In the back of your mind, when you say you want to write music for the movies, you're saying that you want a big house, a big car and a boat. If you just wanted to write music, you could live in Kansas and do it.

He is a graduate of Louisiana State University and also studied at the Juilliard School of Music. He graduated from North Miami High School in 1959. Other film and television credits
Conti also worked for some other films and eventually for television series.