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
The 5th Dimension in 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),
Running Out - Countdown des Todes (1994)), and science
fiction (Vindicator (1986),
The Pink Chiquitas (1986)).
Paul frequently collaborated with director
Robert Clark: Among the Clark
movies he composed the scores for are
Mord an der Themse (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 delightful
Fröhliche Weihnachten (1983),
Das Schlitzohr (1985),
Karriere mit links (1987), and both
Die Windel-Gang (1999) films. In
addition, Zaza has supplied chillingly effective scores throughout the
years for such horror features as
Prom Night - Die Nacht des Schlächters (1980) (he also composed
the music for the sequels),
Windigo - Die Nacht des Grauens (1981),
Blutiger Valentinstag (1981)
(this is perhaps Paul's single most spooky and melodic horror film
score to date), Curtains - Wahn ohne Ende (1983),
Das Gehirn (1988),
Skinner (1991),
The Club (1994), and
The Dark - Mörderische Nacht (1993). Paul also did the theme
music for the long-running Nickelodeon children's TV series
Mr. 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.
