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.
Personal Details
Movies (49)
Philadelphia by the Delaware
Songs (Sound)
2025
Stallone: Frank, That Is
as Self
2021
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
as Self (archive footage)
2020
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
as Self
2017
The Real Love
Music (Sound)
2012
The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance
as Self
2011
The Perfect Game
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2009
Role Model: Gene Wilder
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2008
Rocky Balboa
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2006
Staccato: A Composer's Notebook with Bill Conti
as Self
2006
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
as Self
2004
Coast to Coast
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2004
Judas
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2004
Boys on the Run
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2003
Avenging Angelo
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2002
G
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2002
Tortilla Soup
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2001
American Tragedy
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2000
The Bond Sound: The Music of 007
as Self
2000
Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles
as Self
2000
Inferno
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1999
The Thomas Crown Affair
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1999
Winchell
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1998
The Real Macaw
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1998
Wrongfully Accused
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1998
Inside the Golden Statue
as Self
1998
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1996
Spy Hard
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1996
Bushwhacked
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1995
Napoleon
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1995
The Scout
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1994
Yellowstone
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1994
The Next Karate Kid
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1994
8 Seconds
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1994
Rookie of the Year
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1993
The Adventures of Huck Finn
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1993
Bound by Honor
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1993
Nails
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1992
Necessary Roughness
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1991
Year of the Gun
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1991
Under Cover
Music (Sound)
1991
Rocky V
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1990
Backstreet Dreams
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1990
The Operation
Music (Sound)
1990
The Fourth War
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1990
A Captive in the Land
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1990
Lock Up
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1989
The Karate Kid Part III
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1989
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1989
