On July 1st 2010, Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails announced on the official website for the band, that he was taking on scoring the upcoming film "The Social Network," about the creator of Facebook. I found this to be a shocker. Reznor has stated on several occasions that it was his dream to compose the score of a film however, he would only do it if his music's subject matter and the film's content would truly artistcally benifit each other.
Reznor states in the announcement that at first he was reluctant to do the project, however after reading the script decided that it was something he wanted to be a part of. Personally, I am not a fan of the idea of this movie. I do use facebook on a regular basis but the fact that they have decided to make a film about it's creator is a bit much for me. On top of that, to find out that your favorite musical artist, who has given you immense influence over the years, signs on to compose the score of this film you loathe is a big slap in the face. However, now I have to see the film keeping my fingers crossed that Reznor hasn't sold his soul.
Reznor was not alone on the project. He has teamed up again with Atticus Ross, composer of the score for the film "The Book of Eli," who he worked with during his Nine Inch Nails project "Ghosts I-IV" and currently with his side project "How to Destroy Angels." Both know what they're doing when it comes to the music industry and I am sure they have done a fine job, however skeptical I may be about the film.
I look forward to seeing the film and either loving or hating it. Reznor claims that the film, "is really fucking good. And dark!" But is it NIN worthy?
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
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