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For the small screen, Conti also composed the themes to television's “Dynasty”, “The Colbys”, “Falcon Crest”, “Cagney & Lacey”, and “The Lifestyles of The Rich And Famous”, and wrote the theme song to the original version of “American Gladiators”. |
For the small screen, Conti also composed the themes to television's “Dynasty”, “The Colbys”, “Falcon Crest”, “Cagney & Lacey”, and “The Lifestyles of The Rich And Famous”, and wrote the theme song to the original version of “American Gladiators”. |
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He won an Oscar for Best Original Score for The Right Stuff in 1983 and received two Oscar nominations for Best Original |
He won an Oscar for Best Original Score for The Right Stuff in 1983 and received two Oscar nominations for Best Original Song—one for the Sheena Easton hit record "For Your Eyes Only" from the James Bond picture of the same title and one for "Gonna Fly Now," the powerful anthem from the 1976 Academy Award-winning Best Picture Rocky. |
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Since 1977, Conti has served a record 17 times as musical director of the annual Academy Awards telecast. |
Since 1977, Conti has served a record 17 times as musical director of the annual Academy Awards telecast. |
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== Films scored by Bill Conti: (in order of appearance; not a complete list) == |
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* ''Harry and Tonto'' |
* ''Harry and Tonto'' |
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* ''[[Rocky (Film)|Rocky]]'' |
* ''[[Rocky (Film)|Rocky]]'' |
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