Rocky: Original Motion Picture Score

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film score orchestral soundtrack soundtrack album

Rocky: Original Motion Picture Score is the soundtrack album featuring Bill Conti’s iconic orchestral music for the 1976 film "Rocky," including the famous training theme "Gonna Fly Now."

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Rocky (film) score	2
Rocky: Original Motion Picture Score canonical	2
Rocky (soundtrack)	1
Rocky fanfare	1
Rocky film score	1
Rocky original motion picture score	1
Rocky soundtrack albums	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2770892 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Rocky: Original Motion Picture Score
Context triple: [Gonna Fly Now, includedInAlbum, Rocky: Original Motion Picture Score]

A. Rocky Balboa (film) score
The "Rocky Balboa" film score is the orchestral and thematic soundtrack composed by Bill Conti for the 2006 installment of the Rocky franchise, revisiting and updating his iconic musical motifs from the earlier films.
B. Rocky III (film) score
The "Rocky III" film score is the rousing, motivational orchestral soundtrack composed by Bill Conti that underscores the movie’s boxing drama and training sequences.
C. Rocky II (film) score
The "Rocky II" film score is the orchestral soundtrack composed by Bill Conti that continues and expands the iconic musical themes of the original Rocky movie.
D. Creed (film score)
Creed (film score) is the original motion picture soundtrack composed primarily by Ludwig Göransson for the 2015 boxing drama film Creed, blending orchestral themes with contemporary hip-hop elements.
E. The Karate Kid (film) score
The Karate Kid (film) score is the original motion picture soundtrack composed by Bill Conti, best known for its inspirational and emotionally driven orchestral themes that underscore the film’s underdog story.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Rocky: Original Motion Picture Score
Target entity description: Rocky: Original Motion Picture Score is the soundtrack album featuring Bill Conti’s iconic orchestral music for the 1976 film "Rocky," including the famous training theme "Gonna Fly Now."

A. Rocky Balboa (film) score
The "Rocky Balboa" film score is the orchestral and thematic soundtrack composed by Bill Conti for the 2006 installment of the Rocky franchise, revisiting and updating his iconic musical motifs from the earlier films.
B. Rocky III (film) score
The "Rocky III" film score is the rousing, motivational orchestral soundtrack composed by Bill Conti that underscores the movie’s boxing drama and training sequences.
C. Rocky II (film) score
The "Rocky II" film score is the orchestral soundtrack composed by Bill Conti that continues and expands the iconic musical themes of the original Rocky movie.
D. Creed (film score)
Creed (film score) is the original motion picture soundtrack composed primarily by Ludwig Göransson for the 2015 boxing drama film Creed, blending orchestral themes with contemporary hip-hop elements.
E. The Karate Kid (film) score
The Karate Kid (film) score is the original motion picture soundtrack composed by Bill Conti, best known for its inspirational and emotionally driven orchestral themes that underscore the film’s underdog story.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film score ⓘ orchestral soundtrack ⓘ soundtrack album ⓘ
artist	Bill Conti ⓘ
associatedWithAward	Academy Award for Best Original Song nomination for Gonna Fly Now ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter	Rocky Balboa ⓘ
associatedWithDirector	John G. Avildsen ⓘ
associatedWithScreenwriter	Sylvester Stallone ⓘ
associatedWithYear	1976 ⓘ
basedOn	1976 film Rocky ⓘ linked to: Rocky Rocky ⓘ
composer	Bill Conti ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
distributionFormat	compact disc ⓘ digital download ⓘ streaming audio ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ
featuresInstrument	brass section ⓘ orchestra ⓘ percussion ⓘ strings ⓘ
genre	film score ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact	iconic theme music for the Rocky series ⓘ widely associated with sports training montages ⓘ
hasTargetAudience	fans of the film Rocky ⓘ film music enthusiasts ⓘ
hasTheme	boxing ⓘ training montage music ⓘ underdog story ⓘ
includesTrack	Gonna Fly Now ⓘ
inspired	subsequent sports film scores ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
marketedAs	original motion picture score ⓘ
mediaType	audio ⓘ
notableFor	theme Gonna Fly Now reaching mainstream popularity ⓘ
notableTrack	Gonna Fly Now ⓘ
originallyComposedFor	Rocky ⓘ
originallyReleasedFor	1976 film Rocky ⓘ linked to: Rocky
partOf	Rocky franchise ⓘ linked to: Rocky film series
partOfSeries	Rocky soundtrack albums ⓘ linked to: Rocky: Original Motion Picture Score
recordedFor	United Artists ⓘ
title	Rocky: Original Motion Picture Score ⓘ
usedIn	fight scenes in Rocky ⓘ training montage scenes in Rocky ⓘ

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