Reznor has worked on video games in the past, such as Quake and Doom 3, but he holds a particular affinity for the Call of Duty franchise. “So it didn’t make sense to have a gung ho, patriotic-feeling kind of theme song. “There is a lot of reservation and angst and sense of loss and regret and anger bubbling under the surface,” Reznor said of the music. and China as an international villain toys with the two nations.
The game takes place during a new Cold War between the U.S. Reznor has reportedly written the video game’s theme song, an “aggressive sounding” rocker. The Nine Inch Nails frontman is no stranger to soundtrack work, composing for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and nabbing an Oscar for his work with Atticus Ross on the soundtrack for The Social Network. Trent Reznor is working on the soundtrack for the upcoming video game Call of Duty: Black Ops II, USA Today reports.
