Paul Zaza, the Glossary
Paul Zaza (born 1952) is a Canadian Genie Award-winning film score and songwriter who worked frequently with director Bob Clark and with fellow composer Carl Zittrer.[1]
Table of Contents
61 relations: A Christmas Story, A Switch in Time, American Nightmare (film), Baby Geniuses, Blindside (film), Blown Away (1993 film), Bob Clark, Bullies (film), Canada, Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Cold Sweat (1993 film), Curtains (1983 film), Don't Send Me Roses (Dear Abby), Film score, Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders, From the Hip (film), Gas (1981 film), Genie Awards, Ghostkeeper, Golden Raspberry Awards, Grizzly Falls, Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II, Iron Eagle on the Attack, Kimba the White Lion, Let's Not Waste Another Heartbeat, Liar's Edge, List of Canadian composers, Loose Cannons (1990 film), Meatballs III: Summer Job, Melanie (film), Mob Story, Moe Koffman, Murder by Decree, My Bloody Valentine (film), My Summer Story, Now & Forever (2002 film), Osamu Tezuka, Ottawa Citizen, Popcorn (1991 film), Porky's, Postmedia Network, Prom Night (1980 film), Prom Night III: The Last Kiss, Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil, Songwriter, Stone Cold Dead, The Brain (1988 film), The Fourth Angel, The Kidnapping of the President, The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog, ... Expand index (11 more) »
- Best Original Score Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
A Christmas Story
A Christmas Story is a 1983 Christmas comedy film directed by Bob Clark and based on Jean Shepherd's semi-fictional anecdotes in his 1966 book In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash, with some elements from his 1971 book Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories and Other Disasters.
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A Switch in Time
A Switch in Time is a 1988 Canadian science-fiction comedy film written and directed by Paul Donovan, starring Tom McCamus, Lori Paton, Jacques Lussier and David Hemblen.
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American Nightmare (film)
American Nightmare is a 1983 Canadian slasher film directed by Don McBrearty and starring Lawrence Day, Lora Staley, Lenore Zann, Michael Ironside, and Alexandra Paul in her feature film debut.
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Baby Geniuses
Baby Geniuses is a 1999 American family comedy film directed by Bob Clark and written by Clark and Greg Michael, from a story by Clark, Steven Paul, Francisca Matos, and Robert Grasmere.
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Blindside (film)
Blindside is a 1987 Canadian film directed by Paul Lynch and starring Harvey Keitel.
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Blown Away (1993 film)
Blown Away is a 1993 erotic thriller film directed by Brenton Spencer and starring Corey Haim, Nicole Eggert, and Corey Feldman.
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Bob Clark
Benjamin Robert Clark (August 5, 1939 – April 4, 2007) was an American film director and screenwriter.
Bullies (film)
Bullies is a 1986 Canadian action-drama film about a feud between two families in a small town in a similar vein to the remake of Romeo and Juliet (1968). The film was directed by Paul Lynch, and stars Jonathan Crombie, Janet-Laine Green, Stephen Hunter, and Olivia d'Abo.
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Canada
Canada is a country in North America.
Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) is a non-profit organization responsible for promoting Canadian music and artists.
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Cold Sweat (1993 film)
Cold Sweat is a 1993 thriller film about a man who lives a double life as a hitman.
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Curtains (1983 film)
Curtains is a 1983 Canadian slasher film directed by Richard Ciupka and Peter R. Simpson, from a screenplay by Robert Guza Jr., and starring John Vernon, Samantha Eggar, Linda Thorson, Lynne Griffin, and Lesleh Donaldson.
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Don't Send Me Roses (Dear Abby)
"Don't Send Me Roses (Dear Abby)" was a hit single for Irish born Toronto-based singer Yvonne Murray.
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Film score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film.
Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders
Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders (aka Flesh Gordon 2: Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders) is a 1990 Canadian superhero sex comedy film, and the sequel to the sex comedy Flesh Gordon.
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From the Hip (film)
From the Hip is a 1987 American courtroom comedy-drama film directed by Bob Clark from a screenplay by Clark and David E. Kelley.
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Gas (1981 film)
Gas is a 1981 Canadian comedy film released by Paramount Pictures, the plot of which was inspired by the 1979 energy crisis.
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Genie Awards
The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012.
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Ghostkeeper
Ghostkeeper is a 1981 Canadian supernatural slasher film directed by James Makichuk, and starring Riva Spier, Georgie Collins, and Murray Ord.
Golden Raspberry Awards
The Golden Raspberry Awards (also known as the Razzies and Razzie Awards) is a parody award show honoring the worst of cinematic failures.
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Grizzly Falls
Grizzly Falls is a 1999 adventure film about a boy and a bear, set in British Columbia in the early 20th century.
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Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II is a 1987 Canadian supernatural slasher film directed by Bruce Pittman, and starring Michael Ironside, Wendy Lyon, Louis Ferreira, and Lisa Schrage.
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Iron Eagle on the Attack
Iron Eagle on the Attack (also known as Iron Eagle IV) is a 1995 direct-to-video action film directed by Sidney J. Furie (who directed the first two Iron Eagle films, 1994, Variety, retrieved April 4, 2024).
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Kimba the White Lion
Kimba the White Lion, known in Japan as, is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka which was serialized in the Manga Shōnen magazine from November 1950 to April 1954.
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Let's Not Waste Another Heartbeat
"Let's Not Waste Another Heartbeat" was the second hit single for Yvonne Murray.
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Liar's Edge
Liar’s Edge is a 1992 Canadian thriller drama film written and directed by Ron Oliver and featuring Shannon Tweed and David Keith.
List of Canadian composers
This is a list of composers who are either native to the country of Canada, are citizens of that nation, or have spent a major portion of their careers living and working in Canada.
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Loose Cannons (1990 film)
Loose Cannons is a 1990 American action comedy film written by Richard Matheson, Richard Christian Matheson and Bob Clark, who also directed the film.
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Meatballs III: Summer Job
Meatballs III: Summer Job is a 1987 Canadian comedy film and the third installment in the Meatballs film series.
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Melanie (film)
Melanie is a 1982 Canadian drama film directed by Rex Bromfield, starring Glynnis O'Connor, Burton Cummings, Paul Sorvino and Don Johnson.
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Mob Story
Mob Story is a 1989 Canadian comedy film starring John Vernon, Kate Vernon, Al Waxman and Margot Kidder.
Moe Koffman
Morris "Moe" Koffman, OC (28 December 1928 – 28 March 2001) was a Canadian jazz saxophonist and flautist, as well as composer and arranger.
Murder by Decree
Murder by Decree is a 1979 mystery thriller film directed by Bob Clark.
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My Bloody Valentine (film)
My Bloody Valentine is a 1981 Canadian slasher film directed by George Mihalka and written by John Beaird.
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My Summer Story
My Summer Story (originally released in theaters as It Runs in the Family) is a 1994 American comedy film directed by Bob Clark that serves as a sequel to his 1983 film A Christmas Story.
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Now & Forever (2002 film)
Now & Forever is a 2002 romance film directed by Bob Clark.
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Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka (手塚 治虫, born 手塚 治, Tezuka Osamu, – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist and animator.
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Ottawa Citizen
The Ottawa Citizen is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Postmedia Network in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Popcorn (1991 film)
Popcorn is a 1991 American slasher film directed by Mark Herrier and written by Alan Ormsby.
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Porky's
Porky's is a 1981 sex comedy film written and directed by Bob Clark about the escapades of teenagers in 1954 at the fictional Angel Beach High School in Florida.
Postmedia Network
Postmedia Network Canada Corp. (also known as Postmedia Network, Postmedia News or Postmedia) is a foreign-owned Canadian-based media conglomerate consisting of the publishing properties of the former Canwest, with primary operations in English-language newspaper publishing, news gathering and Internet operations.
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Prom Night (1980 film)
Prom Night is a 1980 slasher film directed by Paul Lynch and written by William Gray.
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Prom Night III: The Last Kiss
Prom Night III: The Last Kiss is a 1989 Canadian black comedy slasher film and the third in the ''Prom Night'' film series, continuing the storyline involving the murderous female ghost named Mary Lou Maloney.
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Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil
Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil is a 1991 Canadian slasher film directed by Clay Borris and starring Nicole de Boer and J.H. Wyman.
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Songwriter
A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both.
Stone Cold Dead
Stone Cold Dead is a 1979 Canadian film directed by George Mendeluk and starring Richard Crenna and Paul Williams.
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The Brain (1988 film)
The Brain is a 1988 Canadian science fiction horror film depicting a giant brain-like alien that mentally enslaves a town's residents.
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The Fourth Angel
The Fourth Angel is a 2001 British-Canadian thriller film directed by John Irvin and starring Jeremy Irons, Forest Whitaker, Jason Priestley and Charlotte Rampling.
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The Kidnapping of the President
The Kidnapping of the President is a 1980 Canadian-American political thriller film starring William Shatner, Hal Holbrook, Van Johnson and Ava Gardner.
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The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog is a 1927 British silent thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Marie Ault, Arthur Chesney, June Tripp, Malcolm Keen and Ivor Novello.
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The Pink Chiquitas
The Pink Chiquitas is a 1987 Canadian comedy film about a pink meteor that lands near a small town, turning its female residents into nymphomaniacs.
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The Royal Conservatory of Music
The Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM; Conservatoire royal de musique), branded as The Royal Conservatory, is a non-profit music education institution and performance venue headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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The Vindicator (film)
The Vindicator (also known as Frankenstein '88 and known in Brazil as Roboman) is a 1986 Canadian science fiction film directed by Jean-Claude Lord.
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Three Card Monte (film)
Three Card Monte is a 1978 Canadian crime drama film directed by Les Rose and starring Richard Gabourie as Busher, a small-time con man who meets and becomes a father figure to a runaway kid named Toby (Chris Langevin).
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Title Shot
Title Shot is a Canadian crime drama film, directed by Les Rose and released in 1979.
To Catch a Killer (1992 film)
To Catch a Killer is a two-part television film from 1992, directed by Eric Till and starring Brian Dennehy and Michael Riley.
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Toronto
Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario.
Turk 182
Turk 182 is a 1985 American action comedy-drama film directed by Bob Clark and starring Timothy Hutton, Robert Urich, Kim Cattrall, Robert Culp, and Peter Boyle.
Vancouver
Vancouver is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia.
Watch Mr. Wizard
Watch Mr.
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Yvonne Murray (singer)
Yvonne Murray is a Canadian singer who has had a hit in 1983 with "Don't Send Me Roses (Dear Abby)" which did well on two Canadian charts.
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See also
Best Original Score Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
- Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Score
- Chris Crilly
- David Braid
- François Dompierre
- Georges Delerue
- Howard Shore
- Jay McCarrol
- Jeff Danna
- John Corigliano
- John McCarthy (composer)
- Jonathan Goldsmith (musician)
- Lewis Furey
- Mark Korven
- Michael Brook
- Michael Conway Baker
- Milan Kymlicka
- Mychael Danna
- Normand Corbeil
- Patric Caird
- Paul Zaza
- Richard Grégoire
- Simon Kendall
- Todor Kobakov
- Yves Laferrière
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Zaza
Also known as Paul J. Zaza, Zaza, Paul.
, The Pink Chiquitas, The Royal Conservatory of Music, The Vindicator (film), Three Card Monte (film), Title Shot, To Catch a Killer (1992 film), Toronto, Turk 182, Vancouver, Watch Mr. Wizard, Yvonne Murray (singer).