Nine Inch Nails share first single from ‘Tron: Ares’ soundtrack: “As Alive As You Need Me To Be”

Nine Inch Nails have shared the first single from their upcoming soundtrack to upcoming sci-fi film Tron: Ares, as well as the album’s artwork and tracklist. “As Alive As You Need Me To Be” is both a ripper and a banger, gritty yet gleaming electro with a big chorus of “Give me something to believe in!” Watch the lyric video, and check out the soundtrack’s artwork and tracklist, below.

“As Alive As You Need Me To Be” is also featured in the new trailer for Tron: Ares which dropped today as well. As opposed to the teaser trailer from earlier this year, we get a good look here at what this sequel is gonna be like. Watch the trailer below.

While Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have composed the scores to many films over the 20 years, this is their first that’s credited to Nine Inch Nails.

Tron: Ares stars Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Hasan Minhaj, Jodie Turner-Smith, Arturo Castro, Cameron Monaghan, Gillian Anderson, and Jeff Bridges. Here’s the synopsis: “Tron: Ares follows a highly sophisticated Program, Ares, who is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind’s first encounter with A.I. beings.”

Nine Inch Nails’ Tron:Ares soundtrack is out September 19, ahead of the film’s release on October 10. The band start the North American leg of their Peel It Back arena tour on August 6 in Oakland, and it hits Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on September 2 and 3.

TRON: Ares (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1. INIT
2. FORKED REALITY
3. AS ALIVE AS YOU NEED ME TO BE
4. ECHOES
5. THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
6. IN THE IMAGE OF
7. I KNOW YOU CAN FEEL IT
8. PERMANENCE
9. INFILTRATOR
10. 100% EXPENDABLE
11. STILL REMAINS
12. WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER?
13. BUILDING BETTER WORLDS
14. TARGET IDENTIFIED
15. DAEMONIZE
16. EMPATHETIC RESPONSE
17. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
18. A QUESTION OF TRUST
19. GHOST IN THE MACHINE
20. NO GOING BACK
21. NEMESIS
22. NEW DIRECTIVE
23. OUT IN THE WORLD
24. SHADOW OVER ME

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