Rocky Sound Review

In 1977, Rocky was Oscar nominated for best sound. The scenes in Rocky are accompanied by different types of sounds. For example, when Rocky is down the background music makes you feel how he feels. When Rocky is more upbeat, the music reflects that. Then when the training sessions begin, the viewer is about to jump up out of their seats and train with Rocky because the music gave them a heads up.

            The main theme of rocky is song, “Gonna Fly Now” composed by Bill Conti. This song was such a hit that it made it to the top of Billboard magazine Hot 100 list! Other classic songs have made it through Rocky and are iconic whenever they are heard.

            Not only is the score for the film iconic and can stand alone. But the sounds of the punches, the fighters and the crowd are all in affect at the end of the film. The sound effects were placed very accurately during the fight sequences and were made to be louder than normal for the “ooh aah!” affect. The audience was meant to feel those punches to really get behind Rocky. Also the fighters and all the sniffling and heavy breathing was very accurate and played up for the viewer.

            They didn’t have enough extras to stand in for the crowd during the final fight. They had cut in extras from other actual fights and used other audience’s cheers and doubled over their won to get the “Rocky!” chants accurate.