Bill Conti

Midnight Meets With Colin Murray

BBC

Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Multi Emmy award-winning composer Bill Conti talks to Colin about how he wrote the music for the Rocky franchise, meeting his wife at a dance audition and the challenges of keeping the stars on track as musical director at the Academy Awards. Midnight Meets is part of Colin Murray’s BBC Radio 5 Live show which is on Monday to Thursday, 10.30pm to 1am – or available whenever you want via the BBC Sounds app.

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0:00.0	Before you listen to this BBC podcast, I'd like to introduce myself.
0:03.7	My name's Stevie Middleton and I'm a BBC Commissioner for a load of sport podcasts.
0:08.4	I'm lucky to do that at the BBC because I get to work with a leading journalist, experienced
0:12.2	pundits and the biggest sport stars.
0:14.3	Together we bring you untold stories and fascinating insights straight from the players'
0:18.5	mouths.
0:19.5	But the best thing about doing this at the BBC is our unique access to the sport world.
0:25.0	What that means is that we can bring you podcasts that create a real connection to
0:28.8	dedicated sports fans across the UK.
0:31.2	So if you like this podcast, head over to BBC Sounds where you'll find plenty more.
0:44.2	Hello and welcome to a very special edition of Midnight Meets.
0:49.0	This interview is with a man whose name even if it doesn't ring straight away from
0:54.2	manure.
0:55.2	His music absolutely well.
0:57.0	He's the man that created the sound of Rocky.
1:00.2	He also has won an Academy Award for Best Original Score for the right stuff.
1:05.4	He did the theme tunes to the likes of Dynasty, did the theme song for for your eyes only.
1:11.5	He wrote the music for the karate kids.
1:13.7	He is truly one of the most esteemed composers in the history of TV and film.
1:20.8	We are breaking bread in this Midnight Meets with a one and only Bill Conte.
1:28.0	Bill, I have prepared for this interview in many ways.
1:40.2	I've been running up any flight of steps I've passed.
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