# Paul Dunlap > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Paul_Dunlap > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Paul_Dunlap.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Dunlap > Source revision: 1315545359 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American composer (1919–2010) Paul Dunlap Background information Born Paul A. Dunlap (1919-07-19)July 19, 1919 Origin Springfield, Ohio, United States Died March 11, 2010(2010-03-11) (aged 90) Palm Springs, California Genres Film score, Soundtrack Occupations Composer, Arranger Years active 1950–1980 Musical artist **Paul Dunlap** (July 19, 1919 – March 11, 2010) was an American [composer](/source/Composer). He wrote music for over 200 films during his 30-year career. He is best known for his work with Western movies. ## Early life William Paul Dunlap was born to William P. and Janice P. Dunlap in 1919. He was born in [Springfield, Ohio](/source/Springfield%2C_Ohio). He studied with [Arnold Schoenberg](/source/Arnold_Schoenberg), [Nadia Boulanger](/source/Nadia_Boulanger), and [Ernst Toch](/source/Ernst_Toch).[1] He wanted to be a concert hall or opera composer; however, there was a greater opportunity to build a career as a composer in the film industry. When he was 31 years old, Dunlap left for [Hollywood](/source/Hollywood%2C_Los_Angeles) to begin his career.[2] ## Career Dunlap's film career began in 1950 when he scored *[The Baron of Arizona](/source/The_Baron_of_Arizona)*. This was a [Sam Fuller](/source/Sam_Fuller) film, and led to Dunlap producing other scores for his movies like *[The Naked Kiss](/source/The_Naked_Kiss)* and *[Shock Corridor](/source/Shock_Corridor).* During the 1950s and 60s, Dunlap also wrote music for low-budget films in the horror and sci-fi genres.[3] Dunlap wrote the [scores](/source/Sheet_music) for as more than 200 films and [television programs](/source/Television_program) throughout his career.[4] These included several [Three Stooges](/source/Three_Stooges) feature films, including *[The Three Stooges Meet Hercules](/source/The_Three_Stooges_Meet_Hercules)*, *[The Three Stooges in Orbit](/source/The_Three_Stooges_in_Orbit)*, *[The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze](/source/The_Three_Stooges_Go_Around_the_World_in_a_Daze)* and *[The Outlaws Is Coming](/source/The_Outlaws_Is_Coming)*.[5] Dunlap also scored the last [Abbott and Costello](/source/Abbott_and_Costello) film *[Dance With Me, Henry](/source/Dance_With_Me%2C_Henry)* as well.[4] Dunlap is also known for his scores for numerous genre-films including *[I Was a Teenage Werewolf](/source/I_Was_a_Teenage_Werewolf)*, *[I Was a Teenage Frankenstein](/source/I_Was_a_Teenage_Frankenstein)*, *[Blood of Dracula](/source/Blood_of_Dracula)*, and *[The Angry Red Planet](/source/The_Angry_Red_Planet)*.[3] His career spanned three decades and he contributed as musical director, musical supervisor, and orchestrator. He wrote soundtracks for several movies by [Harold D. Schuster](/source/Harold_D._Schuster). Dunlap also worked on many [B movies](/source/B_movies) during his career and was recognized for his Western scores.[6] Throughout his life, Dunlap did not forget his love of classical music. He wrote piano concertos and choral music after his retirement from Hollywood films in 1968.[2] In his later life, he wrote an [opera](/source/Opera).[6] He composed again for movies, however, when he wrote the music for *[Gorp](/source/Gorp_(film))* which was produced in 1980.[2] ## Death Dunlap died of natural causes[3] on March 11, 2010, in [Palm Springs, California](/source/Palm_Springs%2C_California).[4] ## Selected filmography - *[The Baron of Arizona](/source/The_Baron_of_Arizona)* (1950) - *[Hi-Jacked](/source/Hi-Jacked)* (1950) - *[The Steel Helmet](/source/The_Steel_Helmet)* (1951) - *[Cry Danger](/source/Cry_Danger)* (1951) - *[Little Big Horn](/source/Little_Big_Horn_(film))* (1951) - *[Lost Continent](/source/Lost_Continent_(1951_film))* (1951) - *[Journey into Light](/source/Journey_into_Light)* (1951) - *[The San Francisco Story](/source/The_San_Francisco_Story)* (1952) - *[Breakdown](/source/Breakdown_(1952_film))* (1952) - *[Big Jim McLain](/source/Big_Jim_McLain)* (1952) - *[Park Row](/source/Park_Row_(film))* (1952) - *[Hellgate](/source/Hellgate_(1952_film))* (1952) - *[Fort Vengeance](/source/Fort_Vengeance)* (1953) - *[Hannah Lee](/source/Hannah_Lee)* (1953) - *[The Royal African Rifles](/source/The_Royal_African_Rifles)* (1953) - *[Combat Squad](/source/Combat_Squad)* (1953) - *[Jack Slade](/source/Jack_Slade_(film))* (1953) - *[Duffy of San Quentin](/source/Duffy_of_San_Quentin)* (1954) - *[Loophole](/source/Loophole_(1954_film))* (1954) - *[Fangs of the Wild](/source/Fangs_of_the_Wild_(1954_film))* (1954) - *[Dragonfly Squadron](/source/Dragonfly_Squadron)* (1954) - *[Return from the Sea](/source/Return_from_the_Sea)* (1954) - *[Shield for Murder](/source/Shield_for_Murder)* (1954) - *[Target Earth](/source/Target_Earth_(film))* (1954) - *[Cry Vengeance](/source/Cry_Vengeance)* (1954) - *[Black Tuesday](/source/Black_Tuesday_(film))* (1954) - *[Big House, U.S.A.](/source/Big_House%2C_U.S.A.)* (1955) - *[Stranger on Horseback](/source/Stranger_on_Horseback)* (1955) - *[Finger Man](/source/Finger_Man)* (1955) - *[Fort Yuma](/source/Fort_Yuma_(film))* (1955) - *[The Return of Jack Slade](/source/The_Return_of_Jack_Slade)* (1955) - *[Desert Sands](/source/Desert_Sands)* (1955) - *[Shack Out on 101](/source/Shack_Out_on_101)* (1955) - *[Last of the Desperados](/source/Last_of_the_Desperados)* (1955) - *[Three Bad Sisters](/source/Three_Bad_Sisters)* (1956) - *[The Wild Dakotas](/source/The_Wild_Dakotas)* (1956) - *[Crime Against Joe](/source/Crime_Against_Joe)* (1956) - *[Ghost Town](/source/Ghost_Town_(1956_film))* (1956) - *[The Come On](/source/The_Come_On)* (1956) - *[Walk the Dark Street](/source/Walk_the_Dark_Street)* (1956) - *[The Broken Star](/source/The_Broken_Star)* (1956) - *[The Three Outlaws](/source/The_Three_Outlaws)* (1956) - *[Frontier Gambler](/source/Frontier_Gambler)* (1956) - *[Magnificent Roughnecks](/source/Magnificent_Roughnecks)* (1956) - *[Strange Intruder](/source/Strange_Intruder)* (1956) - *[The Cruel Tower](/source/The_Cruel_Tower)*(1956) - *[Emergency Hospital](/source/Emergency_Hospital_(film))* (1956) - *[The Brass Legend](/source/The_Brass_Legend)* (1956) - *[Stagecoach to Fury](/source/Stagecoach_to_Fury)* (1956) - *[Dance with Me, Henry](/source/Dance_with_Me%2C_Henry)*(1956) - *[The Women of Pitcairn Island](/source/The_Women_of_Pitcairn_Island)* (1956) - *[Crime of Passion](/source/Crime_of_Passion_(1957_film))* (1957) - *[The Quiet Gun](/source/The_Quiet_Gun)* (1957) - *[Curfew Breakers](/source/Curfew_Breakers)* (1957) - *[Dragoon Wells Massacre](/source/Dragoon_Wells_Massacre)* (1957) - *[Lure of the Swamp](/source/Lure_of_the_Swamp)* (1957) - *[I Was a Teenage Werewolf](/source/I_Was_a_Teenage_Werewolf)* (1957) - *[God Is My Partner](/source/God_Is_My_Partner)* (1957) - *[Apache Warrior](/source/Apache_Warrior)* (1957) - *[Portland Exposé](/source/Portland_Expos%C3%A9)* (1957) - *[Under Fire](/source/Under_Fire_(1957_film))* (1957) - *[Guns Don't Argue](/source/Guns_Don't_Argue)* (1957) - *[Young and Dangerous](/source/Young_and_Dangerous_(1957_film))* (1957) - *[I Was a Teenage Frankenstein](/source/I_Was_a_Teenage_Frankenstein)* (1957) - *[Blood of Dracula](/source/Blood_of_Dracula)* (1957) - *[Oregon Passage](/source/Oregon_Passage)* (1957) - *[Gun Fever](/source/Gun_Fever_(film))* (1958) - *[Toughest Gun in Tombstone](/source/Toughest_Gun_in_Tombstone)* (1958) - *[How to Make a Monster](/source/How_to_Make_a_Monster_(1958_film))* (1958) - *[Frankenstein 1970](/source/Frankenstein_1970)* (1958) - *[Gang War](/source/Gang_War_(1958_film))* (1958) - *[Wolf Larsen](/source/Wolf_Larsen_(film))* (1958) - *[Frontier Gun](/source/Frontier_Gun)* (1958) - *[The Power of the Resurrection](/source/The_Power_of_the_Resurrection)* (1958) - *[Lone Texan](/source/Lone_Texan)* (1959) - *[Invisible Invaders](/source/Invisible_Invaders)* (1959) - *[The Rebel Set](/source/The_Rebel_Set)* (1959) - *[The Oregon Trail](/source/The_Oregon_Trail_(1959_film))* (1959) - *[Here Come the Jets](/source/Here_Come_the_Jets)* (1959) - *[Five Gates to Hell](/source/Five_Gates_to_Hell)* (1959) - *[The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake](/source/The_Four_Skulls_of_Jonathan_Drake)* (1959) - *[The Angry Red Planet](/source/The_Angry_Red_Planet)* (1959) - *[The Purple Gang](/source/The_Purple_Gang_(film))* (1959) - *[The Rookie](/source/The_Rookie_(1959_film))* (1959) - *[Desire in the Dust](/source/Desire_in_the_Dust)* (1960) - *[Walk Like a Dragon](/source/Walk_Like_a_Dragon)* (1960) - *[Twelve Hours to Kill](/source/Twelve_Hours_to_Kill)* (1960) - *[The Three Stooges in Orbit](/source/The_Three_Stooges_in_Orbit)* (1962) - *[The Three Stooges Meet Hercules](/source/The_Three_Stooges_Meet_Hercules)* (1962) - *[Black Zoo](/source/Black_Zoo)* (1963) - *[The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze](/source/The_Three_Stooges_Go_Around_the_World_in_a_Daze)* (1963) - *[Shock Corridor](/source/Shock_Corridor)* (1963) - *[Law of the Lawless](/source/Law_of_the_Lawless_(1963_film))* (1964) - *[The Naked Kiss](/source/The_Naked_Kiss)* (1964) - *[Stage to Thunder Rock](/source/Stage_to_Thunder_Rock)* (1964) - *[Young Fury](/source/Young_Fury)* (1965) - *[The Outlaws Is Coming](/source/The_Outlaws_Is_Coming)* (1965) - *[Destination Inner Space](/source/Destination_Inner_Space)* (1966) - *[Dimension 5](/source/Dimension_5_(film))* (1966) - *[Cyborg 2087](/source/Cyborg_2087)* (1966) - *[Castle of Evil](/source/Castle_of_Evil)* (1966) - *[The Money Jungle](/source/The_Money_Jungle)* (1968) - *[Panic in the City](/source/Panic_in_the_City)* (1968) - *[Gorp](/source/Gorp_(film))* (1980) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-finding_aid_1-0)** James V. D'Arc and John N. Gillespie (2013). "[Paul Dunlap papers](http://archives.lib.byu.edu/repositories/14/resources/11293)". Prepared for the L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Provo, UT. Retrieved June 22, 2016. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-encyclopedia_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-encyclopedia_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-encyclopedia_2-2) Hirschak, Thomas S. (April 2015). [*The Encyclopedia of Film Composers*](https://books.google.com/books?id=Xz99CAAAQBAJ&q=paul+dunlap+&pg=PA200). Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 200–204. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781442245495](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781442245495). Retrieved 22 June 2016. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-variety_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-variety_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-variety_3-2) Burlingame, Jon (30 March 2010). ["Composer Paul Dunlap dies"](https://variety.com/2010/film/news/composer-paul-dunlap-dies-1118017075/). Variety. Retrieved 22 June 2016. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-dead_rockstars_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-dead_rockstars_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-dead_rockstars_4-2) ["2010 January to June"](http://www.thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2010.html). *Thedeadrockstarsclub.com*. Retrieved 15 March 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-three_stooges_5-0)** ["Crew Member: Paul Dunlap"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160130144829/http://www.threestooges.net/crew/member/394). *ThreeStooges.net*. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-hollywood_report_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-hollywood_report_6-1) Barnes, Mike (25 Mar 2010). ["Film composer Paul Dunlap dies at 90"](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/film-composer-paul-dunlap-dies-22014). The Hollywood Reporter. 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