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Mike White Has Scathing Reply to 'White Lotus' Composer Who Quit Amid Feud

'The White Lotus’ composer admitted that creative differences with Mike White led to his exit — but he didn't tell the creator before quitting

Composer Cristóbal Tapia de Veer candidly addressed his decision not to return for season 4 after multiple creative differences with creator Mike White. Tapia de Veer, 51, told The New York Times on Wednesday, April 2, that arguments over the season 3 theme music — especially backlash over the lack of iconic “ooh-loo-loo-loos” in the intro — led to his departure. “All the things you would imagine with a group of people unanchored from their home lives on the other side of the world, in the intense pressure cooker of the working environment with eye-melting heat and insects and late nights,” he shared.

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