This video, from the producers of the I Dream Of Wires documentary, captures extended interviews with Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor & Alessandro Cortini.

I Dream Of Wires is an independent documentary exploring the history, demise and resurgence of the ultimate electronic music machine, the modular synthesizer. A 4-hour extended cut is available to order now on DVD and BluRay. The feature-length, theatrical cut is set to premiere spring 2014.

IDOW Extended Interview #10:

Trent Reznor & Alessandro Cortini, Nine Inch Nails

In January 2012, the I Dream of Wires team visited the Hollywood studio of Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor, for a joint interview with fellow NIN member, Alessandro Cortini.

Through his continued interest and adoption of cutting-edge electronic instrumentation, Reznor’s been witness to the evolution of the synthesizer, from the giant unobtainium of ’70s modulars, to the digital “how’s the piano sound?” ROMplers of the ’80s, right through to the current dominance of computer-based plug-in synthesizers. In the interview, Reznor expresses his enthusiasm for the recent wave of boutique modular synthesizer manufacturers, for having “brought a lot of that magic back into the synth world, that got lost in the Korgs and the Yamahas and the Rolands….”

Additionally, Reznor and Cortini offer insight into the influence of an instrument’s physical presence, and how for both of them, the process of interacting with hardware plays a crucial role in the resulting sound.