“I just dont think he respected me.

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“We never really even fought.

“It was basically me giving him notes.

The White Lotus - Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sarah Catherine Hook, Sam Nivola

Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sarah Catherine Hook, and Sam Nivola on ‘The White Lotus’.Credit:Fabio Lovino/HBO

I knew he was not a team player and that he wanted to do it his way.”

“But what I gave him didthis, you know did those Emmys, people going crazy…

It was worth all the tension and almost forcing the music into the show…

Mike White attends the Los Angeles Season 2 Premiere of HBO Original Series “The White Lotus” at Goya Studios on October 20, 2022 in Los Angeles, California; Cristobal Tapia de Veer, winner of the Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score) award for ‘The White Lotus’ attends the 2022 Creative Arts Emmys at Microsoft Theater on September 04, 2022 in Los Angeles, California

Mike White attends the Los Angeles Season 2 premiere of “The White Lotus”; Cristobal Tapia de Veer celebrates his 2022 Emmy wins.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic; Amy Sussman/Getty

This was a good struggle.”

White too did not deny the success of Tapia de Veer’s work.

“He is very talented.

‘The White Lotus’ cut a scene with Nicholas Duvernay and Sarah Catherine Hook

The series was renewed for a fourth season in January, before the latest season even began airing.

Listen to Mike White talk aboutThe White Lotusand his differences with the composer in the clip above.

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Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Wood in ‘The White Lotus’ season 3 finale.Fabio Lovino/HBO