Gonna Fly Now
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"Gonna Fly Now" is the iconic, brass-driven theme song from the film Rocky, widely associated with training montages and motivational moments in popular culture.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film theme song
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Theme from Rocky ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Rocky Balboa
ⓘ
boxing training ⓘ motivational music ⓘ sports montages ⓘ |
| chartCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| chartPerformance | reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ |
| composer | Bill Conti ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact | widely recognized as an anthem of perseverance ⓘ |
| featuredInWork | Rocky ⓘ |
| genre |
film score
ⓘ
instrumental ⓘ orchestral pop ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
brass
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ rhythm section ⓘ |
| hasMood |
inspirational
ⓘ
triumphant ⓘ |
| hasTempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Rocky: Original Motion Picture Score ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent sports film music ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Ayn Robbins
ⓘ
Carol Connors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Original Song ⓘ |
| nominatedForYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
driving rhythm
ⓘ
prominent trumpet melody ⓘ short motivational lyrics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the Rocky steps training scene
ⓘ
use in popular culture as workout music ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rocky
ⓘ
surface form:
Rocky soundtrack
|
| partOfSeries | Rocky film series ⓘ |
| performer |
Bill Conti
ⓘ
Dee Dee Bridgewater ⓘ Nelson Pigford ⓘ |
| producer | Bill Conti ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | United Artists Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| title | Gonna Fly Now self-link ⓘ |
| usedAs |
theme song
ⓘ
training montage music ⓘ |
| usedInMedium |
film
ⓘ
sports events ⓘ television ⓘ |
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