TRENT REZNOR’S SCORE FOR THE SOCIAL NETWORK: THREE BUCKS FOR FORTY-EIGHT HOURS + A REMIX CONTEST THAT ENDS AT MIDNIGHT

I’m violating our usual posting schedule for the second time this week because this news is time-sensitive, and my fellow Reznorians will never forgive me if I don’t make them aware of this ASAP.

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ score for The Social Network is currently available at Amazon for three bucks… but only for forty-eight hours. After that the price is gonna rise to five bucks, which is still pretty cheap, but, y’know… these are tough times, so why not save the two bucks if you can? And I’m listening to this score right now, and it’s really great, so I don’t know why you’d hesitate anyway.

Also, if you want a higher-quality version of the soundtrack, you can now pre-order a CD, Blu-ray, or 180g vinyl here; all pre-orders come with an immediate download in your choice of format.

And as if all that weren’t enough, Reznor is holding a re-mix contest, natch. The grand prize winner gets a trip to LA to meet Reznor and Ross, and opening night tickets to see the flick. So that’s pretty sweet. The only hiccup is that the deadline is MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, so if you wanna enter, you had better get crackin’. Go here to get all the details and enter.

Finally, I leave you with this interesting observation that Renn Brown made over at C.H.U.D.:

“As fans of Reznor might expect, the score is heavily reminiscent of the instrumental Ghosts album, and even integrates fragments from it. The third track of the album ‘A Familiar Taste’ is pretty much a straight up port of ’35 Ghosts IV,’ while the track ‘Magnetic’ integrates fragments of ‘The Believers’ from HDA, and large chunks of ’14 Ghosts II.’”

So there ya have it. You’ll wanna make note of these connections in case you ever have to curate a Reznor exhibit or write liner notes for a box set or something.

The Social Network opens Friday, and is apparently pretty friggin’ great.

-AR