Film Music Reporter

Conrad Pope is set to score the upcoming ABC drama The Whispers . The show is created by Soo Hugh and stars Lily Rabe, Barry Sloane, Derek Webster, Milo Ventimiglia, Brianna Brown, Kylie Rogers, Kyle Harrison Breitkopf and Catalina Deni. The series is based on the short story Zero Hour by Ray Bradbury and chronicles the race against the clock to defeat an unseen alien enemy out to achieve world domination using the planet’s most unlikely resource: the children. Steven Spielberg is executive producing the ABC Studios and Amblin Entertainment production with Hugh, Justin Falvey & Darryl Frank (The Americans, Under the Dome, Falling Skies) and Dawn Olmstead (Prison Break). Mark Romanek (One Hour Photo, Never Let Me Go) has directed the pilot episode. The project marks the composer’s first TV series scoring assignment. He has already recorded the score for the pilot episode this past spring. Pope’s previous scoring credits include such films as My Week with Marilyn, Tim’s Vermeer and Pavilion of Women. He is also known as one of Hollywood’s top orchestrators for composers including John Williams, Alexandre Desplat, James Newton Howard and Alan Silvestri. The first season of The Whispers is set to premiere next TV season on ABC. For updates on the series, visit the official show website.