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William "Bill" Conti is an American film music composer who is frequently the conductor at the Academy Awards ceremony. Conti, an Italian American,... was born in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of Lucetta and William Conti. 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. His big break into celebrity came in 1976, when he was hired to compose the music for a small United Artists film called Rocky. The film became a phenomenon, and Conti's training montage tune, "Gonna Fly Now" topped the Billboard singles chart in 1977. He also composed music for the sequels Rocky II , Rocky III , Rocky V and Rocky Balboa . Conti also worked for some other films and, eventually, for television series.
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Sedona is a city that straddles the county line between Coconino and Yavapai counties in the northern Verde Valley region of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2010 census the population was 10,031. Sedona's main attraction is its stunning array of red sandstone formations, the Red Rocks of... Sedona. The formations appear to glow in brilliant orange and red when illuminated by the rising or setting sun. The Red Rocks form a breathtaking backdrop for everything from spiritual pursuits to the hundreds of hiking and mountain biking trails. Sedona is named after Sedona Arabelle Miller Schnebly , the wife of the city's first postmaster, who was celebrated for her hospitality and industriousness. Sedona is located at 34°51′36″N 111°47′21″W / 34.859897°N 111.789199°W / 34.859897; -111.789199, which is in the Upper Sonoran Desert of northern Arizona. At an elevation of 4,500 feet , Sedona has mild winters and summers. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.0 square miles , nearly all of it land. The famous red rocks of Sedona are formed by a layer of rock known as the Schnebly Hill Formation.
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