Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have released Vol. 3, the closing chapter of their soundtrack trilogy for HBO’s Watchmen. 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.
| A1 | Doomsday Prepper |
| A2 | Clockmaker |
| A3 | Splice Of Life |
| A4 | The Waiting Sky |
| A5 | Let Him Ride |
| B1 | The Way It Used To Be |
| B2 | The Elephant In The Room |
| B3 | No Rhythm |
| B4 | Worthy Of The Badge |
| B5 | A Stronger, Loving World |
| B6 | Nothing Ever Ends |
