Bill Conti
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- April 13, 1942
- Place of birth
- Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
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.
Movies with Bill Conti
- 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic 2020 · ★ 7.5
- The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance 2011 · ★ 6.4
- Stallone: Frank, That Is 2021 · ★ 5.8
- Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles 2000 · ★ 5.1
- John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs 2017 · ★ 6.8
- The Bond Sound: The Music of 007 2000 · ★ 6.8
- Slow Dancing In The Big City 1978 · ★ 6.6
- Inside the Golden Statue 1998 · ★ 6.5
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies 2004 · ★ 8.3
- Staccato: A Composer's Notebook with Bill Conti 2006