He studied with Arnold Schoenberg, Nadia Boulanger, and Ernst Toch.

This was a Sam Fuller film, and led to Dunlap producing other scores for his movies like The Naked Kiss and Shock Corridor.

During the 1950s and 60s, Dunlap also wrote music for low-budget films in the horror and sci-fi genres.

He wrote piano concertos and choral music after his retirement from Hollywood films in 1968.

[2] Dunlap died of natural causes[3] on March 11, 2010, in Palm Springs, California.