Richard Ashcroft Richard Ashcroft Richard Paul Ashcroft (born 11 September 1971) is an English singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer and occasional rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band The Verve from their formation in 1990 until their original split in 1999. He became a successful solo artist in his own right, releasing three UK top three solo albums. The Verve reformed in 2007 but again broke up by summer 2009. Ashcroft then founded a new band, RPA & The United Nations of Sound, and released a new album on 19 July 2010. On 22 February 2016 Ashcroft announced his
Richard Band Joel Goldsmith. He scored Gordon's subsequent films such as "The Pit and the Pendulum" and 1995’s "Castle Freak", the later of which featured some inventive writing for a string quartet. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for Gordon's Master of Horror episode "Dreams in the Witch House". His score for "Re-Animator" was lauded by the magazine "Music From the Movies", which said, "Band’s music is dark and direct, creating an intense and eerie atmosphere, but always with a humorous touch... Surely, Richard Band is unquestionably one of the most underrated composers in the film business." Since 2000, Band has