Trent Reznor and David S. Goyer Talk Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Trent Reznor looking more and more like someone's grandpa makes me feel really old.

@RubberFactory said:

Goddamnit, Trent Reznor. Now I have to buy Black Ops 2.

An interesting video, they don't spend so much time actually talking about the game, but more about games, the industry, and how games can be considered "art" as a whole.

Looks like the game will be some top-notch action-y entertainment.

There needs to be another genre called "Interactive Movies" or something.

Trent probably doesnt play games.

@Begilerath said:

@Veiasma said:

@Begilerath said:

"The Future is Black" so this game is part of Obama's campaign?

No, you're thinking of the new Batman movie.

Spoilers! Be careful

I wish Liam Neeson was doing the soundtrack for BLOPS2.

"...change the fate of the hero?" Multiple endings confirmed?

goyer did not make the joker. get lost.

I get flashes of Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness style trailer here

@Veiasma said:

@Begilerath said:

"The Future is Black" so this game is part of Obama's campaign?

No, you're thinking of the new Batman movie.

Spoilers! Be careful

@QuestionMarkMan said:

Nobody has pointed out that Reznor is only writing the theme. Jack Wall is the one doing the actual soundtrack.

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/10/black-ops-2-soundtrack-bolstered-by-trent-reznor-mass-effect-co/

I heard about this when they originally announced it and it is a bummer. I heard Trent Reznor was doing the music and got really excited but I then realized he's ONLY doing the main theme. Excitement lost.

I'll just YouTube the theme when it's released. Sorry Trent!

999,999

@PassiveKaerenai said:

All the kids love NIN, it's so IN right now.

Reznor went on to add: 'Gaming for me is a religion, and BLOPS2 is the shit. I wanted to write a track that would hit up that kind of rush you get when you load the game, and I think I really rocked it.'

Hahahahaha

Video games do not need to be like movies. I really hate to see how those lines are becoming blurred.

Nobody has pointed out that Reznor is only writing the theme. Jack Wall is the one doing the actual soundtrack.

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/10/black-ops-2-soundtrack-bolstered-by-trent-reznor-mass-effect-co/

All the kids love NIN, it's so IN right now.

Reznor went on to add: 'Gaming for me is a religion, and BLOPS2 is the shit. I wanted to write a track that would hit up that kind of rush you get when you load the game, and I think I really rocked it.'

@Gordo789 said:

well i think they just sold me a copy of this game.

Well, they at least sold me a copy of this game's soundtrack.

@solidlife said:

lol that this games story will be better than most Movies.

have you been to the movies lately?

Hey I like first person shooters and I like most of Trent Reznors music and I thought the Dark Knight was a pretty good movie so I guess this is a game I should enjoy. I skipped over MW3 but I'll probably get this.

Shit... I was afraid of this. Apparently Treyarch isn't going to fuck up Black Ops 2 formula the way Infinity Ward did with Modern Warfare 2. This game is probably going to seriously interfere with my Halo 4 time. Damn!

Reznor and Goyer...are pretty fucking cool, in my book. I mean, shit, good move to at the very least get they're names in the same sentence as COD.

well i think they just sold me a copy of this game.

Screw any of you who doubt Trent. Jerks

lol that this games story will be better than most Movies.

I think music plays a huge role in both movies and video games. If the music does not match the mood the game is trying to set, everything is lost.

There is this old story, that I do not know if it is actually true or not, that George Lucas presented A New Hope without any music and almost all the test group hated it. He then added the John Williams' score and played it again (for another group, of course) and they went nuts for it.

A good video game example is the Mass Effect series. I dont think the games would be nearly has immersive if they hadnt nailed the tone with the music.

Yep. This looks kind of awesome.

@rwoodall said:

@Napalm said:

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross scored The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo has an amazing soundtrack.

Also: The Social Network, which was just as good of a score, if not better. I might have to buy BLOPS 2 because I'm a sucker for anything with Trent in it.

They have an EP together under the name How to destroy Angels it's seriously good

Might just buy the sdk instead of the game.

It's also kind of weird to see T-Rez writing the score for what will likely be another Ooh-rah military bro-fest considering his general anti-war stance.

I mean, at least Quake was about killing greasy Lovecraftian shit, not arab dudes.

I didn't even watch the video but OMG TRENTREZNOR!!!!!1. I'm gonna have to buy this game now

QUAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE

Damn Activision, you found my one weakness. Trent Reznor

I heard he's popular with todays youth.

@RubberFactory said:

Goddamnit, Trent Reznor. Now I have to buy Black Ops 2.

Yeah, I just went from giving zero fucks about this game to giving, like, maybe one. One fuck.

I hope they release the soundtrack. Fuck yea Trent Reznor.

@Napalm said:

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross scored The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo has an amazing soundtrack.

Also: The Social Network, which was just as good of a score, if not better. I might have to buy BLOPS 2 because I'm a sucker for anything with Trent in it.

TRENT-MOTHER-FUCKING-REZNOR!
 
Seriously, the guy is one of my heroes.

The Social Network has one of my favorite film soundtracks of all time, this news excites me greatly. I just hope the PS3 version isn't weighed down by the same problems the original had.

Hearing a man say the words "Nuke-town twenty twenty-five" in that tone of voice made watching a boring PR trailer worth it.

I wonder if he'll get ammo clips with the NIN logo on it...

when did trent reznor turn into john trovolta?

@Begilerath said:

"The Future is Black" so this game is part of Obama's campaign?

No, you're thinking of the new Batman movie.

Why Trent, why?

"The Future is Black" so this game is part of Obama's campaign?

Yay Trent! <3

I like how Trent is the most intelligent and articulate person in this interview.

Trent is great COD is shit.

@Cozmicaztaway said:

Also, seeing those models, I guess those 60FPS come at a price. Noooot a pretty game.

Correct, but it also looks a lot better than previous CoD games. Those games have been icky-sticky messes with awful animations, so this one is at least picking up on some of that stuff.

Trent Reznor is one of my favorite people on the planet. So glad he's involved with this project. I'm not the biggest COD fan historically, but the stars seem to be aligning on this one.

Have to say it does sound good.