Personal details
- Birth Date: 1968-01-16
- Height: 6′ (1.83 m)
- Birth Location: England, UK
- Children: (3 children) Ian Ross
- Professions: Composer, Music Department, Actor
Atticus Ross, born in England back in ‘68, is one of those guys who seems to have his fingerprints all over the coolest soundtracks of the past couple decades. You hear his name, you probably think of that wild, pulsing score from The Social Network—yeah, that was him (well, him and Trent Reznor, but you know, dynamic duos and all that). He’s got this knack for turning a movie’s mood on its head, making you feel the tension, the rush, or just that weird nervous energy. Not your average film composer, honestly. He leans into the experimental side, always pushing boundaries with synths, weird noises, stuff that just gets under your skin in the best way. He’s not just hiding in the studio either—he’s actually popped up as an actor a few times, which, hey, why not? The man’s married to Claudia Sarne (they’ve been together since ‘01), and apparently, they’ve wrangled three kids into the world too. Busy household, I bet. Anyway, if you’re into movies like The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo or the newer flick Challengers, Ross was behind the music that kept your heart pounding. He’s one of those low-key legends who keeps things fresh, never gets stale, and kind of makes you wonder what he’ll do next. Not bad for a guy from England, right?
Since the With Teeth era, Atticus Ross has been deep in the Nine Inch Nails trenches—writing, producing, engineering, you name it, and hitting the road with the band too. When Ghosts I-IV dropped, he wasn’t just hanging out in the background; Ross co-wrote and co-produced every single track with Trent Reznor. Fast forward to 2016: Not the Actual Events marks a big shift—Ross officially joins as a core member, right up there with Reznor. After that, it’s just the two of them, side by side, running the NIN creative machine, much like their tag-team work on all those moody, atmospheric film soundtracks. Basically, if you’re digging any NIN album post-2016, you’re soaking up the combined brainpower of Reznor and Ross, no one else. Their partnership turned the band into a full-on duo, switching things up from the old days.
January 16, 1968
6′ (1.83 m)
Konidela Ram Charan
England, UK
Yes, Ian Ross
57 years old