![]() ![]() ![]() Responsible for the "Rocky" theme and score is American composer Bill Conti, whose other famous works include the score and song for James Bond adventure " For Your Eyes Only" and the classic theme tunes to TV's "Dynasty" and "Cagney & Lacey." Rocky's theme is subtitled "Gonna Fly Now," a result of adding lyrics to the theme for the big training sequence, the first of many montages across the eight films in the series including, the latest, " Creed II." The franchise has long been criticized for being formulaic, and while that's not especially incorrect, what's interesting is that perhaps the most predictable moment in the films-the appearance of "Gonna Fly Now"-is the one most look forward to. And when we hear Bill Conti's stirring theme from " Rocky" we feel passion, we feel inspiration, and the confidence to beat the odds. ![]() This is why when we hear Bernard Herrmann's "Psycho" strings we immediately feel panic when we listen to Ennio Morricone's harmonica strains from "Once Upon A Time In The West," we feel the tension of an approaching gunfight. The point of a music score is to illustrate what's going on in a character's head and in their heart. ![]()
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