- The second season theme went viral and was played in clubs
- The same composer worked on all three theme tunes
- Fans aren’t so keen on the season three theme
A new season of The White Lotus means a new cast, a new location and a new theme tune.
The third season of Mike White’s hit anthology series has begun and this time, he’s taking us to Thailand.
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Following on from the first two seasons, the new series has a slightly different theme tune, though with some similarity to the previous ones. Previous theme tunes have been eerie and strange but catchy, particularly the season two theme Renaissance. In fact, it was such a hit that it went viral and made its way onto club playlists.
The music was the work of Chilean-born Canadian composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer, who also composed season 3 theme Enlightenment. However, its notable contrast from previous theme tunes has flummoxed fans of the show.
Enlightenment is significantly darker in sound compared to past theme tunes and the central melody that fans found so catchy is present but less obvious. Not everyone was such a fan…
“Mike White’s first miss”
Some fans seemed to be unhappy that the theme tune was changed at all, forgetting that it has changed every season.
Then again, Enlightenment is a larger departure from the other two. Still, it wasn’t quite to some’s liking.
One X/Twitter user described it as “Mike White’s first miss” while another added “all I want in this life is the s2 theme back”.
Check out more reactions below.
the new white lotus theme song is mike white's first miss pic.twitter.com/fP0cAjt19i
— Saint Hoax (@SaintHoax) February 17, 2025
NEW SEASON OF THE WHITE LOTUS CHANGED THE THEME SONG WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT pic.twitter.com/ChJfH9r5J6
— Big Tucson Dad (@BigTucsonDad) February 17, 2025
Me hearing the new White Lotus theme song why would they do this to us 😭 #whitelotus #thewhitelotus pic.twitter.com/LIBBewKTY5
— Esther Vallins (@esthervallins) February 17, 2025
They changed the theme song 😔 #TheWhiteLotus pic.twitter.com/FBgz0bxWrW
— Manibaby ⚖️♎️ (@manixxbaby) February 17, 2025
All I want in this life is The White Lotus S2 theme tune back pic.twitter.com/XRwpFbKVCm
— Yvonne Lloyd (@ybird85) February 18, 2025
can’t believe they changed the white lotus theme tune pic.twitter.com/iwbgJSs31o
— emily (@colbridgey) February 17, 2025
Not everyone was so negative, though. One user wrote: “the song they play at the beginning of white lotus s3 is so good omg ive been jamming all day.”
the song they play at the beginning of white lotus s3 is so good omg ive been jamming all day
— hot commodity🍄 (@emmakaathryn) February 17, 2025
Who is in the new season of The White Lotus?
The other names in the main cast this time around are Leslie Bibb, Michelle Monaghan, Jason Isaacs, Carrie Coon, Dom Hetrakul, Tayme Thapthimthong, Christian Friedel, Morgana O’Reilly, Lek Patravadi, Shalini Peiris, Walton Goggins, Sarah Catherine Hook, Sam Nivola, Nicholas Duvernay, Arnas Fedaravičius and Scott Glenn.
Aimee Lou Wood is also starring, as is Patrick Schwarzenegger and Blackpink’s Lalisa Manobal
