(r.) w. Paul Williams, 2001

Born in Washington, DC. In addition to his work on THE MUPPET MOVIE (1979), Ascher was also musica coordinator and an uncredited lyricist for A STAR IS BORN (1976).  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score) 1979: THE MUPPET MOVIE (w. Paul Williams)  Nominated for Music Best Song 1979: THE MUPPET MOVIE "The Rainbow Connection" - Music & Lyric (w. Paul Williams) 2 nominations