Trent Reznor is a thoughtful composer and meticulous sonic manipulator. With Nine Inch Nails, he has constructed ominous, seething and often abrasive songs and dense albums built upon infinite layers of sounds, invoking feelings of pain, rage and doom. And together with British composer, audio engineer, and longtime collaborator Atticus Ross, he has scored David Fincher's The Social Network (2010), The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011) -- which won a Grammy, and in 2014, Gone Girl. For that film, their icy ambient music perfectly fits the story's unsettling mood, adding dissonance, and noise amid the gorgeous electronic synths and lush orchestrations. 

For this Soundcheck Podcast, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross reflect on how their musical chemistry translates onto the screen. Plus, they talk about the processes behind their ongoing collaborations with director David Fincher, and how their work with bands Nine Inch Nails and How To Destroy Angels informs and is informed by their film compositions. (Originally aired in 2014.)