What would “White Lotus” be without its titillating score and these “Ooh-Loo-Looo”? This will no longer concern the original composer of the Cristobal Tapia de Veer series.
The Times confirmed Thursday that the Emmy winner came out of HBO's “White Lotus”, and will not come back to bring his musical styles to the fourth season of the successful series. In a interview Posted on Wednesday, the Chilean Canadian musician told New York Times that creative differences with Showrunner Mike White led to his departure.
A HBO representative refused to comment.
The composer thought about his stay on the series, including bringing the original theme of season 1 to White, which originally had another sound in mind. “He didn't want the theme,” said Veer, adding that White first opted for a song with more than one club feeling with a “sexy atmosphere.” De Veer recalled that the song had “literally no advantage” and differs from the “dark and upset” nature of its compositions.
“It's just a beautiful background music,” recalls Veer.
The version of Veer of the theme finally appeared for the inaugural season of “White Lotus” in 2021 and – thanks in part to its famous warned war cries – quickly became a success Among the fans. For the second year series of the series in Italy-set, from Veer pupil The original theme, combining opera voices on an inflatable dance beat. As the New York Times notes, this version made its path to clubs And has become even more popular on social networks.
When fans of “White Lotus” listened to the first of season 3 in February,, Many have noticed the The theme was clearly different. The melody and the vocal trills that fans loved were notably absent. De Veer said that “people are furious at the change of the theme” and that he told a producer that he wanted to give viewers “the longer version with the Loos Ooh-Loo-Loo, because people will explode if they realize that there was going there anyway”. The extended version of the theme of season 3-“Ooh-Loo-Loos”, original melody and all-is on youtube de de de Veer page.
“(The producer) thought it was a good idea,” added Veer. “But then Mike cut that – he was not happy with that.”
He added: “I mean, at that time, we already had our last fight forever, I think. So he just said no to anything.”
Elsewhere in the interview, from Veer said that he had received the theme of season 3, but that viewers have finally warned. Although De Veer is “quite proud” of his time on the “White Lotus”, which earned him three victories in Emmy at prospective hours, he said: “To sure, Mike feels that I was still unprofessional for him because I did not give him what he wanted.”
He argued that despite their disputes, he contributed “these Emmys, the people who go crazy” for his music, even if it took them a while to take advantage of it.
“I am really happy to take this kind of risk. This is the main thing I am most happy with-it was worth all the tension and almost forcing music in the show, in a way, because I did not have many allies in there,” he said. “I cherish that more than something other than I did, it was only a success, and it works and that's it, with less fight.
“It was a good struggle.”
Throughout season 3, “White Lotus” turned his head for more than her theme song. In recent weeks, the series has been examined Incest scenario And Nixing mention of a non -binary character. The show also faced the heat of Duke University To dress a character in university goods during a graphic scene.
The final of season 3 of “White Lotus” is broadcast Sunday on HBO.
