Bill Conti
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance
as Self 2011
Stallone: Frank, That Is
as Self 2021
Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles
as Self 2000
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
as Self 2017
The Bond Sound: The Music of 007
as Self 2000
Slow Dancing In The Big City
as Rehearsal Pianist 1978
Inside the Golden Statue
as Self 1998
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
as Self 2004
Staccato: A Composer's Notebook with Bill Conti
as Self 2006