The first two Rocky films had already been marked by Bill Conti’s hugely popular orchestral theme, “Gonna Fly Now,” which became a No. 1 hit in 1977. But Survivor did not want to write anything that sounded like that song, and Stallone had made it clear from the very first conversation. He wanted to move away from the feel of that first theme. For him it was great, but now he wanted something that would speak to the youth market, something more cutting edge