Biography
William Conti (born April 13, 1942) is an American composer and conductor, best known for his film scores, including Rocky (and four of its sequels), The Karate Kid (and all of its sequels), For Your Eyes Only, Dynasty (and its sequel The Colbys), and The Right Stuff, 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
all 136
Movies 128
TV Shows 8
self 6
Director 1
Self
Stallone: Frank, That Is (2021)
Movie
5.8
Self (archive footage)
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic (2020)
Movie
Self
The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance (2011)
Movie
Music
The Perfect Game (2009)
Movie
Composer
Role Model: Gene Wilder (2008)
Movie
Composer
Rocky Balboa (2006)
Movie
5.34
Self
Staccato: A Composer's Notebook with Bill Conti (2006)
Movie
Composer
Coast to Coast (2004)
Movie
Composer
Judas (2004)
Movie
Composer
The Gospel of Lou (2003)
Movie
Composer
Boys on the Run (2003)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Avenging Angelo (2002)
Movie
Composer
G (2002)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Tortilla Soup (2001)
Movie
Composer
American Tragedy (2000)
Movie
Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles (2000)
Movie
Self
The Bond Sound: The Music of 007 (2000)
Movie
Composer
Inferno (1999)
Movie
9
Composer
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
Movie
5.67
Composer
Winchell (1998)
Movie
Composer
The Real Macaw (1998)
Movie
Composer
Wrongfully Accused (1998)
Movie
Self
Inside the Golden Statue (1998)
Movie
Composer
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Spy Hard (1996)
Movie
Music
Bushwhacked (1995)
Movie
5.58
Composer
Napoleon (1995)
Movie
Original Music Composer
The Scout (1994)
Movie
Composer
Yellowstone (1994)
Movie
Composer
The Next Karate Kid (1994)
Movie
5.02
Composer
8 Seconds (1994)
Movie
Composer
Rookie of the Year (1993)
Movie
5
Composer
The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Bound by Honor (1993)
Movie
6.57
Composer
A Captive in the Land (1993)
Movie
Composer
Nails (1992)
Movie
Composer
By the Sword (1991)
Movie
Composer
Necessary Roughness (1991)
Movie
4
Composer
Year of the Gun (1991)
Movie
Composer
Rocky V (1990)
Movie
6.14
Composer
Backstreet Dreams (1990)
Movie
Composer
The Fourth War (1990)
Movie
Composer
The Operation (1990)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Lock Up (1989)
Movie
6
Composer
The Karate Kid Part III (1989)
Movie
5.61
Music
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
TV
6.4
Original Music Composer
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (1989)
Movie
Composer
Lean On Me (1989)
Movie
10
Original Music Composer
Cohen and Tate (1989)
Movie
Main Title Theme Composer / Music / Main Title Theme Composer
Dolphin Cove (1989)
TV
Composer
Betrayed (1988)
Movie
Original Music Composer
A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988)
Movie
Composer
For Keeps (1988)
Movie
Composer
Broadcast News (1987)
Movie
5
Composer
Baby Boom (1987)
Movie
Composer
A Prayer for the Dying (1987)
Movie
Composer
Masters of the Universe (1987)
Movie
6.33
Music
Happy New Year (1987)
Movie
Composer
I Love N.Y. (1987)
Movie
Composer
The Karate Kid Part II (1986)
Movie
5.56
Composer
Niagara - Miracles Myths and Magic (1986)
Movie
Composer
Big Trouble (1986)
Movie
Composer
Nomads (1986)
Movie
Composer
F/X (1986)
Movie
4.83
Composer
The Boss' Wife (1986)
Movie
Main Title Theme Composer
The Colbys (1985)
TV
8
Music / Conductor
North and South (1985)
TV
3.5
Composer
Beer (1985)
Movie
Composer
Gotcha! (1985)
Movie
Main Title Theme Composer
The Master Ninja 5 (1985)
Movie
Composer
Mass Appeal (1984)
Movie
Composer
The Coolangatta Gold (1984)
Movie
Music
The Bear (1984)
Movie
Composer
The Karate Kid (1984)
Movie
6.71
Composer
Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets (1984)
Movie
Composer
Master Ninja (1984)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Unfaithfully Yours (1984)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Master Ninja II (1984)
Movie
Composer
The Right Stuff (1983)
Movie
5.58
Music
The Big Chill (1983)
Movie
6
Main Title Theme Composer
Emerald Point N.A.S. (1983)
TV
Composer
The Terry Fox Story (1983)
Movie
Composer
Bad Boys (1983)
Movie
2
Composer
That Championship Season (1982)
Movie
Composer
Farrell: For the People (1982)
Movie
Composer
Split Image (1982)
Movie
Composer
And They're Off (1982)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Rocky III (1982)
Movie
5.97
Composer
I, the Jury (1982)
Movie
Main Title Theme Composer
Cagney & Lacey (1982)
TV
Composer
Traveling Hopefully (1982)
Movie
Composer
Neighbors (1981)
Movie
Main Title Theme Composer / Music / Main Title Theme Composer
Falcon Crest (1981)
TV
Composer
Carbon Copy (1981)
Movie
4
Composer
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Movie
5.59
Original Music Composer
Escape to Victory (1981)
Movie
Composer
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic (1981)
Movie
Main Title Theme Composer
Dynasty (1981)
TV
3
Composer
The Formula (1980)
Movie
Composer
Private Benjamin (1980)
Movie
7.5
Composer
Gloria (1980)
Movie
6
Music
The Swap (1979)
Movie
Composer
Goldengirl (1979)
Movie
6
Original Music Composer
A Man, a Woman and a Bank (1979)
Movie
Composer
The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979)
Movie
Composer
Rocky II (1979)
Movie
5.5
Composer
The Fantastic Seven (1979)
Movie
Composer
Dreamer (1979)
Movie
Composer
The Pirate (1978)
Movie
Composer
Slow Dancing In The Big City (1978)
Movie
Composer
The Big Fix (1978)
Movie
Composer
Paradise Alley (1978)
Movie
Composer
Five Days from Home (1978)
Movie
Composer
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
Movie
Composer
F.I.S.T. (1978)
Movie
Composer
Cher... special (1978)
Movie
Composer
Ring of Passion (1978)
Movie
Composer
Uncle Joe Shannon (1978)
Movie
Composer
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan (1977)
Movie
Composer
Kill Me If You Can (1977)
Movie
Composer
A Sensitive, Passionate Man (1977)
Movie
Composer
Citizens Band (1977)
Movie
Composer
The Displaced Person (1977)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Rocky (1976)
Movie
5.81
Composer
Love in the Hamptons (1976)
Movie
Composer
Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
Movie
Composer
Smash-Up on Interstate 5 (1976)
Movie
Composer
Pacific Challenge (1975)
Movie
Composer
Harry and Tonto (1974)
Movie
6
Composer
Blume in Love (1973)
Movie
Music Director
Orfeo 9 (1973)
Movie
Composer
Microscopic Liquid Subway to Oblivion (1970)
Movie
Composer
Juliette de Sade (1969)
Movie
Composer
A Candidate for a Killing (1969)
Movie
Composer
Rocky Paper Scissors
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.93
Based on 2.92 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1942-04-13 (82 years old)
Birth NameWilliam Conti
Birth PlaceProvidence, Rhode Island, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Academy Award for Best Original Score
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