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'''''Tron: Ares (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)''''' was scored by [[Nine Inch Nails]] for the Joachim Rønning film of the same name. It will be released on September 19, 2025. The physical [[soundtracks|soundtrack]] will be issued in multiple variants: standard CD, [[nin.com]] exclusive CD, standard vinyl, nin.com exclusive vinyl, white vinyl, independent retailer exclusive vinyl, and Target exclusive vinyl. It is the first ever release to bear both a [[Halo numbers|Halo number]] and a [[Null numbers|Null number]], with the numbers being 36 and 22, respectively.
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[[Image:Tronaresstandard.jpg|thumb|Standard CD/vinyl artwork]]
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[[Image:Tronaresnincomexclusive.jpg|thumb|nin.com exclusive CD/vinyl artwork]]
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[[Image:Tronarestargetindievinyl.jpg|thumb|Target/indie retailer exclusive vinyl artwork]]
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[[Image:Tronareswhitevinyl.jpg|thumb|White vinyl artwork]]
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[[Image:Tronarescassette.png|thumb|nin.com exclusive cassette]]
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'''''Tron: Ares (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)''''' was scored by [[Nine Inch Nails]] for the Joachim Rønning film of the same name. The [[soundtracks|soundtrack]] album was released on September 19, 2025. This release bears both a [[Halo numbers|Halo number]] and a [[Null numbers|Null number]], with the numbers being 36 and 22, respectively.
  
 
==Track Listing==
 
==Track Listing==
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#"[[Init]]"
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===CD/Digital===
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#"[[Forked Reality]]"
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#"[[Init]]" - 2:07
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#"[[As Alive as You Need Me To Be (song)|As Alive as You Need Me To Be]]" - 3:54
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#"[[Forked Reality]]" - 1:50
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#"[[Echoes]]"
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#"[[As Alive as You Need Me To Be (song)|As Alive as You Need Me To Be]]" - 3:57
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#"[[This Changes Everything]]"
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#"[[Echoes]]" - 3:46
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#"[[In the Image Of]]"
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#"[[This Changes Everything]]" - 2:59
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#"[[I Know You Can Feel It]]"
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#"[[In the Image Of]]" - 1:33
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#"[[Permanence]]"
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#"[[I Know You Can Feel It]]" - 5:21
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#"[[Infiltrator (Song)|Infiltrator]]"
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#"[[Permanence]]" - 1:29
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#"[[100% Expendable]]"
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#"[[Infiltrator (Tron: Ares song)|Infiltrator]]" - 2:47
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#"[[Still Remains]]"
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#"[[100% Expendable]]" - 3:54
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#"[[Who Wants To Live Forever?]]"
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#"[[Still Remains]]" - 1:54
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#"[[Building Better Worlds]]"
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#"[[Who Wants To Live Forever?]]" - 5:50
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#"[[Target Identified]]"
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#"[[Building Better Worlds]]" - 2:11
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#"[[Daemonize]]"
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#"[[Target Identified]]" - 3:24
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#"[[Empathetic Response]]"
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#"[[Daemonize]]" - 5:09
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#"[[What Have You Done?]]"
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#"[[Empathetic Response]]" - 2:09
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#"[[A Question of Trust]]"
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#"[[What Have You Done?]]" - 2:14
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#"[[Ghost in the Machine]]"
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#"[[A Question of Trust]]" - 1:20
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#"[[No Going Back]]"
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#"[[Ghost in the Machine]]" - 1:29
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#"[[Nemesis]]"
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#"[[No Going Back]]" - 1:55
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#"[[New Directive]]"
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#"[[Nemesis]]" - 1:45
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#"[[Out in the World]]"
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#"[[New Directive]]" - 2:45
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#"[[Shadow Over Me]]"
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#"[[Out in the World]]" - 1:05
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#"[[Shadow Over Me]]" - 3:55
  
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===Vinyl===
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A1&nbsp; "Init"<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A2&nbsp; "Forked Reality"<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A3&nbsp; "As Alive as You Need Me To Be"<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A4&nbsp; "Echoes"<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A5&nbsp; "This Changes Everything"<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B1&nbsp; "In the Image Of"<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B2&nbsp; "I Know You Can Feel It"<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B3&nbsp; "Permanence"<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B4&nbsp; "Infiltrator"<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B5&nbsp; "100% Expendable"<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B6&nbsp; "Still Remains"<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C1&nbsp; "Who Wants To Live Forever?"<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C2&nbsp; "Building Better Worlds"<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C3&nbsp; "Target Identified"<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C4&nbsp; "Daemonize"<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C5&nbsp; "Empathetic Response"<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D1&nbsp; "What Have You Done?"<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D2&nbsp; "A Question of Trust"<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D3&nbsp; "Ghost in the Machine"<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D4&nbsp; "No Going Back"<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D5&nbsp; "Nemesis"<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D6&nbsp; "New Directive"<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D7&nbsp; "Out in the World"<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D8&nbsp; "Shadow Over Me"<br />
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===Cassette===
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The cassette splits the sides between "Still Remains" and "Who Wants To Live Forever?".
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==About==
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The album has additional production and programming contributions from repeat collaborators [[Boys Noize]], Hudson Mohawke ([[WitchGang]]), and BJ Burton ("[[Vaster Than Empires]]"). The hype sticker on the physical releases states that the album contains "over 70 minutes of music", but the runtime is actually less than 67 minutes. It is not known if this was a typo or if something was cut from the album at the last minute. There are several score cues in the film that did not make it onto the soundtrack, while the song "Shadow Over Me" is featured in the soundtrack but is not present in the film.
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The idea of the soundtrack being released under the NIN moniker, rather than under [[Trent Reznor]] and [[Atticus Ross]], came from President of Walt Disney Music, Tom MacDougall, who approached them after their work on ''[[Soul (Original Score)|Soul]]''.[https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/nine-inch-nails-tron-ares-score-precise-unpleasant-exclusive/] Much of the soundtrack was completed while Nine Inch Nails were undergoing the [[Peel It Back Tour]] in Europe, being worked on in hotel rooms, not unlike the production of ''[[Year Zero]]'' or the [[Natural Born Killers Soundtrack|soundtrack to ''Natural Born Killers'']].[https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/arts/music/nine-inch-nails-tron-ares-soundtracks-tour-interview.html?unlocked_article_code=1.x08.8Jmj.lWBl68FCeeYx&smid=url-share] Reznor and Ross are also credited as executive producers on the film, as well as having on-screen cameos as the two fighter pilots.
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==Physical formats==
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The physical soundtrack was issued in multiple formats and variants:
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*Standard CD
 +
*Alternate cover CD (exclusive to [[nin.com]] in the US/UK and indie shops in the EU)
 +
*Japanese CD (exclusive floppy disk packaging)
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*Standard vinyl
 +
*Alternate cover, red swirl vinyl (exclusive to nin.com in the US/UK and indie shops in the EU)
 +
*Limited edition white vinyl
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*Red translucent vinyl (exclusive to Target in the US and indie shops in the UK/EU)
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*Cassette (exclusive to nin.com in the US/UK and indie shops in the EU)
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==Promotion==
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The soundtrack featured heavily in the marketing and promotion of the movie, with Nine Inch Nails participating directly in some of the events.
 +
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*On October 2, 2025, the ''Tron: Ares'' Immersive Experience at The Venue in Piccadilly Circus in London featured laser lights, props, photo ops, with the ''Tron: Ares'' soundtrack being played throughout the space, as well as other NIN songs.
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*On October 2, 2025, Club ElecTRONica was held at the Bellwether in Los Angeles, California. There were props, photo ops, a laser light show by Arius, and DJ sets by Avalon and Boys Noize.
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*On October 6, 2025, Nine Inch Nails with Boys Noize performed at the [[2025/10/06 Hollywood, CA|''Tron: Ares'' world premiere]] in Hollywood, California.
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*On October 7, 2025, Nine Inch Nails and Jeff Bridges participated in a Q&A screening of ''Tron: Ares'' at AMC Century City.
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*On ''Dancing with the Stars'' Season 34, Episode 4, the in-house dance troupe performed a routine to "As Alive as You Need Me To Be", complete with laser lights, costumes, and light cycle prop.
 +
*During the premiere week, screenings of ''Tron: Ares'' at the El Capitan Theatre included a laser and light pre-show, with photo ops, featuring the soundtrack.
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==Credits==
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''Tron: Ares (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)''<br>
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*Original music by Nine Inch Nails<br>
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*Nine Inch Nails: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross<br>
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*All songs written, arranged, produced, performed, and programmed by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross<br>
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*Additional production: Boys Noize<br>
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*Additional programming: Hudson Mohawke, Ian Kirkpatrick, BJ Burton<br>
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*Score producer: Jacob Moreno<br>
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*Score engineer: Jacob Moreno, Dustin Mosley
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*Score mixed by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross<br>
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*Songs mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, VA, Engineer Bryce Bordone<br>
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*Mastering by Randy Merril and Idania Valencia at Sterling Sound, Mike Marsh at the Exchange
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*Creative direction: [[John Crawford]]<br>
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*Gatefold photography: John Crawford<br>
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*Additional design and layout: Dina Hovsepian
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*Management: Sara Newkirk Simon<br>
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*Legal: Zia Modabber, Ross Rosen & Doug Mark<br>
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*Booking: Kirk Sommer & Rob Markus<br>
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*Business management: William Harper
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"As Alive as You Need Me To Be"<br>
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*Performed by Nine Inch Nails<br>
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*Written by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross<br>
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*Produced by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Boys Noize<br>
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*Additional production by Ian Kirkpatrick, Hudson Mohawke, BJ Burton<br>
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*Engineer: Hudson Mohawke, Jacob Moreno
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"I Know You Can Feel It"<br>
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*Performed by Nine Inch Nails<br>
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*Written by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross<br>
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*Produced by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross<br>
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*Additional production by Jack Dangers<br>
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*Engineer: Jacob Moreno
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"Who Wants To Live Forever?"<br>
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*Performed by Nine Inch Nails, Judeline<br>
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*Written by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross<br>
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*Produced by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Hudson Mohawke<br>
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*Judeline vocals produced by Ian Kirkpatrick<br>
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*Engineer: Jacob Moreno
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"Shadow Over Me"<br>
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*Performed by Nine Inch Nails<br>
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*Written by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross<br>
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*Produced by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Boys Noize<br>
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*Additional production by Ian Kirkpatrick<br>
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*Engineer: Jacob Moreno
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© 2025 [[The Null Corporation]] and Walt Disney Records. Under exclusive license to [[Interscope Records]]. Motion picture artwork, TM and copyright © 2025 Disney Enterprises, Inc.
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==Live Representation==
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"As Alive as You Need Me To Be" was the first song from the soundtrack to be performed live, being played throughout the North American leg of the [[Peel It Back Tour]]. Additionally, "Forked Reality" and "Shadow Over Me" were performed at the [[2025/10/06 Hollywood, CA|premiere of ''Tron: Ares'']] in October 2025.
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==External Links==
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*[http://nincatalog.com/tron/ ''Tron: Ares'' at nincatalog.com]
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*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6604188/ IMDb Page]
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{{Halo
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|number=36
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|before=[[As Alive as You Need Me To Be (halo)|As Alive As You Need Me To Be]]
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|after= TBD}}
  
 
[[Category:NIN Discography]][[Category:Soundtracks]][[Category:Related to NIN]]
 
[[Category:NIN Discography]][[Category:Soundtracks]][[Category:Related to NIN]]

Latest revision as of 10:46, 4 November 2025

Tron: Ares digital artwork
Standard CD/vinyl artwork
nin.com exclusive CD/vinyl artwork
Target/indie retailer exclusive vinyl artwork
White vinyl artwork
nin.com exclusive cassette

Tron: Ares (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) was scored by Nine Inch Nails for the Joachim Rønning film of the same name. The soundtrack album was released on September 19, 2025. This release bears both a Halo number and a Null number, with the numbers being 36 and 22, respectively.

Contents

  • 1 Track Listing
    • 1.1 CD/Digital
    • 1.2 Vinyl
    • 1.3 Cassette
  • 2 About
  • 3 Physical formats
  • 4 Promotion
  • 5 Credits
  • 6 Live Representation
  • 7 External Links

Track Listing

CD/Digital

  1. "Init" - 2:07
  2. "Forked Reality" - 1:50
  3. "As Alive as You Need Me To Be" - 3:57
  4. "Echoes" - 3:46
  5. "This Changes Everything" - 2:59
  6. "In the Image Of" - 1:33
  7. "I Know You Can Feel It" - 5:21
  8. "Permanence" - 1:29
  9. "Infiltrator" - 2:47
  10. "100% Expendable" - 3:54
  11. "Still Remains" - 1:54
  12. "Who Wants To Live Forever?" - 5:50
  13. "Building Better Worlds" - 2:11
  14. "Target Identified" - 3:24
  15. "Daemonize" - 5:09
  16. "Empathetic Response" - 2:09
  17. "What Have You Done?" - 2:14
  18. "A Question of Trust" - 1:20
  19. "Ghost in the Machine" - 1:29
  20. "No Going Back" - 1:55
  21. "Nemesis" - 1:45
  22. "New Directive" - 2:45
  23. "Out in the World" - 1:05
  24. "Shadow Over Me" - 3:55

Vinyl

     A1  "Init"
     A2  "Forked Reality"
     A3  "As Alive as You Need Me To Be"
     A4  "Echoes"
     A5  "This Changes Everything"

     B1  "In the Image Of"
     B2  "I Know You Can Feel It"
     B3  "Permanence"
     B4  "Infiltrator"
     B5  "100% Expendable"
     B6  "Still Remains"

     C1  "Who Wants To Live Forever?"
     C2  "Building Better Worlds"
     C3  "Target Identified"
     C4  "Daemonize"
     C5  "Empathetic Response"

     D1  "What Have You Done?"
     D2  "A Question of Trust"
     D3  "Ghost in the Machine"
     D4  "No Going Back"
     D5  "Nemesis"
     D6  "New Directive"
     D7  "Out in the World"
     D8  "Shadow Over Me"

Cassette

The cassette splits the sides between "Still Remains" and "Who Wants To Live Forever?".

About

The album has additional production and programming contributions from repeat collaborators Boys Noize, Hudson Mohawke (WitchGang), and BJ Burton ("Vaster Than Empires"). The hype sticker on the physical releases states that the album contains "over 70 minutes of music", but the runtime is actually less than 67 minutes. It is not known if this was a typo or if something was cut from the album at the last minute. There are several score cues in the film that did not make it onto the soundtrack, while the song "Shadow Over Me" is featured in the soundtrack but is not present in the film.

The idea of the soundtrack being released under the NIN moniker, rather than under Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, came from President of Walt Disney Music, Tom MacDougall, who approached them after their work on Soul.[1] Much of the soundtrack was completed while Nine Inch Nails were undergoing the Peel It Back Tour in Europe, being worked on in hotel rooms, not unlike the production of Year Zero or the soundtrack to Natural Born Killers.[2] Reznor and Ross are also credited as executive producers on the film, as well as having on-screen cameos as the two fighter pilots.

Physical formats

The physical soundtrack was issued in multiple formats and variants:

  • Standard CD
  • Alternate cover CD (exclusive to nin.com in the US/UK and indie shops in the EU)
  • Japanese CD (exclusive floppy disk packaging)
  • Standard vinyl
  • Alternate cover, red swirl vinyl (exclusive to nin.com in the US/UK and indie shops in the EU)
  • Limited edition white vinyl
  • Red translucent vinyl (exclusive to Target in the US and indie shops in the UK/EU)
  • Cassette (exclusive to nin.com in the US/UK and indie shops in the EU)

Promotion

The soundtrack featured heavily in the marketing and promotion of the movie, with Nine Inch Nails participating directly in some of the events.

  • On October 2, 2025, the Tron: Ares Immersive Experience at The Venue in Piccadilly Circus in London featured laser lights, props, photo ops, with the Tron: Ares soundtrack being played throughout the space, as well as other NIN songs.
  • On October 2, 2025, Club ElecTRONica was held at the Bellwether in Los Angeles, California. There were props, photo ops, a laser light show by Arius, and DJ sets by Avalon and Boys Noize.
  • On October 6, 2025, Nine Inch Nails with Boys Noize performed at the Tron: Ares world premiere in Hollywood, California.
  • On October 7, 2025, Nine Inch Nails and Jeff Bridges participated in a Q&A screening of Tron: Ares at AMC Century City.
  • On Dancing with the Stars Season 34, Episode 4, the in-house dance troupe performed a routine to "As Alive as You Need Me To Be", complete with laser lights, costumes, and light cycle prop.
  • During the premiere week, screenings of Tron: Ares at the El Capitan Theatre included a laser and light pre-show, with photo ops, featuring the soundtrack.

Credits

Tron: Ares (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

  • Original music by Nine Inch Nails
  • Nine Inch Nails: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
  • All songs written, arranged, produced, performed, and programmed by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
  • Additional production: Boys Noize
  • Additional programming: Hudson Mohawke, Ian Kirkpatrick, BJ Burton
  • Score producer: Jacob Moreno
  • Score engineer: Jacob Moreno, Dustin Mosley
  • Score mixed by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
  • Songs mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, VA, Engineer Bryce Bordone
  • Mastering by Randy Merril and Idania Valencia at Sterling Sound, Mike Marsh at the Exchange
  • Creative direction: John Crawford
  • Gatefold photography: John Crawford
  • Additional design and layout: Dina Hovsepian
  • Management: Sara Newkirk Simon
  • Legal: Zia Modabber, Ross Rosen & Doug Mark
  • Booking: Kirk Sommer & Rob Markus
  • Business management: William Harper


"As Alive as You Need Me To Be"

  • Performed by Nine Inch Nails
  • Written by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
  • Produced by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Boys Noize
  • Additional production by Ian Kirkpatrick, Hudson Mohawke, BJ Burton
  • Engineer: Hudson Mohawke, Jacob Moreno

"I Know You Can Feel It"

  • Performed by Nine Inch Nails
  • Written by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
  • Produced by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
  • Additional production by Jack Dangers
  • Engineer: Jacob Moreno

"Who Wants To Live Forever?"

  • Performed by Nine Inch Nails, Judeline
  • Written by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
  • Produced by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Hudson Mohawke
  • Judeline vocals produced by Ian Kirkpatrick
  • Engineer: Jacob Moreno

"Shadow Over Me"

  • Performed by Nine Inch Nails
  • Written by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
  • Produced by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Boys Noize
  • Additional production by Ian Kirkpatrick
  • Engineer: Jacob Moreno

© 2025 The Null Corporation and Walt Disney Records. Under exclusive license to Interscope Records. Motion picture artwork, TM and copyright © 2025 Disney Enterprises, Inc.

Live Representation

"As Alive as You Need Me To Be" was the first song from the soundtrack to be performed live, being played throughout the North American leg of the Peel It Back Tour. Additionally, "Forked Reality" and "Shadow Over Me" were performed at the premiere of Tron: Ares in October 2025.

External Links

  • Tron: Ares at nincatalog.com
  • IMDb Page
Discography
Previous release - "As Alive As You Need Me To Be" Halo number: 36 Next release - "TBD"
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