William Conti (born April 13, 1942) is an American composer and conductor, … Read Full Bio ↴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.
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.
The Raid
Bill Conti Lyrics
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Anti-Slam W.E.A.P.O.N. A-1 Pe$o Alpaca (Yeah yeah, yeah yeah) Let's go Let's go Let…
Anúna Raise up your hunting spear With which we injured the white…
Anúna & Michael McGlynn Dirgidh bhar sleagha sealga Lé a ngonmaois fearba fíre D…
Big Bad Bosses Ready to break the scales Haha! Got that fire Bring it back…
Dr. Schmidt On les malmène qu'à la mâchoire On les découpe qu'à la…
Graham Parker Where were you when the raid came? Where were you…
Graham Parker & The Rumour Pre> Slow intro A d a e Where were you when the raid…
Graham Parker And The Rumour Pre> Slow intro A d a e Where were you when the raid…
I.P.C. Man All I know when we get out We finna roll Check this…
Natural Error & M.A.M.F. Feat Lok-I Trouble के लिए, हमें खेद है अमन के लिए, Master Raid…
Ralphie B Turn up the bass, turn up the bass Turn up the…
Reactory Stormtroops getting started There's no need to siege Unleash…
Road Mutant It's a raid they're coming out the floor and over…
Sweet Savage There's a raid going on in the East side of…
Wafia We live in oceans We sleep on floors Resting our eyes, resti…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Bill Conti:
Alone in the Ring if i can change, you can change, everybody can change...…
Everything Moments take so very long Who has time to fear? Trust…
Eye of the tiger Risin' up, back on the street Did my time, took my…
For Your Eyes Only For your eyes only, can see me through the night. For…
Gonna Fly Now Trying hard now It's so hard now Trying hard now Gettin' st…
Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Trying hard now It's so hard now Trying hard now Gettin' st…
Gonna Fly Now (Theme From "Rocky") - 2006 - Remaster Trying hard now, its so hard now, trying hard now... Rocky'…
Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky) Trying hard now, its so hard now, trying hard now.... Rocky…
Main Titles What's it all about, this crazy love How did our two…
Pushin' Pushin' Gettin' ready for the fight Pushin' Every day and ni…
Rocky: Gonna Fly Now Trying hard now It's so hard now Trying hard now Gettin' st…
Sinner Man Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to? Oh, sinner man,…
Sinnerman Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to? Oh, sinner man,…
Take You Back Take you back Do do do do Take you back Take you back Do…
Theme from F.I.S.T Trying hard now It's so hard now Trying hard now Gettin' st…
Windmills Of Your Mind Round like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel…
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Drew Newman
I have skied with this track playing in my headphones. It was one of the coolest experiences.
Rob Shepherd
Searched for this track after watching, with the sole intention of skiing to this class music.... lo and behold, what's the top comment? Brilliant!
Steve
@SweOmega …with a Union Jack parachute
TheSoloTrooper
That sounds like heaven
R D
Superb
Howaboutthat 2013
That is so cool, I need to do that.
TheMightyPanthro
John Barry's 60s Bond music is untouchable but his work definitely softened to suit the lighter/romantic tone of the Moore movies. Hamlish, Martin and Conti all knocked it out of the park.
Ron el viejo
In my opinion For your eyes only was the best James Bond movie. The best plot and the best soundtrack.
TheSmokingDen
Yup. I agree on all counts. Fyeo is imo the best Bond movie.
greatwuta
@ForceMaximus84 I agree with you but at the same time I'm not going to argue with anyone who think FYEO is the best James Bond movie.