Tron: Ares soundtrack guide - A complete list of the music in the sci-fi sequel

Tron: Ares is the third installment in the franchise and a sequel to 2010's Tron: Legacy. The sci-fi action film is directed by Joachim Rønning with the script penned by Jesse Wigutow and David DiGilio. After its premiere at LA's El Capitan Theatre, the film was released theatrically on October 10, 2025. Here's the official synopsis as per Letterboxd:

A highly sophisticated Program called Ares is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind’s first encounter with A.I. beings.

Let us explore all the songs that are part of the film's soundtrack.

A complete song list of Tron: Ares Soundtrack

The music of Tron: Ares is composed by the Industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails. Apart from the background score, the film also features several songs that are used across different scenes. Here is a list of the songs.

I Know You Can Feel It - Nine Inch Nails
As Alive As You Need Me To Be - Nine Inch Nails
Who Wants To Live Forever? - Nine Inch Nails
Paranoid - Black Sabbath
We’ll Never Know - Stick To Your Guns
If Our Love Is Dead - Royel Otis
Just Can’t Get Enough - Depeche Mode
Summer Breeze - Seals & Crofts
Theme From Tron And Tron Scherzo - Wendy Carlos and the London Philharmonic Orchestra

The film's original soundtrack also features other songs from the band, including Init, Forked Reality, As Alive As You Need Me To Be, Echoes, This Changes Everything, In The Image of, I Know You Can Feel It, Permanence, Infiltrator, 100% Expendable, Still Remains, Who Wants To Live, and Building Better Worlds.

More about Tron: Ares

Tron: Ares is produced by Jared Leto, Sean Bailey, Jeffrey Silver, Justin Springer, Emma Ludbrook, and Steven Lisberger. Its cast includes,

Jared Leto as Ares
Greta Lee as Eve Kim
Roark Critchlow as General McGrath
Evan Peters as Julian Dillinger
Roger Cross as Cross
Jodie Turner-Smith as Athena
Hasan Minhaj as Ajay Singh
Arturo Castro as Seth Flores
Gary Vaynerchuk as Stuart Roche
Gillian Anderson as Elisabeth Dillinger
Katharine Isabelle as Marcia Lee Hadlow
Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn
Cameron Monaghan as Caius
Sarah Desjardins as Erin
Selene Yun as Tess Kim
Aaron Paul Stewart as Cyber Security Pete

In an interview with Discussing Films, the film's director, Joachim Rønning, spoke about having Nine Inch Nails on board. He said:

“Music is such a big part of the Tron franchise. It was such an amazing process to be able to get Nine Inch Nails to do it, and I knew that they were going to make the music when we were shooting. So, I used [their older songs] as inspiration — really going more industrial and grittier with this movie.”

The franchise began in 1982 with the first film, Tron. It was followed by Tron: Legacy, which was released in 2010. Ares has a mid-credit scene that hints at a possible fourth installment.