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# Paul Zaza

## Identity

Paul Zaza

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/paul-zaza
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** paul-zaza
- **IMDb ID:** nm0006344
- **TMDB ID:** 12700
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3372439
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Zaza, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3372439, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006344/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12700

Composer. Born 1 September 1952 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 1 September 1952, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- **Also known as:** Paul J. Zaza
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Zaza, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3372439, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006344/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12700

## Biography

Paul Zaza is a Canadian composer and songwriter. He trained as a classical pianist and graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. He began composing film scores in the late 1970s after earlier work as a musician, including playing bass in a touring production of the musical Hair and touring with The 5th Dimension.

Zaza has frequently collaborated with director Bob Clark and composer Carl Zittrer. He won the Genie Award for Best Music Score with Zittrer for Murder by Decree (1979) and received further Genie nominations for Isaac Littlefeathers (1985) and, with Peter Simpson, for Bullies (1987). His credits include Porky's (1981), Prom Night (1980), My Bloody Valentine (1981), Curtains (1983), A Christmas Story (1983), Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987), Popcorn (1991), Baby Geniuses (1999) and Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004). He has also composed for television, including the theme for Mr. Wizard's World.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *A Christmas Story* (1983), Fi1m 79, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/a-christmas-story.md)

## Complete filmography (76)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Midnight Madness: The Making of "Popcorn"* (2017), Music
- *The Horrors of Hamilton High: The Making of Prom Night* (2014), Music
- *The Ultimate Nightmare: The Making of Curtains* (2014), Actor
- *The Karate Dog* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Fancy Dancing* (2002), Music Arranger
- *Now & Forever* (2002), Music
- *The Fourth Angel* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Catch a Falling Star* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Grizzly Falls* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *I'll Remember April* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *The Base* (1999), Music
- *Baby Geniuses* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *Double Take* (1998), Music
- *A Brooklyn State of Mind* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Married to a Stranger* (1997), Music
- *The Rage* (1997), Music, Original Music Composer
- *Stag* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *Hot Blooded* (1997), Music
- *The Ex* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *No Contest II* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Salt Water Moose* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Iron Eagle on the Attack* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Derby* (1995), Music
- *No Contest* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *It Runs in the Family* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *The Club* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Cold Sweat* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Blown Away* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *The American Clock* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *To Catch a Killer* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Liar's Edge* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *White Light* (1991), Music
- *Popcorn* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Prom Night III: The Last Kiss* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Loose Cannons* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Mob Story* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *Norman's Awesome Experience* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *Murder by Night* (1989), Original Music Composer
- *The Brain* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Higher Education* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Blindside* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *From the Hip* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Covert Action* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *The Pink Chiquitas* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Meatballs III: Summer Job* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *High Stakes* (1986), Music Score Producer
- *Bullies* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Mania* (1986), Music
- *The Vindicator* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *A Judgment in Stone* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Last Chance* (1986), Music
- *Body Count* (1986), Music
- *Breaking All the Rules* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *Birds of Prey* (1985), Music
- *Turk 182!* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *Ladybear* (1985), Music
- *Order to Assassinate* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *Isaac Littlefeathers* (1984), Music
- *A Christmas Story* (1983), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/a-christmas-story.md)
- *American Nightmare* (1983), Thanks, Original Music Composer
- *Curtains* (1983), Original Music Composer
- *Ghostkeeper* (1981), Original Music Composer
- *Porky's* (1981), Original Music Composer
- *Being Different* (1981), Original Music Composer
- *My Bloody Valentine* (1981), Original Music Composer
- *The Kidnapping of the President* (1980), Original Music Composer
- *Prom Night* (1980), Original Music Composer
- *Hog Wild* (1980), Music
- *Stone Cold Dead* (1979), Music
- *Title Shot* (1979), Original Music Composer
- *Murder by Decree* (1979), Original Music Composer
- *Went the night well?*, Sound

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score 1986: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score (nominated), for *Turk 182*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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