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Bill Conti

Highest Rated: 100% Citizens Band (1977)

Lowest Rated: 13% Avenging Angelo (2002)

Birthday: Apr 13, 1942

Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, USA

While Bill Conti may forever be associated with the rousing, infectious music he composed for the series of "Rocky" films, he has also proved the scores for countless TV programs and films. As a child in Rhode Island, he learned to play the piano from his father. By the time the family relocated to Miami, Conti was the front man for his own jazz band. After receiving degrees in music from Louisiana State and Juilliard, he moved to Italy to study opera composition. During his stay in Rome, he began to provide music for films such as "Candidate per un Assassino/Candidate for a Killing." At the 1971 Venice Film Festival, Conti met director Paul Mazursky who hired the musician to supervise the score of "Blume in Love" (1973). The two collaborated further on "Harry and Tonto" (1974) and "Next Stop, Greenwich Village" (1975). But it was his music for the Oscar-winning sleeper hit "Rocky" (1976), especially the Academy Award-nominated theme "Gonna Fly Now," that established Conti as an in-demand composer. He went on to score several films directed and/or starring Sylvester Stallone (including the "Rocky" sequels) as well as several for "Rocky" director John G Avildsen (most notably "The Karate Kid" films).

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Highest rated movies

100% 69% Citizens Band
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98% 79% Broadcast News Watchlist
96% 90% The Right Stuff
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94% 78% The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
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93% 69% Rocky Watchlist 91% 79% Gloria Watchlist 90% 83% The Karate Kid Watchlist
89% 81% Bad Boys
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89% 54% F/X
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88% 81% Harry and Tonto
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Filmography

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60% 70% The Perfect Game Original Music $1.1M 2008
78% 76% Rocky Balboa Original Music $70.3M 2006
13% 33% Avenging Angelo Original Music - 2002
28% 60% G Original Music $3.0M 2002
No Score Yet 60% Boys on the Run Original Music - 2001
76% 71% Tortilla Soup Original Music $4.4M 2001
69% 77% The Thomas Crown Affair Music $69.3M 1999
83% 71% Winchell Original Music - 1998
60% 69% Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story Original Music - 1996
18% 38% Bushwhacked Original Music $6.9M 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Yellowstone Original Music - 1994
32% 21% The Scout Original Music $2.6M 1994
31% 94% 8 Seconds Original Music $19.6M 1994
64% 94% Blood In, Blood Out Original Music $4.0M 1993
41% 52% Rookie of the Year Original Music $53.1M 1993
75% 50% The Adventures of Huck Finn Original Music $23.8M 1993
29% 28% Year of the Gun Original Music $1.2M 1991
79% 70% Grand Canyon Original Music $32.3M 1991
No Score Yet 50% Backstreet Dreams Original Music - 1990
32% 31% Rocky V Original Music $40.1M 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Captive in the Land Original Music - 1990
31% 50% Lock Up Music $20.3M 1989
15% 35% The Karate Kid Part III Original Music $36.8M 1989
68% 85% Lean on Me Original Music $28.9M 1989
36% 56% Betrayed Original Music $24.6M 1988
62% 93% The Big Blue Original Music $2.9M 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet I Love N.Y. Original Music - 1987
No Score Yet 12% Happy New Year Original Music $30.6K 1987
21% 41% Masters of the Universe Original Music $16.3M 1987
50% 53% A Prayer for the Dying Music $1.4M 1987
67% 62% Baby Boom Original Music $25.4M 1987
98% 79% Broadcast News Original Music $49.2M 1987
No Score Yet 33% The Boss' Wife Original Music - 1986
89% 54% F/X Original Music $19.9M 1986
47% 52% The Karate Kid Part II Original Music $112.1M 1986
14% 25% Big Trouble Original Music - 1986
No Score Yet 56% Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic Original Music - 1986
No Score Yet 45% Beer Original Music - 1985
31% 53% Gotcha! Original Music - 1985
33% 46% Unfaithfully Yours Original Music - 1984
90% 83% The Karate Kid Original Music - 1984
No Score Yet 60% Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets Original Music - 1984
No Score Yet 73% The Bear Original Music - 1984
89% 81% Bad Boys Original Music - 1983
96% 90% The Right Stuff Original Music - 1983
No Score Yet 61% The Terry Fox Story Original Music - 1983
No Score Yet 73% Split Image Music - 1982
45% 42% I, the Jury Original Music - 1982
65% 74% Rocky III Original Music - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Farrell for the People Original Music - 1982
No Score Yet 39% Carbon Copy Original Music - 1981
69% 64% For Your Eyes Only Original Music - 1981
91% 79% Gloria Original Music - 1980
70% 82% Rocky II Original Music - 1979
No Score Yet 73% Dreamer Original Music - 1979
No Score Yet 22% A Man, a Woman and a Bank Original Music - 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet Goldengirl Original Music - 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet Uncle Joe Shannon Original Music - 1978
40% 44% Paradise Alley Original Music - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Sensitive, Passionate Man Original Music - 1977
100% 69% Citizens Band Music - 1977
No Score Yet 100% Kill Me if You Can Original Music - 1977
93% 69% Rocky Original Music - 1976
88% 81% Harry and Tonto Original Music - 1974
94% 78% The Garden of the Finzi-Continis Original Music $753.7K 1971