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Bill Conti was born in april 13,1942 in Province, Rhode Island.He is an American composer and conductor best known for his film scores, including Rocky(and all but one of the six sequels), For Your Eyes Only, Dynasty (TV series) and The Right Stuff, the latter of which earned him anAcademy Award for Best Original Score. He wrote music for some television series too.

'Going the Distance‘ is a tense song with a build up. But towards the end, it became more romantic and grand.

Poh Chong (34)

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Bill Conti was born on April 13, 1942 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He learned piano from his father and later picked up bassoon. After relocating to Italy in 1967, he first broke into films, composing and arranging music for productions. He was hired to compose the music for a small united artists film called rocky. The film then won three Oscar awards, including best picture.

Personal thoughts:

The music started off quietly and slowly, like the beginning of something. Then, more and more instruments start to join in, creating a more catchy rhythm. The music start to become more lively and exciting as it gets to the back. The tempo and volume increases as well to create tension for the ppl listening to the music. And slowly, it ends off smoothly together with a prolonged note, which then closes off with a sudden stop, giving people a sense of satisfaction as the music finishes.

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Bill Conti was borned on april 13, 1942. He is a conductor and a composer. He plays the bassoon and the piano. He recieved nominations for the best orginal song category for a few times such as Best Original Score for The Right Stuff. The song going a distance has a rhythm that makes me feel that a very serious and has many actions is going on and is hard to overcome and complete, espically to the chorus part. However, at the end of the song, it depicted happiness as i felt that someone suceeded in something.

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William "Bill" Conti was born on April 13,1942. He is an American composer and conducter, he is however best known for his film scores.

Conti has been nominated for three Academy Awards, winning one in the Best Original Score category for The Right Stuff.[6] He also received nominations in the Best Original Song category for "Gonna Fly Now" from Rocky and for the title song of For Your Eyes Only.

He has also received three Golden Globe nominations; two for Best Original Score for Rocky and An Unmarried Woman, and one for Best Original Song for the title song of For Your Eyes Only.

Conti has also received thirteen Emmy nominations, all but one of which are for his role as musical director at the Academy Awards (the exception, his first nomination, was for his music for the 1985 series North and South). He has won three Emmy Awards for Outstanding Musical Direction for the 64th, 70th and 75th Academy Award ceremonies.[7]

On April 22, at the LSU Union Theatre at Louisiana State University, Conti was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.

Personal thoughts:

The song 'Going the distance starts out as a very tense and dark piece, slowly and subtly becoming more light. This gives me the idea of someone having nightmares in the wee hours of the day when the sun has yet to rise, then ending with a new dawn and the joy of someone who has escaped the darkness of the night, if not temporarily.

It could also represent, in my mind, a chase to pursue a dream or conquer something, but does not start out well due to hiccups in the plan, but the dire situation improves with some luck and help from others, ending off with a celebration of their achievements.

Lim Li (10) 208

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William "Bill" Conti(born April 13, 1942) is an American composer and conductor best known for his film scores. He also received nominations in the Best Original Song category for "Gonna fly Now" from Rocky and for the title song of For Your Eyes Only. He has served as musical director at the Academy Awards a record nineteen times. He graduated fromNorth Miami HighSchool in 1959.He is a past winner of the Silver Knight Award presented by the Miami Herald.Going the distance makes me feel very inspired to accomplish something. I can tell that there is a wide variety of instruments used in the music. the fast tempo contributes to the tense atmosphere. The tense atmosphere which is at the start of the music makes me think of someone working very hard. Towards the end it sounds as if that person finally managed to get what he or she wants.

Nolene Liew(12)

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Norine Liew(13) class 205

William "Bill" Conti (born April 13, 1942) is an American composer and conductor best known for his film scores, including Rocky(and all but one of the six sequels), For Your Eyes Only, Dynasty(TV series) and The Right Stuff , the latter of which earned him anAcademy Award for Best Original Score. He also received nominations in the Best Original Song category for "Gonna Fly Now" fromRocky and for the title song of For Your Eyes Only. He has served as musical director at the Academy Awards a record nineteen times. He is a past winner of the Silver Knight Award presented by the Miami Herald.[5] He is a

graduate ofLouisiana State University, and also studied at the Juilliard School of Music. Conti

also worked for some other films and, eventually, for television series. In 1981, he wrote the music for the James Bond film, For Your Eyes Only, when John Barry was unwilling to return to the United Kingdom for tax reasons, and provided the score for playwright Jason Miller's film version of his Pulitzer Prize winning play That Championship Season the following year.
"Going The Distance has a fast tempo which creates a very tense atmosphere. i can tell that there is a varity of instruments used. at the same time, the music is rather motivational.

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Caleb Neo Jeen Yi (23) Class 208

Personal thoughts:

It is lively, dramatic, and full of energy. I feel a sense of trepidation when I listen to the music. It starts off with a simple tune, but it slowly delves into old wild west music (the style of the music). It has a heavy emphasis on trombones, trumpets and string instruments. It has a cheerful repetitive melody, reminiscent of the latter part of the 1900s. At the end it conveys a sense of finality and closure, making the song feel complete.

Composer:

William "Bill" Conti was born in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1942 to Lucetta and William Conti. He is an American composer and music conductor known for film scores, where the work he did in "The Right Stuff" earned him an academy award for best original score. "Gonna Fly Now" from Rocky and the title song of "For Your Eyes Only" gave him nominations in the Best Original Song category. He was a music director at the academy a record 19 times. He was inducted into the Loisiana music hall of fame.

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William Bill Conti was born in April 13, in the year 1942. He is an American composer and conductor best known for his film scores. Conti is an Italian American and was born in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of Lucetta and William Conti. He graduated from North Miami High School in 1959. Presented by the Miami Herald, he has won the Silver Knight Award. He is a graduate of Louisiana State University, and had also studied at the Juilliard School of Music. He is best known for his numerous film scores, one of which got him the Academy Award for Best Original Score. He has also received nominations in the Best Original Song category. He has served as musical director at the Academy Awards a record nineteen times.

He came into the celebrity world in 1976, when he was hired to compose music for a small United Artists film called Rocky. Conti's training montage tune, "Gonna Fly Now" topped the Billboard singles chart in 1977, and earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. The film won three Oscars at the 49th Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

His composition "Going the Distance" is a splendid piece, filled with a multitude of emotions, which can make the listener seemingly have his/her imagination burst to life. The start of the piece used bell-like sounds and low-pitch notes, which can signify the splendour of the sense of majesty, yet gripping, high-intensity anticipation when the person starts a journey onto the path of the unknown. The middle was somehow synchronized among the music parts, yet a little unorthodox. This is due to it being a 20th century piece, and they are popular for their irregular yet sensible melodies. However, the next section after that was the most majestic(though the whole song had majesty). It give the grandeur and appeal, to show the joy in the sense of accomplishment of an arduous task, from what the start of the song leads up to. The melody used was beyond my normal status quo of 'tense, grand and simply wonderful'. With the grand, victorious finish and increasing intensity as the song goes along, all I can say is that this piece is one of a kind.

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William "Bill" Conti (born April 13, 1942) is an American composer and conductor Conti, an Italian American, was born in Providence, Rhode Island. He graduated from North Miami High School in 1959. He is a past winner of the Silver Knight Award presented by the Miami Herald. He is a graduate of Louisiana State University, and also studied at the Juilliard School of Music. He is best known for his film scores, and he also received nominations in the Best Original Song category. He has served as musical director at the Academy Awards a record nineteen times.

"Going the Distance" is a very amazing piece. The piece had a tense atmosphere throughout, which brought out the character of the piece. It is also captivating, making the audience interested to hear the song until the end. String instruments were implemented in this piece together accompanied by the piano. The built-up was good and the song ended with a long note, symbolising a sense of accomplishment at the end.

Jane Ang (1)

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William Bill Conti,who is born on april 13,1942, is an American composer and conductor best known for his film scores, including The Right Stuff and Rocky. He has also served as music director at the academy award a record 19 times. The Italian has his big break when he was hired to composed a music for a small film called Rocky. After that, he went to compose many other music for films like James Bond and for Your Eyes Only.

" Going the distance" is a melodious and captivating song. It had a tense beginning and that the intensity was carried throughout the piece. The song had a good build up which leaves the audience wanting to hear more. It is a really majestic yet playful song which really leaves one wanting for more. The chorus of the song was repetitive but at the same time grand and appealing. The song then ended on a long note, giving the song a sense of accomplishment.

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William Bill Conti was born in April 13, 1942 who is an American composer and conductor best known for his film scores, including Rocky and more. He is a graduate of Louisiana State University and also studied at Juilliard School of Music. His big break into celebrity came in 1976 He also received an Academy Award for Best Original Score. He has served as music director at the Academy Awards a record nineteen times. He wrote some music for some television series too.

"Going the Distance" is a beautiful piece whereby the starting of the music signals the start of a journey which would be tough as it sounded tense as the strings instruments were playing at a low pitch and towards the middle, it started getting exciting as it was more melodious and towards the end, it sounded victorious.

Tan Yu Jin (20)

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Bill Conti is born on April 13, 1942, in Providence, Rhode Island.  He is an Italian, American composer and conductor best known for his film scores.  Bill Conti studied at the Juilliard School of Music and got a master’s degree there. He has served as musical director at the Academy Awards 19 times.  He graduated from North Miami High School in 1959 and won the Silver Knight Award, a Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, etc.  His recording “Gonna Fly Now” also got 1st in July 1977. He is best known for Falcon Crest (1981), Rocky (1976) and Rocky Balboa (2006).

The music is piano in the beginning(introduction) and the it became louder after that. String instruments can be heard playing the music and other wind instruments are playing the accompaniment, with the choir coming in near the end of the chorus. It sounded like someone working hard to reach his goal in the beginning. This song sounded grand and majestic in its chorus, and gives me a feeling of near accomplishing something. It ended with a long note, giving it a sense of accomplishment and ending.

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William Bill Conti, born April 13, 1942 in Providence, Rhode Island,  learned piano from his father, and took up the bassoon. While studying composition at Louisiana State University,He also performed with the school's symphony orchestra, spending his evenings playing jazz in club areas, he subsequently earned his Master's degree from Julliard before relocating to Italy in 1967. He is one of Hollywood's most famed composer and conductor for his film scores.

After listening to Going to the Distance, I realised it has an atonal style that was popular in the 20th century. The song started without an accompaniment and the intensity of the song increased till the end. The song makes me feel that someone is trying to conquer something, and is on his/her way to do so. After all the hardships he faced, he finally achieve his dream. It was a happy ending as it has an majestic end.

Name: Ng Siew Ting (16)

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William Bill Conti, born in April 13 1942, is an American composer and conductor. He is a graduate of Louisiana State University and studied at the Juilliard School of Music. He is one of Hollywood's most famed composers and conductors, having won an Oscar for Best Original Score for the Right Stuff, as well as four Emmy awards. His compositions are well-known throughout the world and his records have sold over eight million copies.

The song, Going the Distance, has a tense beginning where it becomes grand at the later part. The intensity of the song at the end is high and it makes me feel that there are intense actions going on and at the end, it is like a celebration where someone succeeded in their task.

Clara Ng (15)

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William "Bill" Conti(born April 13, 1942) is an American composer and conductor best known for his film scores. He also received nominations in the Best Original Song category for "Gonna fly Now" from Rocky and for the title song of For Your Eyes Only. He has served as musical director at the Academy Awards a record nineteen times. He graduated fromNorth Miami High School in 1959.He is a past winner of the Silver Knight Award presented by the Miami Herald. Going the distance makes me feel very inspired to accomplish something. The starting of the music makes me think of someone working very hard, towards the end it sounds as if that person finally managed to get what he or she wants.

Nolene Liew(12)

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William Bill Conti is born on April 13, 1942. He is an American composer and conductor and he is best known for his flim scores. One of the best is For your eyes only which earned him an Academy Award for best original score. Not only that, he also receieved many nominations in the Best Original Song category "Gonna fly now" from Rocky. He served as a music director at the Academy Awards a record for nineteen times.He is an Italian American and bornr in Rhode Island. He graduated from North Miami High School in 1959 and a graduate of Louisiana State University.> His fame suddenly shot in 1976 when he was hired to compose music and from then, continued to become famous. Going the distance has a very rythmetic feel and its like making my mind wander and I feel that the song is very melodious and beautiful

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Bill Conti is an American composer born on April 13, 1942. Well known for his film scores, the conductor won impressive awards for some of his pieces.

'Going the distance' is indeed a very exceptional piece with a build-up that keeps you concentrated in the music. Throughout the song, intensity is kept high and makes the piece rather jubilant and motivational.

Sun Ruiheng (33)

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Bill conti was borned on april 13, 1942. He is a conductor and a composer. He plays the bassoon and the piano. He recieved nominations for the best orginal song category for a few times. He was also the music director at the acedemy awards for a record of 19 times. The song going a distance has a rhythm that makes me feel that a very serious and has many actions is going on and is hard to overcome and complete, espically to the chorus part. However, at the end of the song, it depicted happiness a d i felt that someone suceeded in somthing.

Kylie Leong Kai Ling

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