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

  • CREDITS
  • Film Work
  • Conductor
  • Orfeo 9 (also known as Orpheus 9), 1970
  • Happy New Year, Columbia, 1987
  • Bound by Honor (also known as Blood In ... Blood Out and Blood In, Blood Out ... Bound by Honor), Buena Vista, 1993
  • Spy Hard, Buena Vista, 1996
  • Other
  • (Music supervisor) Blume in Love, Warner Bros., 1973
  • (Song performer) Weird Science, Universal, 1985
  • (Orchestrator) Masters of the Universe, 1987
  • Film Appearances
  • Rehearsal pianist, Slow Dancing in the Big City, United Artists, 1978
  • Television Work
  • Theme Music Performer; Series
  • Newsstand: CNN and Entertainment Weekly, CNN, 1998-
  • Newsstand: CNN and Fortune, CNN, 1998-
  • Newsstand: CNN and Time, CNN, 1998-
  • Music Director; Specials
  • Sea World Summer Night Magic, ABC, 1990
  • An American Celebration at Ford's Theatre, ABC, 1999
  • Sunday at the Oscars, ABC, 1999
  • An American Celebration at Ford's Theatre, ABC, 2001
  • Oscar Countdown 2001, ABC, 2001
  • Music Director; Awards Presentations
  • The 53rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1981
  • The 56th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1984
  • The 60th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1988
  • The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1990
  • The 62nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1990
  • The 63rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1991
  • The 64th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1992
  • The 65th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1993
  • The 66th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1994
  • The 67th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1995
  • The 69th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1997
  • The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998
  • The 71st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1999
  • The 73rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2001
  • Conductor; Awards Presentations
  • The 62nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1990
  • The 20th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1993
  • The 21st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, 1994
  • Other; Awards Presentations
  • (Supervisor) The 62nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1990
  • (Orchestrator) The 73rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2001
  • Television Appearances
  • Specials
  • Sea World Summer Night Magic, ABC, 1990
  • An American Celebration at Ford's Theatre, ABC, 1999
  • An American Celebration at Ford's Theatre, ABC, 2001
  • Episodic
  • Dynasty: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television,2001
  • Stage Appearances
  • Cleo on Broadway, Minskoff Theatre, New York City, 1977
  • Stage Work
  • Director of Hair, Rome, Italy, during the 1960s.
  • RECORDINGS
  • Albums; Soundtracks
  • Music from Rocky, Musicor, 1977
  • F.I.S.T., United Artists Records, 1978
  • Paradise Alley, MCA Records, 1978
  • Slow Dancing in the Big City, United Artists Records, 1978
  • For Your Eyes Only, Liberty Records, 1981
  • Rocky III, Liberty Records, 1982
  • Gotcha!, MCA Records, 1985
  • The Right Stuff, Varese Sarabande, 1986
  • (With London Symphony Orchestra) North and South Symphonic Suite,1987
  • The Karate Kid, Part III, MCA Records, 1989
  • The Adventures of Huck Finn, Varese Sarabande, 1993
  • WRITINGS
  • Film Scores
  • Juliette de Sade (also known as Heterosexual and Mademoiselle de Sade e i suoi vizi), [Great Britain], 1967
  • Candidate for a Killing (also known as Candidato per un assassino and Un sudario a la medida), GGP, 1969
  • Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini (also known as The Garden of theFinzi-Continis and Der Garten der Finzi Contini), Titanus, 1970
  • Liquid Subway, 1972
  • Blume in Love, Warner Bros., 1973
  • Harry and Tonto, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974
  • Pacific Challenge, Concord Films, 1975
  • Next Stop, Greenwich Village, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976
  • Rocky, United Artists, 1976
  • Citizens Band (also known as The Great American Citizens Band and Handle with Care), Paramount, 1977
  • The Big Fix, Universal, 1978
  • F.I.S.T., United Artists, 1978
  • Five Days from Home, Universal, 1978
  • Paradise Alley, Universal, 1978
  • Slow Dancing in the Big City, United Artists, 1978
  • Uncle Joe Shannon, United Artists, 1978
  • An Unmarried Woman, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978
  • Big Trouble, Universal, 1979
  • Dreamer, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
  • Goldengirl, Avco-Embassy, 1979
  • Hurricane, Paramount, 1979
  • A Man, a Woman, and a Bank (also known as A Very Big Withdrawal), Avco-Embassy, 1979
  • Rocky II, United Artists, 1979
  • The Seduction of Joe Tynan, Universal, 1979
  • The Formula (also known as Die Formel), United Artists, 1980
  • Gloria, Columbia, 1980
  • Private Benjamin, Warner Bros., 1980
  • Carbon Copy, Embassy, 1981
  • For Your Eyes Only, United Artists, 1981
  • Neighbors, Columbia, 1981
  • Victory (also known as Escape to Victory), Paramount, 1981
  • I, the Jury, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
  • Rocky III, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
  • Split Image (also known as Captured and L'envoutement), Orion, 1982
  • That Championship Season, Cannon, 1982
  • Bad Boys, Universal, 1983
  • The Right Stuff, Warner Bros., 1983
  • Two of a Kind, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
  • Without a Trace, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
  • The Bear, Embassy, 1984
  • Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets (documentary), 1984
  • The Karate Kid, Columbia, 1984
  • Mass Appeal, Universal, 1984
  • Unfaithfully Yours, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
  • The Coolangatta Gold (also known as The Gold and the Glory), Michael Edgley International, 1985
  • Gotcha!, Universal, 1985
  • Nomads, PSO, 1985
  • Rocky IV, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985
  • Weird Science, Universal, 1985
  • Beer (also known as The Selling of America), Orion, 1986
  • Big Trouble, Columbia, 1986
  • The Boss' Wife, TriStar, 1986
  • 50 Years of Action!, 1986
  • F/X (also known as F/X--Murder by Illusion and Murder byIllusion), Orion, 1986
  • The Karate Kid, Part II, Columbia, 1986
  • Baby Boom, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1987
  • Broadcast News, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
  • Happy New Year, Columbia, 1987
  • I Love N.Y., Manley, 1987
  • Masters of the Universe, Cannon, 1987
  • Niagara: Miracles, Myths, and Magic (documentary), 1987
  • A Prayer for the Dying, Samuel Goldwyn, 1987
  • Betrayed, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
  • The Big Blue (also known as Le grand bleu, Le grand bleu, version integrale, and Le grand bleu, version longue), Columbia,1988
  • For Keeps, TriStar, 1988
  • A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (also known as Jimmy Reardon), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
  • Cohen and Tate, TriStar, 1989
  • The Karate Kid, Part III, Columbia, 1989
  • Lean on Me, Warner Bros., 1989
  • Lock Up, TriStar, 1989
  • Backstreet Dreams (also known as Backstreet Strays), Vidmark, 1990
  • A Captive in the Land (also known as Plennik zemli), GloriaProductions, 1990
  • The Fourth War, Cannon, 1990
  • Ghost Dad, Universal, 1990
  • Rocky V, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1990
  • Grand Canyon, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
  • Necessary Roughness, Paramount, 1991
  • Year of the Gun, Triumph Releasing, 1991
  • The Adventures of Huck Finn (also known as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn), Buena Vista, 1993
  • Bound by Honor (also known as Blood In ... Blood Out and Blood In, Blood Out ... Bound by Honor), Buena Vista, 1993
  • Rookie of the Year, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
  • By the Sword, Hansen Entertainment, 1994
  • 8 Seconds (also known as 8 Seconds to Glory and The LaneFrost Story), New Line Cinema, 1994
  • The Next Karate Kid, Columbia, 1994
  • The Scout, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
  • Yellowstone (documentary), 1994
  • Bushwhacked (also known as The Tenderfoot and Tenderfoots), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
  • Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (also known as Entertaining Angels), Paulist Pictures, 1996
  • Spy Hard, Buena Vista, 1996
  • Napoleon, Samuel Goldwyn, 1997
  • The Real Macaw, Paramount, 1998
  • Wrongfully Accused (also known as Leslie Nielsen ist sehr verdaechtig, Sehr verdaechtig, and Unter falschem Verdacht), Warner Bros., 1998
  • Coyote Moon (also known as Desert Heat and Inferno),Viacom, 1999
  • The Thomas Crown Affair, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999
  • Sugihara: Conspiracy of Goodness (also known as Sugihara: Conspiracy of Kindness), Seventh Art Releasing, 2000
  • Boys on the Run, Franchise Pictures, 2001
  • Tortilla Soup, Samuel Goldwyn, 2001
  • Avenging Angelo, Warner Bros., 2002
  • G, "g" Productions, 2002
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Television Music
  • Series
  • Dynasty (also known as Oil), ABC, 1981-1989
  • Falcon Crest, CBS, 1981-1990
  • Cagney & Lacey, CBS, 1982-1988
  • He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (animated), syndicated, 1983
  • 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
  • I Had Three Wives, CBS, 1985
  • Dynasty II: The Colbys (also known as The Colbys), ABC, 1985-1987
  • Our World, ABC, 1986-1987
  • Ohara, ABC, 1987-1988
  • Song "Runaway," Runaway with the Rich and Famous, syndicated, 1987-1994
  • Supercarrier, ABC, 1988
  • HeartBeat (also known as Private Practice and Women's Medical), ABC, 1988-1989
  • Inside Edition, syndicated, beginning 1988
  • Dolphin Cove (also known as Dolphin Bay), CBS, 1989
  • American Gladiators, syndicated, beginning 1989
  • PrimeTime Live, ABC, 1989-1998
  • Grand Slam, CBS, 1990
  • Instant Recall, syndicated, 1990-1991
  • Under Cover (also known as The Company), ABC, 1991
  • Turning Point (also known as Moment of Crisis), ABC, 1994
  • Television Themes
  • Series
  • Murder Ink, 1980
  • Dynasty (also known as Oil), ABC, 1981-1989
  • Falcon Crest, CBS, 1981-1990
  • Cagney & Lacey, CBS, 1982-1988
  • Emerald Point N.A.S., CBS, 1983-1984
  • The Master, NBC, 1984
  • Dynasty II: The Colbys (also known as The Colbys), ABC, 1985-1987
  • HeartBeat (also known as Private Practice and Women's Medical), ABC, 1988-1989
  • Newsstand: CNN and Entertainment Weekly, CNN, 1998-
  • Newsstand: CNN and Fortune, CNN, 1998-
  • Newsstand: CNN and Time, CNN, 1998-
  • Also wrote the theme music for Kenya.
  • Television Scores
  • Miniseries
  • North and South, ABC, 1985
  • North and South, Book II, ABC, 1986
  • Theme, Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story, ABC, 1987
  • Dynasty: The Reunion (also known as Dynasty: The Miniseries), ABC, 1991
  • 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
  • American Tragedy, CBS, 2000
  • Movies
  • Smash-Up on Interstate 5, ABC, 1976
  • In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan, NBC, 1977
  • 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
  • The Pirate (also known as Harold Robbins' The Pirate), CBS,1978
  • Ring of Passion (also known as Countdown to the Big One), NBC, 1978
  • The Fantastic Seven (also known as Steel Glory and StuntSeven), CBS, 1979
  • Farrell for the People, NBC, 1982
  • The Terry Fox Story, HBO, 1983
  • Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman,NBC, 1989
  • Murderers among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story, HBO, 1989
  • Io e papa (also known as Papa and Me and Papa et moi), [Italy], 1990
  • The Operation (also known as Bodily Harm), CBS, 1990
  • Nails, Showtime, 1992
  • Winchell, HBO, 1998
  • Television Themes
  • Movies
  • Stark, CBS, 1985
  • Stark: Mirror Image (also known as Stark II), CBS, 1986
  • Also wrote the theme for CBS Movies, CBS.
  • Television Scores
  • Specials
  • Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond, 1987
  • The New York City Marathon, ABC, 1989
  • The Kentucky Derby, ABC, 1990
  • Sea World Summer Night Magic, ABC, 1990
  • Television Songs
  • Specials
  • "The Displaced Person," American Short Story, PBS, 1976
  • 45/85 (documentary), ABC, 1985
  • Television Scores
  • Awards Presentations
  • The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1990
  • The 20th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1993
  • The 21st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, 1994
  • Pilots
  • There's Always Room, CBS, 1977
  • Mariah (also known as Equations, Mariah State, and Mariah State Prison), ABC, 1987
  • "Silent Whisper," CBS Summer Playhouse, CBS, 1988
  • Under Cover (also known as The Company), ABC, 1991
  • Television Themes
  • Pilots
  • E.A.R.T.H. Force (also known as The Elite and The GreenMachine), CBS, 1990
  • Television Music
  • Episodic
  • Executive Suite, CBS, 1976
  • 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
  • Television Themes
  • 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

User Contributions:

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Hay Allen
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Aug 13, 2012 @ 8:20 pm
Did Conti work in London in the mid1960s? I
ask because I wonder if he played baseball with other expats in Hyde Park in the summers of1964-1965. There was a guy, and I think it was he, who was in London working on aBBC tv project. Just wondering if it were he.

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