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Known For:
Sound
Birthday:
April 13, 1942
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Bill Conti
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
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| 2021 | Stallone: Frank, That Is | Self |
| 2020 | 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic | Self (archive footage) |
| 2017 | John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs | Self |
| 2011 | The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance | Self |
| 2006 | Staccato: A Composer's Notebook with Bill Conti | Self |
| 2004 | AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies | Self |
| 2000 | Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles | Self |
| 2000 | The Bond Sound: The Music of 007 | Self |
| 1998 | Inside the Golden Statue | Self |
| 1978 | Slow Dancing In The Big City | Rehearsal Pianist |
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