American Composer and Conductor, Bill Conti (born April 13 1942), is best known for his film scores in the movies Rocky, For Your Eyes Only, Dynasty, and The Right Stuff.

He has also served as the music director at the Academy Awards 19 times. He has been nominated for Academy Awards for his music in Rocky, The Right Stuff, and For Your Eyes Only, totaling his nominations to 3. He has also been nominated 3 times for Golden Globes, twice for Best Original Score in Rocky and An Unmarried Woman. For some of the 19 times he has been at the Academy Awards directing the music he has won 3 Emmy Awards from that.

On April 22, 2008 he was inducted into the Louisana Music Hall of Fame.