Hi, everyone.

Hi, everyone. I'm Evan Ross Katz, and welcome back to the White Lotus official podcast from HBO.

Now we've talked about the show's origin story, it's biting social satire, and its iconic cast.

For this episode, I'd like to focus on another element that makes the show what it is.

You're actually listening to it right now.

It's indelible music, scored by composer Christabel Tapia DeVier, who goes by Kristo.

Christo was born in Chile, where he spent his childhood before moving to Canada at age 15.

He went on to attend conservatory, where he studied classical music.

He composed his first TV series score for a BBC show in 2011,

and soon after, it became clear that this was his calling.

Composing scores granted Christo the freedom to experiment, bridging genres, manipulating

vocals, and just grooving on that sometimes quirky, often haunting, and always memorable sound

that he's now known for. Alongside Christo's interview, we're going to be playing the actual audio stems

he used to make up the theme song.

So get ready to break it down,

layer by layer.

But before we dive in,

I have an alternate theme song for you,

one that nobody's ever heard before.

Okay. one that nobody's ever heard before. You know, I always bring a guitar with me wherever I go work, and I wrote an idea on this guitar.

John Grice, who you heard from a bunch last episode, doesn't just play Greg on the White Lotus.

He's also an accomplished musician.

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