Bill Conti

Bill Conti

Known for
Sound
Born
April 13, 1942 (age 84)
Birthplace
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.

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.

Known For

Filmography

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Roselli’s Way

Roselli’s Way

Movie · Music

2025
Philadelphia by the Delaware poster

Philadelphia by the Delaware

Movie · Songs

2012
The Real Love poster

The Real Love

Movie · Music

2009
The Perfect Game poster

The Perfect Game

Movie · Original Music Composer

2008
Role Model: Gene Wilder poster

Role Model: Gene Wilder

Movie · Original Music Composer

2006
Rocky Balboa poster

Rocky Balboa

Movie · Original Music Composer

2004
Coast to Coast poster

Coast to Coast

Movie · Original Music Composer

2004
Judas poster

Judas

Movie · Original Music Composer

2003
Boys on the Run poster

Boys on the Run

Movie · Original Music Composer

2002
Avenging Angelo poster

Avenging Angelo

Movie · Original Music Composer

2002
G poster

G

Movie · Original Music Composer

2001
Tortilla Soup poster

Tortilla Soup

Movie · Original Music Composer

2000
American Tragedy poster

American Tragedy

Movie · Original Music Composer

1999
The Thomas Crown Affair poster

The Thomas Crown Affair

Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor

1999
Inferno poster

Inferno

Movie · Original Music Composer

1998
Winchell poster

Winchell

Movie · Original Music Composer

1998
Wrongfully Accused poster

Wrongfully Accused

Movie · Original Music Composer

1998
The Real Macaw poster

The Real Macaw

Movie · Original Music Composer

1996
Spy Hard poster

Spy Hard

Movie · Original Music Composer

1996
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story poster

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

Movie · Original Music Composer

1995
Napoleon poster

Napoleon

Movie · Original Music Composer

1995
Bushwhacked poster

Bushwhacked

Movie · Original Music Composer

1994
The Next Karate Kid poster

The Next Karate Kid

Movie · Original Music Composer

1994
Yellowstone poster

Yellowstone

Movie · Original Music Composer

1994
The Scout poster

The Scout

Movie · Original Music Composer

1994
8 Seconds poster

8 Seconds

Movie · Original Music Composer

1993
Bound by Honor poster

Bound by Honor

Movie · Original Music Composer

1993
The Adventures of Huck Finn poster

The Adventures of Huck Finn

Movie · Original Music Composer

1993
Rookie of the Year poster

Rookie of the Year

Movie · Original Music Composer

1992
Nails poster

Nails

Movie · Original Music Composer

1991
Necessary Roughness poster

Necessary Roughness

Movie · Original Music Composer

1991
Under Cover poster

Under Cover

Movie · Music

1991
Year of the Gun poster

Year of the Gun

Movie · Original Music Composer

1991
By the Sword poster

By the Sword

Movie · Original Music Composer

1990
Rocky V poster

Rocky V

Movie · Original Music Composer

1990
The Fourth War poster

The Fourth War

Movie · Original Music Composer

1990
Backstreet Dreams poster

Backstreet Dreams

Movie · Original Music Composer

1990
A Captive in the Land poster

A Captive in the Land

Movie · Original Music Composer

1990
The Operation poster

The Operation

Movie · Original Music Composer

1989
The Karate Kid Part III poster

The Karate Kid Part III

Movie · Original Music Composer

1989
Lock Up poster

Lock Up

Movie · Original Music Composer

1989
Lean On Me poster

Lean On Me

Movie · Original Music Composer

1989
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story poster

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

Movie · Original Music Composer

1989
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman poster

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

Movie · Original Music Composer

1989
Cohen and Tate poster

Cohen and Tate

Movie · Original Music Composer

1989
Dolphin Cove poster

Dolphin Cove

TV · Main Title Theme Composer, Music · 8 eps

1989
Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt

TV · Music · 1 ep

1988
A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon poster

A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon

Movie · Original Music Composer

1988
Betrayed poster

Betrayed

Movie · Original Music Composer

1988
For Keeps poster

For Keeps

Movie · Original Music Composer

1987
Baby Boom poster

Baby Boom

Movie · Original Music Composer, Songs

1987
Masters of the Universe poster

Masters of the Universe

Movie · Original Music Composer

1987
Broadcast News poster

Broadcast News

Movie · Original Music Composer

1987
A Prayer for the Dying poster

A Prayer for the Dying

Movie · Music

1987
I Love N.Y. poster

I Love N.Y.

Movie · Original Music Composer

1987
Happy New Year poster

Happy New Year

Movie · Original Music Composer

1986
F/X poster

F/X

Movie · Original Music Composer

1986
The Boss' Wife poster

The Boss' Wife

Movie · Original Music Composer

1986
Big Trouble poster

Big Trouble

Movie · Original Music Composer

1986
Nomads poster

Nomads

Movie · Original Music Composer

1986
The Karate Kid Part II poster

The Karate Kid Part II

Movie · Original Music Composer

1985
Beer poster

Beer

Movie · Original Music Composer

1985
Gotcha! poster

Gotcha!

Movie · Original Music Composer

1985
The Master Ninja 5 poster

The Master Ninja 5

Movie · Main Title Theme Composer

1985
The Colbys poster

The Colbys

TV · Main Title Theme Composer · 49 eps

1985
North and South poster

North and South

TV · Conductor, Music · 12 eps

1984
The Karate Kid poster

The Karate Kid

Movie · Original Music Composer, Theme Song Performance, Music Producer

1984
Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets poster

Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets

Movie · Original Music Composer

1984
Master Ninja II poster

Master Ninja II

Movie · Original Music Composer

1984
Unfaithfully Yours poster

Unfaithfully Yours

Movie · Original Music Composer

1984
Master Ninja poster

Master Ninja

Movie · Music

1984
The Coolangatta Gold poster

The Coolangatta Gold

Movie · Music

1984
Mass Appeal poster

Mass Appeal

Movie · Music

1984
The Bear poster

The Bear

Movie · Original Music Composer

1984
The Master poster

The Master

TV · Original Music Composer · 6 eps

1983
Bad Boys poster

Bad Boys

Movie · Original Music Composer

1983
The Right Stuff poster

The Right Stuff

Movie · Original Music Composer

1983
The Terry Fox Story poster

The Terry Fox Story

Movie · Original Music Composer

1983
The Big Chill poster

The Big Chill

Movie · Original Music Composer

1983
Emerald Point N.A.S. poster

Emerald Point N.A.S.

TV · Main Title Theme Composer · 22 eps

1982
Rocky III poster

Rocky III

Movie · Original Music Composer

1982
Farrell: For the People poster

Farrell: For the People

Movie · Music

1982
Split Image poster

Split Image

Movie · Original Music Composer

1982
I, the Jury poster

I, the Jury

Movie · Original Music Composer

1982
And They're Off poster

And They're Off

Movie · Original Music Composer

1982
Traveling Hopefully poster

Traveling Hopefully

Movie · Music

1982
That Championship Season poster

That Championship Season

Movie · Original Music Composer

1982
Cagney & Lacey poster

Cagney & Lacey

TV · Main Title Theme Composer · 125 eps

1981
For Your Eyes Only poster

For Your Eyes Only

Movie · Original Music Composer

1981
Escape to Victory poster

Escape to Victory

Movie · Original Music Composer

1981
Carbon Copy poster

Carbon Copy

Movie · Original Music Composer

1981
Neighbors poster

Neighbors

Movie · Original Music Composer

1981
Dynasty poster

Dynasty

TV · Main Title Theme Composer · 220 eps

1981
Falcon Crest poster

Falcon Crest

TV · Main Title Theme Composer, Music · 227 eps

1980
Private Benjamin poster

Private Benjamin

Movie · Original Music Composer

1980
Gloria poster

Gloria

Movie · Original Music Composer

1980
The Formula poster

The Formula

Movie · Original Music Composer

1979
Rocky II poster

Rocky II

Movie · Original Music Composer

1979
Dreamer poster

Dreamer

Movie · Original Music Composer

1979
A Man, a Woman and a Bank poster

A Man, a Woman and a Bank

Movie · Original Music Composer

1979
The Fantastic Seven poster

The Fantastic Seven

Movie · Music

1979
Goldengirl poster

Goldengirl

Movie · Original Music Composer

1979
The Seduction of Joe Tynan poster

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

Movie · Original Music Composer

1979
The Swap poster

The Swap

Movie · Music

1978
Five Days from Home poster

Five Days from Home

Movie · Original Music Composer

1978
The Big Fix poster

The Big Fix

Movie · Original Music Composer

1978
An Unmarried Woman poster

An Unmarried Woman

Movie · Original Music Composer

1978
Paradise Alley poster

Paradise Alley

Movie · Original Music Composer

1978
Cher... Special poster

Cher... Special

Movie · Music

1978
Ring of Passion poster

Ring of Passion

Movie · Music

1978
Uncle Joe Shannon poster

Uncle Joe Shannon

Movie · Music

1978
F.I.S.T. poster

F.I.S.T.

Movie · Music Director, Original Music Composer

1978
Slow Dancing In The Big City poster

Slow Dancing In The Big City

Movie · Original Music Composer

1977
The Displaced Person poster

The Displaced Person

Movie · Original Music Composer

1977
Kill Me If You Can poster

Kill Me If You Can

Movie · Original Music Composer

1977
A Sensitive, Passionate Man poster

A Sensitive, Passionate Man

Movie · Music

1977
Citizens Band poster

Citizens Band

Movie · Original Music Composer

1977
The Pirate poster

The Pirate

TV · Original Music Composer · 2 eps

1976
Rocky poster

Rocky

Movie · Original Music Composer

1976
Love in the Hamptons poster

Love in the Hamptons

Movie · Music

1976
Smash-Up on Interstate 5 poster

Smash-Up on Interstate 5

Movie · Music

1976
Next Stop, Greenwich Village poster

Next Stop, Greenwich Village

Movie · Original Music Composer

1975
Pacific Challenge

Pacific Challenge

Movie · Music

1974
Harry and Tonto poster

Harry and Tonto

Movie · Original Music Composer

1973
Orfeo 9 poster

Orfeo 9

Movie · Music Director

1973
Blume in Love poster

Blume in Love

Movie · Original Music Composer

1969
Juliette de Sade poster

Juliette de Sade

Movie · Music