Ryan interviews Bill Conti. Not much more to say. Speechless on this side of the mic; grateful Conti wasn’t.

The composer behind *Gonna Fly Now* and the *Rocky* scores — the steps, the montage, the bell. They talk the music, the films, and whatever else made it onto the tape.

If you only ever hear one Going the Distance episode, make it this one. Subscribe, share, leave a review so the next fan finds it. Ryan: Rocky series feeds. Bill Conti’s work is already in your head.

Ryan talks to Wayne David — writer and director of the intended feature *SLY & I*. The hook: you hit rock bottom and Sylvester Stallone appears to steer you toward the dream. A 4K promotional pitch trailer already exists. Watch that first, then the interview.

They cover *SLY & I* and Wayne’s other work — how the pitch was built, what the feature was meant to be, and what happens after a trailer finds an audience.

Ryan talks to John Rivoli — official licensed fine artist for Rocky and Creed, launching Icons in Art with Stallone’s notes on every piece. Jersey Shore, eight when *Rocky* hit, thirteen theatrical viewings, opening night for the rest. Design agency since 2001: style guides for Potter through *Wonder Woman*. MGM called for the 35th; Tuesday night flight to present in Sly’s Beverly Hills office. Life-size IV statue. Sly asking about texture. Later: paintings hung at Café Roma, then one in Sly’s house.

Prints: 11×14 at $55 shipped domestic; signed limited 18×24, 1,976 each, $200. Giclée, museum paper, Pennsylvania press. Listener code **GTD10** for 10% off at iconsinart.com. Giveaway: homepage popup, tag three friends, win a signed large of your choice, Creed pieces incoming. Rambo paintings if Lionsgate ever sits still.

Ryan’s housekeeping: frog in the throat, five weeks dark for a house-hunt and instructor course, BC to Quebec, Ruban goes remote, subscribe and review, *Worst of the Best* still running. Never Patreon, never mid-roll ads.

John: iconsinart.com, Instagram/Twitter/Facebook @IconsInArt. Ryan: Rocky feeds.