Bill Conti
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| Bill Conti | |
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| Born | April 13 1942 Providence, Rhode Island |
| Occupation | Film music composer |
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Bill Conti (born April 13, 1942 in Providence, Rhode Island) is a film music composer.
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[edit] Early life and career
Bill Conti is a graduate of Louisiana State University.
[edit] Rocky series
His big break into celebrity came in 1976, however, when he was hired to compose the music for the movie that also made Sylvester Stallone famous: Rocky. Conti was credited on the cover of the movie's soundtrack album. He also composed music for the sequels Rocky II (1979), Rocky III (1982), Rocky V (1990) and Rocky Balboa (2006).
[edit] Other film and television credits
Conti also worked for some other films and, eventually, for television series. In 1981, he wrote the music for the James Bond film, For Your Eyes Only, when John Barry was unwilling to return to the United Kingdom for tax reasons, and provided the score for playwright Jason Miller's film version of his Pulitzer Prize winning play That Championship Season the following year.
In 1983, he composed the score for HBO's first film, The Terry Fox Story. Bill composed music for the film Bad Boys. Then in 1984, he received an Academy Award for composing the score to 1983's The Right Stuff followed by composing music for the TV series North and South in 1985. He also composed the score for The Karate Kid. In 1999 he composed the score for The Thomas Crown Affair, starring Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo.
He also composed the themes to television's Dynasty, Falcon Crest, Cagney & Lacey, and The Lifestyles of The Rich And Famous. Conti also composed the theme song to American Gladiators, worked with CBS on the movie jingle, and wrote PrimeTime Live for ABC News. In addition he composed the score to the studio altered American version of Luc Besson's The Big Blue.
[edit] Awards and nominations
Bill Conti has received many award nominations for his work. He received a Best Song nomination for "Gonna Fly Now," the theme for the movie Rocky. He won an Oscar for his work on The Right Stuff.
[edit] External links
- The unofficial Bill Conti Homepage
- Bill Conti's Fan Web
- Interview
- Bill Conti at the Internet Movie Database
| Preceded by John Barry 1979 | James Bond film score composer 1981 | Succeeded by John Barry 1983-1987 |
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