"What If..." Original Music
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Dmitrii Shaposhnikov (courtesy photo)
Daniel Christian (Liliedahl Imaging photo)
Meredith Ollerich (Swinarski Photography photo)
We thought a project about creativity and innovation should feature original music by Nebraska composers! These songs were used in these "What If..." segments, listed with the composer who created the piece.
Ord Economic Development - Season 1, Episode 1
- "Back to Morning" by Daniel Christian
- "This Tree is Made for Climbing" by Philip Daniel, ft Shawn Williams
- "Discovery" by Nathan Todhunter
UNO Biomechanics Program - Season 1, Episode 1
- “Happiness & Celebration” by Dmitri Shaposhnikov
- “Juniper” by Philip Daniel, ft Shawn Williams
- “Bruisin' the Bricks” by Daniel Christian
- "Pursuit of Happiness" by Conner McConnell
- "Sunday Comics" by Peter Sukstorf
Winston - Season 1, Episode 1
- “Insect Suite" by Winston Schneider
- “Scherzo of the Feather Stars" by Winston Schneider
- “Arousing of the Arrow-Jawed Ants” by Winston Schneider
- “Ootheca (The Insect March)” by Winston Schneider
Church Renovation - Season 1, Episode 1
- "Stars for Bright" by Philip Daniel, ft Shawn Williams
- "Better Now" by Philip Daniel
- "Longing" by Nathan Todhunter
UNMC's iEXCEL Program - Season 1, Episode 2
- “The Tiny Sailboat” by Conner McConnell
- “Shards of Light” by Josh Spaulding
- “Progress” by Nathan Todhunter
Quantified Ag's Cattle Health Tags - Season 1, Episode 2
- “Man Makes the Ark” by Daniel Christian
- “Birth and Death of a Dream” by Philip Daniel
- “Flight” by Meredith Ollerich
- “Gold Rush” by Dmitri Shaposhnikov
Growing Great Beginnings - Season 1, Episode 2
- “Dandelion” by Daniel Christian
- “The Wandering Mind” by Conner McConnell
- “String Quartet in G Minor” by Winston Schneider
- “Rebirth” by Josh Spaulding
Flywheel's Workplace Culture - Season 1, Episode 2
- “The End of Every Summer” by Daniel Christian
- “Gradient” by Philip Daniel
- “Ra” by Eshaan Giri
- “Hard at Work” by Conner McConnell
Experimental Music - Season 2, Episode 1
- "Toccata in F Minor" by Matthew Haakenson
Feya Candles - Season 2, Episode 1
- "I Remember" by Daniel Christian
Storm Chasing - Season 2, Episode 1
- "Wandering Star" by Daniel Christian
- "Lula" by William Danze
- "I. Variations" by Mathew Fuerst
- "Background Music" by Eshaan Giri
- "Bass Clarinet Concerto - III" by Matthew Haakenson
- "Revelation 7 Reprise" by Stephen Tefft
Raising Shrimp - Season 2, Episode 2
- "'Surrender' from 'Two Poems'" by Krista Connelly, ft Adam Pelandini (saxophone) and Aaron Hirsch (piano)
- "The Pasture" by Eshaan Giri
- "Happy Morning" by Conner McConnell
- "Mischief" by Conner McConnell
Root Research - Season 2, Episode 2
- "Crackhead Stadium" by Daniel Christian
- "II. Scherzo Agitato" by Mathew Fuerst
- "String Quartet in E Flat Major" by Winston Schneider
Upstream Farms - Season 2, Episode 2
- "Eclipse" by Jonathan Jaworski, performed by the Univ of Nebraska at Kearney Wind Ensemble
- "Random Funk" by Conner McConnell
- "Salamanca" by Dmitrii Shaposhnikov
- "Shadow Man" by Simon Tefft
- "Homecoming" by Nathan Todhunter
On the Go Gelato - Season 2, Episode 2
- "Electrophobia" by Shawn Bell
- "I Told the Stars About You" by Meredith Ollerich
- "Solas" by Rob Temple
Dog Braces - Season 2, Episode 3
- "For Her" by Philip Daniel ft Shawn Williams
- "Sprightly" by Eshaan Giri
- "Three Times a Charm" by Conner McConnell
- "Mom's Heart" by Dmitrii Shaposhnikov
- "Over All of This" by Rob Temple
Homestead Painting Restoration - Season 2, Episode 3
- "Cascade" by Philip Daniel ft Shawn Williams
- "Liquid Mirror" by Philip Daniel
- "Pyramid Lung" by Philip Daniel
- "Unford" by Philip Daniel
Spidercam - Season 2, Episode 3
- "Never Wrong" by Daniel Christian
- "Initialization" by Jaymeson Pon
Mullen Remote Education - Season 2, Episode 3
- "III. Nocturne" by Mathew Fuerst
- "Olympus" by Eshaan Giri
- "Overcoming" by Dmitrii Shaposhnikov
- "Lonely" by Simon Tefft
- "The Jolly Friar" by Stephen Tefft
Do Space - Season 2, Episode 4
- "Lost in Panama" by William Danze
- "Broken Cycles" by Mathew Fuerst
- "Frey's Rhapsody" by Eshaan Giri
- "Thermosphere" by Jaymeson Pon
Bike Union - Season 2, Episode 4
- "Dandelion" by Daniel Christian
- "All Dressed Up With No Place to Go" by Stephen Tefft
- "Discovery" by Nathan Todhunter
Highlander - Season 2, Episode 4
- “Crossing Paths” by Peter Sukstorf
- “Crusin Around for the 80s Sound” by Jaymeson Pon
- “Music of the City” by Conner McConnell
- “To Build a Bond So Strong” by Josh Spaulding
- “Homage” by Shawn Bell
- “Innovation” by Eshaan Giri