A rather small entry for one of Trent Reznor’s and Atticus Ross’ most abstract and deconstructed works as of late, their score for the 2019 film Waves, directed by Trey Edward Shults, known for his previous work on It Comes at Night. I decided to tackle this score when I found out that on the digital release each track was embedded with unique artwork – a feat that has been pulled off on several of Trent Reznor’s releases, such as the Nine Inch Nails instrumental album Ghosts I-IV, or the debut album Welcome Oblivion of his side project How To Destroy Angels….

