Intelligent Design the Future Composing the Cosmos: Scoring The Story of Everything
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May 4, 2026 Hannah Parrott, composer and arranger behind documentary and film scores for DreamWorks, HBO, Amazon, National Geographic, and the BBC, talks about putting the cosmos to music. She describes scoring everything from galaxies to cells. She explains her visual-first process, balancing subtlety with momentum, and how music teams with imagery to hit viewers on a visceral level.
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How Narnia Soundtrack Sparked A Career
- Hannah discovered film scoring through soundtracks like The Chronicles of Narnia and wanted to participate in writing stories musically.
- She describes carrying scores on road trips and wanting to create that immersive world for others.
Music Reaches Emotion Beyond Analysis
- Music bypasses analytical thought to reach a viewer's emotional core and deepen cinematic storytelling.
- Hannah Parrott explains pairing music with visuals creates an "overload" of visceral storytelling where all art forms act as a choir telling the same story.
Prior Work Led To Story Of Everything
- Hannah joined The Story of Everything after working with Cypher Studios on After Death and was already familiar with Discovery Institute contributors.
- That prior relationship and familiarity made the project intriguing to her.