Paul Hertzog is an American film composer. In his brief career in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Hertzog composed the soundtracks for two Jean-Claude Van Damme

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg , professionally known as Jean-Claude Van Damme, is a Belgian martial artist and actor, best known for his martial arts action films, the most successful of which include Bloodsport , Kickboxer , Double Impact , Universal Soldier , Hard Target , Timecop ,...

 movies, Kickboxer

Kickboxer (film)

Kickboxer is a 1989 martial arts film starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and former world Kickboxing champion, Dennis Alexio. Like Van Damme's previous film, Bloodsport, it showcases Van Damme's martial arts fighting abilities...

and Bloodsport

Bloodsport (film)

Bloodsport is a 1988 American martial arts film directed by Newt Arnold and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb and Leah Ayres. The film is based on the claimed adventures of Frank Dux, and was followed by three sequels Bloodsport II: The Next Kumite , Bloodsport III and Bloodsport 4: The...

, as well as the scores for Breathing Fire

Breathing Fire

Breathing Fire is a 1991 martial arts movie starring Jonathan Quan, Eddie Saavedra, Ed Neal, Jerry Trimble, and Bolo Yeung which was filmed on location in the San Gabriel valley in California. The movie also features famed 1997 Canadian TMOV kick-boxing champion Jason Li.Michael, a Vietnam vet,...

and My Chauffeur

My Chauffeur

My Chauffeur is an American comedy film starring E. G. Marshall, Deborah Foreman, and Howard Hesseman. It was written and directed by David Beaird. The original music score was composed by Paul Hertzog. The film was released on January 24, 1986, and was marketed with the tagline "Some women will,...

. Currently, Hertzog works as a teacher at Hart High School in Santa Clarita

Santa Clarita

Santa Clarita can refer to:* Santa Clarita, California* Santa Clarita Valley* Valencia, California...

, California, where he teaches English and Music Theory. His nickname is Zoggy-Doggy.

Recently, after nearly a twenty year hiatus, Hertzog has released a new CD titled Freeing the Waters. It consists of previously unreleased tracks written during his years as a film composer.

Film Scores

• My Chauffeur
  My Chauffeur
  My Chauffeur is an American comedy film starring E. G. Marshall, Deborah Foreman, and Howard Hesseman. It was written and directed by David Beaird. The original music score was composed by Paul Hertzog. The film was released on January 24, 1986, and was marketed with the tagline "Some women will,...
  
  (1986)
• Bloodsport
  Bloodsport (film)
  Bloodsport is a 1988 American martial arts film directed by Newt Arnold and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb and Leah Ayres. The film is based on the claimed adventures of Frank Dux, and was followed by three sequels Bloodsport II: The Next Kumite , Bloodsport III and Bloodsport 4: The...
  
  (1988)
• Kickboxer
  Kickboxer (film)
  Kickboxer is a 1989 martial arts film starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and former world Kickboxing champion, Dennis Alexio. Like Van Damme's previous film, Bloodsport, it showcases Van Damme's martial arts fighting abilities...
  
  (1989)
• Breathing Fire
  Breathing Fire
  Breathing Fire is a 1991 martial arts movie starring Jonathan Quan, Eddie Saavedra, Ed Neal, Jerry Trimble, and Bolo Yeung which was filmed on location in the San Gabriel valley in California. The movie also features famed 1997 Canadian TMOV kick-boxing champion Jason Li.Michael, a Vietnam vet,...
  
  (1991)

Soundtracks

Soundrack CDs for both Kickboxer and Bloodsport were created in limited quantity. Because of this, they are considered collectors items by many, and are usually very hard to find.

Hertzog worked with Stan Bush

Stan Bush

Stan Bush is an American singer-songwriter and musician whose most notable work includes the songs "Dare" and "The Touch" from the soundtrack to the 1986 animated film The Transformers: The Movie, and "She's Got the Power", featured in the American voice dub of the animated series Sailor Moon...

 on both scores.

Bloodsport tracklist

• 1. Fight to Survive (02:23) - Performed by Paul Delph
  Paul Delph
  Paul Delph was a Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, producer, engineer, and studio musician whose catalog includes work with many well-known recording artists from the late 1970s through the mid-1990s. Delph died from complications of HIV/AIDS at his parents home in Cincinnati, Ohio. His ashes...
  
   and Shaylin Walsh
• 2. Kumite (Main Title) (02:39)
• 3. Father and Son / Training (04:24)
• 4. The Tree and the Sword / In Hong Kong / The Walled City / Ceremony (07:43)
• 5. Chong Li Kills (02:50)
• 6. On My Own - Alone (03:34) - Performed by Paul Delph (arranged by Shaylin Walsh)
• 7. The Second Day (04:23)
• 8. The Morning After (02:45)
• 9. Preparation (02:32)
• 10. Dim Mak (01:59)
• 11. Powder (03:42)
• 12. Triumph (02:33)

On June 26, 2007, a limited edition re-release of the soundtrack on CD by record label Perseverance Records

Perseverance Records

Perseverance Records is a record label which releases film scores on CD and online. Releases are usually accompanied by extensive, well-researched booklets...

 was created. This release is considered by fans of the soundtrack as a vast improvement over all previous releases as the CD contains for the first time, the original versions of the tracks performed by Stan Bush as heard in the motion picture. The track listing for this limited edition version is as follows:

• 1. "Steal the Night" (04:28) - performed by Michael Bishop
  Michael Bishop
  Michael Bishop may refer to:* Michael Bishop, Baron Glendonbrook , British businessman and politician* Michael Bishop , American science fiction/fantasy author...
  
  
• 2. Kumite (02:25)
• 3. Captain (00:23)
• 4. Flashback/Martial Science/Father & Son/Training/Tree & Sword (10:20)
• 5. In Hong Kong (00:58)
• 6. The Walled City (01:53)
• 7. Dim Mak (00:42)
• 8. Police (00:14)
• 9. First Day: Ceremony/ First Fight/Good, Bad, Ugly/Dux vs Arab (04:31)
• 10. "Fight to Survive" (02:02) - performed by Stan Bush
• 11. Morning After (01:55)
• 12. Second Day (04:25)
• 13. Samoan Balls (02:16)
• 14. Jackson Falls (01:28)
• 15. "On My Own - Alone" (02:12) - performed by Stan Bush
• 16. Here for the Final?/Inspector, No! (00:57)
• 17. Paco vs Dux (02:20)
• 18. Chong Li Kills (01:29)
• 19. Preparation (00:49)
• 20. Finals/Powder/Triumph (07:28)
• 21. "Fight to Survive" (End Title) (02:40) - performed by Stan Bush
• 22. "Steal the Night" (instrumental version) (04:32)

Kickboxer tracklist

Similarly to Bloodsport, the soundtrack to Kickboxer was remastered in 2006 and released by Perseverance Records. The tracklisting for the 2006 full score CD is as follows:

• 1. To the Hospital / We'll See (01:15)
• 2. Groceries (01:47)
• 3. Very Stupid (00:45)
• 4. Tai Chi (02:55)
• 5. First Kiss (00:53)
• 6. Stone City (02:34)
• 7. Second Stone (00:53)
• 8. Hospital (02:21)
• 9. Palm Tree (00:30)
• 10. Advanced Training (01:49)
• 11. Ancient Voices (02:08)
• 12. Mylee Is the Way (01:32)
• 13. Warriors (00:45)
• 14. Buddha's Eagle (01:01)
• 15. Kidnap (01:01)
• 16. You've Done It Before (01:45)
• 17. Downstairs (00:54)
• 18. Round One (02:12)
• 19. Round Two (01:36)
• 20. The Hook (01:32)
• 21. Round Three (01:32)
• 22. The Eagle Lands (04:02)

Freeing the Waters tracklist

• 1. The Violet Hour (2:46)
• 2. April Fools' Day (5:48)
• 3. Walk on Wide Water (5:01)
• 4. A Wicked Plot (3:50)
• 5. Kyoto Forest (5:49)
• 6. Sue Across the Sea (5:29)
• 7. Black Pearls (6:12)
• 8. Love in a Labyrinth (6:34)
• 9. Freeing the Waters (4:26)