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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. Conti An Italian American Was Born In Providence Rhode Island United States The Son Of Lucetta And William Conti. He Graduated From North Miami High School In 1959. He Is A Past Winner Of The Silver Knight Award Presented By The Miami Herald. He Is A Graduate Of Louisiana State University And Also Studied And Gained Honors At The Juilliard School Of Music Including A Master's Degree. As Early As 1971 Bill Was Orchestrating Pop Recordings By Italian Artists Such As The Album "Si .. Incoerenza" Yes To Incoherence By Italian Singer Patty Pravo. He Was Also A Ghostwriter Of The Scores For Spaghetti Westerns. Conti's Big Break Into Celebrity Came In 1976 When United Artists Hired Him To Compose The Music For A Small Film Called Rocky. The Film Became A Phenomenon And Won Three Oscars At The 49th Academy Awards Including Best Picture. The Same Ceremony Was Also The First Time Conti Served As Musical Director For The Telecast A Role He Reprised 19 Times More Than Any Other Person. His Training Montage Tune "Gonna Fly Now" Topped The Billboard Singles Chart In 1977 And Earned Him An Academy Award Nomination For Best Original Song. Conti Also Composed Music For The Sequels Rocky II 1979 Rocky III 1982 Rocky V 1990 And Rocky Balboa 2006 . 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 Conti Composed The Score For HBO's First Film The Terry Fox Story. He Then Did Bad Boys And Mass Appeal. In 1984 He Won An Academy Award For Composing The Score To 1983's The Right Stuff After Which He Wrote The Music For The TV Series North And South In 1985. He Also Scored The Masters Of The Universe Live Action Film. Another Score Was The 1987 Film Happy New Year. In 1991 Conti Composed For Necessary Roughness A College Football Film. In 1993 He Wrote The Music For The Adventures Of Huck Finn Starring Elijah Wood And Directed By Stephen Sommers. In 1999 He Composed The Score For The Thomas Crown Affair Remake Starring Pierce Brosnan And Rene Russo. That Year He Scored Inferno Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. Conti Composed The Themes To Television's Dynasty The Colbys Falcon Crest And Cagney & Lacey. He Wrote The Theme Song To The Original Version Of American Gladiators Worked With CBS On Its 1980s Film Jingle Composed One Of The Early Themes Of Inside Edition And Wrote The Primetime Live Theme For ABC News. He Composed The Score To The Studio Altered American Version Of Luc Besson's The Big Blue. Two Of Conti's Previously Composed Works Were Reused For The Show Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous. These Were The Love Theme "Come With Me Now" From The Soundtrack For Five Days From Home Used For The Show's Main Theme And "Runaway" From For Your Eyes Only Used For In-Show Content . Conti Has Been Nominated For Three Academy Awards Winning One In The Best Original Score Category For The Right Stuff. 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 Had Three Golden Globe Nominations Two For Best Original Score For Rocky And An Unmarried Woman And One For Best Original Song For The Title Song Of For Your Eyes Only. Conti Also Received Thirteen Emmy Nominations All But One For His Role As Musical Director At The Academy Awards The Exception His First Nomination Was For His Music For The 1985 Series North And South . He Won Five Emmy Awards For Outstanding Musical Direction For The 64th 70th And 75th Academy Award Ceremonies. On April 22 2008 At The LSU Union Theatre At Louisiana State University Conti Was Inducted Into The Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame.
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Bill Conti - Alone In The Ring Bill Conti - First Date Elmer Bernstein - Restless Men Basil Poledouris - Gift Of Fury Basil Poledouris - Dream Quest John Williams - Luthor's Luau Source David Arnold - The Launch Tunnel / Mutha Ship / Virus Uploaded Tyler Bates - Oceans Of Blood John Barry - Ride To Fort Hayes Michael Kamen - Escape! No Escape! Michael Kamen - Jill Brazil / Power Station John Williams - Wookiee Prisoner / Detention Block Ambush Alan Silvestri - I Had A Destiny Alan Silvestri - Where Heaven Ends Tyler Bates - Victory David Arnold - Base Attack Vince DiCola - War John Barry - Destroy Silicon Valley Danny Elfman - Main Titles / Terrorist Attack Carter Burwell - Home From The Hills Carter Burwell - Troops In The Mist Randy Edelman - River Walk And Discovery Alan Menken - A Guy Like You Elliot Goldenthal - Silver Screen Kiss Ennio Morricone - The Strong Maurice Jarre - Sarti's Love Theme Maurice Jarre - In The Garden Hans Zimmer - Avarice Hans Zimmer - For A Small Stipend Elliot Goldenthal - Confronting The Chief Jerry Goldsmith - The Map Patrick Doyle - Prologue Randy Edelman - The British Arrival Jerry Goldsmith - A Start Harry Gregson-Williams - Arsenal Is Going To Take Off! Trevor Jones - Top Of The World Mark Snow - Pod Monster Suite Ennio Morricone - Friends Elmer Bernstein - Green Thumbs Craig Safan - End Title Craig Safan - Wet Cement James Newton Howard - Main Titles Bruno Coulais - Nous Sommes De Fond De L'étang Bruno Coulais - L'Incendie James Horner - The Plaza Of Execution Trevor Jones - Main Title Danny Elfman - Main Title Luis Bacalov - La Corsa 2nd Version Jeff Russo - Homecoming Mark Snow - Dubitatio
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Biography - Bill Conti
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. Conti An Italian American Was Born In Providence Rhode Island United States The Son Of Lucetta And William Conti. He Graduated From North Miami High School In 1959. He Is A Past Winner Of The Silver Knight Award Presented By The Miami Herald. He Is A Graduate Of Louisiana State University And Also Studied And Gained Honors At The Juilliard School Of Music Including A Master's Degree. As Early As 1971 Bill Was Orchestrating Pop Recordings By Italian Artists Such As The Album "Si .. Incoerenza" Yes To Incoherence By Italian Singer Patty Pravo. He Was Also A Ghostwriter Of The Scores For Spaghetti Westerns. Conti's Big Break Into Celebrity Came In 1976 When United Artists Hired Him To Compose The Music For A Small Film Called Rocky. The Film Became A Phenomenon And Won Three Oscars At The 49th Academy Awards Including Best Picture. The Same Ceremony Was Also The First Time Conti Served As Musical Director For The Telecast A Role He Reprised 19 Times More Than Any Other Person. His Training Montage Tune "Gonna Fly Now" Topped The Billboard Singles Chart In 1977 And Earned Him An Academy Award Nomination For Best Original Song. Conti Also Composed Music For The Sequels Rocky II 1979 Rocky III 1982 Rocky V 1990 And Rocky Balboa 2006 . 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 Conti Composed The Score For HBO's First Film The Terry Fox Story. He Then Did Bad Boys And Mass Appeal. In 1984 He Won An Academy Award For Composing The Score To 1983's The Right Stuff After Which He Wrote The Music For The TV Series North And South In 1985. He Also Scored The Masters Of The Universe Live Action Film. Another Score Was The 1987 Film Happy New Year. In 1991 Conti Composed For Necessary Roughness A College Football Film. In 1993 He Wrote The Music For The Adventures Of Huck Finn Starring Elijah Wood And Directed By Stephen Sommers. In 1999 He Composed The Score For The Thomas Crown Affair Remake Starring Pierce Brosnan And Rene Russo. That Year He Scored Inferno Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. Conti Composed The Themes To Television's Dynasty The Colbys Falcon Crest And Cagney & Lacey. He Wrote The Theme Song To The Original Version Of American Gladiators Worked With CBS On Its 1980s Film Jingle Composed One Of The Early Themes Of Inside Edition And Wrote The Primetime Live Theme For ABC News. He Composed The Score To The Studio Altered American Version Of Luc Besson's The Big Blue. Two Of Conti's Previously Composed Works Were Reused For The Show Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous. These Were The Love Theme "Come With Me Now" From The Soundtrack For Five Days From Home Used For The Show's Main Theme And "Runaway" From For Your Eyes Only Used For In-Show Content . Conti Has Been Nominated For Three Academy Awards Winning One In The Best Original Score Category For The Right Stuff. 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 Had Three Golden Globe Nominations Two For Best Original Score For Rocky And An Unmarried Woman And One For Best Original Song For The Title Song Of For Your Eyes Only. Conti Also Received Thirteen Emmy Nominations All But One For His Role As Musical Director At The Academy Awards The Exception His First Nomination Was For His Music For The 1985 Series North And South . He Won Five Emmy Awards For Outstanding Musical Direction For The 64th 70th And 75th Academy Award Ceremonies. On April 22 2008 At The LSU Union Theatre At Louisiana State University Conti Was Inducted Into The Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame.
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