"Gonna Fly Now", also known as "Theme from Rocky", is the theme song from the movie Rocky, composed by Bill Conti with lyrics by Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins, and performed by DeEtta Little (the sister of actor Cleavon Little) and Nelson Pigford. Released in 1976 with the movie Rocky, the song became part of American popular culture after main character Rocky Balboa completed his daily training regimen while the song played. The song finishes as...
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Bill Conti
Bill Conti (born April 13, 1942 in Providence, Rhode Island) is an Italian American film music composer who is frequently the conductor at the Academy Awards ceremony.
Bill Conti is a graduate of Louisiana State University. Bill also studied at the Juilliard School of Music. He is a past winner of...
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