Halo 35
As Alive as You Need Me to Be
As Alive as You Need Me to Be introduced Nine Inch Nails' music for TRON: Ares. The single translates the project's live intensity into a precision-built electronic track driven by heavy rhythm, processed voice, and the pressure of a machine coming online.
As the first song released from the soundtrack campaign, it established that the film would be credited to Nine Inch Nails alongside Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross's work as composers.
- Label
- Interscope Records
- Formats
- Digital single
Release Guide
Release Details
- Release type
- Soundtrack single
- Artist
- Nine Inch Nails
- Primary catalog
- Halo 35 / Null 21
- Contents
- 2 tracks
Track Listing 2025 original track listing
Credits & Production Principal release credits
- Primary artist
- Nine Inch Nails
- Written and produced by
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
- Screen project
- TRON: Ares
- Release label
- Interscope Records
Major Editions Documented release formats
2025 / Digital single
As Alive as You Need Me to Be introduced the TRON: Ares campaign as a standalone digital release.
2025 / Halo 35 7-inch
The physical single pairs As Alive as You Need Me to Be with Empathetic Response as the B-side under catalog Null 21.
About the Release Recording, artwork, and release history
First NIN film campaign
The single announced the first feature-film score credited to Nine Inch Nails rather than solely to Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
Moving-image sequence
The campaign includes an official lyric video, the Maxime Quoilin music video and a documented live performance from Oakland.