The White Lotus Opening Credits Theme Song | The White Lotus | HBO

[@mohitdandekar7947]

There's a separate fanbase for this intro.

[@eddjoey]

this just won the Emmy for Original Main Title Theme Music, well deserved 👏👏👏👏

[@PunguinYoga]

Yep!

[@TheRebellefleur27]

season 1 or 2?

[@cakanify]

For real ? OMG IM SO HAPPY, this show deserved it !!

[@franktodarello538]

And I feel they topped this awesome opening with the just-as-phenomenal season 2 opener!!

[@LFCGARY1]

and then season 2 theme song came along! probably the best theme song I ever heard

[@trinaq]

The opening music is so hypnotic, and the visuals really set the tone for the show!

[@Juan-dv8om]

Same music as the eerie music from squid game.

[@spookymadeleine]

i happen to see you in all of the videos i tune into :) it makes me feel like we are friends from afar

[@superadam2112]

“Dies Irae” is the original source. Essentially it’s a Georgian (country) funeral chant.

[@clkde]

@@superadam2112 Gregorian funeral chant not Georgian

[@mmaria4033]

Could listen on repeat all day

[@cadenscomics9300]

HBO always has the best openings

[@cxgarde3554]

Yes they do. This opening was one of the best I've seen. True blood also really set you up for something crazy.

[@muktasingh1658]

True detective GOT Succession and This one ive heard so far

[@ryan8799]

@@muktasingh1658 Sopranos is up there

[@luccienv]

@@muktasingh1658 westworld too

[@luckyDancer100]

Big little lies

[@stevenangel8235]

The White Lotus is the best quarantine project ever

[@lanaiba]

Everything everywhere all at once, the worst person in the world, banshees of inisherin, don't look up, Turning red. The pandemic brought out some absolute gems last year.

[@stevenangel8235]

@@lanaiba but those are mostly all movies that weren’t forced into a box because of the pandemic yk? Not disagreeing that those are some incredible projects, but White Lotus was literally HBO starved for content turning to Mike White and asking him what he could do with an abandoned resort in Hawaii with whatever cast they gave him. That’s the definition of working within creative confines

[@laram8255]

@@stevenangel8235 well put!!

[@Narruin]

M. White knows how to survive

[@BatmanHQYT]

I'll really miss this show. Was so fun just spending time in its world.

[@NoOne-sq4et]

Yeah I liked the hotel more then the characters, That’s why I wasn’t disappointed when they announced an anthology, I will however miss Armond

[@stalbert86]

​@@NoOne-sq4et Armond was the best!

[@daniglover3871]

@@NoOne-sq4et what is anthology ? is there a s 2 coming ?

[@sycois]

@@daniglover3871 means there will be a 2, but different characters. Maybe some may return. Probably in the same hotel?

[@ryoryo9936]

@@sycois They confirmed that season 2 will be in a different hotel (but still part of the White Lotus chain). I’m not sure they could film in the same location even if they wanted to. The first season was shot during the pandemic, when the hotel they used wasn’t doing any business. Hopefully, the pandemic will be over by the time they make the second season, so it’s possible that the hotel won’t be available then.

[@myrkur]

I am addicted to this opening song. And I dont know why

[@thomasciz9249]

God - me too - help

[@davidawesome4569]

Cristobal makes some really unique soundtracks, the utopia (UK) is really great as well!

[@christianharrelson2923]

Name of it?

[@pakau]

because its so well done, and production over the top !

[@melanieregalado9886]

Me too, it’s in my head

[@tteokbokkibxtch]

This music is so catchy and yet fills me with so much dread. In fact, the whole show had me on edge while being really funny at times. So good!

[@Leifisnotaleaf]

It always makes me think of the Squid Game score! The use of the deris ire notes are very well done

[@pyrex-fission]

Agreed! Every time it started playing in the background my heart rate began to rise. On a show about a Hawaiian vacation!

[@Seviexe]

If that's what you liked you might want to check out another masterpiece scored by Veer, which is Utopia

[@ruchellecullen4265]

​@@pyrex-fission it's Sicily I'm sure .

[@petalchild]

​@@ruchellecullen4265 The second season is. The first season was in Hawaii.

[@jo_jo_jo]

The scenes of this opening are truly amazing too, not just the music, and it brings many of the topics of the show. At first glance, it's just a beautiful paperwall with tropical motifs. But, if you look closer, you start to see that everything is not that refreshing and laidback: the fruit and the flowers start to get rotten, the chameleon changes its color, ths fish gets stuck into the jellyfish tentacles, snakes appear among the leaves, the catterpillars start hijacking the the plants, the once ruling leopard now lies unconscious of what goes around and stormy clouds appear in the horizon. In conclusion, it's just a metaphor about how we people interact with money, wealth and social inequality: relationships go sour, people show their true facade, we get tangled into unfulfilling promisses, the less favoured prey in the other ones... And, above everything, the white lotus, the buddist symbol of enlightenment, remebering us a simple leason: do not get lost in such petty things.

[@tanishkajain7070]

Why is this comment not at the top

[@jo_jo_jo]

@@tanishkajain7070 Thanks. I saw the show just a month ago! But you can tell the opening is quite clever.

[@duncan20s]

Interesting thoughts about the wallpaper. When I first saw it, I thought the style was similar to chinoiserie-this western interpretation of now "Hawaiian" culture.

[@29subhra]

Wow what an observation

[@nadimu143]

@HBO Pin this comment!! 📌

[@AnaColino]

One of the best openings ever, didn't skip it in a single episode 🤩 hypnotic

[@onnaibiza]

Agree!!!

[@ishtaarth]

This needs a 10-hour looped version. So great.

[@methos1999]

@@IMatchoNation thanks!

[@piznoctsauo8141]

Listen to the whole soundtrack, with countless iterations of this.

[@randyx007]

No it doesn't loo

[@94083122]

"Belinda, you're really REEEEALLY good at what you do. You should start your own business, I'd be willing to fund that"

[@markfroman738]

Wonder how much cash she gave her at the end?

[@as.dexter]

@@markfroman738 not a lot.

[@markfroman738]

@@as.dexter dude that was stack of hundies

[@as.dexter]

@@markfroman738 ok still wouldn't be enough to start a business that she promised her.

[@markfroman738]

@@as.dexter glad you’re the expert on this so I don’t have to be 👍

[@harikumarjs88]

There's something eerie and foreboding about this score. Also loved the way it's deftly incorporated in the show, at the right moment in the right dose for maximum dramatic effect.

[@boyzzzdontcry]

I’m glad jenn coolidge is finally getting the recognition she deserves

[@kellyawj87]

She’s amazing! And hilarious. I actually tuned in, because I saw Michael Imperioli is in it. But Jennifer Coolidge and Connie Britton are so good in here! Amazing.

[@InnerRise]

You must hate what they just did then. Her spotlight is OVA

[@angeloddrev]

@@kellyawj87 Right! I tuned in for Murray Bartlett but stayed for Jennifer. I'm lost now for series 3 lol

[@CMC007]

@@angeloddrev is it really that serious? that's the point of this show. new cast, new location.

[@tealsquare]

What took y'all so long? The song has been stuck in my head loooooong since the show ended.

[@cj32pull2]

The most catchy & scary theme I can remember 😂

[@a29561]

definitely check out the Utopia (UK) theme tune. It's by the same artist by is both jauntier and more unsettling

[@lunarsprinkle6580]

Some notes include the dies ires melody the death melody

[@CourtTV.]

@@a29561 now that's a dark show

[@thaminduKavinda]

Beautiful and detailed. Every frame is a wallpaper.

[@dilufapy]

I just heard this beat yesterday, and now i am intrigued about the serie

[@xtianvcnti]

I just finished it right now, girl go check it out!

[@Frank-sf6nq]

It is such a good show!

[@InnerRise]

@@xtianvcnti what's it about bc I'm just hear for the music I just heard yesterday

[@vildekm]

​@@InnerRise just go into it blind

[@InnerRise]

@@vildekm I'm not gonna watch it. I'm guessing it's a regular soap opera drama show.

[@williamtecumsehsherman9447]

Love this. The White Lotus is a very subtle horror series, so this theme works perfectly. Paradise brings out the ugliness in everyone.

[@sarahdoyle1099]

Very well put!

[@perfectisadrianna]

not really sure your statement is fact more of an opinion. I recently went to Honolulu and stayed at Disneys aluani with my spouse and our 3 children for 10 days. we went with patience and kindness to everyone including the staff. we enjoyed our stay with no issues. I have learned that with traveling with or without kids requires a lot of patience and knowing not everything is going to go my way. dont over hyping a vacation will cause chaos.

[@nave7537]

Haha I watched it mainly cause I saw the actor for Lenny (Legion) in the season 2 tease on HBO's "coming soon" trailer (I couldn't think of the actor's name, her name is Aubrey Plaza). Didn't think I'd find it so funny!! Google defined it as a comedy-drama, which is much more accurate than comedy-subtle-horror.

[@moonstriker7350]

"White Lotus is a very subtle horror series" It's just americans being their plain self. :)

[@williamtecumsehsherman9447]

@@moonstriker7350 Exactly

[@rebecaanastacia3020]

This song is so elegant and savage. It's like rich ladies and gentlemen in high heels and suits fighting in the savannah like animals.

[@ecconomicus]

You can definitely feel the Utopia vibes. This is second show with De Veer music I watched and didn’t skip any intro in every single episode. Another one is Succession - also amazing opening theme you can't skip.

[@skeletalknight]

Knew this would win an Emmy the moment I heard it. Good stuff. Can't wait for season two.

[@huntmander]

I like when images in the intro foreshadow the plot. The monkey with the flower for Jennifer Coolidge, the snake for Sydney, and BEST of all the two nuts for Steve Zahn

[@JamieStLouis-tu9ml]

pffft!

[@FaumauNZ]

The music in White Lotus is one of the most captivating parts of the show for me. What an incredible soundtrack

[@patmc2916]

What a beautiful entrance curtain to the show, the images and the music ... and that tune that you can't get out of your head!

[@rorienicole1]

I usually always "skip" opening credits when binging shows but this was the only show I actually let play through at the beginning of the show just so I could hear this captivating music. I love it. It's so different!

[@steffromuk]

Cristobal Tapia De Veer is a musical genius! I'm obsessed with his score for this show. And I can't help but thinking he would have been the perfect fit for Denis Villeneuve's DUNE.

[@niki_99]

Agreed. I was slightly let down by the Zimmer stuff anyway.

[@embroideredragdoll]

Oh my god it’s him! I loved the stuff he did for Utopia

[@malcolmreynolds4099]

check out UK Utopia, he did a great score for it as well

[@EyeAmMyOwn777]

Woooow just thinking about what he would have done for Dune gave me goosebumps! His Utopia work was exceptional, but not many people are aware of the beautiful work he also did for The Crimson Petal and the White

[@niki_99]

More like this please, HBO. Show, music, everything.

[@Nick-pt6sl]

This is balanced in a way that represents the show so well, the juxtaposition of the tropical beat and chorus with a feeling that is unsettling and uneasy. It uses the dies irae to invoke a feeling that death is looming. Just a beautiful and artistic show and a perfectly aligned beautiful and artistic theme

[@SpongiformSpongee]

I hope Cristobal Tapia De Veer wins an award for this one. This theme is fire; it's so unique and creative and perfect for the show.

[@pyrex-fission]

He just won the Emmy for Best Title Theme! Well deserved

[@romilrh]

This just won Outstanding Main Title Music at the Emmys! Well deserved

[@utkarshpanwar8067]

I am in love with this music! I loved the juxtaposition of the images. I think the animals / flowers / fruits were directly associated with how the characters the actors play in the show were. That was VERY intelligent!

[@fairisfairyessiree4771]

I was addicted to the opening credits music, too, combined with the visuals and the pace that they intermingled. It's so tropical and mysterious and I love the way the camera moves in, in line with the musical beats and then focuses on wallpaper details and then the wallpaper bleeds and spreads at just the right moment. Love it!!

[@sarahdoyle1099]

This is the best ever music… so tribal and pulsating. I just about go into a trance every time I hear it.

[@ChicChicken]

Just brilliant. When the show goes on every little piece of sound of this awesome music makes all the sense.

[@notjaysday]

I find this one to be so much better than the one for season2. The drums/beat really makes it for me.

[@alanl890]

It's insane how good the OST is but how it even gets better in combination with the visuals. Such a great job setting the mood for the following episode!

[@missasmita]

I never skipped the intro even once just to immerse myself in the music and visuals.

[@ddcrowley]

It's funny that the wallpaper for Steve Zahn somewhat resembles a pair of testicles considering his original fear in the first episode.

[@CameronBrick]

brilliant

[@itativillegas8791]

good eye! I also just noticed that the one from Sydney is a snake

[@ddcrowley]

@@itativillegas8791 Nice - I did not notice that.

[@glowingowl221]

Yes totally his swollen testicles !!!

[@ariberry8031]

Time stamp?

[@namnammanman8593]

The opening song is toned for the Dies Irae and it means incoming doom or death if your wondering and squid game also uses it

[@LittleDinkens]

This song slaps!!! especially at 0:19

[@mariamiase8977]

Y e s

[@georgmar83]

How sick is this song? Especially with the beat and drums omg

[@mksongbird]

cristobal tapia de veer knocked it out of the park

[@marc8750]

Listening to this makes me wanna rewatch the season already

[@JohnDoe-uu6jl]

Love this tune, when I heard this I knew this show was going to be good. Unsettling, and gets the point across that everything is not as it seems. When money, status, and power come into play, our monkey brains go back to competition and being the top of the food chain at any cost.

[@KyleOfTheNorth]

Same guy that did Utopia (UK version) and I could instantly tell. You should all watch that show too, soundtrack is great and the show itself is equally as good.

[@jec222]

Cristobal truly deserved those two Emmys! Congratulations for this amazing music!

[@GreekGirlz23]

Now stuck in my head for the 10000th time

[@FactBuffet]

Cristobal Tapia De Veer won 2 Emmys for composing the music on "The White Lotus"

[@danielbrown3691]

I love this theme! It gives off an upbeat, yet also kind of menacing vibe! Fits the theme of the show so perfectly!!

[@stefaniegoettingen]

WOW! Ein Orchester UND ein Chor und ich kann trotzdem im Finale die Solostimme heraushören…großartig. Ich liebe es.

[@shanewall9092]

This is just so beautiful!

[@ajw3833]

placing 2 swollen fruits next to Steve Zahn's name was a nice touch ^^

[@gladitude9]

Before I watched the first episode, I replayed this theme 3 times!! Amazing talent!

[@sofiacarrillo2403]

Husband and I just caught up with both seasons and this theme song in imbedded in our heads. You will catch us randomly just homing the beat and it never fails to give us a kick. Love this crazy show !!

[@TH-dg2mm]

I'm probably reading too much into this but I swear there's subtle references to the characters Murray Bartlett: Nothing, just background Jennifer Coolidge: The flower in the hair Sydney Sweeney: Total snake Steve Zahn: SWOLLEN TESTICLES LOL

[@madabouthollyoaks411]

I love when they show the name of the actor who played the dad next to the most ball-looking pair of fruit 😂 I wonder if it’s ackee

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

This song is stuck in my head, Thanks so much HBO for creating this masterpiece

[@Sitbon08]

The composer deserves a credit in the opening sequence given how amazing this score is.

[@hoonaignachowaneha]

One of my favorite tv themes of all time!

[@alectoombs678]

This show is unlike any other show i have seen.

[@AndyEmerson8]

This is the best opening to any show! Music makes me want to run!

[@soniaborges6599]

The blend of harmonies is wonderful and hipnotic.

[@1971StephyBabe]

Love this show as much as I love the music. Brilliant.

[@Nicholaskcl]

This song is great, but it would sound even better in the pineapple suite

[@gymkhana1128]

From the intro music itself it felt like it was gonna be a horror / suspense show just like LOST but then I thought of the LOTUS eaters from the illiad which kept Odyseuss and his men in a state of forgetfulness, which in hindsight the people who checked into the hotel actually wanted to forget their problems and issues and put up a farce just for the sake and pursuit of their perfect "vacation".. Then the show dashed in a little bit of comedy just to keep you on your toes plus add the mesmerizing and hypnotic visuals of the introduction, I was hooked! lol!

[@maoama]

Holy fudge knuckles! An original piece! Creative writing!

[@rachelurquhart6686]

this kind of art style is toile de jouy. a kind of french wallpaper design that was most popular during the colonial period which was known for depicting idealised scenes of what life should look like - I just really liked this choice I think it set the tone for the whole show well

[@kiko4043]

It has been stuck in my head for weeks now !!! 🙈

[@theslayer2360]

Came back to hear this intro and it's still a masterpiece 👌

[@yung.rapunxel]

Best intro of all time

[@sunbeam4248]

One of the best series I‘ve seen in my life! I look forward to see season 3!

[@Brandengarcia-c4k]

One of the best shows ever created. Mike White, you are a GENIUS

[@broklynbby]

i love every single episode. its just so entertaining

[@tonybologna3046]

Iconic bop always goes just as hard as the first time I’ve ever heard it

[@CaptainDufff]

One of the best songs i have ever heard for a TV show

[@VEJ8]

I haven't watched this show as it's not available in the UK yet. But I came across the theme for the opening and it's beautiful!

[@raraszek]

The whole season 1 soundtrack is sublime

[@celsojr4121]

I love the images and the music. Great opening

[@Sarthak_Darker]

0:30 Steve Zahn's name coming up right next to that fruit is a reference to his nuts and i love it.

[@raisamarlen8057]

now this is an opening

[@damondominique]

it's just so hypnotizing

[@Idmoment]

Cristobal…well done bruh… the up and coming John Williams of gen Z. Love the combo of flute, drum, voice….

[@anastasiamnt]

congratulations for winning 10 Emmy awards this year! looking forward to season 2

[@HarshSharma-tx3dw]

Can we all agree that HBO is an undisputed king in the world of television. Netflix, prime, disney they all are amateur in front of HBO when it’s come to original.

[@simpleplanfan011]

0:44 is when it REALLY starts to hit 😌

[@adibahadur]

Sydney Sweeny = Snake is a great reference aha!

[@dfa3366]

The dialog is this series is so funny and outrageous. “Maybe grandpa was a power bottom”

[@tealsquare]

😂😂😂

[@Quarker]

Probably unpopular opinion but the season 1 theme is miles better than the second. The minor key and the haunting vocalisations just convey the eerieness and air of mystery of the show far more effectively

[@rjldb]

Best opening theme ever

[@ryvr.]

This show was really good omg

[@joxisthename]

When you know Stimpees out making a play

[@esteban3941]

Amazing chilean composer Cristobal Tapia! Brilliant!

[@mellowyellow415]

*Canadian

[@esteban3941]

@@mellowyellow415 he is chilean LOL do your research

[@lifeofnanaa]

trying to decide which wallpaper is my favourite and contemplating a third rewatch (and dancing because I can't not move with the music)

[@joxisthename]

I feel like stimpees gonna hop out of his base to dome some kids!

[@PRGMRav]

Instantly memorable. HBO series have the best theme music.

[@metaturnal]

Cristobal Tapia de Veer’s work is so strong. His soundtrack on Utopia was the first time I noticed him.

[@ziggiedean39402]

this scratches the itch in my head so so good

[@DarientLambert]

American tv series usually have opening intro less than 40 seconds, they (HBO) really bring back this long opening intro trend. It reminds me of the Baywatch

[@loawealt6961]

I like this one more than season 2 opening. So gradual and earthy