A History of Violence is Howard Shore's twelfth collaboration with director David Cronenberg, with previous highlights including Existenz, Crash and Naked Lunch. It stars Viggo Mortensen as a pillar of a small town community who runs a diner and lives a happy and quiet life with his wife (Maria Bello) and two children. But their lives are forever changed when Mortensen thwarts an attempted robbery and is lauded as a hero by the media, attracting the attention of some mobsters (William Hurt and Ed Harris).Scoring close to 100 films and winning two Academy Awards for The Lord Of The Rings - The Return Of The Ring and The Lord Of The Rings - The Fellowship Of The Ring, Howard Shore is one of the major names working in film composing at the moment. Howard's other well-known scores include The Aviator, Gangs Of New York, Seven, Philadelphia, Mrs. Doubtfire and The Silence Of The Lambs.