Paul Zaza

Originally from Toronto, Zaza trained as a classical pianist, graduating from the Royal Conservatory of Music. ==Career==

In 1980, Zaza won the Genie Award for Best Music Score alongside Carl Zittrer for their work on Murder by Decree. In 1981, Zaza composed the score for the slasher film My Bloody Valentine; in 1983, he once more collaborated with Zittrer to write the score for the well-known film A Christmas Story, which was released as an album much later in 2009. He was nominated for the same award in 1985 for Isaac Littlefeathers. In 1987, he received a Genie nomination for Best Original Song alongside Peter Simpson for the film Bullies. With Frank Longo and Larry Longo, he played on the Parry Music Library releases Orchestral Drama 2 PML 141, Country Moods PML 144 and High Style PML 147 albums. The Longo Brothers had a single "City Motions" (Featuring Moe Koffman) in the CanCon Top 10 Adult Contemporary chart for a number of weeks in 1984. Work with Yvonne Murray Zaza produced her single, "Don't Send Me Roses (Dear Abby)" and album. The single did quite well. For the week ending October 8, the single had entered the RPM Country 50 Singles chart at No. 50 and was at No. 24 on the RPM Contemporary Adult chart. The song peaked at No. 13 on the tenth week in the RPM Contemporary Adult chart on November 26. It also peaked on that date at No. 22 on its 8th week in the RPM Country Singles chart. He produced her next single, "Let's Not Waste Another Heartbeat" at his Toronto studio. The song spent a total of eleven weeks in the chart, it peaked at No. 12 on June 2. ==Selected filmography==

• The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) – 1997 score for home video release • Three Card Monte (1978) • Murder by Decree (1979) • Stone Cold Dead (1979) • Title Shot (1979) • Prom Night (1980) • The Kidnapping of the President (1980) • Ghostkeeper (1981) • My Bloody Valentine (1981) • Gas (1981) • ''Porky's'' (1981) • Melanie (1982) • Curtains (1983) • American Nightmare (1983) • A Christmas Story (1983) • Turk 182 (1985) • The Vindicator (1986) • Bullies (1986) • Meatballs III: Summer Job (1986) • The Pink Chiquitas (1987) • From the Hip (1987) • Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987) • Blindside (1987) • The Brain (1988) • ''Norman's Awesome Experience'' (1989) • Mob Story (1989) • Loose Cannons (1990) • Prom Night III: The Last Kiss (1990) • Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders (1990) • Popcorn (1991) • To Catch a Killer (1992) • Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil (1991) • Blown Away (1992) • ''Liar's Edge'' (1992) • Cold Sweat (1993) • It Runs in the Family (1994) • Iron Eagle IV (1995) • Baby Geniuses (1999) • In Her Defense (1999) • Grizzly Falls (1999) • The Fourth Angel (2001) • Now & Forever (2002) == See also ==