The original “Rocky” theme song wasn’t the one you know. An early cut of the film featured a different song, but at a screening of it one of director John G. Avilden’s friends said the following to him: “John, you have a remarkable film here. You’re probably going to get nominated for an Oscar for this film. You’re going to win it, and you’re going to win Best Picture...if you do one little thing. Please get rid of that ****** song!” Watch this video to see what happened next. | The Academy