Award-winning film composers and Nine Inch Nails bandmates Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are once again partnering up with acclaimed director David Fincher to provide the musical score for his upcoming film, The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth. This high-profile project marks the sixth major collaboration between the celebrated musical duo and the visionary filmmaker, continuing a professional relationship that has consistently yielded some of the most distinctive and critically lauded soundtracks in modern cinema.
The involvement of Reznor and Ross in the project was officially revealed when Netflix debuted the official poster for the film on its various social media accounts. Keen-eyed fans examining the promotional art were able to spot the duo listed among the production credits at the bottom of the image. Accompanying the poster reveal on social media, Netflix shared a brief message highlighting the film’s theatrical rollout, telling audiences to get their tickets now for the IMAX release on November 25.
The partnership between Fincher, Reznor, and Ross has a rich and decorated history. The pair previously composed the soundtracks for several of Fincher’s most celebrated directorial efforts, including The Social Network, Gone Girl, and Mank. Their groundbreaking work on The Social Network in 2010 earned widespread acclaim and ultimately resulted in Reznor and Winning the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 2011. Their ability to craft immersive, atmospheric, and tension-building soundscapes has made them an integral part of Fincher’s cinematic aesthetic over the past decade and a half.
Beyond their work with Fincher, Reznor and Ross have continued to build an impressive resume across the entertainment industry. More recently, the pair took home the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score in 2025 for their work on Luca Guadagnino’s tennis drama Challengers. Additionally, they earned a Grammy nomination earlier this year for one of the standout tracks from the Tron: Ares soundtrack, on which they were officially credited under their band moniker, Nine Inch Nails. This continuous string of accolades underscores their status as two of the most sought-after and versatile composers working in film today.
The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth arrives with an intriguing pedigree, serving as a cinematic sequel to Quentin Tarantino’s critically acclaimed 2019 feature Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. The new film was written by Tarantino and features Brad Pitt reprising his celebrated role as charismatic stuntman Cliff Booth. However, rather than sitting in the director’s chair himself, Tarantino handed over directorial duties to Fincher, creating a fascinating creative crossover between two of contemporary cinema’s most distinct auteurs.
The genesis of the project and its massive scale were recently detailed in an interview with Empire Magazine, where Fincher revealed that Tarantino’s original script draft was so expansive that it "was essentially two movies." To bring the narrative down to a manageable and commercially viable length, Fincher explained that he had to cut 60 pages from the screenplay. These extensive revisions were necessary to streamline the production and secure a final runtime of around two hours and 20 minutes, ensuring a briskly paced narrative worthy of the character’s return.
Fans eager to experience the next chapter in Cliff Booth’s journey will not have to wait much longer, as The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth is set to open in IMAX theaters globally on November 25, giving audiences an enhanced theatrical experience before it makes its subscription streaming debut on Netflix on December 23. The film boasts a star-studded ensemble cast alongside Brad Pitt, featuring prominent performances from Elizabeth Debicki, Scott Caan, Carla Gugino, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Peter Weller, rounding out a talented roster set to bring Tarantino’s universe back to life under Fincher’s meticulous direction.
In addition to the cinematic release, the expanding world of Cliff Booth will also find a home in print. Quentin Tarantino is scheduled to release a formal novelization of the film on December 8. This literary companion will serve as a direct follow-up to Tarantino’s previous bestselling literary effort, 2021’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: A Novel, offering fans an alternative and expanded perspective on the story crafted by the filmmaker before the creative baton was passed to Fincher, Reznor, Ross, and the rest of the production team for the screen adaptation.
