Sound
Richard Band
Born 1953-12-28 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Richard Howard Band is an American composer of film and television music. He has scored more than 100 films, including From Beyond (1986) which won the award for Best Original Soundtrack at the Sitges - Catalan International Film Festival. Other works includes The Day Time Ended (1979), Lunch Wagon (1981), Ghoulies (1984), Re-Animator (1985), Troll (1986), Puppet Master (1989), Castle Feak (1995) Hideous! (1997), Nightmare Cinema (2019) and Don't Let Her In (2021) His family is rooted in the film business, with related directors, producers, composers and actors. His father is Albert Band, his brother is Charles Band, his nephews are Taryn Band, Harlan Band and Zalman Band.
Acting credits
NRA newly produced, 60-minute documentary Extended interviews with Director Brian Yuzna, Bruce Abbott, Fabiana Udenio, Jeffrey Combs, and Kathleen Kinmont.
Till Death Do Us Part: Making of Bride of Re-Animator
2026
NRA brand new feature documentary about the incredible life and career of prolific film producer and director Charles Band.
Full Moon Rising: The Charles Band Story
2026
5.4After a professor is crippled in a car accident, he blames his wife for the ordeal and attempts to have her killed using the same means. Now hospitalized with amnesia, she appears to be protected by a tiny voodoo trinket that she still clutches in her hand, which possesses her car and other objects, causing mayhem throughout the city.
Crash!
1976
NRGet a look at the making of ARCADE, with cast and crew interviews and behind-the-scenes footage!
Videozone: The Making of "Arcade"
1993
NRThe official feature-length documentary about the rise and fall of Charles Band's legendary Empire Pictures studio.
Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures
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4.4Cult director Charles Band brings you this "Last Tango in Paris" spoof with editing by acclaimed filmmaker John Carpenter.
The Last Foxtrot in Burbank
1973
Retrospective documentary on the making of the low-budget horror film Prison (1987)
Hard Time: The Making of Prison
2013
A retrospective "making of" documentary for John Carl Buechler's "Troll" (1986), featuring production crew interviews, behind-the-scenes images, and significant focus on the visual effects artists involved.
Troll Empire
2015