The 24-Track Album Is the First Original Music From Nine Inch Nails in Five Years and Marks the First Score Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Have Composed Under Their Band Name
The “TRON: Ares” Original Motion Picture Soundtrack featuring all original music by Nine Inch Nails was released today via Polydor. The soundtrack for “TRON: Ares,” the third instalment of Disney’s groundbreaking “TRON” franchise releasing in UK cinemas Oct. 10, stands among Nine Inch Nails’ most compelling albums as analogue soul and digital dread collide. Humming with menace, melancholy and momentum, it marks the first-ever film score by the pioneering band under their Nine Inch Nails moniker, although bandmates Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have composed 20 scores under their own names, winning two Oscars®, three Golden Globes®, a GRAMMY® and an Emmy® in the process.
As a work by Nine Inch Nails, “TRON: Ares” is a bracing departure from their previous film scores. The album erupts with the band’s full force, breaking boundaries and redefining what music in film can be with pulsating synths, distorted textures and haunting melodies. The album doesn’t feature a single second of orchestral music.
“TRON: Ares” Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Track List
1. INIT
2. FORKED REALITY
3. AS ALIVE AS YOU NEED ME TO BE (features vocals, first single released – Watch Here)
4. ECHOES
5. THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
6. IN THE IMAGE OF
7. I KNOW YOU CAN FEEL IT (features vocals)
8. PERMANENCE
9. INFILTRATOR
10. 100% EXPENDABLE
11. STILL REMAINS
12. WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER? (features vocals)
13. BUILDING BETTER WORLDS
14. TARGET IDENTIFIED
15. DAEMONIZE
16. EMPATHETIC RESPONSE
17. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
18. A QUESTION OF TRUST
19. GHOST IN THE MACHINE
20. NO GOING BACK
21. NEMESIS
22. NEW DIRECTIVE
23. OUT IN THE WORLD
24. SHADOW OVER ME
“TRON: Ares” follows a highly sophisticated Program, Ares, who is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind’s first encounter with A.I. beings. The feature film is directed by Joachim Rønning and stars Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith, Hasan Minhaj, Arturo Castro and Cameron Monaghan, with Gillian Anderson and Jeff Bridges.
Sean Bailey, Jared Leto, p.g.a., Emma Ludbrook, p.g.a., Jeffrey Silver, Justin Springer, p.g.a., and Steven Lisberger are the producers, with Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Russell Allen, and Joseph Kosinski serving as executive producers. The screenplay is by Jesse Wigutow, with story by David DiGilio and Wigutow, based on characters created by Steven Lisberger and Bonnie MacBird.
Disney’s “TRON: Ares” releases in UK cinemas on October 10, 2025.