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Rocky - Original Motion Picture Score
 

Rocky - Original Motion Picture Score

1. Gonna Fly Now (Theme from "Rocky") (Vocal by DeEtta Little & Nelson Pigford)
2. Philadelphia Morning
3. Going the Distance
4. Reflections
5. Marines' Hymn / Yankee Doodle
6. Take You Back (Street Corner Song from "Rocky") (Vocal by Valentine)
7. First Date
8. You Take My Heart Away (Vocal by DeEtta Little & Nelson Pigford)
9. Fanfare for Rocky
10. Butkus
11. Alone in the Ring
12. The Final Bell
13. Rocky's Reward

Produced by Bill Conti
Music composed, conducted & orchestrated by Bill Conti
Recording engineer: Ami Hadani

A message from Sylvester Stallone from the booklet:

"Sly, let me introduce you to Bill Conti..."

I think I nodded then began to scratch my chin as I inspected Mr. Bill Conti. He was young. Thin. Acutely intense. Detached. Dark. Black eyes dwelling deep in his skull. Something serpent-like in his mannerisms...

When I wrote the script for "ROCKY" I wanted passion music. I wanted a symphony of powerful men,
...of lonely women.
...of thick-necked losers.
...of human ships that crash in the night.
...of love.
...of courage.
...of dignity cast in bronze.

I only wished the music could come from inside me, but I was born with ears of stone.

Bill Conti shook everyone's hand and walked out of the door...Three weeks later, Bill Conti walked in the door with music under his arm.
The music began.
I was sweating.
I am impossible to satisfy, I thought.
I was cheering!!!

How did this thin man with an Afghan dog, seize the soul of every character and set it to music!?
Then it dawned to me. Simple.
How could I have not known at our first meeting that he was brilliant.
...Bill Conti is Italian.

-Sylvester Stallone