“Maybe I was being unprofessional, and, for sure, Mike feels that I was always unprofessional to him”: White Lotus composer wins Emmy for third time despite fallout with show’s creator

Cristobal Tapia de Veer in 2023.

The White Lotus composer Christobal Tapia de Veer has won the Emmy for the Best Original Main Title despite a very public falling out with the show’s mainman Mike White. It’s the third time de Veer has scooped the Emmy for the HBO drama since it began in 2021.

According to an interview de Veer gave to The New York Times back in April. “I announced to the (editorial) team a few months ago that I was not coming back, that I was leaving… At some point, (White) heard about that.”