Interview: Conrad Pope

We are thrilled to share our conversation with composer/orchestrator/conductor Conrad Pope. Known throughout Hollywood for his deep musical knowledge and artistry, Conrad is an outstanding composer for cinema and one of the most in-demand orchestrators and conductors in the business. He has participated in well over a hundred films, working for composers John Williams, Alexandre Desplat, James Newton Howard, Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, Alan Silvestri, Danny Elfman, John Powell and Hans Zimmer. 

A small sampling of the truly classic cinema Pope has contributed to: the Star Wars series, the Harry Potter series, The Hobbit series, Jurassic Park, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Matrix films, Argo, The Rocketeer, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Polar Express, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Life of Pi, Sleepy Hollow, The Tree of Life, The Adventures of Tintin and most recently, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. His acclaimed work as a composer includes My Week With Marilyn, The Wolfman, Ghost Ship and the documentary Tim’s Vermeer, to name but a few scores. In addition to his very busy schedule composing, orchestrating and conducting (in studio and on stage), Conrad will be once again teaching courses this summer for the Hollywood Music Workshop outside of Vienna, in Baden Austria. We are extremely pleased to invite Conrad to the show. What transpires in today's episode is a Film Music conversation that is riveting, hilarious and deeply moving. Enjoy!                                                                                                        Listen to Interview: Conrad Pope Pavillion of Women - Conrad Pope - Universal Focus (Yim Ho, dir.)   -Together Forever Empire of the Sun - John Williams - Amblin Entertainment (Steven Spielberg, dir.)   -The Plane Project: Metalbeast - Conrad Pope - Prism Pictures (Alessandro De Gaetano, dir.)   -Deadly Chase Ghost Ship - Conrad Pope - Sandtrap Productions (James T. Flocker, dir.)   -All's Well The Boss Baby - additional music by Conrad Pope - Dream Works Animation (Tom McGrath, dir.)   -Love Tim's Vermeer - Conrad Pope - Sony Pictures Classics (Teller, dir.)   -Tim's Theme My Week With Marilyn - Conrad Pope - The Weinstein Company (Simon Curtis, dir.)   -Marilyn on the Town Pavillion of Women - Conrad Pope - Universal Focus (Yim Ho, dir.)   -The Embrace  http://conradpopemusic.com/ http://hollywoodmusicworkshop.com/ For score reductions, additional links and more, the discussion continues at: www.underscorepodcast.com