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===NIN Returns===
In early 2013, Reznor had announced that Nine Inch Nails would be touring again, despite having done a [[Wave Goodbye Tour|farewell tour]] in 2009. Several months later, he revealed that a new album entitled ''[[Hesitation Marks]]'' had been secretly recorded over the course of a year and that he had signed to [[Columbia Records]]. He cited his work with film scores and How To Destroy Angels as the source of his revitalized interest in a new direction for NIN. The album was released on September 3, 2013 and was acclaimed by both fans and critics, many of them coming to view it as Reznor's best work since ''The Fragile''. It incorporated more atmospheric and layered sound than had been customary in recent works. Reznor stated that the album was a thematic sequel to ''The Downward Spiral'', being something of a belated epilogue to that album's story and showing the life arc of its protagonist.
The [[NIN 2013-2014|world tour]] that supported the album was released on September 3the most ambitious one yet, picking up where 2008's Lights In The Sky tour had left off. Each leg had a different look and feel, 2013 and the band lineup was acclaimed by both fans at one point the largest one Reznor had ever assembled. As always, cutting edge technology and dazzling displays of light and criticsmotion made for a memorable concert experience. On January 21, 2014, the Beats Music streaming service went live, with Reznor serving as Chief Creative Officer. On the same day, many of them coming to view it as was also announced that Reznorand Ross were doing the score for David Fincher's best work since ''The Fragile[[Gone Girl Soundtrack|Gone Girl]]''. It incorporated more atmospheric and layered sound than had been customary in recent works. Reznor stated that the The album was a thematic sequel to ''The Downward Spiral''released digitally on September 30, being something of a belated epilogue to that album's story 2014 and showing the life arc of its protagonistfilm opened on October 2.
In 2016, Ross became a full-fledged member of Nine Inch Nails and a host of other score music from Reznor and Ross was announced. In June, the pair released a [[Juno|standalone track]] for a short film about NASA's Juno Mission. This was followed by the ''[[Before The Flood Soundtrack]]'' (a collaboration with Mogwai and Gustavo Santaolalla) and the ''[[Patriots Day Soundtrack]]''. Delivering on a promise made in 2015 for new music from NIN the following year, the ''[[Not The Actual Events]]'' EP was officially released on December 23, 2016. In 2017, it was revealed that ''Not The Actual Events'' was the first in a [[The Trilogy|trilogy]] of related releases and the second installment, ''[[Add Violence]]'', was released on July 21. Reznor and Ross scores for ''[[The Vietnam War Original Score|The Vietnam War]]'' as well as the short film ''[[The Black Ghiandola]]'' followed.
===Cold And Black And Infinite... and beyond===
The third installment of the aforementioned trilogy, ''[[Bad Witch]]'', was released on June 22, 2018. The trilogy was supported with the [[NIN 2017-2018]] touring cycle, including a back-to-basics trek with [[The Jesus and Mary Chain]] (named the [[Cold And Black And Infinite Tour]]) that saw the live debuts of "[[And All That Could Have Been (song)|And All That Could Have Been]]" and "[[The Perfect Drug (song)|The Perfect Drug]]". That year also saw a partial Reznor and Ross score for ''[[Mid90s (Original Music From The Motion Picture)|Mid90s]]''. The following year saw a flurry of activity from Reznor and Ross, with scores for ''[[Bird Box Original Score|Bird Box]]'' (including an extended box set version), ''[[Waves (Original Score)|Waves]]'' and HBO's ''[[Watchmen (Music From The HBO Series)|Watchmen]]'' series.
Scores for ''The Woman In The Window'', ''[[Soul (Original Score)|Soul]]'', and David Fincher's ''[[Mank (Original Musical Score)|Mank]]'' were announced for 2020. In late 2019, it was revealed that Reznor and Ross had completed their avant-garde score for ''[[Unreleased_projects#The_Woman_In_The_Window_score|The Woman In The Window]]'' but that it had been scrapped due to a change in the film's direction. On March 26, 2020, two more volumes of the ''[[Ghosts]]'' series (''[[Ghosts V: Together]]'' and ''[[Ghosts VI: Locusts]]'') were released in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. On November 7, 2020, Reznor and NIN were inducted into the [[Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame]]. Reznor had previously inducted The Cure, one of his influences. In 2021, ''Soul'' repeated the feat of ''The Social Network'', earning Reznor and Ross both the Academy Award and Golden Globe for best original score, and Reznor and Ross collaborated with Halsey on her fourth album, ''[[If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power]]''. NIN embarked on a [[NIN 2022|tour]] in 2022 to make up for [[Canceled Pandemic Dates|canceled tour dates]] from 2020 and 2021. The aesthetic for the tour was mainly a continuation of the Cold And Black And Infinite Tour. During this same time period, Reznor and Ross made appearances in various capacities on albums by Danny Elfman, Antonio Sanchez & Bad Hombre, and Fever Ray. Scores for ''Bones And All'' and ''Empire Of Light'' were announced for 2022.
Today, Reznor is happier than he's ever been. He feels that he has found his calling in life and has found joy in creating music. Although he admits he could very easily relapse into his old ways, because he has been there, he has said he never wants to go back. He and his [[Mariqueen Maandig-Reznor|wife]] currently reside in California with their children and dogs.