Business/Industrie James Newton Howard Vertont CUT BANK

[Soundtrack Composer]

James Newton Howard is composing the score for the upcoming thriller Cut Bank. The film is directed by Matt Shakman (Mad Men, Six Feet Under) and stars Liam Hemsworth, John Malkovich, Billy Bob Thornton, Teresa Palmer, Bruce Dern, Oliver Platt and Michael Stuhlbarg. The movie follows a former-athlete-turned-auto-mechanic who dreams of getting out of Cut Bank, Montana, but his efforts to do so set in motion a deadly series of events that change his life and the character of the town forever. Roberto Patino (Sons of Anarchy) has written the screenplay. Laura Rister (Lovelace), Edward Zwick (The Last Samurai, Glory), Dan Cohen (The Spectacular Now) and Mickey Barold (Barry Munday) are producing the Killburn Media production.