Bill Conti

Known for

Sound

Born

Apr 13, 1942

From

Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.

Bill Conti (born April 13, 1942) is an American composer and conductor. He is best known for his film scores, including Rocky (1976), Rocky II (1979), Rocky III (1982), Rocky V (1990), Rocky Balboa (2006), The Karate Kid (1984), The Karate Kid Part II (1986), The Karate Kid Part III (1989), The Next Karate Kid (1994), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Dynasty (and its sequel The Colbys), and The Right Stuff (1983), which earned him an Academy Award for Best Original Score. He also received nominations in the Best Original Song category for "Gonna Fly Now" from Rocky and for the title song of For Your Eyes Only. He was the musical director at the Academy Awards a record nineteen times.

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The Oscars

19537.1out of 10

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

20207.5out of 10

The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance

20116.4out of 10

Stallone: Frank, That Is

20215.8out of 10

Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles

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John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

20176.8out of 10

The Bond Sound: The Music of 007

20006.8out of 10

Slow Dancing In The Big City

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Inside the Golden Statue

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AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

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Staccato: A Composer's Notebook with Bill Conti

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Rocky III

19826.9out of 10

Rocky

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Rocky II

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Rocky V

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For Your Eyes Only

19816.6out of 10

The Karate Kid

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The Thomas Crown Affair

19996.8out of 10