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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Brian Patrick Clarke to Charlotte Cornwell
Bill Conti Biography (1942-)
Full name, William Conti; born April 13, 1942, in Providence, RI; son of William and Lucetta Conti; married Shelby Cox (a dancer); children: Rachela, Nicola Shelby. Addresses: Manager: Blue Focus Management, 1523 Ventura Blvd., Suite 2A, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403.; Contact: 117 Fremont Place, Los Angeles, CA 90005.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Composer, conductor, musician, director
- Birth Details
- April 13, 1942
- Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Work
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Conductor
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Orfeo 9 (also known as Orpheus 9), 1970
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Happy New Year, Columbia, 1987
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Bound by Honor (also known as Blood In ... Blood Out and Blood In, Blood Out ... Bound by Honor), Buena Vista, 1993
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Spy Hard, Buena Vista, 1996
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Other
- (Music supervisor) Blume in Love, Warner Bros., 1973
- (Song performer) Weird Science, Universal, 1985
- (Orchestrator) Masters of the Universe, 1987
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Film Appearances
- Rehearsal pianist, Slow Dancing in the Big City, United Artists, 1978
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Television Work
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Theme Music Performer; Series
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Newsstand: CNN and Entertainment Weekly, CNN, 1998-
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Newsstand: CNN and Fortune, CNN, 1998-
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Newsstand: CNN and Time, CNN, 1998-
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Music Director; Specials
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Sea World Summer Night Magic, ABC, 1990
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An American Celebration at Ford's Theatre, ABC, 1999
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Sunday at the Oscars, ABC, 1999
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An American Celebration at Ford's Theatre, ABC, 2001
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Oscar Countdown 2001, ABC, 2001
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Music Director; Awards Presentations
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The 53rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1981
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The 56th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1984
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The 60th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1988
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The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1990
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The 62nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1990
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The 63rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1991
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The 64th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1992
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The 65th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1993
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The 66th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1994
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The 67th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1995
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The 69th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1997
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The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998
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The 71st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1999
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The 73rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2001
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Conductor; Awards Presentations
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The 62nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1990
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The 20th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1993
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The 21st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, 1994
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Other; Awards Presentations
- (Supervisor) The 62nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1990
- (Orchestrator) The 73rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2001
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Television Appearances
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Specials
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Sea World Summer Night Magic, ABC, 1990
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An American Celebration at Ford's Theatre, ABC, 1999
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An American Celebration at Ford's Theatre, ABC, 2001
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Episodic
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Dynasty: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television,2001
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Stage Appearances
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Cleo on Broadway, Minskoff Theatre, New York City, 1977
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Stage Work
- Director of Hair, Rome, Italy, during the 1960s.
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RECORDINGS
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Albums; Soundtracks
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Music from Rocky, Musicor, 1977
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F.I.S.T., United Artists Records, 1978
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Paradise Alley, MCA Records, 1978
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Slow Dancing in the Big City, United Artists Records, 1978
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For Your Eyes Only, Liberty Records, 1981
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Rocky III, Liberty Records, 1982
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Gotcha!, MCA Records, 1985
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The Right Stuff, Varese Sarabande, 1986
- (With London Symphony Orchestra) North and South Symphonic Suite,1987
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The Karate Kid, Part III, MCA Records, 1989
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The Adventures of Huck Finn, Varese Sarabande, 1993
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WRITINGS
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Film Scores
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Juliette de Sade (also known as Heterosexual and Mademoiselle de Sade e i suoi vizi), [Great Britain], 1967
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Candidate for a Killing (also known as Candidato per un assassino and Un sudario a la medida), GGP, 1969
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Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini (also known as The Garden of theFinzi-Continis and Der Garten der Finzi Contini), Titanus, 1970
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Liquid Subway, 1972
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Blume in Love, Warner Bros., 1973
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Harry and Tonto, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974
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Pacific Challenge, Concord Films, 1975
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Next Stop, Greenwich Village, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976
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Rocky, United Artists, 1976
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Citizens Band (also known as The Great American Citizens Band and Handle with Care), Paramount, 1977
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The Big Fix, Universal, 1978
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F.I.S.T., United Artists, 1978
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Five Days from Home, Universal, 1978
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Paradise Alley, Universal, 1978
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Slow Dancing in the Big City, United Artists, 1978
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Uncle Joe Shannon, United Artists, 1978
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An Unmarried Woman, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978
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Big Trouble, Universal, 1979
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Dreamer, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
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Goldengirl, Avco-Embassy, 1979
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Hurricane, Paramount, 1979
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A Man, a Woman, and a Bank (also known as A Very Big Withdrawal), Avco-Embassy, 1979
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Rocky II, United Artists, 1979
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The Seduction of Joe Tynan, Universal, 1979
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The Formula (also known as Die Formel), United Artists, 1980
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Gloria, Columbia, 1980
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Private Benjamin, Warner Bros., 1980
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Carbon Copy, Embassy, 1981
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For Your Eyes Only, United Artists, 1981
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Neighbors, Columbia, 1981
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Victory (also known as Escape to Victory), Paramount, 1981
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I, the Jury, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
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Rocky III, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
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Split Image (also known as Captured and L'envoutement), Orion, 1982
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That Championship Season, Cannon, 1982
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Bad Boys, Universal, 1983
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The Right Stuff, Warner Bros., 1983
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Two of a Kind, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
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Without a Trace, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
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The Bear, Embassy, 1984
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Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets (documentary), 1984
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The Karate Kid, Columbia, 1984
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Mass Appeal, Universal, 1984
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Unfaithfully Yours, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
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The Coolangatta Gold (also known as The Gold and the Glory), Michael Edgley International, 1985
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Gotcha!, Universal, 1985
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Nomads, PSO, 1985
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Rocky IV, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985
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Weird Science, Universal, 1985
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Beer (also known as The Selling of America), Orion, 1986
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Big Trouble, Columbia, 1986
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The Boss' Wife, TriStar, 1986
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50 Years of Action!, 1986
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F/X (also known as F/X--Murder by Illusion and Murder byIllusion), Orion, 1986
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The Karate Kid, Part II, Columbia, 1986
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Baby Boom, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1987
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Broadcast News, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
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Happy New Year, Columbia, 1987
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I Love N.Y., Manley, 1987
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Masters of the Universe, Cannon, 1987
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Niagara: Miracles, Myths, and Magic (documentary), 1987
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A Prayer for the Dying, Samuel Goldwyn, 1987
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Betrayed, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
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The Big Blue (also known as Le grand bleu,
Le grand bleu, version integrale, and Le grand bleu, version longue), Columbia,1988
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For Keeps, TriStar, 1988
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A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (also known as Jimmy Reardon), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
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Cohen and Tate, TriStar, 1989
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The Karate Kid, Part III, Columbia, 1989
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Lean on Me, Warner Bros., 1989
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Lock Up, TriStar, 1989
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Backstreet Dreams (also known as Backstreet Strays), Vidmark, 1990
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A Captive in the Land (also known as Plennik zemli), GloriaProductions, 1990
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The Fourth War, Cannon, 1990
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Ghost Dad, Universal, 1990
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Rocky V, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1990
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Grand Canyon, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
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Necessary Roughness, Paramount, 1991
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Year of the Gun, Triumph Releasing, 1991
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The Adventures of Huck Finn (also known as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn), Buena Vista, 1993
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Bound by Honor (also known as Blood In ... Blood Out and Blood In, Blood Out ... Bound by Honor), Buena Vista, 1993
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Rookie of the Year, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
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By the Sword, Hansen Entertainment, 1994
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8 Seconds (also known as 8 Seconds to Glory and The LaneFrost Story), New Line Cinema, 1994
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The Next Karate Kid, Columbia, 1994
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The Scout, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
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Yellowstone (documentary), 1994
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Bushwhacked (also known as The Tenderfoot and Tenderfoots), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
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Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (also known as Entertaining Angels), Paulist Pictures, 1996
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Spy Hard, Buena Vista, 1996
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Napoleon, Samuel Goldwyn, 1997
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The Real Macaw, Paramount, 1998
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Wrongfully Accused (also known as Leslie Nielsen ist sehr verdaechtig,
Sehr verdaechtig, and Unter falschem Verdacht), Warner Bros., 1998
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Coyote Moon (also known as Desert Heat and Inferno),Viacom, 1999
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The Thomas Crown Affair, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999
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Sugihara: Conspiracy of Goodness (also known as Sugihara: Conspiracy of Kindness), Seventh Art Releasing, 2000
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Boys on the Run, Franchise Pictures, 2001
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Tortilla Soup, Samuel Goldwyn, 2001
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Avenging Angelo, Warner Bros., 2002
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G, "g" Productions, 2002
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2 Birds with 1 Stallone (also known as Fight the Good Fight), Lil Mama Productions, 2002
- Conti's music has been used in other films.
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Film Songs
- (With Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins) "Gonna Fly Now," Rocky, United Artists, 1976
- "You Heard the Song," Citizens Band (also known as The Great American Citizens Band and Handle with Care), Paramount, 1977
- "Too Close to Paradise," Paradise Alley, Universal, 1978
- "Slow Down, I'll Find You," Goldengirl, Avco-Embassy, 1979
- "When You Smile at Me," A Man, a Woman, and a Bank (also known asA Very Big Withdrawal), Avco-Embassy, 1979
- (With Mick Leeson) Theme, For Your Eyes Only, United Artists, 1981
- "I'm Gonna Get Closer to You," Carbon Copy, Embassy, 1981
- "Pushin'," Rocky III, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
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Split Image (also known as Captured and L'envoutement), Orion, 1982
- (With Dennis Lambert) "I'll Be Home Again," The Bear, Embassy, 1984
- "The Moment of Truth," "Feel the Night," and "You're the Best," The Karate Kid, Columbia, 1984
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Mass Appeal, Universal, 1984
- (With Ted Nugent) "Nomads," "Strangers," and "Dancing Mary," Nomads, PSO, 1985
- Theme, Rocky IV, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985
- "Two Looking at One," The Karate Kid, Part II, Columbia, 1986
- "Neighbors" and "Big Trouble," Ghost Dad, Universal, 1990
- Conti's songs have been used in other films.
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Television Music
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Series
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Dynasty (also known as Oil), ABC, 1981-1989
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Falcon Crest, CBS, 1981-1990
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Cagney & Lacey, CBS, 1982-1988
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He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (animated), syndicated, 1983
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Emerald Point N.A.S., CBS, 1983-1984
- Song "Come Fly With Me," Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (also known as Lifestyles with Robin Leach and Shari Belafonte), syndicated,beginning 1984 ABC, 1986
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I Had Three Wives, CBS, 1985
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Dynasty II: The Colbys (also known as The Colbys), ABC, 1985-1987
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Our World, ABC, 1986-1987
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Ohara, ABC, 1987-1988
- Song "Runaway," Runaway with the Rich and Famous, syndicated, 1987-1994
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Supercarrier, ABC, 1988
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HeartBeat (also known as Private Practice and Women's Medical), ABC, 1988-1989
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Inside Edition, syndicated, beginning 1988
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Dolphin Cove (also known as Dolphin Bay), CBS, 1989
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American Gladiators, syndicated, beginning 1989
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PrimeTime Live, ABC, 1989-1998
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Grand Slam, CBS, 1990
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Instant Recall, syndicated, 1990-1991
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Under Cover (also known as The Company), ABC, 1991
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Turning Point (also known as Moment of Crisis), ABC, 1994
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Television Themes
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Series
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Murder Ink, 1980
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Dynasty (also known as Oil), ABC, 1981-1989
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Falcon Crest, CBS, 1981-1990
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Cagney & Lacey, CBS, 1982-1988
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Emerald Point N.A.S., CBS, 1983-1984
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The Master, NBC, 1984
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Dynasty II: The Colbys (also known as The Colbys), ABC, 1985-1987
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HeartBeat (also known as Private Practice and Women's Medical), ABC, 1988-1989
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Newsstand: CNN and Entertainment Weekly, CNN, 1998-
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Newsstand: CNN and Fortune, CNN, 1998-
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Newsstand: CNN and Time, CNN, 1998-
- Also wrote the theme music for Kenya.
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Television Scores
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Miniseries
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North and South, ABC, 1985
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North and South, Book II, ABC, 1986
- Theme, Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story, ABC, 1987
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Dynasty: The Reunion (also known as Dynasty: The Miniseries), ABC, 1991
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John Jakes' Heaven and Hell: North and South, Part III (also knownas Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III and North and South III), ABC, 1994
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American Tragedy, CBS, 2000
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Movies
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Smash-Up on Interstate 5, ABC, 1976
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In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan, NBC, 1977
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Kill Me If You Can (also known as The Caryl Chessman Story), NBC, 1977
- And title song (with David Janssen and Carol Connors), A Sensitive, Passionate Man, NBC, 1977
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The Pirate (also known as Harold Robbins' The Pirate), CBS,1978
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Ring of Passion (also known as Countdown to the Big One), NBC, 1978
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The Fantastic Seven (also known as Steel Glory and StuntSeven), CBS, 1979
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Farrell for the People, NBC, 1982
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The Terry Fox Story, HBO, 1983
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Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman,NBC, 1989
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Murderers among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story, HBO, 1989
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Io e papa (also known as Papa and Me and Papa et moi), [Italy], 1990
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The Operation (also known as Bodily Harm), CBS, 1990
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Nails, Showtime, 1992
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Winchell, HBO, 1998
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Television Themes
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Movies
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Stark, CBS, 1985
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Stark: Mirror Image (also known as Stark II), CBS, 1986
- Also wrote the theme for CBS Movies, CBS.
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Television Scores
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Specials
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Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond, 1987
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The New York City Marathon, ABC, 1989
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The Kentucky Derby, ABC, 1990
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Sea World Summer Night Magic, ABC, 1990
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Television Songs
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Specials
- "The Displaced Person," American Short Story, PBS, 1976
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45/85 (documentary), ABC, 1985
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Television Scores
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Awards Presentations
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The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1990
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The 20th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1993
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The 21st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, 1994
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Pilots
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There's Always Room, CBS, 1977
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Mariah (also known as Equations,
Mariah State, and Mariah State Prison), ABC, 1987
- "Silent Whisper," CBS Summer Playhouse, CBS, 1988
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Under Cover (also known as The Company), ABC, 1991
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Television Themes
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Pilots
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E.A.R.T.H. Force (also known as The Elite and The GreenMachine), CBS, 1990
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Television Music
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Episodic
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Executive Suite, CBS, 1976
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The Andros Targets, CBS, 1977
- "Maniac at Large," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's Tales from the Crypt), HBO, 1992
- "Whiz Kids," Turning Point (also known as Moment of Crisis), ABC, 1995
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Television Themes
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Episodic
- "Baby, Oh Baby: The Six-Pack Is Back," Turning Point (also known as Moment of Crisis), ABC, 1995
- "Deadly Game: The Mark and Delia Owens Story," Turning Point (alsoknown as Moment of Crisis), ABC, 1996
- "Rebirth: The Untold Stories of Oklahoma City," Turning Point (also known as Moment of Crisis), ABC, 1996
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