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 Richard Band Richard Howard Band (born December 28, 1953) is an American composer of film music. He has scored more than 85 films, including "From Beyond", which won the award for Best Original Soundtrack at the Sitges - Catalan International Film Festival. Band was born in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of the film director/producer Albert Band, the brother of director/distributor Charles Band, and the uncle of Alex Band. Since the late 1970s Band has been composing film music for horror and science fiction films regularly. His first notable score was for 1977's "Laserblast", which he co-composed with