Nine Inch Nails’ Track for ‘TRON: Ares’ “As Alive As You Need Me to Be” is Cyberpunk Goodness
With a new Tron movie coming out later this year, it makes the most amount of sense that you’d want a band like Nine Inch Nails to handle the soundtrack. The story’s going for a grittier, darker angle, so it makes sense that Disney would tap Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for a grittier and darker soundtrack.
Earlier today, we got to hear the first single off the movie’s soundtrack, titled “As Alive As You Need Me To Be” and hot damn, it’s a banger. It’s the band’s first new bit of music in five years and it’s obvious they’re still on top of their game. Of course, it helps that both Reznor and Ross have racked up a number of awards for their film scoring efforts — two Academy Awards, three Golden Globes, an Emmy, and a GRAMMY, to be exact.
In an interview with Empire, Reznor said the mantra that went into this soundtrack was to write it up as a new Nine Inch Nails album first and foremost, rather than persue a more traditional movie score. As a result, this one simply throbs with almost a sense of malice and a sort of signature sexiness that NIN is known for.
The full Tron: Ares soundtrack will be released on September 19, but you can preorder your copy today.
Nine Inch Nails is set to kick off their “Peel It Back” world tour in a couple weeks. You can find the full list of dates below.
NINE INCH NAILS – PEEL IT BACK WORLD TOUR 2025 – NORTH AMERICAN LEG
Wed Aug 06 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena
Fri Aug 08 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
Sun Aug 10 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
Tue Aug 12 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
Thu Aug 14 – West Valley City, UT – Maverik Center
Fri Aug 15 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
Sun Aug 17 – Saint Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
Tue Aug 19 – Chicago, IL – United Center
Wed Aug 20 – Chicago, IL – United Center
Fri Aug 22 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
Sat Aug 23 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
Tue Aug 26 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
Wed Aug 27 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
Fri Aug 29 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
Sun Aug 31 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
Tue Sep 02 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
Wed Sep 3 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
Fri Sep 05 – Raleigh, NC – Lenovo Center
Sat Sep 06 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Tue Sep 09 – Duluth, GA – Gas South Arena
Wed Sep 10 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
Fri Sep 12 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
Sat Sep 13 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena
Tue Sep 16 – Phoenix, AZ – PHX Arena
Thu Sep 18 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum
Fri Sep 19 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum
