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Paul Zaza


Excellent, prolific and versatile Canadian composer and songwriter Paul Zaza started out as a classically trained pianist. Zaza has a degree from the prestigious Toronto Conservatory of Music. Moreover, Paul played bass in a Canadian touring company production of the hit musical "Hair" and toured with the Fifth Dimension in the 1970s... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2004 The Karate Dog (TV movie)
 
2002 Fancy Dancing
 
2002 Now & Forever
 
2002 The Parent Trip (TV series)
 
2001 The Fourth Angel (as Paul J. Zaza)
 
2000 Catch a Falling Star (TV movie)
 
1999 Grizzly Falls (as Paul J. Zaza)
 
1999 In Her Defense
 
1999 The Base (video)
 
1999 Baby Geniuses (music by)
 
1998 Misbegotten
 
1998 A Brooklyn State of Mind (as Paul J. Zaza)
 
1998 Double Take
 
1997 Married to a Stranger (TV movie)
 
1997 The Rage
 
1997 Stag (as Paul J. Zaza)
 
1997 The Ex (as Paul J. Zaza)
 
1997 No Contest II (as Paul J. Zaza)
 
1995 Iron Eagle IV
 
1995 Derby (TV movie)
 
1995 No Contest
 
1995 Fudge (TV series)
Fudge-a-mania (1995)
 
1995 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series)
Fudge-A-Mania (1995)
 
1994 The Club
 
1994 Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes (TV movie) (as Paul J. Zaza)
 
1994 Cold Sweat
 
1993 The Dark
 
1993 The American Clock (TV movie)
 
1993 Spenser: Ceremony (TV movie) (as Paul J. Zaza)
 
1993 Blown Away (as Paul J. Zaza)
 
1993 Hollywood Babylon (TV series)
 
1992 To Catch a Killer (TV movie)
 
1992 Liar's Edge (as Paul J. Zaza)
 
1992 Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil (as Paul J. Zaza)
 
1991 White Light
 
1991 Popcorn (as Paul J. Zaza)
 
1990 Loose Cannons
 
1989 Mob Story
 
1989 Murder by Night (TV movie)
 
1988 The Brain
 
1988 Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop (TV series)
 
1988 Soft Touch II (TV movie)
 
1987 Prom Night II
 
1987 Ford: The Man and the Machine (TV movie)
 
1987 From the Hip
 
1987 Covert Action (TV movie)
 
1986 Bullies (musical score)
 
1986 Mania: The Intruder (TV movie) (musical score by / as Paul Zata)
 
1986 The Vindicator
 
1986 Body Count (TV movie)
 
1986 High Stakes
 
1986 Blindside
 
1985 Breaking All the Rules (as Paul J. Zaza)
 
1985 Turk 182!
 
1985 The Edge (TV movie)
 
1985 Ladybear (TV movie)
 
1985 Birds of Prey
 
1984 The Borrower (TV movie)
 
1984 Divorce Court (TV series)
 
1983 A Christmas Story (original score)
 
1983 Curtains
 
1983 Mr. Wizard's World (TV series)
 
1982-1983 The Kids of Degrassi Street (TV series)
 
1982 Porky's
 
1982 Melanie (musical score by)
 
1982 Ghostkeeper (video)
 
1981 Being Different (documentary)
 
1981 Gas
 
1980 Prom Night
 
1980 Hog Wild
 
1979 Stone Cold Dead
 
1979 Title Shot
 
Show ShowMusic Department (8 titles)
1997 Red-Blooded American Girl II (music editor - as Paul J. Zaza)
 
1994 The Marriage Counselor (TV series) (composer: theme music - 1994-1995)
 
1993 Divorce Court (TV series) (composer: theme music - 1 episode)
Sanders vs. Sanders (1993) (composer: theme music)
 
1992-1993 Hollywood Babylon (TV series) (music supervisor - 6 episodes)
Bow/Rourke (1993) (music supervisor)
Brando/Astor (1993) (music supervisor)
Dean/Kennedy & Swanson (1993) (music supervisor)
Brando/Kelly (1992) (music supervisor)
Hitchcock/Loren (1992) (music supervisor)
 
1985 Breaking All the Rules (conductor - as Paul J. Zaza)
 
1983 Porky's II: The Next Day (conductor - as Paul James Zaza, orchestrator - as Paul James Zaza)
 
1981 The Kids of Degrassi Street (TV series) (arrangements - 1 episode, 1981) (arranger - 1 episode, 1981)
Cookie Goes to Hospital (1981) (arranger)
Irene Moves In (1981) (arrangements)
 
1980 Prom Night (original disco music)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (10 titles)
2009 Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever (writer: "Tonight It's Prom Night, All Night")
 
2001 Primer amor... a mil por hora (TV series)
Epílogo: Primer amor... tres años después (2001) (writer: "Devotion No. 2", "Devotion No. 3" / as Peter Dufferin / arranger: "Lullaby", "Lullaby For Brahms" / as P. Zaza)
 
1999 Thick as Thieves ("Au Revoir Mun Coeur")
 
1993 Blown Away (writer: "Hooked On You" / music: "Hooked On You")
 
1991 Popcorn (writer: "UP OVER YOU" / lyrics: "SCARY SCARY MOVIES")
 
1990 Prom Night III: The Last Kiss (video) (writer: "The Last Kiss Will Be Mine", "Only You, Wonderful You")
 
1990 Loose Cannons (writer: "Burnin' Up Over You" / producer: "Burnin' Up Over You")
 
1986 Bullies (writer: "Out Of The Fire")
 
1985 Breaking All the Rules (music: "Breaking All The Rules", "Fun Park", "Stop Foolin' Around" / as Paul J. Zaza / lyrics: "Breaking All The Rules", "Fun Park", "Stop Foolin' Around" / as Paul J. Zaza)
 
1981 My Bloody Valentine (writer: "The Ballad of Harry Warden")
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1983 American Nightmare (our thanks to)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
2009 Clarkworld (documentary)
Himself
 

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Blown Away -- After her mother is killed by a car bomb, a 17-year-old girl tells her boyfriend of her suspicions that her father was responsible for her mother's death and needs help out of her situation. Is she telling the truth, or using him for her own ends? Clarkworld -- Story of a Storyteller, Bob Clark, the director of "A Christmas Story". Clip title: Bob at the center of "A Christmas Story" Baby Geniuses -- A child psychiatrist and her assistant plan to exploit a secret discovery for nefarious ends.
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Alternate Names:

Peter Dufferin | Paul Zata | P. Zaza | Paul J. Zaza | Paul James Zaza