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‘White Lotus’ Composer Cristóbal Tapia de Veer Wins Emmy After Public Rift With Mike White

The award caps a season marked by a creative clash over the edited opening music.

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Overview

  • Cristóbal Tapia de Veer won Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music at the 2025 Creative Arts Emmys for The White Lotus Season 3.
  • He did not attend the Los Angeles ceremony and later wrote that “votes can’t be bought” and that “no smear campaign distracted” Academy voters.
  • The composer has said he is departing before Season 4 after clashes over the Season 3 opening, including the removal of the fan-favorite “ooh-loo-loo-loo” motif.
  • Mike White criticized the timing of de Veer’s public exit in a Howard Stern interview, calling it “a bitch move” and acknowledging they “butt[ed] heads.”
  • De Veer previously won Emmys for the show’s Season 1 theme and for scores in Seasons 1 and 2, and he released the full Season 3 track, Enlightenment, on YouTube.