INCLUDING THE EERIE TV SCORE WE CAN’T GET OUT OF OUR HEADS MTV NEWS STAFF The search for the ever-elusive “bop” is difficult. Playlists and streaming-service recommendations can only do so much. They often leave a lingering question: Are these songs really good, or are they just new? Enter Bop Shop, a hand-picked selection of songs from the MTV News team. This weekly collection doesn’t discriminate by genre and can include anything — it’s a snapshot of what’s on our minds and what sounds good. We’ll keep it fresh with the latest music, but expect a few oldies (but goodies) every once in a while, too. Get ready: The Bop Shop is now open for business. Cristobal Tapia De Veer: “Aloha!”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgLvyFcRqPc I have absolutely no idea who is in the coffin on HBO’s excellent, anxiety-provoking The White Lotus. And as much as I can’t wait to find out during Sunday’s finale, part of me is bummed it’s the last time I’ll able to groove the hell out to Cristobal Tapia De Veer‘s masterful, blood pressure-raising score — maybe ever, even if a second season is now a sure thing. “Aloha!,” the series theme, is impossible to ignore: a mysterious, tribalistic bouillon of sexual intrigue and impending doom that somehow also sounds like a day at the zoo. You could call it a cosmic gumbo. I call it the terrifyingly addictive TV slapper of the summer. — Patrick Hosken 08/13/2021 link to original article Tags: Aloha!, Cristobal Tapia de Veer, HBO Original Music, MTV, The White Lotus HBO
