"What If..." Original Music

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.

No More Empty Pots – Season 4, Episode 1

• "Juliana" by Daniel Christian
• "Shnookums" by Don Clausen
• "Grocery Shopping with Tomita" by John Carlini
• "Joydance" by Michael Fitzsimmons

Making Macarons – Season 4, Episode 1

• "Get Twerking Daddy" by John Carlini
• "Fire Dancers" by Michael Fitzsimmons

Good Living Camp – Season 4, Episode 1

• "Salt Creek Tiger Beetle Quintet 1st Movement" by Winston Schneider
• “Cruzin” by Tatyana Moreira
• “Hard at Work” by Conner McConnell
• "Dolmure” by Chris Wheeler

Ranch Technology – Season 4, Episode 1

• "Fuga Fogosa" by Matthew Haakenson
• "Back to Morning" by Daniel Christian
• "Kiss Each Other" by Daniel Christian
• "Spotlight" by Daniel Christian

Trick Shots cold open – Season 4, Episode 2

• "Journey Through Lost Time" by Thomas Hughes

American Outlaws – Season 4, Episode 2

• “Lost in Panama” by William Danze
• “Emotional Value” by Visual Aura
• “Mbira” by Michael Fitzsimmons
• “The Lies Between Us” by Visual Aura
• “Duke Flute” by John Carlini
• “Diamante” by Byron Jensen

Opendorse – Season 4, Episode 2

• “All Dressed Up with No Place to Go” by Stephen Tefft
• “Was That the Door” by John Carlini
• "Better Now" by Philip Daniel

SheMate – Season 4, Episode 2

• "Serendipity" by Sheryl Radke
• "A Winter’s Moon" by Jonathan Jaworski, performed by UNK Symphonic Band

Whiteclay Makerspace – Season 4, Episode 2

• “Black Elk Sings, second movement” by Michael Murphy
• “Ponca Corn Comes Home” by Michael Murphy
• “Phoenix” by Michael Murphy
• “Hope for Peace” by Michael Murphy
• “Foxtrot for the Rising Stars of Pleiades” by Richard Jones

Wyatt's Bomb Squad - Season 4 digital extra

• "It's Perfect" by Daniel Christian

Season 3, Episode 1 theme music

• “Swashbuckling Revelation” by Thomas Hughes

Offutt Lab - Season 3, Episode 1

• “The Raven” by Billy Tefft 
• “Al Lado Del Mar” by Eshaan Giri
• “Unfold” by Philip Daniel
• “Prayer” by Stephen Tefft

Fungus Creations - Season 3, Episode 1

• “Nocturne” by Matthew Haakenson
• “The Factory” by Conner McConnell
• “Genesis” by Conner McConnell
• “Keeper” by John Carlini

Retail Aware - Season 3, Episode 1

• "The Prodigal Son" by Shawn Bell
• "The Deep" by Daniel Christian
• "Unwanted Tears" by Philip Daniel

Grain Weevil - Season 3, Episode 1

• “Ra” by Eshaan Giri
• “Afterthought” by Krista Connelly, performed by Louis Raymond-Kolker, steel pans
• “Finally” by John Carlini
• “That Evening” by Thomas Hughes

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, feat. 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
• "Symphony: 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 feat. 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 feat. 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

Ord Economic Development - Season 1, Episode 1

• "Back to Morning" by Daniel Christian
• "This Tree is Made for Climbing" by Philip Daniel, feat. Shawn Williams
• "Discovery" by Nathan Todhunter

UNO Biomechanics - Season 1, Episode 1

• “Happiness & Celebration” by Dmitri Shaposhnikov
• “Juniper” by Philip Daniel, feat. 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, feat. Shawn Williams
• "Better Now" by Philip Daniel
• "Longing" by Nathan Todhunter

UNMC's iEXCEL - Season 1, Episode 2

• “The Tiny Sailboat” by Conner McConnell
• “Shards of Light” by Josh Spaulding
• “Progress” by Nathan Todhunter

Quantified Ag - 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 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