Bill Conti

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Bill Conti

Sound 84 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 (1…

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Rocky

Rocky

7.8 1976 Movie
Rocky II

Rocky II

7.3 1979 Movie
The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid

7.2 1984 Movie
Rocky III

Rocky III

6.9 1982 Movie
Rocky Balboa

Rocky Balboa

6.9 2006 Movie
Rocky V

Rocky V

5.8 1990 Movie
The Karate Kid Part II

The Karate Kid Part II

6.3 1986 Movie
For Your Eyes Only

For Your Eyes Only

6.6 1981 Movie
The Karate Kid Part III

The Karate Kid Part III

5.9 1989 Movie
Bound by Honor

Bound by Honor

8.2 1993 Movie
The Thomas Crown Affair

The Thomas Crown Affair

6.8 1999 Movie
Lock Up

Lock Up

6.8 1989 Movie

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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.

Filmography

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  1. 2025
    Philadelphia by the Delaware

    Movie Songs

  2. 2021
    Stallone: Frank, That Is

    Movie Self

  3. 2020
    40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  4. 2017
    John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

    Movie Self

  5. 2012
    The Real Love

    Movie Music

  6. 2011
    The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance

    Movie Self

  7. 2009
    The Perfect Game

    Movie Original Music Composer

  8. 2008
    Role Model: Gene Wilder

    Movie Original Music Composer

  9. 2006
    Rocky Balboa

    Movie Original Music Composer

  10. 2006
    Staccato: A Composer's Notebook with Bill Conti

    Movie Self

  11. 2004
    AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

    Movie Self

  12. 2004
    Coast to Coast

    Movie Original Music Composer

  13. 2004
    Judas

    Movie Original Music Composer

  14. 2003
    Boys on the Run

    Movie Original Music Composer

  15. 2002
    Avenging Angelo

    Movie Original Music Composer

  16. 2002
    G

    Movie Original Music Composer

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  1. 2001
    Tortilla Soup

    Movie Original Music Composer

  2. 2000
    American Tragedy

    Movie Original Music Composer

  3. 2000
    The Bond Sound: The Music of 007

    Movie Self

  4. 2000
    Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles

    Movie Self

  5. 1999
    Inferno

    Movie Original Music Composer

  6. 1999
    The Thomas Crown Affair

    Movie Original Music Composer

  7. 1998
    Winchell

    Movie Original Music Composer

  8. 1998
    The Real Macaw

    Movie Original Music Composer

  9. 1998
    Wrongfully Accused

    Movie Original Music Composer

  10. 1998
    Inside the Golden Statue

    Movie Self

  11. 1996
    Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

    Movie Original Music Composer

  12. 1996
    Spy Hard

    Movie Original Music Composer

  13. 1995
    Bushwhacked

    Movie Original Music Composer

  14. 1995
    Napoleon

    Movie Original Music Composer

  15. 1994
    The Scout

    Movie Original Music Composer

  16. 1994
    Yellowstone

    Movie Original Music Composer

  17. 1994
    The Next Karate Kid

    Movie Original Music Composer

  18. 1994
    8 Seconds

    Movie Original Music Composer

  19. 1993
    Rookie of the Year

    Movie Original Music Composer

  20. 1993
    The Adventures of Huck Finn

    Movie Original Music Composer

  21. 1993
    Bound by Honor

    Movie Original Music Composer

  22. 1992
    Nails

    Movie Original Music Composer

  23. 1991
    By the Sword

    Movie Original Music Composer

  24. 1991
    Necessary Roughness

    Movie Original Music Composer