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Bill Conti

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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.

Notable films

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Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Rocky

Appears in a KinoChain journey

The Right Stuff

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Harry and Tonto

Appears in a KinoChain journey

The Karate Kid

Original Music Composer

The Thomas Crown Affair

Original Music Composer

Masters of the Universe

Original Music Composer

Spy Hard

Original Music Composer

The Karate Kid Part II

Original Music Composer

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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The Reckless Edge - Talent as a Double-Edged Sword

Forty years after Top Gun roared into cinemas, Maverick's need for speed still feels as exhilarating as ever. But Pete Mitchell is part of a much bigger movie t...

7 films

When Finishing Beats Winning

A chain of films where the protagonist loses the official contest but achieves a deeper, personal victory, redefining what it means to go the distance.

8 films

The Long Goodbye: Twilight of Heroes and Outlaws

There is a moment in Richard Lester's Robin and Marian (1976) that cuts deeper than any broadsword. Sean Connery, sporting grey in his beard and exhaustion in h...

8 films

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