman, Trent Reznor, recently described the score as, "Think about the really terrible music you hear in massage parlors'... The way it artificially tries to make you feel like everything's OK. And then imagine that sound starting to curdle and unravel."
Early reviews of Fincher's adaptation of the Gillian Flynn novel have been overwhelmingly positive so far and the film is set to open the New York Film Festival on September 26th. The film goes wide on October 3rd and the score will be available for purchase on September 30th.

Trent Reznor previews Gone Girl score

Gone Girl arrives in theaters in a couple weeks, but Nine Inch Nails frontman and Oscar-winning composer Trent Reznor has given us a preview of the score a bit early.

Gone Girl marks the third collaboration between Reznor, co-composer Atticus Ross, and director David Fincher. The duo previously won a Golden Globe and an Oscar for their score of Fincher's 2010 film, The Social Network. They also scored Fincher's 2011 adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
This score for this film sounds even creepier than the previous two and could perhaps be the best one yet. Reznor surprised everyone earlier this week by posting the song, "The Way He Looks at Me," on the Nine Inch Nails website. You can now preview the track via YouTube.





Gone Girl is an adaptation of the Gillian Flynn novel which follows an investigation surrounding the mysterious disappearance of a young husband's wife. As the investigation goes on, he becomes the focus of a media frenzy after it's suggested that he might not be innocent. It is set to open the New York Film Festival on September 26th, but it won't hit theaters until October 3rd. The film stars Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, and Tyler Perry. It also marks Fincher's first film on the big screen since Dragon Tattoo back in 2011.

Full trailer for Gone Girl premieres

This movie just looks so good. Not to mention how great the score sounds already. I am so prepared.

Nine Inch Nails announces tour with Soundgarden

To follow up the stunning Tension 2013 tour, Trent Reznor has announced a summer tour featuring Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden with support from Death Grips. NIN members receive a presale similar to the one done for Tension, with a 4 ticket limit instead of 2, on March 17th while tickets go up for the general public on March 21st.
NIN just wrapped up tour dates in Japan and is currently touring New Zealand and Australia with Brody Dalle and Queens of the Stone Age. After that they are touring Latin America and then the UK/Europe until June 11th.

This acts as sort of an ironic 20th anniversary for both NIN and Soundgarden as The Downward Spiral and Superunknown both celebrated their 1994 anniversaries last week. Nine Inch Nails is still riding the wave set by the release of Hesitation Marks last September along with the overwhelmingly positive reviews of Tension 2013. I saw the Tension tour last November and out of all the NIN shows I have been to it was by far the best one. The production was just out of this world.
Soundgarden is set to release a 20th anniversary edition of Superunknown on June 3rd. They released their latest album, King Animal, in 2012.
As for Death Grips, I have no idea who they are but the moment I Googled and saw the phrase "experimental hip-hop" I facepalmed. Did Trent not learn after the failure of the Street Sweeper Social Club opener back in 2009?

Anyway, here are the summer tour dates for North America:

7.19 - Planet Hollywood (Las Vegas, NV)
7.21 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre (Morrison, CO)
7.24 - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre (Tinley Park, IL)
7.26 - DTE Energy Music Theatre (Clarkston, MI)
7.27 - Molson Canadian Amphitheatre (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
7.29 - XFINITY Center (Mansfield, MA)
7.30 - Susquehanna Bank Center (Camden, NJ)
8.01 - Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre (Wantagh, NY)
8.02 - PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel, NJ)
8.04 - Jiffy Lube Live (Bristow, VA)
8.05 - Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach (Virginia Beach, VA)
8.07 - PNC Music Pavilion (Charlotte, NC)
8.08 - Aaron's Amphitheater at Lakewood (Atlanta, GA)
8.10 - Cruzan Amphitheatre (West Palm Beach, FL)
8.11 - MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre (Tampa, FL)
8.14 - Austin360 Amphitheater (Austin, TX)
8.16 - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (Woodlands, TX)
8.17 - Gexa Energy Pavilion (Dallas, TX)
8.19 - Isleta Amphitheater (Albuquerque, NM)
8.21 - Sleep Train Amphitheatre (Chula Vista, CA)
8.22 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (Irvine, CA)
8.24 - Shoreline Amphitheatre (Mountain View, CA)
8.25 - Hollywood Bowl (Hollywood, CA)


I must admit that I am pissed. I am happy they are coming back to Colorado, but I am not happy about Red Rocks. That venue is so overrated. It takes forever to get to, the sound doesn't distribute evenly, it's expensive, etc.. I could keep going about how much I despise that venue. I skipped Lights in the Sky in 2008 because it was at Red Rocks.

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross to score Gone Girl

This is exciting news.

Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor will be returning to the world of Hollywood with his partner Atticus Ross to score Gone Girl, the new film by David Fincher. Reznor and Ross previously scored Fincher's films The Social Network and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The pair won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for their work on The Social Network.

Gone Girl stars Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike. It tells the story of a woman who mysteriously disappears on the night of her fifth anniversary. It is an adaptation of the global bestseller by Gillian Flynn. It is set for theaters on October 3, 2014.

Nine Inch Nails' Hesitation Marks streams for free on iTunes

The new studio album from Nine Inch Nails titled Hesitation Marks officially drops next week on September 3rd, but it was put up for free streaming via iTunes last night as a sneak preview. I'm sure because of it the album has leaked online but that isn't important. I listened to Hesitation Marks last night because I am an impatient fangirl and although I wouldn't say it is a bad album I definitely wouldn't say it is a favorite.

I am a major Nine Inch Nails fan and have been listening to them for many years. I haven't encountered a time when I didn't really like something that Trent Reznor gave us so I am a bit lost right now. I mean, I'm not a huge fan of With Teeth but even then I didn't feel the way I do now. I think the album started off strong with the tracks "Copy of A" and "Came Back Haunted," but after those it just morphed into what felt like one giant, 50min song. It all sounded very similar and was dull and quite boring. Ordinarily I would have been bobbing my head to a beat but I only found myself doing that when "Satellite" was playing.
Yes I have to admit... I only liked three songs, maybe four. The saddest thing for me is two of those I have been listening to for a while now because Trent released "Came Back Haunted" and "Copy of A" early. The majority of the songs were just a dull roar for me. It sounded like Trent was still in movie mode and created another score only this time he decided to put words to each song. It felt very forced.
Now with all that said, I wouldn't call this a bad album. It is identifiable and you can tell it is Nine Inch Nails. I just feel like Trent was trying to mix all of his sound from the past 20+ years instead of trying to move to a new area like he continuously has done with each album release. When you look at the musical evolution of Nine Inch Nails it is rather incredible and noticeable. With Hesitation Marks it's like he sat down and was like, let me just mix everything and see what happens. It should have worked but I don't think it quite got there.
I'm not saying I don't want to own this album because I will, but I would put Hesitation Marks on the same level of The Slip and With Teeth (to some extent). It has a few good songs but it isn't an album I would listen to straight through more than I had to.


It's alright. I still love you, Nine Inch Nails. See you in November.

#NIN2013 #HesitationMarks

Nine Inch Nails - Came Back Haunted music video premieres

Apparently it can cause seizures, so exercise some caution.

Nine Inch Nails announces 2013 US tour dates

Nine Inch Nails has released the US and Canada tour dates for the 2013 Tension tour!

9.28  St Paul, MN (Xcel Energy Center)
9.30  Kansas City, MO (Sprint Center)
10.01  St. Louis, MO (Chaifetz Arena)
10.03  Monreal, Quebec (Centre Ball)
10.04  Toronto, Ontario (Air Canada Centre)
10.05  Cleveland, OH (Wolstein Center)
10.07  Auburn Hills, MI (The Palace of Auburn Hills)
10.08  Pittsburgh, PA (Petersen Events Center)
10.11  Boston, MA (TD Garden)
10.14  Brooklyn, NY (Barclays Center)
10.15  Newark, NJ (Prudential Center)
10.18  Washington, DC (Verizon Center)
10.19  University Park, PA (Bryce Jordan Center)
10.21  Raleigh, NC (PNC Arena)
10.22  Nashville, TN (Bridgestone Arena)
10.24  Atlanta, GA (Philips Arena)
10.25-27  Ashville, NC (Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit)
10.30  Sunrise, FL (BB&T Center)
10.31  Orlando, FL (Amway Center)
11.01-11.03  New Orleans, LA (Voodoo Festival)
11.05  San Antonio, TX (AT&T Center)
11.08  Los Angeles, CA (Staples Center)
11.09  Phoenix, AZ (US Airways Center)
11.11  El Paso, TX (Don Haskins Center)
11.13  Broomfield, CO (1stBANK Center)
11.15-16  Las Vegas, NV (The Joint)
11.18  Portland, OR (Rose Garden Arena)
11.19  Spokane, WA (Spokane Arena)
11.21  Vancouver, British Columbia (Rogers Arena)
11.22  Seattle, WA (KeyArena)
11.24  Edmonton, Alberta (Rexall Place)
11.25  Calgary, Alberta (Scotiabank Saddledome)


I'm pissed because they chose 1stBANK Center up in Broomfield, but I will go up there for NIN. I don't see why they didn't just pick Pepsi Center.

This NIN tour will feature Trent Reznor, Robin Finck (returning), Josh Eustis, Ilan Rubin (returning), and Alessandro Cortini (returning). I am excited to see Robin Finck come back despite me secretly hoping Aaron North would make a comeback, but not all dreams can come true. I was also hoping Trent could pull Josh Freese back into the groove but again... you can't have it all.

[Update 6/6] Adrian Belew has left the tour lineup citing that it was "just not working." No word yet on who will be replacing Belew in the lineup. 

Nine Inch Nails to release new single on Thursday

O...M...G...


Nine Inch Nails will release the new single from their new album this Thursday, June 6th. The single will be "Came Back Haunted."
The Los Angeles radio station KROQ describes the single as being closer to NIN's roots and not so much the "experimental material Trent's done in the last five years."


I am so excited I could burst. Now to go listen to some NIN all night. kbai

[Random] My top 10 Nine Inch Nails music videos

Movie news has been pretty slow lately, so why not do some random fun stuff. After the announcement that Nine Inch Nails is returning this year I started listening full force again and watching the music videos. I saw a columnist on Bloody-Disgusting sharing his favorite NIN videos, so I thought I would do the same. It's always fun to see the comparisons.



10. Starfuckers, Inc.
I think my love for this video, and song in general, is based on principle. Trent released it to stiff it to the music industry, I think. The video is what it is, but I still love it. Enjoy some "Starsuckers."

09. Wish
This is a great song in general and the video is a good mixture of crazy. I remember seeing it for the first time when I was like 13 on the Closure VHS set. I prefer the live versions of "Wish" but this classic album version with the video is always good, too.

08. March of the Pigs
I put this at #8 simply because the video isn't anything special, but the song is. I would put the song a lot higher on the list, but the video is very simple.

07. Survivalism
This is a good one off Year Zero. I love the lyrics to the song and I think the video correlates perfectly with the theme of not only the song but of the album itself. I also love how they incorporated the music video into the Lights in the Sky tour.

06. The Perfect Drug
Great video and a great song. Simple as that. For some reason I can't find the original video on YouTube to link down below, but you can probably find it somewhere. It's definitely worth seeing. All that's on YouTube is remixes and RockBand clips.
[EDIT] I totally spaced the NIN Vimeo page. You can watch the official video here: http://vimeo.com/3612941

05. Down in It
This is another one that I remember from the Closure set and I always loved it. It might just be because I love the song (favorite off Pretty Hate Machine) but either way it is a good video. The story behind it is even better. You guys should Google that one.

04. Pinion
This is one that is short and sweet... and awesome as shit.

03. Help Me I Am In Hell
Another that is pretty short and sweet. It is just amazing, though.

02. Happiness in Slavery
This is a close run for first place, but it still can't beat my first choice. This video is just incredible and it is almost impossible to find on YouTube so I can't link it below. I have no doubt you can find it on Google somewhere so I would suggest finding it and checking it out. Amazing song and a great video companion.
[EDIT] I totally spaced the NIN Vimeo page. You can watch the full, very NSFW, video here: http://vimeo.com/3556108

01. Closer
Yeah, yeah it's a given, right? I don't give a fuck. This is a great music video and I have loved it ever since I was a wee teenager. It is unmatched and no one will ever beat it. Simple as that.

Enjoy =^D

Trent Reznor announces the return of Nine Inch Nails

I am so excited for this I can't really describe how exciting this is. I am so ready for this.

Here's the word from the man himself:

"Nine Inch Nails are touring this year.
I was working with Adrian Belew on some musical ideas, which led to some discussion on performing, which led to some beard-scratching, which (many steps later) led to the decision to re-think the idea of what Nine Inch Nails could be, and the idea of playing a show. Calls were made to some friends, lots of new ideas were discussed, and a show was booked - which led to another, which somehow led to a lot of shows.
The band is reinventing itself from scratch and will be comprised of Eric Avery, Adrian Belew, Alessandro Cortini, Josh Eustis, Ilan Rubin, and me. The first shows will begin this summer, followed by a full-on arena tour of the US this fall, and lots of other dates worldwide to follow through 2014.
Lots of details and dates to come. See you soon.
TR"

Tour dates have yet to be announced, but we do know that the tour will start in the summer of 2013 and extend well into 2014. I am predicting a rather extensive overseas leg of this tour and/or multiple shows in certain cities. The lineup is a bit different but brings back some old faces like Alessandro Cortini who toured with NIN during With Teeth and Lights in the Sky and Ilan Rubin who replaced Josh Freese for Wave Goodbye. The newcomers are Eric Avery from Jane's Addiction, Adrian Belew of King Crimson, and Josh Eustis of Telefon Tel Aviv.

In case you didn't know, Nine Inch Nails is my favorite band so I am just jumping at this. I read about this when I woke up this morning and I was so excited I couldn't bring myself to hop on here and share the news. I have calmed down, barely, but I wanted to share it. 

Sound City trailer debuts; February release slated

Dave Grohl knew how to reel me in. Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails are featured... I'm sold.

Year Zero TV show on hold

It was announced in 2010 that Trent Reznor, the mastermind of Nine Inch Nails, was in the process of developing a television show for the 2006 album Year Zero with HBO. News of the show development has been fairly silent since then until Reznor did a Reddit Q&A with fans today.

Basically, the show is on hold. He and Rob Sheridan met with writers and the network and they couldn't find any writers they liked. As a result, Reznor and Sheridan are doing the writing themselves and it is taking more time than expected because they are avoiding the process. Reznor did say the project will see the light of day eventually but he doesn't know when.


* sigh *
They should have gone to AMC, ffs. HBO is a bunch of suckers these days.

[Random] A must hear for fellow Nine Inch Nails fans

My random Twitter find for the day. This is the most awesome and hilarious thing I have ever heard.

http://inversephase.bandcamp.com/album/pretty-eight-machine

Trent Reznor to write new Nine Inch Nails material in 2012

http://www.billboard.com/news/trent-reznor-to-write-new-nine-inch-nails-1005867562.story#/news/trent-reznor-to-write-new-nine-inch-nails-1005867562.story


I can't wrap my head around that right now. I am so happy.

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

This movie was fantastic. I don't really know what else to say.

I was nervous and confused about Rooney Mara ever since I heard she had been cast and let me tell you, she was incredible. With the kinds of things she had to do in this film she really shined through it. I loved it because Mara was a little closer to the Lisbeth I got from the descriptions in the book. Noomi Rapace did great as well but I always perceived her as more passive and not as cold.

Daniel Craig gave Blomqvist an interesting contrast. He was serious and felt broken but at the heart of the character he was quite... nerdy? Him politely saying "goodbye" to Lisbeth's house guest was hilarious. His reaction to being shot at was a little quirky as well. It was a nice surprise. Although, I must say, Craig's accent annoyed the hell out of me. It went from being Swedish to an odd mixture of British and Swedish to flat out British at random. Very irritating. In comparison to Mara's flawless dialect it was real noticeable.

But overall I truly loved this film. It was, for me, closer to the book than the Swedish film was and certain parts were more intense. However, there was one major omission; Mikael didn't serve any jail time whatsoever. In the book he went to jail in the middle of his research and even in the Swedish version he went to jail. That disappointed me. I also felt like the actual research Mikael and Lisbeth did on Harriet wasn't as thorough as it should have been. Most of it felt a little rushed.

The musical score was incredible. I thought what Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross did for The Social Network was good, but what they have done for TGWTDT is even better. I also loved the subtle Nine Inch Nails tribute in the movie. I'll wait and see if anyone else catches it.

9.5/10
Best movie I have seen in 2011. Hands down.

6 track sampler for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

http://www.nullco.com/GDT/usd.php

Go and get the free sampler now. The full score is available for pre-order as well. I'm not going to pre-order. I'll just go ahead and buy it when it is available like I did with The Social Network's score.

These two make amazing music. I can imagine the film and I haven't even seen it yet. I love it.