===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 Nine Inch Nails. The album was released on September 3, 2013 and the [[NIN 2013-2014]] tour was the most ambitious one yet, picking up where 2008's Lights In The Sky tour had left off.
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 the 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, and the band lineup was at one point the largest one Reznor had ever assembled. As always, cutting edge technology and dazzling displays of light and motion made for a memorable concert experience. ===Recent Activity===On January 21, 2014, the Beats Music streaming service went live, with Reznor serving as Chief Creative Officer. On the same day, it was also announced that Reznor and Ross were doing the score for David Fincher's ''[[Gone Girl Soundtrack|Gone Girl]]''. The album was released digitally on September 30, 2014 and the film opened on October 2. Beats Music was subsequently purchased by Apple and relaunched under a new iteration of iTunes called Apple Music, effectively making Reznor an Apple employee. On December 18, 2015 In 2016, a host of other score music from Reznor and Ross was announced that . In June, the pair released a [[Juno|standalone track]] for a short film about NASA's Juno Mission. This was followed in October by the ''[[Before The Flood Soundtrack]]'' (a collaboration with Mogwai and Gustavo Santaolalla) and in January 2017 by the ''[[Patriots Day Soundtrack]]''. Delivering on a promise made in 2015 for new Nine Inch Nails music would be coming in from NIN the following year, the ''[[Not The Actual Events]]'' EP was officially released on December 23, 2016, as well as other unnamed material.
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.