Bill Conti

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Bill Conti (born April 13, 1943 in Providence, Rhode Island) is a film musical director.

Conti was an orchestra director by age fifteen. In 1974, he began as a film music director. His big break into celebrity came in 1976, however, when he was hired to choose the music for the movie that also made Sylvester Stallone famous: Rocky. Conti was credited on the cover of the movie’s soundtrack album and received an Academy Award nomination for the well-known Rocky theme “Gonna Fly Now.”

Conti also worked for some other films and, eventually, for television series.

In 1981, he wrote the music for the James Bond film, For Your Eyes Only, when John Barry was unwilling to return to the United Kingdom for tax reasons.

In 1982, he provided the score for playwright Jason Miller’s film version of his Pulitzer Prize winning play That Championship Season.

In 1983, he composed the score for HBO’s first film, The Terry Fox Story.

In 1984 he received an Academy Award for composing the score to 1983’s The Right Stuff. He also composed the score for The Karate Kid, which was directed by John G. Avildsen, who also directed Rocky.

He also composed the themes to television’s Dynasty, Falcon Crest and The Lifestyles of The Rich And Famous. Conti also composed the theme song to American Gladiators, worked with CBS on the movie jingle, and wrote PrimeTime Live for ABC News. In addition he composed the score to the studio altered American version of Luc Besson’s The Big Blue.

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  • Lang-m

    Rockymusic)

    27 Apr 11:15am Reply
  • Puppy-Love

    ROOOOOOOOCKY [2]

    13 Dec 2012 Reply
  • GreatKenji

    For Your Eyes Only <3

    22 Oct 2012 Reply
  • mehdi483

    his music for the movie Gloria is one of the best soundtracks I've ever heard and yet it's so unappreciated :(

    23 Jun 2012 Reply
  • insignuu

    zaebis

    21 Apr 2012 Reply
  • Gutzschi

    ROOOOOOOOCKY

    2 Mar 2012 Reply
  • DIMETRIUS-

    как то так...

    16 Jan 2012 Reply
  • Eddie_imp

    Rocky OST is awesome!!!

    10 Sep 2011 Reply
  • juninhohyuuga

    king

    8 Sep 2011 Reply
  • DarkenHue

    Gonna Fly Now is a fucking masterpiece!

    27 Jun 2011 Reply
  • EverythingInane

    It is phenomenal the depth at which Bill Conti ripped off Gustav Holst for the non-Holst songs in The Right Stuff soundtrack. I'm listening now, I don't remember most of these songs being in the movie though I've seen it plenty of times.. I'm just hoping that song that plays right after Yaeger breaks the soundbarrier and the movie kind of drifts off into some sort of weird acid trip. That song - that part of the movie.. is one of the greatest... things...

    18 May 2011 Reply
  • mangono2

    vv same with Redemption

    16 May 2011 Reply
  • tiburfi

    pure genius

    26 Apr 2011 Reply
  • Ind1gofl0w

    Gonna Fly now, man once you hear that track .........GAME FACE!!!! gives you enough energy for that last stretch of what ever

    2 Apr 2011 Reply
  • OldGinkGink

    УВАЖАЮ =3

    2 Apr 2011 Reply
  • Crab4ik

    adrian...

    23 Jan 2011 Reply
  • PPWojtek

    Overture own music in karate kid and everyone else

    20 Jan 2011 Reply
  • DudeMustBeCrazy

    "The Final Blow" from The Karate Kid Part III > everything in the Rocky series

    5 Jan 2011 Reply
  • trencztown

    fuck 'Gonna Fly Now' as a Rocky theme, it's just a great funk song. why there is no 'funk' tag?

    28 Dec 2010 Reply
  • polothageek

    Love Adrian (Instrumental) [2006 Remaster]!

    25 Oct 2010 Reply
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