因为NET电视台的“假如……”系列节目是一个颂扬创造力的节目，节目的制片人兼主持人迈克·托拜厄斯想在每一集都加入内布拉斯加人的原创音乐。 The call for music was answered by a number of composers across the state, and 20 — including Hastings College senior 康纳麦康奈尔 — were selected.

McConnell had portions of three songs — “Happy Morning,” “Mischief” and “Random Funk” — included in episode 2 of season 2 that premiered January 28. He has additional music featured in episodes 3 and 4 that premier February 4 at  9:00 and 9:30 p.m. （中央）。 麦康奈尔还为第一季的两集都选了音乐。

A full list of selected music plus all episodes are available online at netNebraska.org/WhatIf.

McConnell, a music major from Lincoln, Nebraska, said NET received a large number of music submissions since they announced that element of their “What If…” project, and that the team at NET Television listens to each submission.

“If certain submissions fit into parts of their story segments, they email the creator that they’ve decided to add it in,” he said. “然后我签署一份表格，允许NET在他们的节目中使用我的音乐。”

参赛作品必须至少30秒长，并且不能包含任何歌词，因为音乐通常是每个片段不同元素背后的背景。 提交的音乐类型包括当代钢琴，另类摇滚，放克，古典，甚至实验音乐等。

“我提交的风格多种多样，但主要是当代钢琴，”麦康奈尔说。 “我还提交了一些放克、嘻哈、管弦乐和电子音乐。”

他创作了这些作品，并自己用数字技术制作出来。

Tobias said “What If…” is an exploration of innovation, creativity, invention and discovery. “Stories about interesting Nebraskans with interesting ideas in a wide range of areas, like university research, entrepreneurship, education, economic development and more,” Tobias said.