Editing Bill Conti (section)

===''Rocky'' series===
As early as 1971, Bill was orchestrating pop recordings by Italian artists, such as the album ''Sì... incoerenza'' ("Yes to Incoherence") by Italian singer [[Patty Pravo]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Cusimano |first=Clarissa |date=July 23, 2020 |title=Patty Pravo, vita, figli e amori: tutto sulla cantante nota come La Ragazza del Piper |url=https://www.lettoquotidiano.it/patty-pravo-vita-figli-e-amori-tutto-sulla-cantante-nota-come-la-ragazza-del-piper/63818/ |work=LettoQuotidiano.it |language=Italian |access-date=July 23, 2020}}</ref> He was also a [[ghostwriter]] of the scores for [[Spaghetti Western]]s.<ref name="MacDonald324" /> Conti's big break into celebrity came in 1976, when [[United Artists]] hired him to compose the music for a small film called ''[[Rocky]]''.<ref name="Larkin" /> The film became a phenomenon and won three Oscars at the [[49th Academy Awards]], including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]. The same ceremony was also the first time Conti served as musical director for the telecast, a role he reprised 19 times, more than any other person. His training montage tune, "[[Gonna Fly Now]]", topped the Billboard singles chart in 1977, and earned him an Academy Award nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]].<ref name="Larkin" />

Conti also composed music for the sequels ''[[Rocky II]]'' (1979), ''[[Rocky III]]'' (1982), ''[[Rocky V]]'' (1990)<ref name="Larkin" /> and ''[[Rocky Balboa (film)|Rocky Balboa]]'' (2006).