HBO’s ‘The White Lotus’ elevates tension to an art form Posted on November 3, 2021November 3, 2021 Armond, can I get a soothing cup of chamomile tea? If anyone refers to “Sunday Scaries” during August, I will assume they are talking about watching HBO’s The White Lotus. Mike White’s miniseries follows a crooked crew of wealthy tourists and skeptical staff at a luxury resort in Hawaii. Episode 1 establishes that someone will indeed die […] read more
The Janus Project: Cristobal Tapia de Veer’s Utopia, Anempathetic Empathy and the Radicalization of Convention Posted on November 3, 2021November 3, 2021 Davison and Reyland’s chapter offers a critical analysis of Cristobal Tapia de Veer’s music for the Channel 4 serial Utopia, written and directed by Marc Munden. Utopia explores the frightening problem of our planet’s overpopulation. Rather than encouraging straightforward identification and empathy with the unlikely group of heroes seeking to uncover the conspiracy at the […] read more
The Man Behind the Music of HBO’s The White Lotus Posted on November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 For six weeks in the summer of 2021, everyone was headbanging to the score of The White Lotus. Two months after the HBO show’s season finale, I found myself face to face with its composer, Cristobal Tapia De Veer. He is nowhere near the sandy beaches of The White Lotus. He is in his own little paradise: […] read more
