Bill Conti
Sound
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
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movieThe Perfect Game
2009
Original Music Composer
movieRole Model: Gene Wilder
2008
Original Music Composer
movieRocky Balboa
2006
Original Music Composer
movieCoast to Coast
2004
Original Music Composer
movieJudas
2004
Original Music Composer
movieBoys on the Run
2003
Original Music Composer
movieAvenging Angelo
2002
Original Music Composer
movieG
2002
Original Music Composer
movieTortilla Soup
2001
Original Music Composer
movieAmerican Tragedy
2000
Original Music Composer
movieInferno
1999
Original Music Composer
movieThe Thomas Crown Affair
1999
Original Music Composer, Conductor
movieWinchell
1998
Original Music Composer
movieThe Real Macaw
1998
Original Music Composer
movieWrongfully Accused
1998
Original Music Composer
movieEntertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
1996
Original Music Composer
movieSpy Hard
1996
Original Music Composer
movieBushwhacked
1995
Original Music Composer
movieNapoleon
1995
Original Music Composer
movieThe Scout
1994
Original Music Composer
movieYellowstone
1994
Original Music Composer
movieThe Next Karate Kid
1994
Original Music Composer
movie8 Seconds
1994
Original Music Composer
movieRookie of the Year
1993
Original Music Composer
movieThe Adventures of Huck Finn
1993
Original Music Composer
movieBound by Honor
1993
Original Music Composer
movieNails
1992
Original Music Composer
movieBy the Sword
1991
Original Music Composer
movieNecessary Roughness
1991
Original Music Composer
movieYear of the Gun
1991
Original Music Composer
movieUnder Cover
1991
Music
movieRocky V
1990
Original Music Composer
movieBackstreet Dreams
1990
Original Music Composer
movieThe Fourth War
1990
Original Music Composer
movieA Captive in the Land
1990
Original Music Composer
movieLock Up
1989
Original Music Composer
movieThe Karate Kid Part III
1989
Original Music Composer
movieBionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
1989
Original Music Composer
movieMurderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
1989
Original Music Composer
movieLean On Me
1989
Original Music Composer
movieCohen and Tate
1989
Original Music Composer
tvDolphin Cove
1989
Main Title Theme Composer, Music
movieBetrayed
1988
Original Music Composer
movieA Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon
1988
Original Music Composer
movieFor Keeps
1988
Original Music Composer
movieBroadcast News
1987
Original Music Composer
movieBaby Boom
1987
Original Music Composer
movieMasters of the Universe
1987
Original Music Composer
movieHappy New Year
1987
Original Music Composer
movieI Love N.Y.
1987
Original Music Composer
movieThe Karate Kid Part II
1986
Original Music Composer
movieBig Trouble
1986
Original Music Composer
movieNomads
1986
Original Music Composer
movieF/X
1986
Original Music Composer
movieThe Boss' Wife
1986
Original Music Composer
tvThe Colbys
1985
Main Title Theme Composer
tvNorth and South
1985
Conductor, Music
movieBeer
1985
Original Music Composer
movieGotcha!
1985
Original Music Composer
movieThe Master Ninja 5
1985
Main Title Theme Composer
movieMass Appeal
1984
Music
movieThe Bear
1984
Original Music Composer
movieThe Karate Kid
1984
Original Music Composer, Theme Song Performance, Music Producer
movieGrand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets
1984
Original Music Composer
movieUnfaithfully Yours
1984
Original Music Composer
movieMaster Ninja II
1984
Original Music Composer
movieThe Right Stuff
1983
Original Music Composer
movieThe Big Chill
1983
Original Music Composer
tvEmerald Point N.A.S.
1983
Main Title Theme Composer
movieThe Terry Fox Story
1983
Original Music Composer
movieBad Boys
1983
Original Music Composer
movieThat Championship Season
1982
Original Music Composer
movieSplit Image
1982
Original Music Composer
movieAnd They're Off
1982
Original Music Composer
movieRocky III
1982
Original Music Composer
movieI, the Jury
1982
Original Music Composer
tvCagney & Lacey
1982
Main Title Theme Composer
movieNeighbors
1981
Original Music Composer
tvFalcon Crest
1981
Music, Main Title Theme Composer
movieCarbon Copy
1981
Original Music Composer
movieFor Your Eyes Only
1981
Original Music Composer
movieEscape to Victory
1981
Original Music Composer
tvDynasty
1981
Main Title Theme Composer
movieThe Formula
1980
Original Music Composer
moviePrivate Benjamin
1980
Original Music Composer
movieGloria
1980
Original Music Composer
movieThe Swap
1979
Music
movieGoldengirl
1979
Original Music Composer
movieA Man, a Woman and a Bank
1979
Original Music Composer
movieThe Seduction of Joe Tynan
1979
Original Music Composer
movieRocky II
1979
Original Music Composer
movieDreamer
1979
Original Music Composer
movieThe Pirate
1978
Original Music Composer
movieSlow Dancing In The Big City
1978
Original Music Composer
movieThe Big Fix
1978
Original Music Composer
movieParadise Alley
1978
Original Music Composer
movieFive Days from Home
1978
Original Music Composer
movieAn Unmarried Woman
1978
Original Music Composer
movieF.I.S.T.
1978
Music Director, Original Music Composer
tvThe Pirate
1977
Original Music Composer
movieKill Me If You Can
1977
Original Music Composer
movieCitizens Band
1977
Original Music Composer
movieThe Displaced Person
1977
Original Music Composer
movieRocky
1976
Original Music Composer
movieNext Stop, Greenwich Village
1976
Original Music Composer
movieHarry and Tonto
1974
Original Music Composer
movieBlume in Love
1973
Original Music Composer
movieOrfeo 9
1973
Music Director
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movie40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
2020
Self (archive footage)
movieSlow Dancing In The Big City
1978
Rehearsal Pianist
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self