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‘Quite literally ruined my whole weekend’: the row over the new White Lotus theme tune
Ravey, ominous and sending fans into meltdowns: the third series of HBO’s luxury resort drama isn’t delighting viewers with its musical choices. But might the sonic update be a wise move?
Aloha!, Cristobal Tapia de Veer’s season one title music, was a beguiling mix of tribal drums and a form of vocalisation that lived somewhere between throat singing and gargling. Season two’s theme song miraculously managed to improve on the formula, remixing the vocal melody into a track that was simultaneously more operatic and clubby than the first. X, meanwhile, reacted to the new theme tune with gifs of (in no particular order) a toddler throwing a tantrum, Kate Hudson being held back during an argument, Mr Blobby flapping his arms dejectedly on a staircase and Jennifer Coolidge looking stunned.
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