TRON: Ares: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Released on 19 September 2025, this is Nine Inch Nails' soundtrack to the film Tron: Ares, running to twenty-four tracks. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross wrote, produced, mixed, programmed and played all of it, and it is the first of their film scores to carry the band's name rather than their own. Boys Noize, Judeline and Hudson Mohawke make contributions along the way.
It follows their earlier work for Disney on the Pixar film Soul, and picks up the Tron baton from Daft Punk. Where Wendy Carlos and Daft Punk used orchestras, this goes without any, aiming for a sound Reznor called "precise and unpleasant". Original songs sit among the score, so it plays like a proper Nine Inch Nails album. Critics often rated the music above the film, and "As Alive as You Need Me to Be" won Best Rock Song at the 2026 Grammys.
TRON: Ares: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: tracklist, credits and charts
24 tracks · 1:06:58Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1InitTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross2:08
- 2Forked RealityTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross1:51
- 3As Alive as You Need Me to BeTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross3:54
- 4EchoesTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross3:46
- 5This Changes EverythingTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross3:00
- 6In the Image OfTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross1:33
- 7I Know You Can Feel ItTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross5:22
- 8PermanenceTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross1:29
- 9InfiltratorTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross2:47
- 10100% ExpendableTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross3:55
- 11Still RemainsTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross1:55
- Disc 2
- 1Who Wants to Live Forever?Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross5:51
- 2Building Better WorldsTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross2:12
- 3Target IdentifiedTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross3:24
- 4DaemonizeTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross5:09
- 5Empathetic ResponseTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross2:10
- 6What Have You Done?Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross2:14
- 7A Question of TrustTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross1:21
- 8Ghost in the MachineTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross1:30
- 9No Going BackTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross1:55
- 10NemesisTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross1:45
- 11New DirectiveTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross2:46
- 12Out in the WorldTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross1:06
- 13Shadow Over MeTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross3:55
- Produced by
- Boys Noize, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, BJ Burton, Ian Kirkpatrick, Hudson Mohawke, Jack Dangers
- Mixed by
- Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Serban Ghenea
- Engineered by
- Jacob Moreno, Dustin Mosley, Hudson Mohawke, Bryce Bordone
- Label
- Interscope Records
- Length
- 1:06:58
Line-up
- Trent Reznor · vocals · guest
- Judeline · vocals · guest
Singles
- “As Alive as You Need Me to Be” · 17 July 2025
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 2025 | 5 |
| UK Albums Chart · 2025 | 12 |
| UKSoundtrack · 2025 | 1 |
| US Dance Electronic · 2025 | 1 |
| US Top Rock & Alternative Albums (Billboard) · 2025 | 1 |
| US Soundtrack · 2025 | 2 |
| French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP) · 2025 | 3 |
| Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan) · 2025 | 4 |
| Scottish Albums · 2025 | 5 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2025 | 6 |
All 27 charts
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2025 | 6 |
| German Albums · 2025 | 8 |
| Swiss Albums · 2025 | 9 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2025 | 10 |
| Austrian Albums · 2025 | 11 |
| Poland 2 · 2025 | 13 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) · 2025 | 25 |
| Japanese Download Albums (Billboard Japan) · 2025 | 27 |
| Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ) · 2025 | 30 |
| Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon) · 2025 | 31 |
| Ireland 3 · 2025 | 34 |
| French Albums · 2025 | 41 |
| Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard Japan) · 2025 | 41 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2025 | 45 |
| Dutch Albums · 2025 | 51 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) · 2025 | 51 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 2025 | 70 |
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 19 September 2025 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 19 September 2025 | |
| Wikidata | 19 September 2025 | |
| Deezer | 19 September 2025 | |
| US release | 19 September 2025 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 19 September 2025 | earliest UK or European date |
7 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2025 | US | Interscope Records | 602478702396 | original |
| 19 September 2025 | XW | Interscope Records | 00602478743634 | original |
| 19 September 2025 | US | — | original | |
| 19 September 2025 | XW | Interscope Records | 00602478751448 | original |
| 19 September 2025 | US | Interscope Records | 602478759840 | original |
| 19 September 2025 | GB | The Null Corporation | 602478759857 | original |
| 19 September 2025 | XE | Interscope Records | 0602478759840 | original |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · native: native 3000x3000
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 3000×3000 | native: native 3000x3000 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |