How Composer Daniel Hart Brought 'A Ghost Story' To Life

The best film scores walk a delicate line: They help propel the story, guide an audience's emotions and are also often a distinct character, with a role and voice as important as any actor's — but they also have to do all that without getting in the way, or drawing too much attention.

For the deeply existential film , from director David Lowery, composer Daniel Hart faced an additional hurdle: Much of the 90-minute