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‘White Lotus’ Composer Says He Won’t Return For Season 4 Following Creative Clashes With Mike White: “We Already Had Our Last Fight”


Tapia de Veer has said that prolonged creative clashes with series creator and writer Mike White are behind his exit.

White, he said, wanted something more akin to “background music” one might hear “in Ibiza, in some clubby place with a chill, sexy vibe” for season one. Tapia de Veer said he just “stuck to what I was doing,” and the mantra for his creative process became “How do I pass all this weird music into the show?” Tapia de Veer said in response that he texted the show’s producer to discuss releasing a longer version of the original theme tune, which had become popular with viewers.

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