Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross close their soundtrack trilogy with Watchmen Vol. 3: Stream

19 December 2019

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have released Vol. 3, the closing chapter of their soundtrack trilogy for HBO’s Watchmen. Stream it below via Spotify.

Ahead of Vol. 1, the NINE INCH NAILS bandmates sketched a rough outline of an ambitious 39-track project. Vol. 2 expanded on the ideas of the first, proving why Reznor and Ross have become two of the hottest names in the world of musical scoring.

Like the previous editions, the Vol 3. physical LP comes crammed full of in-jokes, clues, and other Easter eggs aimed at NINE INCH NAILS obsessives and Watchmen watchers. As Birth.Movies.Death points out, Vol. 3 is actually presented as a new album called The Manhattan Project from “The Nine Inch Nails”, a fictional version of the band existing within the universe of Watchmen. A companion essay reveals that Reznor himself hasn’t been seen in public since 1995.

Reznor and Ross are big fans of Alan Moore’s source material. In a recent interview with Billboard, Reznor explained how as soon as the TV show was announced, they were proactive in reaching out to series creator Damon Lindelof.

All three physical volumes of the Watchmen OST are available on the (real) NIN website or at Amazon. Do note that five tracks from Vol. 3 do not appear on the vinyl version, whereas “Let Him Ride” is exclusive to the vinyl.

Reznor and Ross have been busy outside of Watchmen as well. Last month they dropped the “definitive” reissue of NIN’s With Teeth, and earlier this week they shared their film score for Waves, a new drama from Trey Edward Schults.