Last week, word started to spread about what might be next on Oscar-winning composer Trent Reznor's (oh, how satisfying it is to write that) to-do list: the first was a follow-up to his How to Destroy Angels project, another was the soundtrack for David Fincher's upcoming The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, and the last-- and weirdest-- was the score for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Doesn't sound all that strange at first...until you learn that Reznor was rumored to be acting in the film, as well. As the vampire that kills Abraham Lincoln's mother. So, yeah, not the likeliest thing we'd ever heard.
The truth? For that, we had to wait for Reznor to respond to the rumors himself. Thankfully, the Nine Inch Nails frontman did just that recently on the NIN forums. Here's what he had to say (be prepared for a big-ass block quote):
The Girl WIth the Dragon Tattoo. Atticus and I are hard at work scoring David's next film, which will be opening this Christmas. We've been composing quite a bit of music for this and have just begun to see some of what's been shot. Trust me when I say this film (and of course the music!) will not disappoint.
Perhaps I misspoke on the red carpet or wherever it was I said the new How To Destroy Angels record is finished - it is not. We've been working since last summer on it and are due to mix it this summer for a fall release. We've spent a lot of time experimenting and finding our own sound and identity this time around and we're very happy with the results. The three columns of things I'm currently funneling music into - HTDA, NIN and film work - I believe will start to make more sense to you (and me) as everything unfolds. By having a few different outlets for my work I'm finding more inspiration within each one. No, Nine Inch Nails is not dead and I plan to focus on that next.
And finally, I am friends with Timur Bekmambetov. He's an interesting and very talented director that caught my attention with his film Night Watch (check it out if you haven't). He asked me if I was interested in scoring his new film he's doing with Tim Burton entitled "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter". I was familiar with the book, read the script and it felt like an interesting challenge as a composer - very different from the Fincher films. While discussing the film with Timur he started gently pressing me to play a small role in the film. The idea was a cameo-esque role that would be kept under wraps and be a surprise around opening night. I was considering this when I awoke a few days ago to the news I am now STARRING in ALVH (which is obviously not true). Fuck. We both apparently forgot the internet existed AND THERE ARE NO SURPRISES anymore.
So... do me a favor and act surprised, OK?"
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