Bill Conti (born April 13, 1942 in Providence, Rhode Island) is an Italian American film music composer. Early life and career Bill Conti is a graduate of Louisiana State University. Rocky series His big break into celebrity came in 1976, however, when he was hired to compose the music for the movie that also made Sylvester Stallone famous: Rocky. Conti was credited on the cover of the movie's soundtrack album. He also composed music for the sequels Rocky II (1979), Rocky III (1982), Rocky V (1990) and Rocky Balboa (2006). Other film and television credits Conti also worked for some other films and, eventually, for television series. In 1981, he wrote the music for the James Bond film, For Your Eyes Only, when John Barry was unwilling to return to the United Kingdom for tax reasons, and provided the score for playwright Jason