{{expand}}[[Image:Ghostscover.jpg|thumb|Halo 26: ''Ghosts I–IV'']][[Image:Ghostsdeluxe.jpg|thumb|Deluxe Edition packaging]][[Image:Ghostsultradeluxe.jpg|thumb|Ultra Deluxe Edition packaging]]'''''GhostsI–IV''''' (also known as '''''[[Halo numbers|Halo 26]]''''') is a four-volume, 2-disc release by the seventh studio album from [[Nine Inch Nails]] , released online on March 2, 2008over the internet, without prior information being released, and released April 8, 2008 in stores worldwide. It will was the first NIN material to be available independently released since leaving [[Interscope Records]] in CD stores on April 82007. The album is a four-volume, 2-disc release consisting of 36 [http://www.ninwiki.com/Category:NIN_Instrumentals instrumental tracks], featuring guest musicians. It is the most collaborative NIN album to date, 2008with heavily shared songwriting and performance credits.
Deluxe and limited edition versions were sold through [[nin.com]]. Initial response was very positive, with heavy traffic causing servers to crash and all limited edition copies being sold in just over a day. Numerous tracks from this album were used in the television docuseries ''The Vietnam War'', which was also [[The Vietnam War Original Score|scored]] by [[Trent Reznor]] and [[Atticus Ross]]. On March 26, 2020 two more volumes of the ''[[Ghosts]]'' series were released unannounced for free during the #STAYHOME initiative in the wake of COVID-19 isolation due to viral outbreak worldwide.
==Tracklisting==
===Disc 1===
====''Ghosts I''====
#"[[1 Ghosts I]]" - 2:49
#"[[2 Ghosts I]]" - 3:16
#"[[3 Ghosts I]]" - 3:51
#"[[4 Ghosts I]]" - 2:13
#"[[5 Ghosts I]]" - 2:52
#"[[6 Ghosts I]]" - 4:19
#"[[7 Ghosts I]]" - 2:01
#"[[8 Ghosts I]]" - 2:56
#"[[9 Ghosts I]]" - 2:47
Total: 27:04
====''Ghosts II''====
#"[[10 Ghosts II]]" - 2:42
#"[[11 Ghosts II]]" - 2:17
#"[[12 Ghosts II]]" - 2:17
#"[[13 Ghosts II]]" - 3:14
#"[[14 Ghosts II]]" - 3:06
#"[[15 Ghosts II]]" - 1:53
#"[[16 Ghosts II]]" - 2:30
#"[[17 Ghosts II]]" - 2:13
#"[[18 Ghosts II]]" - 5:23
Total: 25:35
===Disc 2===
====''Ghosts III''====
#"[[19 Ghosts III]]" - 2:12
#"[[20 Ghosts III]]" - 3:39
#"[[21 Ghosts III]]" - 2:54
#"[[22 Ghosts III]]" - 2:31
#"[[23 Ghosts III]]" - 2:44
#"[[24 Ghosts III]]" - 2:39
#"[[25 Ghosts III]]" - 1:59
#"[[26 Ghosts III]]" - 2:26
#"[[27 Ghosts III]]" - 2:52
Total: 23:56
====''Ghosts IV''====
#"[[28 Ghosts IV]]" - 5:22
#"[[29 Ghosts IV]]" - 2:55
#"[[30 Ghosts IV]]" - 2:59
#"[[31 Ghosts IV]]" - 2:26
#"[[32 Ghosts IV]]" - 4:26
#"[[33 Ghosts IV]]" - 4:02
#"[[34 Ghosts IV]]" - 5:52
#"[[35 Ghosts IV]]" - 3:30
#"[[36 Ghosts IV]]" - 2:19
Total: 33:51
Full total: 110:26
===Extra Material===
Multitracks for two extra songs, "[[37 Ghosts]]" and "[[38 Ghosts]]", were found on the data disc that came as part of the deluxe and limited edition releases. "38 Ghosts" is very similar to "[[Demon Seed]]".
===''Ghosts I-IV'' Discussion===
The Japanese edition of the CD set comes with a bonus 3rd disc featuring four commentary tracks by Reznor.
==Formats==
''Ghosts I–IV'' was made available in six different formats:
*A free 320Kbps DRM-free MP3 download consisting of ''Ghosts I'' only and a JPG file containing the cover art. Also includes the 40-page PDF book.
*DRM-free download in consumers' choice of format (MP3/FLAC/ALAC), 40-page PDF book, and digital extras (wallpapers, avatars, banners)
*2-CD set in custom digipak with 16-page booklet (priced at $10)
*4XLP vinyl edition, which was made available in Australia and Japan on April 5, 2008, and in the US, UK, and most of Europe on April 8, 2008 (this was not made available through ghosts.nin.com)
*Deluxe Edition (priced at $75), which includes 2 CDs, a DVD-ROM of [[Multitracks|multitrack]] files, Blu-ray Disc of the album featuring 96khz/24bit high resolution stereo audio with an accompanying slideshow, and hardcover 48-page book in a black fabric slipcase. The DVD-ROM also includes the album in 320 kbps MP3 files, 22 wallpapers, web graphics, and an abridged PDF version of the book.
*Ultra-Deluxe Limited Edition (priced at $300), which includes everything in the Deluxe Edition, as well as the album on a 4-part 180 gram vinyl edition and two Giclée prints (one being the image used on the album cover, the other being one of eight other Phillip Graybill images.) This version is limited to 2500 copies, each of which is numbered and signed by Reznor himself. Although it was initially expected that this edition would take a while to sell out, it was announced on March 4, 2008 that all 2500 copies had been sold.
The Standard 2-CD edition, Deluxe Edition, and Ultra-Deluxe Limited Edition also included an immediate download of the album in the consumers' choice of format. The Deluxe Edition and Ultra-Deluxe Limited Edition were both shipped May 1, 2008.
==Inspiration==
The official introduction page for the album reads:
:<blockquote><p>Nine Inch Nails presents Ghosts I - IVI–IV, a brand new 36 track instrumental collection available right now. Almost two hours of new music composed and recorded over an intense ten week period last fall, Ghosts I - IV sprawls Nine Inch Nails across a variety of new terrain.
:Trent Reznor explains, "I've been considering and wanting to make this kind of record for years, but by its very nature it wouldn't have made sense until this point. This collection of music is the result of working from a very visual perspective - dressing imagined locations and scenarios with sound and texture; a soundtrack for daydreams. I'm very pleased with the result and the ability to present it directly to you without interference. I hope you enjoy the first four volumes of Ghosts."</p></blockquote>
The official site also contains the following under [http://ghosts.nin.com/main/more_info "More Info"]
:The team: album (as well as ''[[Atticus RossThe Slip]]'', [[Alan Moulder]] which was released the same year) was supported by a tour that visited North and myself with some help from [[Alessandro Cortini]]South America. This tour was notable for having the most ambitious production of any NIN tour up to that point, [[Adrian Belew]] using groundbreaking lighting and Brian Viglionevideo technology. [[Rob Sheridan]] collaborated with Artist in Residence The middle portion of the set, referred to as the "Ghosts" portion, utilized some of that album's unorthodox (A+Rfor NIN) to create the accompanying visual instrumentation such as marimba, banjo and physical aestheticsmall percussion.
==Film Festival==''Main article:We began improvising and let the music decide the direction. Eyes were closed, hands played instruments and it began. Within a matter of days it became clear we were on to something, and a lot of material began appearing. What we thought could be a five song EP became much more. I invited some friends over to join in and we all enjoyed the process of collaborating on this. [[Ghosts Film Festival]]''
:The end result is On March 13, 2008, Reznor announced a wildly varied body of music that we're able partnership with YouTube to present to the world in ways the confines of host a major record label would never have allowed - from a 100% DRM-free"film festival" around ''Ghosts, high-quality download, to the most luxurious physical package we've ever created' writing on nin.com:
:More volumes of ''<blockquote><p>The concept is for you to take whatever tracks you feel inspired by from Ghosts'' are likely and create what you feel should accompany them visually. You will be able to appear in see all of the futuresubmissions, and a team of us (including me) will be sorting through them and setting aside ones we feel are exceptional. Eventually (within a couple of months?) we will present a virtual "film festival" with me and some special guests presenting selections of your work.</p>
:<p>This isn't a contest and you don't win elaborate prizes - [[Trent Reznor]]it's meant to be an experiment in collaboration and a chance for us to interact beyond the typical one-way artist-to-fan relationship. We've discussed some interesting ways this could go, March 2including multiple installments of the online "film festivals, 2008 " to broadcast TV specials, to a one-time live performance of the entire Ghosts record with your visuals involved. It really depends on how this progresses and develops.</p></blockquote>
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081216011312/http://ghosts.nin.com/ The official ghosts.nin.com at Wayback Machine]*[https://archive.org/download/nineinchnails_ghosts_I_IV/nin_ghosts_I-IV.pdf ''Ghosts I-IV'' PDF at archive.org]*[https://archive.org/details/NineInchNailsGhostsI-ivMulti-trackStems ''Ghosts I-IV'' Multitracks at archive.org]*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/nineinchnails/sets/72157604051114463/ Photos from the recording of ''GhostsI-IV'' site]
*[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003718389 "New Nine Inch Nails Album Hits The Web"] from Billboard.com News
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AcGtmJoJOI Spend the day with us: Watch this 2500 times.] Reznor signing Limited-Edition books.
*[http://www.nin-au.com/halo26le/ Halo 26 LE Owner's Lists] at [http://www.nin-au.com/ nin-au.com]
*[http://nincatalog.com/ghosts-i-iv/ ''Ghosts I-IV'' at nincatalog.com]
*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26x%3D0%26ref_%3Dnb%5Fsb%5Fnoss%26y%3D0%26field-keywords%3Dnine%2520inch%2520nails%2520ghosts%2520i-iv%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps&tag=thniinnawi-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957 ''Ghosts I-IV'' at Amazon]
*[http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=9&pub=5574848848&toolid=10001&campid=5336384580&customid=&icep_uq=nine+inch+nails+ghosts+i-iv&icep_sellerId=&icep_ex_kw=&icep_sortBy=12&icep_catId=&icep_minPrice=&icep_maxPrice=&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg ''Ghosts I-IV'' at eBay]