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Richard Band

Richard Band

Composer, also actor and producer · Born December 28, 1953 (72) · 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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 28, 1953 (72)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Composer, also actor and producer
Titles
93 on MovieCove · 124 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26

What are Richard Band's films like?

Across their 81 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Horror23 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Fantasy15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Fantasy movies
Comedy14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Family2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 4th percentile
: browse their Family movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
29%
Morality
17%
Self
17%
Bonds
14%
Power
9%
Society
8%
Ideas
6%
Survival31 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds15 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty7 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 80 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 19 · Wry 11 · Earnest 42

Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 44 · Serious 22 · Dark 14

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 26 · Stylized 35 · Heightened 19

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 24 · Charged 32 · Intense 24

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 32 · Shifting 38 · Whiplash 10

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 31 · Some laughs 29 · Funny 20

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 25 · Even-paced 48 · Relentless 7

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 62 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 62 · Open-ended 15 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
57
Absurd
45
Dread
33
Thrilling
28
Joyful
8
Other
33

How their films linger

Fun52 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 20 with a twist

  • Happy28
  • Bittersweet21
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous27

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Richard Band's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 82 of their 93 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (77).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Richard Band's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

124 credits, 93 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Devil's Disciple: The Night Stalker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Composer

  • Dorothea(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Evil Bong-A-Thon! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer

  • Ed Kemper(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • A Celebration of Tenacity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • H. P. Lovecraft's the Old Ones(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Scalper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Composer

  • Demonic Toys: Jack-Attack(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Primevals(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Critters, Carnivores and Creatures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Composer

  • Carnage Collection: Forbidden Freaks(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dragon Tales(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tales of the Fantastic(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Puppet Master: Doktor Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Night Caller(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Curse of the Re-Animator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Beyond the Resonator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Don't Let Her In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Composer

  • The Deep Ones(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Resonator: Miskatonic U(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Empire of the Full Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Composer

  • Blade: The Iron Cross(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Exorcism at 60,000 Feet(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Psycho Sideshow: Demon Freaks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer

  • Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Nightmare Cinema(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Bunker of Blood: Chapter 6: Zombie Lust: Night Flesh(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Bigfoot: Blood Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • Puppet Master: Axis Termination(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Ravenwolf Towers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • Evil Bong: High 5(2016)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Troll Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer · as Self

  • Trophy Heads(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Unlucky Charms(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Ooga Booga(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Puppet Master X: Axis Rising(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Shiver(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Evil Bong 3: The Wrath of Bong(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Last Remaining Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer · Composer

  • Demonic Toys: Personal Demons(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Puppet Master: Axis of Evil(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Skull Heads(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Dangerous Worry Dolls(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Raven(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Nympha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Composer

  • Valerie on the Stairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Composer

  • Puppet Master: The Legacy(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • My Horrible Year! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Composer

  • In the Doghouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Composer

  • Curse of the Puppet Master(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Hideous!(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Head of the Family(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Robo Warriors(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Zarkorr! The Invader(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Castle Freak(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Josh Kirby: Time Warrior! Chap. 5: Journey to the Magic Cavern(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Josh Kirby: Time Warrior! Chap. 6: Last Battle for the Universe(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Josh Kirby... Time Warrior: Eggs from 70 Million B.C. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Composer

  • Magic Island(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Josh Kirby... Time Warrior: Trapped on Toyworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Composer

  • Prehysteria! 3(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Josh Kirby: Time Warrior! Chap. 1: Planet of the Dino-Knights(1995)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Prehysteria! 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • Puppet Master 5(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Dragonworld(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • D-Day: The Total Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

  • Shrunken Heads(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Puppet Master 4(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Remote(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Mandroid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Composer

  • Dollman vs. Demonic Toys(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Prehysteria!(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Mordrid(1992)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Trancers III(1992)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Seedpeople(1992)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Demonic Toys(1992)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Dollman(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Resurrected(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Trancers II(1991)

    Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Pit and the Pendulum(1991)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Arrival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Composer

  • Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Bride of Re-Animator(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Crash and Burn(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Shadowzone(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Puppet Master II(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master II" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Composer

  • Puppet Master(1989)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Arena(1989)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Evil Clergyman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Composer

  • Pulse Pounders(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Prison(1987)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Caller(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Dolls(1986)

    Music Supervisor · Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • From Beyond(1986)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • TerrorVision(1986)

    Composer · Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Troll(1986)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Re-Animator(1985)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Zone Troopers(1985)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Ghoulies(1984)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Trancers(1984)

    Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Ghost Warrior(1984)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Dungeonmaster(1984)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Mutant(1984)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn(1983)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Alchemist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Composer

  • The House on Sorority Row(1982)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Time Walker(1982)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Parasite(1982)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Best of Sex and Violence(1981)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Lunch Wagon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Composer

  • The Day Time Ended(1979)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype(1980)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Fairy Tales(1978)

    Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Laserblast(1978)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Auditions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Composer

  • End of the World(1977)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Dracula's Dog(1977)

    Assistant Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Crash!(1976)

    Production Manager · as Contractor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Mansion of the Doomed(1976)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Last Foxtrot in Burbank(1973)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 115 titles from 1973 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The House on Sorority Row (1982)

$11M worldwide

Highest rated

Re-Animator (1985)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 115: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 115: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleMusic106 of 115: 102 only music, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score14thCinematography1 of 115: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleOther crew10 of 115: 6 only other crew, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score30th

115 titles, 5 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s8 · 2 acting · 7 crew1980s26 · crew1990s37 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s18 · crew2020s19 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Richard Band's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 14th percentile, the median of all 92; across their 80 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 18th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 80

Approval · how many liked their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 80

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 80

Midcredits score across 93 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th20
  • Below 25th68

Shape of the crowd

64 of their 93 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned14
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed64

Most divisive · composer

Dragon Tales (2023)

87th percentile spread · 62% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Re-Animator (1985)

Midcredits 87th · 74% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 50/100 in their films, across 52 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Richard Band's work okay for kids?

Across up to 28 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore18 titles60–93 · median 79 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity28 titles33–69 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles34–62 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs15 titles20–49 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles56–88 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Richard Band work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard Band's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charles Band shares the most, 62.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

  • Adolfo Bartoli13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Adolfo Bartoli
  • Mac Ahlberg13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Mac Ahlberg
  • Danny Draven12 titles · 9 as editor    See all 12 shared titles with Danny Draven
  • Howard Wexler7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Howard Wexler

Producers

Mixed roles