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Paul Dunlap

Composer · Died March 11, 2010, aged 90 · Springfield, Ohio, USA

Paul Dunlap was born on 19 July 1919 in Springfield, Ohio, USA. He was a composer, known for The Big Boss (1971), The Dreamers (2003) and You Were Never Really Here (2017). He died on 11 March 2010 in Palm Springs, California, USA.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
July 19, 1919
Died
March 11, 2010 (aged 90)
From
Springfield, Ohio, USA
Works as
Composer
Titles
58 on MovieCove · 92 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 3% in 30 days

What are Paul Dunlap's films like?

Across their 57 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Drama22 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Sci-Fi3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Sci-Fi movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
42%
Power
14%
Survival
12%
Bonds
11%
Self
11%
Society
9%
Ideas
0%
Justice20 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty7 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed7 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 57 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 14 · Serious 26 · Dark 17

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 36 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 39 · Intense 11

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 30 · Shifting 21 · Whiplash 6

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 42 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 23 · Even-paced 34 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 33 · Engaged 23 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 44 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
47
Dread
16
Melancholic
17
Thrilling
11
Absurd
9
Other
37

How their films linger

Bittersweet30 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • Bittersweet25
  • Tragic8
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Paul Dunlap's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 38 of their 58 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Dunlap's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

92 credits, 58 with a MovieCove page.

  • Bruce Lee, the Legend(1984)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Gorp(1980)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Brotherhood of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Gaffer

  • Panic in the City(1968)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Money Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Composer

  • Castle of Evil(1966)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Cyborg 2087 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • Destination Inner Space(1966)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Outlaws Is Coming(1964)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Stage to Thunder Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Composer

  • Young Fury(1964)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Naked Kiss(1964)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Law of the Lawless(1964)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Three Stooges Scrapbook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • Shock Corridor(1963)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • Black Zoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • The Three Stooges in Orbit(1962)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Three Stooges Meet Hercules(1962)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Crowning Experience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Composer

  • Desire in the Dust(1960)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Walk Like a Dragon(1960)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Gunfighters of Abilene(1959)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Purple Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Composer

  • The Angry Red Planet(1959)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake(1959)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Oregon Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Composer

  • Invisible Invaders(1959)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Frontier Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • Wolf Larsen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • Frankenstein 1970(1958)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • How to Make a Monster(1958)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Gun Fever(1958)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Power of the Resurrection(1958)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Toughest Gun in Tombstone(1958)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • I Was a Teenage Frankenstein(1957)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Blood of Dracula(1957)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Rockabilly Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Music Director

  • Under Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • Portland Exposé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • I Was a Teenage Werewolf(1957)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Lure of the Swamp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • Curfew Breakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • Dragoon Wells Massacre(1957)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • God Is My Partner(1957)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Guns Don't Argue!(1957)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Oregon Passage(1957)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Crime of Passion(1956)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Dance with Me, Henry(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Stagecoach To Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Composer

  • Emergency Hospital(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Cruel Tower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Composer

  • Strange Intruder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Composer · Conductor

  • Magnificent Roughnecks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Composer

  • The Come On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Composer

  • The Broken Star(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Walk the Dark Street(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Crime Against Joe(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Three Bad Sisters(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Ghost Town(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Brass Legend(1956)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Shack Out on 101(1955)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Desert Sands(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Last of the Desperados (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Composer · Music Director

  • Finger Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Composer

  • Robbers' Roost(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Stranger on Horseback(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Big House, U.S.A.(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Fort Yuma(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Black Tuesday(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Cry Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Composer

  • Shield for Murder(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Return from the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Composer

  • Ring of Fear(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Loophole(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Duffy of San Quentin(1954)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Jack Slade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Composer

  • Combat Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Composer

  • Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Composer

  • Fort Vengeance(1953)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Hellgate(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Park Row(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Breakdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

  • Big Jim McLain(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Living Bible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

  • The San Francisco Story(1952)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Lost Continent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer

  • Cry Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer

  • The Steel Helmet(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Little Big Horn(1951)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Hi-Jacked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • The Baron of Arizona(1950)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 79 titles from 1950 to 1984.

Highest rated

The Steel Helmet (1951)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Big Jim McLain (1952)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music77 of 79: 71 only music, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score36thOther crew8 of 79: 2 only other crew, 6 with another role

79 titles, 6 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1950s57 · crew1960s19 · crew1970s1 · crew1980s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Paul Dunlap's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 58; across their 57 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 57

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 57

Reach · how many have seen their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 57

Midcredits score across 58 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th21
  • Below 25th19

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 58 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed13
  • Mixed25

Most divisive · composer

The Power of the Resurrection (1958)

84th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The Steel Helmet (1951)

Midcredits 90th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 48/100 in their films, across 40 reviewed titles; fans 56, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Paul Dunlap work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paul Dunlap's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Howard W. Koch shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers