Bill Conti
April 13, 1942 (83 years old) in
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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- 2021 ·Stallone: Frank, That Isas Self
- 2020 ·40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classicas Self (archive footage)
- 2017 ·John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogsas Self
- 2011 ·The Rocky Saga: Going the Distanceas Self
- 2006 ·Staccato: A Composer's Notebook with Bill Contias Self
- 2004 ·AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Moviesas Self
- 2000 ·Silhouettes: The James Bond Titlesas Self
- 2000 ·The Bond Sound: The Music of 007as Self
- 1998 ·Inside the Golden Statueas Self
- 1978 ·Slow Dancing In The Big Cityas Rehearsal Pianist