Bill Conti – GOING THE DISTANCE – median probable tempo chart, declassified from ROCKY

Rocky won the award for Best Picture of the Year in 1976.

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The best scene in the movie according to the late Roger Ebert was the theme where Rocky proves he has the fortitude not not quit and *goes the distance*.  That great scene simply doesn’t work without a piece of music so perfect that Stallone cried when he heard it, knowing it was the clinching element to make a movie of inspiration, enthusiasm and power.

 

Amazon.com: Going The Distance (From The “Rocky” Soundtrack): Bill …

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_(soundtrack)

 

Published by matherton horowitz

Attorney/musician.