Bill Conti
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.
Acting
TV
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Movie
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Movie
The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance
as Self
2011
Movie
Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles
as Self
2000
Movie
Stallone: Frank, That Is
as Self
2021
Movie
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
as Self
2017
Movie
The Bond Sound: The Music of 007
as Self
2000
Movie
Slow Dancing In The Big City
as Rehearsal Pianist
1978
Movie
Inside the Golden Statue
as Self
1998
Movie
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
as Self
2004
Movie
Staccato: A Composer's Notebook with Bill Conti
as Self
2006
Crew
Movie
Rocky
Original Music Composer
1976
Movie
Rocky II
Original Music Composer
1979
Movie
The Karate Kid
Original Music Composer
1984
Movie
Rocky III
Original Music Composer
1982
Movie
Rocky Balboa
Original Music Composer
2006
Movie
Rocky V
Original Music Composer
1990
Movie
The Karate Kid Part II
Original Music Composer
1986
Movie
For Your Eyes Only
Original Music Composer
1981
Movie
The Karate Kid Part III
Original Music Composer
1989
Movie
Bound by Honor
Original Music Composer
1993
Movie
The Thomas Crown Affair
Original Music Composer
1999
Movie
Lock Up
Original Music Composer
1989