‘The White Lotus’ composer not returning for season four over creative differences

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HBO‘s hit series The White Lotus has confirmed he won’t be returning to work on season four – find out why below.Chilean composer Cristóbal Tapia de Veer has a fair number of acclaimed pieces, having worked on films like Babygirl, the Smile franchise and more.

But he’s perhaps best known for his work on the celebrated White Lotus series for HBO.Fans have loved his ‘Aloha!’ theme song for season one, as well as its rework ‘Renaissance’ for season two.

So when season three debuted with an entirely new theme song, fans were livid – check out their reactions here.Now, de Veer has revealed in a chat with The New York Times that he’s walking away from the series after longstanding friction with The White Lotus’ creator and director Mike White dating back to 2021’s debut season.Reflecting on first being contacted to compose a theme for season one, de Veer said felt like he wasn’t a good fit, as his compositions are typically “super dark and edgy”, given his background in horror and thrillers.

White, however, wanted a different approach.According to de Veer, White had a temp score to refer to that was something you’d “listen to in Ibiza, in some clubby place with a chill, sexy vibe.