The Hottest Song at the Club? A ‘White Lotus’ Dance Remix Posted on February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 Variations of the spine-tingling intro music have played at rave parties, A ustralian music festivals and Sundance. By Sarah Bahr, Published Jan. 28, 2023Updated Jan. 29, 2023 On a recent club night in Chicago, a high-pitched woman’s voice that sounded like a gobbling turkey — dropping acid — brought everyone to the dance floor. Some people swayed, twisting […] read more
Q with Tom Power Podcast Posted on February 9, 2023February 9, 2023 Q with Tom Power (CBC) – Nov. 9, 2022: The White Lotus composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer on creating the show’s unique theme music Award-winning Canadian film and TV composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer spoke with Tom Power about the success of The White Lotus and why making soundtracks for characters onscreen is a lot […] read more
Cristobal Tapia de Veer: The man behind The White Lotus theme Podcast Posted on January 21, 2023February 14, 2023 His profile has soared since composing the ear-catching theme for the hit HBO series The White Lotus, but Cristobal Tapia de Veer has been generating inventive music for film and TV for a long time. 21 January 2023 by Tony Stamp LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE: https://www.rnz.co.nz/audio/player?audio_id=2018874437# Cristobal never expected to write for the screen. After high school, he studied […] read more
What is ‘The White Lotus’ theme song? Posted on December 22, 2022February 10, 2023 Composer Cristobal Tapia De Veer has created some award-winning magic By Adam Starkey 5th December 2022 The White Lotus might have attracted attention through its ensemble cast and luscious locations, yet the soundtrack is just as deceptively addictive. Created by Mike White, the HBO comedy drama has scored critical acclaim in its first two seasons, including a Primetime […] read more
The Screen Composer’s Studio Podcast Posted on October 9, 2022February 9, 2023 Cristobal Tapia De Veer, introduction with Adrian Ellis We chat about his early days, his instinctive approach to music making, his punk attitude and feeling that music should be noticed like another character on the screen, and strange time spent working with Kanye West that ultimately provided the materials for his groundbreaking sound for The […] read more
Why ‘The White Lotus’ Became the Hot TV Soundtrack of Summer 2021 Posted on June 10, 2022February 10, 2023 Composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer offers insight into creating the memorable music for the HBO hit and why Season 2 might sound different Jason Clark | June 10, 2022 @ 12:07 PM Chances are if you were watching HBO on Sunday nights last summer, you grooved to the most earworm-y main title music since “Mad Men” and […] read more
Film Music Media Podcast Posted on May 3, 2022May 3, 2022 EPISODE NOTES: Cristobal Tapia de Veer | Composer: The White Lotus May 2, 2022Cristobal Tapia de Veer’s life journey has taken him down many roads, and even he didn’t expect to end up as a film and television composer. In this All Access interview, Cristobal talks about how his career in producing pop music led […] read more
The White Lotus is the best satire of wealth privilege on TV right now Posted on January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 Interpersonal dinner drama unfurls to a creeping score by horror master Cristobal Tapia de Veer (Black Mirror), the pulsing bass flute like a ghost panting over your shoulder… Adrian Horton Mon 2 Aug 2021 07.26 BST (read the full article here) read more
‘Utopia’ review: American remake of cult sci-fi drama is far from perfect Posted on January 26, 2022January 26, 2022 … Utopia’s unadulterated mayhem isn’t replicable – attempting to do so is a lost cause, especially without the genius composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer. By Dan Seddon 23rd September 2020 (read the full article here) read more
El compositor chileno Cristóbal Tapia de Veer será premiado en el Festival de Cine en Miami Posted on January 22, 2022January 25, 2022 Chile, SÁBADO 22, ENERO 2022 20:22 HRS Ha trabajado en “Black Mirror” y es el creador de la banda sonora de la serie de HBO “The White Lotus”. Actualmente reside en Québec, Canadá. El chileno Cristóbal Tapia de Veer, es el creador de la banda sonora de la serie de HBO “The White Lotus”, y será galardonado […] read more
El compositor chileno Cristóbal Tapia de Veer será premiado en el Festival de Cine de Miami Posted on January 21, 2022January 25, 2022 Chile, Publicado: Viernes, 21 de Enero de 2022 a las 14:52hrs. Autor: Cooperativa.cl El profesional radicado en Canadá fue reconocido por lo novedoso de sus propuestas musicales dentro de la cinematografía. Ha hecho un soundtrack para “Black Mirror” y más producciones reconocidas. El chileno establecido en Canadá, Cristóbal Tapia de Veer (48) y el creador detrás de la música de […] read more
‘The White Lotus’ Composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer Honored by Miami Film Fest Posted on January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 Cristobal Tapia de Veer’s viral theme alone makes him a leading Emmy contender in this year’s awards race. Chilean-born, Montreal-based composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer — the musician behind the music of HBO’s hit series “The White Lotus” — is set to receive Miami Dade College’s (MDC) acclaimed Miami Film Festival’s Art of Light (Composer) Award, presented by […] read more
The best TV theme songs of all time Posted on January 14, 2022January 19, 2022 From rousing original scores to pop tunes given second lives, TV theme songs have an uncanny way of worming their way into our memory and triggering waves of nostalgia. We break down 14 of the best, from the outlandish and the sentimental to the terrifying. The White Lotus Since July, every maddening, unusual or menacing […] read more
THE SCL ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR THIRD ANNUAL SCL AWARDS Posted on January 4, 2022January 25, 2022 Outstanding Original Score for a Television Production: Christophe BeckWandaVision Nicholas BritellSuccession Natalie HoltLoki Jung Jae-ilSquid Game Cristobal Tapia de VeerThe White Lotus read more
La fleur de lys du Lotus Blanc Posted on December 16, 2021December 16, 2021 Le Québécois Cristobal Tapia de Veer traverse une période effervescente. Architecte de l’enivrante musique du Lotus blanc, la nouvelle série phénomène de HBO, le compositeur reçoit aujourd’hui des appels de Disney et de Marvel. En entrevue, le multi-instrumentiste d’origine chilienne s’étonne de l’intérêt qu’il suscite depuis la diffusion du drame satirique américain. Non seulement parce qu’il […] read more
The best film & TV scores of 2021 Posted on December 16, 2021December 16, 2021 3. “The White Lotus” (Cristobal Tapia de Veer) No other score this year was instantly fused to its show quite this one. de Veer’s opening credits tune is something you can’t take your ears off of, a feast of sampled vocals and hypnotic percussion that stretches well into the episodes after it. That theme gets […] read more
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
