Bill Conti

Biography

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.

Known For

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

as Self (archive footage)

The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance

as Self

Stallone: Frank, That Is

as Self

Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles

as Self

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

as Self

The Bond Sound: The Music of 007

as Self

Inside the Golden Statue

as Self

Slow Dancing In The Big City

as Rehearsal Pianist

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

as Self

Staccato: A Composer's Notebook with Bill Conti

as Self