Episode #96: Composer Paul Zaza

Composer Paul Zaza has scored innumerable classic films, from the holiday feelings of A Christmas Story, the reggae-inflected tones of Popcorn, the country-tinged My Bloody Valentine, and the classic slasher tones of Prom Night, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. In recent years, his scores have seen reissue from the likes of 1984 Publishing, Strange Disc, Waxwork Records, and Terror Vision, in many cases bringing these complete scores to a wide audience for the first time. We spoke with the composer about all of this and more earlier this year.