Music Video of the Day: Burn by Nine Inch Nails (1994, directed by Hank Corwin and Trent Reznor)


In many ways the epitome of a Nine Inch Nails song, Burn was recorded for the Natural Born Killers soundtrack and was released as a promotional single at the same time that the movie was playing in theaters.  This music video, directed by Hank Corwin and Trent Reznor, was originally included on the VHS release of Natural Born Killers.

The video uses many of the same techniques that Oliver Stone used in the controversial film, having Reznor perform in front of a projection screen that shows stock footage and scenes from the film.

Director Hank Corwin is best known as a film editor.  (He was the editor on Natural Born Killers.)  He is a three-time Oscar nominee for his work on The Big Short, Vice, and Don’t Look Up.

Enjoy!