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Trent Reznor is an American songwriter/musician/producer and sole member of multi-platinum act Nine Inch Nails, and now an Academy Award winning film composer. He began creating music as a child in Western Pennsylvania, first on piano and then taking up other instruments. He eventually moved to Cleveland... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2013 The Hangover Part III (writer: "Hurt")
 
2013 Sound City (documentary) (writer: "With Teeth", "Every Day Is Exactly the Same", "Mantra" / performer: "Mantra")
 
2012 The Ghosts of Faust (video) (writer: "36 Ghosts IV Epilogue", "12 Ghosts II Where Did All the Color Go?", "23 Ghosts III Domino", "28 Ghosts IV Opalescent Haze", "26 Ghosts III The Big Come Up", "38 Ghosts Void: The Summit", "27 Ghosts III And This Is How Things Fall Apart", "25 Ghosts III Burn Out", "33 Ghosts IV, Pt. 2 Hellbound", "30 Ghosts IV Mephisto: The Pit", "34 Ghosts IV, Pt. 1 Further Down the Spiral", "20 Ghosts III The Dominoes Topple", "8 Ghosts I Bipolar", "22 Ghosts III Antidote O", "32 Ghosts IV Preparing the Canvas", "31 Ghosts IV Painting with Blood", "17 Ghosts II Stained", "33 Ghosts IV, Pt. 1 The Virtue of Patience", "2 Ghosts I Everything is Exactly the Same", "1 Ghosts I Color: The Beginning", "35 Ghosts IV A Proposition, Pt. 1", "6 Ghosts I A Proposition, Pt. 2", "21 Ghosts I Art Is Resistance, Pt. 1", "13 Ghosts II Love and Rebellion", "29 Ghosts IV Parepin", "19 Ghosts III Opal", "7 Ghosts I Baal", "5 Ghosts I No Room for Love in Anarchy", "18 Ghosts II Psilocybin / Ghost in the Machine", "24 Ghosts III Art Is Resistance, Pt. 2", "11 Ghosts II Break Down / Slip", "10 Ghosts II Myke", "15 Ghosts II Crossroads", "3 Ghosts I Art Is Resistance, Pt. 3", "4 Ghosts I Aftermath / The Presence", "9 Ghosts I Molly Memoria", "34 Ghosts IV, Pt. 2 Past is Prologue / Nia")
 
2011 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (producer: "Immigrant Song" / "Immigrant Song")
 
2011 Hey There (short) (writer: "2 Ghost I", "13 Ghost II")
 
2011 Undead (short) (writer: "Right Where It Belongs" / as Nine Inch Nails / performer: "Right Where It Belongs" / as Nine Inch Nails)
 
2011 Shades of Grey (short) (writer: "A Familiar Taste" / performer: "A Familiar Taste")
 
2011 Colombiana (writer: "Hurt")
 
2011/I Limitless (writer: "The Believers")
 
2011 The Cabin in the Woods (writer: "Last")
 
2010 Dream's Grip (short) (writer: "1 Ghosts I", "2 Ghosts I", "17 Ghosts II", "22 Ghosts III")
 
2010 One Night Stand (TV series short)
Mac's Day Out (2010) ("I'm Afraid of Americans")
The Ballad of Rikki Rash (2010) ("I'm Afraid of Americans")
Ace in the Hole (2010) ("I'm Afraid of Americans")
Pilot (2010) ("I'm Afraid of Americans")
 
2010 The Social Network (performer: "In the Hall of the Mountain King Op. 23" / producer: "In the Hall of the Mountain King Op. 23" / arranger: "In the Hall of the Mountain King Op. 23")
 
2009 Being Erica (TV series)
Yes We Can (2009) (writer: "Feel It")
 
2009 Tetsuo: The Bullet Man (writer: "The Theme for Tetsuo the Bullet Man")
 
2009 Fringe (TV series)
Midnight (2009) (writer: "Discipline" - uncredited)
 
2009 To Forget You or the Lost Art of Loving You Madly (short) (writer: "9 Ghosts I", "13 Ghosts II", "36 Ghosts IV")
 
2009 Every Song Must End (short) (writer: "Ghost 1", "Ghost 5", "Ghost 30", "Ghost 32")
 
2008 Wanted (writer: "Every Day is Exactly the Same")
 
2008 Criminal Minds (TV series)
Elephant's Memory (2008) (writer: "Hurt" - uncredited)
 
2008 Wetlands Preserved: The Story of an Activist Nightclub (documentary) (writer: "Down In It")
 
2008 Parashat Ha-Shavua (TV series)
BeShalach (2008) (writer: "Hurt")
 
2007 Nine Inch Nails Live: Beside You in Time (video) (writer: "Love Is Not Enough", "You Know What You Are?", "Terrible Lie", "The Line Begins to Blur", "March of the Pigs", "Something I Can Never Have", "Closer", "Burn", "Gave Up", "Eraser", "Right Where It Belongs", "Beside You in Time", "With Teeth", "Wish", "Only", "The Big Come Down", "Hurt", "The Hand That Feeds", "Head Like a Hole")
 
2007 The Hitcher (writer: "Closer")
 
2005 Doom (writer: "You Know What You Are?" Clint Mansell Remix)
 
2005 Constantine (writer: "Passive")
 
2005 Why We Fight (documentary) (writer: "Hurt" - uncredited)
 
2004 Overlagt (TV short) (writer: "Driver Down" / performer: "Driver Down" / producer: "Driver Down" / arranger: "Driver Down")
 
2004 Rory O'Shea Was Here (writer: "Hurt")
 
2004 Degrassi: The Next Generation (TV series)
Ghost in the Machine: Part 1 (2004) (writer: "Feel It")
 
2004 Man on Fire (writer: "The Mark Has Been Made", "The Wretched Version", "The Art of Self Destruction, Part One", "The Downward Spiral The Bottom", "Self Destruction, Part Two", "The Great Below")
 
2003 Smallville (TV series)
Shattered (2003) (writer: "Hurt" - uncredited)
 
2003 Boston Public (TV series)
Chapter Sixty-Five (2003) (writer: "Hurt")
 
2003 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series)
Lady Heather's Box (2003) (writer: "Closer" - uncredited)
 
2002 Resident Evil (writer: "Fist Fuck")
 
2002 Nine Inch Nails Live: And All That Could Have Been (video documentary) (writer: "Terrible Lie", "Sin", "March of the Pigs", "Piggy", "The Frail", "The Wretched", "Gave Up", "La mer", "The Great Below", "The Mark Has Been Made", "Wish", "Complication", "Suck", "Closer", "Head Like a Hole", "Just Like You Imagined", "Starfuckers, Inc.", "Hurt", "Starfuckers, Inc." alternate version, "Reptile", "The Day the World Went Away")
 
2002 Evil on Queen Street (video) (writer: "Just Like You Imagined")
 
2001 New Port South (writer: "EVEN DEEPER" Telefon Tel-Aviv Remix)
 
2001 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider ("Deep")
 
2001 Chaos Rising: The Storm Around 'Natural Born Killers' (video documentary short) (writer: "Burn")
 
1998-2000 Daria (TV series)
Fire! (2000) (writer: "We're in This Together")
The Daria Hunter (1998) (performer: "I'm Afraid of Americans")
 
2000 Final Destination (writer: "Into the Void")
 
1997 Closure (video documentary) (writer: "Eraser", "Terrible Lie", "Piggy", "Down in It", "A Violet Fluid", "March of the Pigs", "Eraser Polite" - uncredited, "Eraser Denial; Realization" - uncredited, "The Only Time", "I Do Not Want This", "Sanctified", "Wish", "Hurt", "Something I Can Never Have", "A Warm Place", "The Art Of Self Destruction" - uncredited, "Head Like a Hole", "Sin", "Pinion", "Help Me I Am in Hell", "Happiness in Slavery", "Gave Up", "Closer", "The Perfect Drug")
 
1997 Edge (writer: "Fist Fuck", "March of the Pigs" / performer: "Fist Fuck")
 
1997 Lost Highway (writer: "The Perfect Drug", "Driving Theme" / performer: "Driving Theme" / producer: "The Perfect Drug", "Driving Theme" / arranger: "Driving Theme" / "Various Ominous Drones")
 
1996 The Fan (writer: "ART OF SELF DESTRUCTION, PART ONE", "CLOSER TO GOD", "CLOSER FURTHER AWAY")
 
1995 The Doom Generation (writer: "Heresy")
 
1995 Se7en (writer: "Closer")
 
1994 Natural Born Killers (writer: "Something I Can Never Have", "A Warm Place")
 
1993-1994 Beavis and Butt-Head (TV series)
Figure Drawing (1994) (writer: "March of the Pigs")
Door to Door (1993) (writer: "Head Like a Hole")
 
1993 The Young Americans (writer: "Gave Up")
 
1992 Broken (video short) (writer: "Pinion", "Wish", "Help Me I Am in Hell", "Happiness in Slavery", "Gave Up" / producer: "Pinion", "Wish", "Help Me I Am in Hell", "Happiness in Slavery", "Gave Up")
 
1990 Class of 1999 (writer: "Head Like a Hole" / as T. Reznor)
 
1987 Light of Day (arranger: "True Love Ways")
 
Show ShowComposer (10 titles)
2013 Bainport: Soul of a City (documentary) (completed)
 
2012 Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Video Game) (theme composer)
 
2012 Momentum Mortem (short)
 
2012 Thrown (short)
 
2012 Ghosts (short)
 
1997 Closure (video documentary)
 
1996 Quake (Video Game)
 
1992 Broken (video short)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (5 titles)
2014 A Fall from Grace (music by) (pre-production)
 
2004 Man on Fire (music consultant)
 
2001 World Traveler (musician: piano)
 
1997 Lost Highway (soundtrack producer - uncredited)
 
1996 Anti-Christ Superstar (short) (music producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (3 titles)
2011 A Million Miles Away (documentary)
 
1997 Closure (video documentary) (concept)
 
1992 Broken (video short)
 
Show ShowActor (3 titles)
2000 Recycled
Schopf
 
1992 Broken (video short)
 
1987 Light of Day
The Problems
 
Show ShowSound Department (1 title)
2002 Nine Inch Nails Live: And All That Could Have Been (video documentary) (surround mixing)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
2002 Nine Inch Nails Live: And All That Could Have Been (video documentary) (concept)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1992 Broken (video short) (producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2010 Hurt (short) (thanks)
 
2010 Diligo Victum (short) (very special thanks)
 
2000 Requiem for a Dream (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (17 titles)
2013 Beautiful Noise (documentary) (in production)
Himself
 
2013 Sound City (documentary)
Himself
 
2011/I Fix: The Ministry Movie (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Original Score
 
2011 The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Original Score
 
2010 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 December 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Work of Director Mark Romanek (video documentary)
Himself (segments "Closer" and "The Perfect Drug") (as Nine Inch Nails)
 
2005 React Now: Music & Relief (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Metropolis (TV series)
Himself
Nine Inch Nails: Trent Reznor (2005) … Himself
 
2002 Nine Inch Nails Live: And All That Could Have Been (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Rage (TV series)
Himself
Nine Inch Nails Guest Programs Rage (2000) … Himself
 
1999 MTV Video Music Awards 1999 (TV special)
Themselves
 
1997 Closure (video documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Woodstock '94 (video documentary)
Himself (Nine Inch Nails)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2006 SexTV (TV series documentary)
 
2006 Mulatschag (TV series)
 
2002 Best of Bowie (video documentary)
Himself (segment "I'm Afraid of Americans")
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Light of Day -- Keyboard player for 'The Problems' See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 3 Interviews  | 7 Articles  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

Nine Inch Nails

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on covering Led Zeppelin for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo] That took a hell of a lot of time to do that. And also from the position of, "Hey, do you want to cover a classic rock song?" You're kind of setting yourself up to fail. A lot of time spent revising that and trying to get the tone just right. Again, when he [David Fincher] brought up the idea of doing it... See more »

Trivia:

Played prominent roles in his high school's productions of Jesus Christ SuperStar and The Music Man, as Judas and Professor Harold Hill respectively. He was voted "best in Drama" by his classmates. See more »

Trademark:

Dark Clothing See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus