Originally Posted by
buzburbank
I suspect that there are as many different types of director/composer combos as there are directors and composers. Each project takes on the character of the artists involved. TR/AR have reached the shiny, bald, golden pinnacle of their craft, so I don't think anyone in Hollywood is going to "direct" them to do anything. Even with their pre-Oscar scoring work, I would tend to believe that Mr. Reznor has always been given lots of creative space in which to operate. In fact, years ago I would have never said 'Hey, wouldn't it be great if my favorite artist got involved in scoring films,' but now I watch other movies and think to myself, 'Damn, I wonder what it would have sounded like if TR scored this one?'
One thing is for sure...being a NIN fan in the Reznor goes Hollywood era has made me infinitely more aware of film scoring, and I'm kind of grateful for that.