diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8e3a0fb..c22b62d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,10 +34,17 @@ corpus/
 # User music library (personal royalty-free tracks — not part of repo)
 music_library/
 
-# Environment
+# Environment & credentials
 .env
 .env.local
 *.env
+.youtube-token.json
+
+# Stray media downloads (test/scratch clips left in repo root)
+pexels_video_*.mp4
+
+# Scratch/debug scripts
+scratch/
 
 # Internal docs (strategy, handoffs, playbooks — not shipped)
 internal/
diff --git a/remotion-composer/src/Root.tsx b/remotion-composer/src/Root.tsx
index 5d8985d..8013bec 100644
--- a/remotion-composer/src/Root.tsx
+++ b/remotion-composer/src/Root.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   calculateTitledVideoMetadata,
 } from "./TitledVideo";
 import { EndTag, EndTagProps } from "./components/EndTag";
+import { HeroTitle } from "./components/HeroTitle";
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Theme System — prevents every video from looking like dark fintech
@@ -204,6 +205,18 @@ export const Root: React.FC = () => {
         }}
         calculateMetadata={calculateTitledVideoMetadata}
       />
+      <Composition
+        id="HeroTitle"
+        component={HeroTitle}
+        durationInFrames={30 * 17}
+        fps={30}
+        width={1920}
+        height={1080}
+        defaultProps={{
+          title: "THE CALIBRATORS",
+          subtitle: "The People Who Define Reality",
+        }}
+      />
       <Composition
         id="EndTag"
         component={EndTag}