
Bill Conti
Born
April 13, 1942 (83 years old)
Known For
Sound
Place of Birth
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

Stallone: Frank, That Is
Self
2021

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
Self (archive footage)
2020

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
Self
2017

The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance
Self
2011
Staccato: A Composer's Notebook with Bill Conti
Self
2006

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

Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles
Self
2000

The Bond Sound: The Music of 007
Self
2000

Inside the Golden Statue
Self
1998

Slow Dancing In The Big City
Rehearsal Pianist
1978