Loading
Composer
Bill Conti
- Born April 13, 1942 in Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
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.
Read the full biography
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
Rocky1976
Rocky II1979
The Karate Kid1984
Rocky III1982
Rocky Balboa2006
Rocky V1990
The Karate Kid Part II1986
For Your Eyes Only1981
Filmography
- TBARoselli’s WayFilmMusic
- 2025Philadelphia by the DelawareFilmSongs
- 2021Stallone: Frank, That IsFilmSelf
- 202040 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a ClassicFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2017John G. Avildsen: King of the UnderdogsFilmSelf
- 2012The Real LoveFilmMusic
- 2011The Rocky Saga: Going the DistanceFilmSelf
- 2009The Perfect GameFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2008Role Model: Gene WilderFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2006Rocky BalboaFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2006Staccato: A Composer's Notebook with Bill ContiFilmSelf
- 2004Coast to CoastFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2004JudasFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2004AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the MoviesFilmSelf
- 2003Boys on the RunFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2002Avenging AngeloFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2002GFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2001Tortilla SoupFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2000Silhouettes: The James Bond TitlesFilmSelf
- 2000The Bond Sound: The Music of 007FilmSelf
- 2000American TragedyFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1999The Thomas Crown AffairFilmOriginal Music Composer, Conductor
- 1999InfernoFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1998Wrongfully AccusedFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1998WinchellFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1998The Real MacawFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1998Inside the Golden StatueFilmSelf
- 1996Spy HardFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1996Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day StoryFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1995BushwhackedFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1995NapoleonFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1994The Next Karate KidFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1994The ScoutFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 19948 SecondsFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1994YellowstoneFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1993Bound by HonorFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1993Rookie of the YearFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1993The Adventures of Huck FinnFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1992NailsFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1991Necessary RoughnessFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1991Year of the GunFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1991By the SwordFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1991Under CoverFilmMusic
- 1990Rocky VFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1990The Fourth WarFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1990Backstreet DreamsFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1990A Captive in the LandFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1990The OperationFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1989The Karate Kid Part IIIFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1989Lock UpFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1989Tales from the CryptSeriesMusic
- 1989Lean On MeFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1989Cohen and TateFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1989Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic WomanFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1989Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal StoryFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1989Dolphin CoveSeriesMain Title Theme Composer, Music
- 1988For KeepsFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1988BetrayedFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1988A Night in the Life of Jimmy ReardonFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1987Masters of the UniverseFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1987Broadcast NewsFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1987Baby BoomFilmOriginal Music Composer, Songs
- 1987A Prayer for the DyingFilmMusic
- 1987Happy New YearFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1987I Love N.Y.FilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1986The Karate Kid Part IIFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1986F/XFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1986NomadsFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1986Big TroubleFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1986The Boss' WifeFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1985North and SouthSeriesConductor, Music
- 1985Gotcha!FilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1985The ColbysSeriesMain Title Theme Composer
- 1985BeerFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1985The Master Ninja 5FilmMain Title Theme Composer
- 1984The Karate KidFilmOriginal Music Composer, Theme Song Performance, Music Producer
- 1984Unfaithfully YoursFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1984The MasterSeriesOriginal Music Composer
- 1984Mass AppealFilmMusic
- 1984Master NinjaFilmMusic