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- Name: PAUL JAMES ZAZA
- English name: PAUL JAMES ZAZA
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- Alias: ['PAUL ZAZA']
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Description: 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 thethe 5th dimensionin the 1970s. zaza first began doing film scores in the late '70s. he's worked in a diverse of array of genres that include comedy (hog wild(1980),gas(1981)), drama (isaac littlefeathers(1984), which was nominated for a genie award for best music score), thriller (american nightmare(1983), _blindside_), action (bullies(1986),no contest(1995)), and science fiction (the vindicator(1986),the pink chiquitas(1986)). paul frequently collaborated with directorrobert clark: among the clark movies he composed the scores for aremurder by decree(1979) (zaza won the genie award for best music score for his terrific score on this particular picture), the first two uproariously raunchy "porky's" flicks, the delightfula christmas story(1983),turk 182(1985),from the hip(1987), and bothbaby geniuses(1999) films. in addition, zaza has supplied chillingly effective scores throughout the years for such horror features asprom night(1980) (he also composed the music for the sequels),ghost keeper(1981),my bloody valentine(1981) (this is perhaps paul's single most spooky and melodic horror film score to date),curtains(1983),the brain(1988),popcorn(1991),the club(1994), andthe dark(1993). paul also did the theme music for the long-running nickelodeon children's tv seriesmr. wizard's world(1983). besides a genie award, zaza has received fourteen socan awards as well. paul zaza has his own state-of-the-art studio called zaza sound productions ltd.
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