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
BROKEN RECORD Podcast Posted on October 21, 2021December 19, 2021 On today’s episode Justin Richmond talks to de Veer about how he came up with White Lotus’ striking soundscape. EPISODE NOTES: Cristobal Tapia de Veer is the composer and musician behind Mike White’s HBO show, White Lotus. The sounds in the score range from percussive African and Latin American instruments to guttural human chants. De Veer plays […] read more
AWARDS, AWARDS and Happy Thanksgiving! Posted on October 11, 2021November 23, 2021 On this Day of Canadian Thanksgiving, we feel humble, but mostly touched by the international recognition of what we do. While Cristo is the master magician here, of course, we feel we should say THANK YOU, too. Thanks to all of you around the world, that enjoy his music, it means a lot to us! […] read more
Podcast: “Working” Posted on September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 Interviews with creative people about their work AUG 29TH, 2021 The White Lotus’ Composer on the Show’s Distinct Sound “Sometimes it feels like the music is laughing at the characters.” Episode Notes This week, host Isaac Butler talks to composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer, who wrote the spooky, absolutely unmistakable score for the HBO series The White […] read more
Cristóbal Tapia: la nueva aventura del compositor chileno de la TV global (Chile) Posted on September 11, 2021November 3, 2021 Conocido por producciones como Utopia y Black Mirror, el músico vuelve a llamar la atención gracias a su trabajo en la elogiada The White Lotus (HBO). En entrevista con Culto detalla por qué utilizó instrumentos ligados al folclor latinoamericano en esa ficción y explica cómo navega en la era del streaming. “Hoy hay muchas películas […] read more
Hablamos con Cristobal Tapia de Veer, el compositor de The White Lotus (Mexico) Posted on September 3, 2021November 3, 2021 Tuvimos la oportunidad de charlar con el músico chileno que se destacó en la reciente serie de HBO y nos contó sus inicios en la industria y los secretos detrás de su música. Cristóbal Tapia de Veer es un compositor chileno radicado en Canadá y en las últimas semanas se llevó muchos elogios gracias a la banda sonora que creó […] read more
Sissende slangen en ronkende bass: Cristobal Tapia de Veer maakt seriesoundtracks geschikt voor nachtclubs (NL) Posted on September 2, 2021November 3, 2021 De satirische tv-serie The White Lotus wordt naar een hoger plan getild door de opgewonden junglegeluiden van de Canadees Cristobal Tapia de Veer. Wat maakt zijn sound zo prikkelend? De serie The White Lotus zélf is absoluut een tv-topper. De onbetwiste hitserie van deze zomer is spannend en aangenaam verwarrend, fraai gefilmd, geestig en behoorlijk gestoord. Maar er is meer […] read more
Whoops, it’s stuck in your head again. Here, for no reason, the opening credits for ‘The White Lotus’. Posted on August 27, 2021November 2, 2021 Apologies in advance. Also, you’re welcome. Well, it’s in our head again. And it’s about to be in yours too (sorry!). The music from The White Lotus opening credits is likely the catchiest score we’ve heard in a long time, but it’s also chaotic, anxiety-inducing, and highly tense — much like the HBO show. Cristobal Tapia de […] read more
NPR week-end edition Posted on August 21, 2021October 22, 2021 HBO’s ‘White Lotus’ Soundtrack Haunts The Show And People’s Lives EPISODE NOTES: Cristobal Tapia de Veer is the composer of the infamous theme of HBO’s show, “White Lotus.” He talks about his process creating it and the score of the hit comedy-drama. Almost 2 million people watched the first season of HBO’s “The White Lotus.” […] read more
BOP SHOP: SONGS FROM TIERRA WHACK, VAULTBOY AND ERIC NAM, AND MORE Posted on August 13, 2021November 3, 2021 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 […] read more
