Bill Conti
Sound
Born April 13, 1942 · 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.
Films (10)
Stallone: Frank, That Is
2021
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
2020
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
2017
The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance
2011
Staccato: A Composer's Notebook with Bill Conti
2006
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
The Bond Sound: The Music of 007
2000
Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles
2000
Inside the Golden Statue
1998
Slow Dancing In The Big City
1978