Halo 26
Ghosts I–IV
Ghosts I–IV is a four-volume instrumental collection built from short studio experiments by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and a close group of collaborators. Its 36 pieces move through piano, electronics, strings, percussion, guitar, and treated acoustic sound without imposing one continuous narrative.
The album also changed the release model. It appeared directly through nin.com in free, paid-download, CD, deluxe, vinyl, and Ultra-Deluxe configurations under a Creative Commons license, making distribution and reuse part of the work’s history.
- Label
- The Null Corporation
- Formats
- Digital, CD and vinyl editions
Release Guide
Release Details
- Release type
- Instrumental album
- Artist
- Nine Inch Nails
- Primary catalog
- Halo 26
- Contents
- 36 instrumental tracks
Track Listing Original track listing
- 1 Ghosts I
- 2 Ghosts I
- 3 Ghosts I
- 4 Ghosts I
- 5 Ghosts I
- 6 Ghosts I
- 7 Ghosts I
- 8 Ghosts I
- 9 Ghosts I
- 10 Ghosts II
- 11 Ghosts II
- 12 Ghosts II
- 13 Ghosts II
- 14 Ghosts II
- 15 Ghosts II
- 16 Ghosts II
- 17 Ghosts II
- 18 Ghosts II
- 19 Ghosts III
- 20 Ghosts III
- 21 Ghosts III
- 22 Ghosts III
- 23 Ghosts III
- 24 Ghosts III
- 25 Ghosts III
- 26 Ghosts III
- 27 Ghosts III
- 28 Ghosts IV
- 29 Ghosts IV
- 30 Ghosts IV
- 31 Ghosts IV
- 32 Ghosts IV
- 33 Ghosts IV
- 34 Ghosts IV
- 35 Ghosts IV
- 36 Ghosts IV
Credits & Production Principal release credits
- Music by
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, with documented collaborators
- Produced by
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
- Art direction
- Rob Sheridan and Trent Reznor
- Photography
- Phillip Graybill and Rob Sheridan
- License
- Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike
Major Editions Documented release formats
Free volume
Ghosts I was offered as a free nine-track download.
Digital album
The complete 36-track program was sold directly in multiple lossless and compressed formats.
Deluxe Edition
A physical edition paired compact discs, data, and visual material with an expanded package.
Ultra-Deluxe Edition
The signed, numbered 2,500-copy edition added vinyl, prints, and a premium object presentation; it sold out during the launch period.
About the Release Recording, artwork, and release history
Direct release
The nin.com launch treated the website as the primary storefront and delivery system rather than a promotional layer around a conventional label campaign.
Open license
The Creative Commons terms allowed noncommercial sharing and adaptation with attribution under the same license.
Long afterlife
Pieces from the collection moved into live arrangements, film and television use, fan work, and the later Ghosts V and VI sequence.
Contemporary Record Source classes reviewed
- Nine Inch Nails / nin.com launch record · March 2008
- The NIN Hotline launch and edition reports · March 2–4, 2008
- The NIN Hotline sales follow-up · January 2009