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Bill Conti

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2012 6 Foot Rule (composer: theme music)
 
2011 Man's Man (short) ("Gonna Fly Now" from Rocky, composer: stock music)
 
2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (musical director)
 
2006 Rocky Balboa (conductor)
 
2006 The 78th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (musical director)
 
2005 The 77th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (musical director)
 
2005 Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure (TV movie) (composer: show theme - uncredited)
 
2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (musical director)
 
2002 Avenging Angelo (conductor)
 
2001 The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (musical director)
 
2000 Sugihara: Conspiracy of Kindness (documentary) (composer: title theme)
 
2000 Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond (TV documentary short) (composer: song "For Your Eyes Only" - uncredited)
 
1999 An American Celebration at Ford's Theater (TV movie) (musical director)
 
1999 The 71st Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (musical director)
 
1998 The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (musical director)
 
1993-1997 Turning Point (TV series documentary) (composer: theme music - 2 episodes)
Who Shot Martin Luther King Jr.? (1997) (composer: theme music)
Pilot (1993) (composer: theme music)
 
1997 The 69th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (musical director)
 
1996 Spy Hard (conductor)
 
1996 Deadly Game: The Mark and Delia Owens Story (TV documentary) (composer: theme music)
 
1996 Baby, Oh Baby: The Six-Pack Is Back (TV documentary) (composer: theme music)
 
1996 Rebirth: The Untold Stories of Oklahoma City (TV documentary) (composer: theme music)
 
1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (musical director)
 
1995 Napoleon (conductor)
 
1994 Golf: The Greatest Game (TV documentary) (composer: title music)
 
1994 The 66th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (conductor, musical director)
 
1994 Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III (TV mini-series) (composer: theme music - 3 episodes)
Episode #1.3 (1994) (composer: theme music)
Episode #1.2 (1994) (composer: theme music)
Episode #1.1 (1994) (composer: theme music)
 
1993 The 65th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (musical director)
 
1993 Blood In, Blood Out (conductor)
 
1992 The 64th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (conductor)
 
1991 Dynasty: The Reunion (TV movie) (composer: theme "Dynasty")
 
1991 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (conductor, musical director)
 
1991 Celeste (TV series) (incidental music - 1 episode)
Episode #1.1 (1991) (incidental music - from "Rocky III" - uncredited)
 
1990 E.A.R.T.H. Force (TV series) (composer: theme music - 3 episodes)
Episode #1.6 (1990) (composer: theme music)
Episode #1.2 (1990) (composer: theme music)
Episode #1.1 (1990) (composer: theme music)
 
1990 The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special) (musical director)
 
1990 Ghost Dad (musical cues)
 
Falcon Crest (TV series) (theme by - 223 episodes, 1981-1990) (composer: main theme - 2 episodes, 1987)
Home Again (1990) (theme by)
Danny's Song (1990) (theme by)
The Return (1990) (theme by)
Crimes of the Past (1990) (theme by)
Dark Streets (1990) (theme by)
 
1990 The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (musical director)
 
1981-1989 Dynasty (TV series) (composer: theme music - 217 episodes)
Catch 22 (1989) (composer: theme music)
Blasts from the Pasts (1989) (composer: theme music)
Here Comes the Son (1989) (composer: theme music)
No Bones About It (1989) (composer: theme music)
Tale of the Tape (1989) (composer: theme music)
 
1989 Dolphin Cove (TV series) (composer: theme music)
 
1982-1988 Cagney & Lacey (TV series) (composer: theme music - 118 episodes)
A Fair Shake: Part 1 (1988) (composer: theme music)
A Fair Shake: Part 2 (1988) (composer: theme music)
Yup (1988) (composer: theme music)
Friendly Fire (1988) (composer: theme music)
Amends (1988) (composer: theme music)
 
1988 The 60th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (conductor)
 
1987 Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story (TV mini-series) (composer: theme music - 3 episodes)
Episode #1.3 (1987) (composer: theme music)
Episode #1.2 (1987) (composer: theme music)
Episode #1.1 (1987) (composer: theme music)
 
1987 Masters of the Universe (orchestrator)
 
1987 A Prayer for the Dying (conductor)
 
1987 Mariah (TV series) (composer: theme music)
 
1985-1987 The Colbys (TV series) (composer: theme music - 49 episodes)
Crossroads (1987) (composer: theme music)
The Dead End (1987) (composer: theme music)
Betrayals (1987) (composer: theme music)
Devil's Advocate (1987) (composer: theme music)
Return Engagement (1987) (composer: theme music)
 
1986 Our World (TV series) (composer: theme music)
 
1986 Stark: Mirror Image (TV movie) (composer: theme music)
 
1985 Rocky IV (composer: original themes from "Rocky")
 
1985 Stark (TV movie) (composer: theme music)
 
1985 The 57th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary) (musical director)
 
1984 The Master (TV series) (composer: theme music - 13 episodes)
A Place to Call Home (1984) (composer: theme music)
Rogues (1984) (composer: theme music)
Failure to Communicate (1984) (composer: theme music)
The Java Tiger (1984) (composer: theme music)
Kunoichi (1984) (composer: theme music)
 
1984 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (TV series documentary) (composer: theme music)
 
1983-1984 Emerald Point N.A.S. (TV series) (composer: theme music - 22 episodes)
The Wedding (1984) (composer: theme music)
Pandora's Box (1984) (composer: theme music)
Friends and Lovers (1984) (composer: theme music)
The Best Laid Plans (1984) (composer: theme music)
The Climax (1984) (composer: theme music)
 
1983 The 55th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (musical director)
 
1982 Split Image (conductor - uncredited, orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1982 Rocky III (conductor - uncredited, orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1982 The 54th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary) (musical director)
 
1981 For Your Eyes Only (conductor - uncredited)
 
1979 The Swap (composer: stock music)
 
1979 Rocky II (conductor - uncredited, orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1978 Slow Dancing in the Big City (conductor: ballet sequence)
 
1977 The 49th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (musical director)
 
1976 Rocky (conductor - uncredited, orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1973 Orpheus 9 (TV movie) (conductor)
 
Show ShowComposer (142 titles)
2011 Man's Man (short)
 
2011 Two Knives
 
2010 Dances for an iPhone (TV series short)
 
2010 Small Town Hero
 
2009 Moonlight Blade
 
2008 Hold-Up
 
2008 Role Model: Gene Wilder (TV documentary)
 
2006 Rocky Balboa
 
2006 The Godfather (Video Game)
 
2006 The 78th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
 
2004 Letting Go (TV movie)
 
2004 Judas (TV movie)
 
2003 Boys on the Run
 
2003 Coast to Coast (TV movie)
 
2002 Avenging Angelo
 
2002 G
 
2001 Tortilla Soup
 
2001 FX (short)
 
2000 American Tragedy (TV movie)
 
1999/II Desert Heat
 
1998 Winchell (TV movie)
 
1998 The Real Macaw
 
1996 Spy Hard
 
1995 Bushwhacked
 
1995 Napoleon
 
1995 Whiz Kids (TV documentary)
 
1994 Golf: The Greatest Game (TV documentary)
 
1994 The Scout
 
1994 8 Seconds
 
1994 Yellowstone (documentary short)
 
1993 Turning Point (TV series documentary)
 
1992 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
Maniac at Large (1992)
 
1992 Nails (TV movie)
 
1991 By the Sword
 
1991 Year of the Gun
 
1991 Under Cover (TV movie)
 
1990 Rocky V
 
1990 The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
 
1990 The Operation (TV movie)
 
1990 The Fourth War
 
1989 Lock Up
 
1989 Lean on Me
 
1988 Cohen and Tate
 
1988 Betrayed
 
1988 The Big Blue (US version)
 
1988 For Keeps?
 
1987 Broadcast News
 
1987 Baby Boom
 
1987 Happy New Year
 
1987 I Love N.Y.
 
1987 Ohara (TV series)
 
1987 Our World (TV series)
 
1986 The Boss' Wife
 
1986 Big Trouble
 
1986 North and South, Book II (TV mini-series)
Episode #1.6 (1986)
Episode #1.5 (1986)
Episode #1.4 (1986)
Episode #1.3 (1986)
Episode #1.2 (1986)
 
1986 Nomads
 
1986 Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic (documentary short)
 
1986 F/X
 
1985 North and South (TV mini-series)
Episode #1.6 (1985)
Episode #1.5 (1985)
Episode #1.4 (1985)
Episode #1.3 (1985)
Episode #1.2 (1985)
 
1985 Beer
 
1985 Gotcha!
 
1984 Mass Appeal
 
1984 The Master (TV series)
High Rollers (1984)
Hostages (1984)
State of the Union (1984)
Out-of-Time-Step (1984)
 
1984 The Bear
 
1984 The Karate Kid
 
1984 Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets (documentary short)
 
1983 The Right Stuff
 
1983 Emerald Point N.A.S. (TV series)
Pilot: Part 1 (1983)
Pilot: Part 2 (1983)
 
1983 The Terry Fox Story (TV movie)
 
1983 Bad Boys
 
1982 Farrell for the People (TV movie)
 
1982 Split Image
 
1982 Rocky III
 
1982 I, the Jury
 
1982 And They're Off
 
1981 Neighbors
 
1981 Falcon Crest (TV series)
 
1981 Cagney & Lacey (TV series)
 
1981 Carbon Copy
 
1981 Victory
 
1981 Dynasty (TV series)
Oil (1981)
 
1980 The Formula
 
1980 Gloria
 
1980 Murder Ink (TV series)
 
1979 Rocky II
 
1979 Goldengirl
 
1979 The Fantastic Seven (TV movie)
 
1979 Dreamer
 
1978 The Pirate (TV movie)
 
1978 The Big Fix
 
1978 Paradise Alley
 
1978 F.I.S.T
 
1978 Ring of Passion (TV movie)
 
1977 Kill Me If You Can (TV movie)
 
1977 A Sensitive, Passionate Man (TV movie)
 
1977 The Displaced Person (TV movie)
 
1976 Smash-Up on Interstate 5 (TV movie)
 
1976 Rocky
 
1976 NBC Special Treat (TV series)
Papa and Me (1976)
 
1976 Love in the Hamptons (video short)
 
1975 Pacific Challenge (documentary)
 
1974 Harry and Tonto
 
1973 Blume in Love
 
1969 Juliette de Sade (as Helen Gray)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (68 titles)
2013 Mike & Mike (TV series)
Episode dated 31 May 2013 (2013) (writer: "Gonna Fly Now Theme from Rocky" / performer: "Gonna Fly Now Theme from Rocky")
 
2012-2013 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Episode #21.68 (2013) (music: "You're the Best" - uncredited)
Episode #20.91 (2012) (music: "Gonna Fly Now" - uncredited)
 
2012 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
Movie Night (2012) (writer: "Gonna Fly Now" - uncredited)
 
2011 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
Round Four (2011) (music: "Gonna Fly Now")
 
2010 Two and a Half Men (TV series)
Dead from the Waist Down (2010) (music: "Rocky's Theme")
 
2010 Jackass 3D (documentary) (writer: "Gonna Fly Now Theme from Rocky" / performer: "Gonna Fly Now Theme from Rocky")
 
2010 Regular Show (TV series)
Death Punchies (2010) (writer: "You're the Best")
 
2010 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
Greatest Sporting Anthems (2010) (writer: "Gonna Fly Now" / performer: "Gonna Fly Now")
Sporty, Rich & Sexy (2010) (writer: "Gonna Fly Now" - uncredited)
 
2010 Dancing on Ice (TV series)
Episode #5.24 (2010) (writer: "Gonna Fly Now Theme from "Rocky"" / performer: "Gonna Fly Now Theme from "Rocky"")
Episode #5.18 (2010) (writer: "Gonna Fly Now Theme from "Rocky"" / performer: "Gonna Fly Now Theme from "Rocky"")
 
2010 Live from Studio Five (TV series)
Episode #1.131 (2010) (writer: "Gonna Fly Now" / performer: "Gonna Fly Now")
 
2007-2010 American Idol (TV series)
Auditions: Chicago (2010) (music: "Rocky's Theme" - uncredited)
Auditions: New York (2007) (music: "Gonna Fly Now")
 
2009 Midgets Vs. Mascots (writer: "You're the Best")
 
2003-2009 The Simpsons (TV series)
How the Test Was Won (2009) (music: "Gonna Fly" - uncredited)
Dial 'N' for Nerder (2008) (music: "Gonna Fly" - uncredited)
The Strong Arms of the Ma (2003) (music: "Gonna Fly Now Theme from 'Rocky'")
 
2008 The Real Hustle (TV series documentary)
Episode #6.4 (2008) (writer: "Gonna Fly Now Theme from "Rocky"")
 
2008 Banda sonora (TV series)
Episode #4.7 (2008) (writer: "Going the Distance")
 
2008 Das Wunder von Wien (TV movie) (writer: "Gonna Fly Now" - uncredited / performer: "Gonna Fly Now" - uncredited)
 
2008 You Don't Mess with the Zohan (writer: "Gonna Fly Now")
 
2007 Big Stan (writer: "You're the Best")
 
2007 The Sopranos (TV series)
Made in America (2007) (writer: "Gonna Fly Now Theme from Rocky")
 
2007 The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (documentary) (writer: "You're the Best")
 
2006 Rocky Balboa (music: "Gonna Fly Now" - uncredited)
 
2006 The Angry Video Game Nerd (TV series)
Rocky (2006) (music: "Gonna Fly" - uncredited, "Going the Distance" - uncredited)
 
2005 South Park (TV series)
The Losing Edge (2005) (writer: "You're the Best" - uncredited)
 
2004 Soul Plane (writer: "Gonna Fly Now")
 
2004 My Baby's Daddy (writer: "Gonna Fly Now")
 
2002 Futurama (TV series)
30% Iron Chef (2002) (music: "You're the Best")
 
2001 Antitrust (writer: "Cocktails" / performer: "Cocktails")
 
2000 Freaks and Geeks (TV series)
The Diary (2000) (music: "Rocky's Theme" - uncredited)
 
1999 Man on the Moon (writer: "Going the Distance" 1977 / performer: "Going the Distance" 1977)
 
1999/II Desert Heat (music: "All Roads Lead To You")
 
1997 Spice World (writer: "Fanfare For Rocky" / performer: "Fanfare For Rocky" / arranger: "Fanfare For Rocky")
 
1997 The Devil's Own (writer: "Gonna Fly Now")
 
1997 Private Parts (writer: "Come With Me Now" / performer: "Come With Me Now")
 
1996 The Epic of Detective Mandy: Book Five - Satan Claus III: The 13th Day of Christmas (TV movie) (writer: "Gonna Fly Now", "Going the Distance", "The Final Bell" / performer: "Gonna Fly Now", "Going the Distance", "The Final Bell")
 
1994 The Nanny (TV series)
The Gym Teacher (1994) (writer: "Gonna Fly Now Theme from "Rocky"" - uncredited)
 
1994 8 Seconds ("Lane's Theme")
 
1994 100 Years at the Movies (TV documentary short) (writer: "Rocky: Gonna Fly Now" - uncredited)
 
1993 Fatal Instinct (writer: "The Mighty Bruins")
 
1993 Hot Shots! Part Deux (writer: "Theme")
 
1991 Designing Women (TV series)
I'll See You in Court (1991) ("Gonna Fly Now")
 
1990 Ghost Dad (writer: "Cues")
 
1987 Baby Boom (writer: "Everchanging Times")
 
1987 Happy New Year (producer: "I Only Have Eyes for You")
 
1987 Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond (TV documentary) (music: "Runaway" - uncredited)
 
1986 Moonlighting (TV series)
It's a Wonderful Job (1986) (writer: "Theme From Dynasty")
 
1986 The Karate Kid, Part II (writer: "Two Looking at One" / producer: "Two Looking at One")
 
1986 Nomads (music: "Strangers", "Nomads", "Dancing Mary" / lyrics: "Strangers", "Nomads", "Dancing Mary")
 
1984 The Bear (music: "I'll Be Home Again")
 
1984 The Karate Kid (music: "THE MOMENT OF TRUTH", "FEEL THE NIGHT", "YOU'RE THE BEST" / producer: "FEEL THE NIGHT", "YOU'RE THE BEST")
 
1983 The Right Stuff (arranger: "Battle Hymn of the Republic" - uncredited, "The Eyes of Texas" - uncredited, "Yellow Rose of Texas" - uncredited, "Deep in the Heart of Texas" - uncredited, "Dixie" - uncredited)
 
1983 Mr. Mom ("Gonna Fly Now Rocky's theme" - uncredited)
 
1982 Rocky III (music: "Pushin")
 
1982 The 54th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary) (writer: "For Your Eyes Only")
 
1981 Carbon Copy (music: "I'm Gonna Get Closer to You")
 
1981 For Your Eyes Only (music: "For Your Eyes Only")
 
1981 Dynasty (TV series)
 
1980 Roller Revolution (TV movie) (writer: "Redemption The Theme from Rocky II")
 
1979 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Episode dated 21 December 1979 (1979) (writer: "Theme from 'Rocky' Gonna Fly Now" - uncredited)
 
1979 A Man, a Woman and a Bank (music: "When You Smile At Me")
 
1979 Dreamer (music: "Reach For The Top" / lyrics: "Reach For The Top")
 
1979 Five Days from Home (music: "Love Theme")
 
1978 Mork & Mindy (TV series)
Mork's Greatest Hits (1978) (writer: "Gonna Fly Now Theme From Rocky")
 
1978 Things We Did Last Summer (TV movie) (writer: "Gonna Fly Now")
 
1978 Paradise Alley (music: "TOO CLOSE TO PARADISE")
 
1977 Soul Brothers of Kung Fu ("The Final Bell")
 
1977 A Sensitive, Passionate Man (TV movie) (music: "My Sensitive, Passionate Man")
 
1977 The 49th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (writer: "Gonna Fly Now")
 
1976 Rocky (music: "Rocky's Theme", "Gonna Fly")
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1978 Slow Dancing in the Big City
Rehearsal Pianist
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2004 The History of North and South (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2004 The Way of the Karate Kid (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2000 Sugihara: Conspiracy of Kindness (documentary) (the producers wish to thank)
 
Show ShowSelf (22 titles)
2011 The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance (2011) … Himself
 
2008 Oscar's Red Carpet 2008 with Regis Philbin (TV special)
Himself
 
2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2006 Staccato: A Composer's Notebook with Bill Conti (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 The 77th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Conductor
 
2004 The History of North and South (video documentary short)
Himself - Composer
 
2004 Super Secret Movie Rules (TV series documentary)
Himself
Sports Underdogs (2004) … Himself
 
2003 T-20 Years and Counting (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself - Composer
Dynasty (2001) … Himself - Composer
 
2000 Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 The Bond Sound: The Music of 007 (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 The 71st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Orchestra conducter
 
1999 Pesel Ha'Zahav (documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - orchestra director
 
1986 The 38th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special
 
1985 The 57th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Musical Director
 
1984 The 56th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Winner: Best Original Score
 
1983 The 55th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Conductor
 
1982 The 54th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Conductor & Nominee: Best Original Song
 
1977 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #15.187 (1977) … Himself
 

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Alternate Names:

Helen Gray
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Trivia:

His recording of "Gonna Fly Now (Theme from " Rocky)" reached #1 in July 1977. See more »

Star Sign:

Aries