Bill Conti

male

Born on April 13, 1942 (83 years old)

From Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.

Known for Sound

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.

Cast Credits

2021
- Stallone: Frank, That Is
  as
  Self
  2021
2020
- 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
  as
  Self (archive footage)
  2020
2017
- John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
  as
  Self
  2017
2011
- The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance
  as
  Self
  2011
2006
- no image
  Staccato: A Composer's Notebook with Bill Conti
  as
  Self
  2006
2004
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
  as
  Self
  2004
2000
- Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles
  as
  Self
  2000
- The Bond Sound: The Music of 007
  as
  Self
  2000
1998
- Inside the Golden Statue
  as
  Self
  1998
1978
- Slow Dancing In The Big City
  as
  Rehearsal Pianist
  1978

Crew Credits

2025
- Philadelphia by the Delaware
  as
  Songs
  2025
2012
- The Real Love
  as
  Music
  2012
2009
- The Perfect Game
  as
  Original Music Composer
  2009
2008
- Role Model: Gene Wilder
  as
  Original Music Composer
  2008
2006
- Rocky Balboa
  as
  Original Music Composer
  2006
2004
- Coast to Coast
  as
  Original Music Composer
  2004
- Judas
  as
  Original Music Composer
  2004
2003
- Boys on the Run
  as
  Original Music Composer
  2003
2002
- Avenging Angelo
  as
  Original Music Composer
  2002
- G
  as
  Original Music Composer
  2002
2001
- Tortilla Soup
  as
  Original Music Composer
  2001
2000
- American Tragedy
  as
  Original Music Composer
  2000
1999
- The Thomas Crown Affair
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1999
- Inferno
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1999
- The Thomas Crown Affair
  as
  Conductor
  1999
1998
- Winchell
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1998
- Wrongfully Accused
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1998
- The Real Macaw
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1998
1996
- Spy Hard
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1996
- Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1996
1995
- Napoleon
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1995
- Bushwhacked
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1995
1994
- The Next Karate Kid
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1994
- Yellowstone
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1994
- The Scout
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1994
- 8 Seconds
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1994
1993
- Bound by Honor
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1993
- Rookie of the Year
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1993
- The Adventures of Huck Finn
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1993
1992
- Nails
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1992
1991
- Necessary Roughness
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1991
- Under Cover
  as
  Music
  1991
- Year of the Gun
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1991
1990
- Rocky V
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1990
- The Operation
  as
  Music
  1990
- The Fourth War
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1990
- Backstreet Dreams
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1990
- A Captive in the Land
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1990
1989
- The Karate Kid Part III
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1989
- Lock Up
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1989
- Lean On Me
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1989
- Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1989
- Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1989
- Cohen and Tate
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1989
- Dolphin Cove
  as
  Main Title Theme Composer
  1989
- Dolphin Cove
  as
  Music
  1989
- Tales from the Crypt
  as
  Music
  1989
1987
- Baby Boom
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1987
- Masters of the Universe
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1987
- Broadcast News
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1987
- A Prayer for the Dying
  as
  Music
  1987
- I Love N.Y.
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1987
- Happy New Year
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1987
1986
- F/X
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1986
- The Boss' Wife
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1986
- Big Trouble
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1986
- Nomads
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1986
- The Karate Kid Part II
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1986
1985
- Beer
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1985
- Gotcha!
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1985
- The Master Ninja 5
  as
  Main Title Theme Composer
  1985
- The Colbys
  as
  Main Title Theme Composer
  1985
- North and South
  as
  Conductor
  1985
- North and South
  as
  Music
  1985
1984
- The Karate Kid
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1984
- Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1984
- The Karate Kid
  as
  Theme Song Performance
  1984
- Master Ninja II
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1984
- Unfaithfully Yours
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1984
- Master Ninja
  as
  Music
  1984
- The Coolangatta Gold
  as
  Music
  1984
- Mass Appeal
  as
  Music
  1984
- The Karate Kid
  as
  Music Producer
  1984
- The Bear
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1984
1988
- A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1988
- Betrayed
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1988
- For Keeps
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1988
1983
- Bad Boys
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1983
- The Right Stuff
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1983
- The Big Chill
  as
  Music
  1983
- The Terry Fox Story
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1983
- Emerald Point N.A.S.
  as
  Main Title Theme Composer
  1983
1982
- Rocky III
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1982
- Farrell: For the People
  as
  Music
  1982
- Split Image
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1982
- I, the Jury
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1982
- And They're Off
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1982
- Traveling Hopefully
  as
  Music
  1982
- That Championship Season
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1982
- Cagney & Lacey
  as
  Main Title Theme Composer
  1982
1981
- For Your Eyes Only
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1981
- Escape to Victory
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1981
- Carbon Copy
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1981
- Neighbors
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1981
- Dynasty
  as
  Main Title Theme Composer
  1981
- Falcon Crest
  as
  Main Title Theme Composer
  1981
- Falcon Crest
  as
  Music
  1981
1980
- Private Benjamin
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1980
- Gloria
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1980
- The Formula
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1980
1979
- Rocky II
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1979
- Dreamer
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1979
- A Man, a Woman and a Bank
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1979
- The Fantastic Seven
  as
  Music
  1979
- Goldengirl
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1979
- The Seduction of Joe Tynan
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1979
- The Swap
  as
  Music
  1979
1978
- Five Days from Home
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1978
- The Big Fix
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1978
- An Unmarried Woman
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1978
- Paradise Alley
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1978
- Cher... Special
  as
  Music
  1978
- Ring of Passion
  as
  Music
  1978
- Uncle Joe Shannon
  as
  Music
  1978
- F.I.S.T.
  as
  Music Director
  1978
- Slow Dancing In The Big City
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1978
- The Pirate
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1978
- F.I.S.T.
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1978
1977
- Citizens Band
  as
  Music
  1977
- The Displaced Person
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1977
- Kill Me If You Can
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1977
- A Sensitive, Passionate Man
  as
  Music
  1977
1976
- Rocky
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1976
- Next Stop, Greenwich Village
  as
  Music
  1976
- Love in the Hamptons
  as
  Music
  1976
- Smash-Up on Interstate 5
  as
  Music
  1976
1975
- no image
  Pacific Challenge
  as
  Music
  1975
1974
- Harry and Tonto
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1974
1973
- Orfeo 9
  as
  Music Director
  1973
- Blume in Love
  as
  Music
  1973
1969
- Juliette de Sade
  as
  Music
  1969

Bill Conti

Biography

Cast Credits

Stallone: Frank, That Is

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance

Staccato: A Composer's Notebook with Bill Conti

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles

The Bond Sound: The Music of 007

Inside the Golden Statue

Slow Dancing In The Big City

Crew Credits

Philadelphia by the Delaware

The Real Love

The Perfect Game

Role Model: Gene Wilder

Rocky Balboa

Coast to Coast

Judas

Boys on the Run

Avenging Angelo

G

Tortilla Soup

American Tragedy

The Thomas Crown Affair

Inferno

The Thomas Crown Affair

Winchell

Wrongfully Accused

The Real Macaw

Spy Hard

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

Napoleon

Bushwhacked

The Next Karate Kid

Yellowstone

The Scout

8 Seconds

Bound by Honor

Rookie of the Year

The Adventures of Huck Finn

Nails

Necessary Roughness

Under Cover

Year of the Gun

Rocky V

The Operation

The Fourth War

Backstreet Dreams

A Captive in the Land

The Karate Kid Part III

Lock Up

Lean On Me

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman

Cohen and Tate

Dolphin Cove

Dolphin Cove

Tales from the Crypt

Baby Boom

Masters of the Universe

Broadcast News

A Prayer for the Dying

I Love N.Y.

Happy New Year

F/X

The Boss' Wife

Big Trouble

Nomads

The Karate Kid Part II

Beer

Gotcha!

The Master Ninja 5

The Colbys

North and South

North and South

The Karate Kid

Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets