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Bill Conti

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Bill Conti

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About

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

Falcon Crest posterFalcon CrestSeries • 1981Dynasty posterDynastySeries • 1981Cagney & Lacey posterCagney & LaceySeries • 1982Tales from the Crypt posterTales from the CryptSeries • 1989North and South posterNorth and SouthSeries • 1985Rocky posterRockyMovie • 1976The Colbys posterThe ColbysSeries • 1985The Master posterThe MasterSeries • 1984Rocky Balboa posterRocky BalboaMovie • 2006The Karate Kid posterThe Karate KidMovie • 1984Spy Hard posterSpy HardMovie • 1996For Your Eyes Only posterFor Your Eyes OnlyMovie • 1981Rocky II posterRocky IIMovie • 1979Rocky III posterRocky IIIMovie • 1982The Karate Kid Part II posterThe Karate Kid Part IIMovie • 1986Bound by Honor posterBound by HonorMovie • 1993Escape to Victory posterEscape to VictoryMovie • 1981Masters of the Universe posterMasters of the UniverseMovie • 1987The Thomas Crown Affair posterThe Thomas Crown AffairMovie • 1999Bad Boys posterBad BoysMovie • 1983The Karate Kid Part III posterThe Karate Kid Part IIIMovie • 1989Rocky V posterRocky VMovie • 1990The Next Karate Kid posterThe Next Karate KidMovie • 1994Lock Up posterLock UpMovie • 1989