The impact of Renaissance, the main title theme for the second season of The White Lotus, is felt far beyond the screen. Since the seasons premiere in Fall 2022, Renaissance has ushered in the Killers as they arrived on stage and Dominic Fike has closed his sets with it. But where the song has really hit is on the dance floor.
Grammy-winning DJ/producer Tisto, a huge fan of the series, began including it in his sets toward the end of 2022. His Renaissance remix got its official release, with HBOs blessing.
For the second season, Chilean Canadian composerCristobal Tapia de Veerdrew his original musical ideas from the script and from conversations with series creatorMike White. White wanted the music to feel like it was boiling under these characters, de Veer says from his studio in Montral.
He reimagined the borderline-dangerous original theme music as calm and romantic through a piano, ramping up with a dancefloor-ready techno beat, all the while keeping tension at its core.
The renamed Renaissance theme plays along with opening credits once against set against wallpaper only his time it evokes 16th century Italy rather than an island setting.
The remix has Tistos signature fluttering builds and tension-releasing drops while retaining the source materials infectious nature. I wanted to create something that highlights the beauty of the original track but takes it to another level energy-wise for the dance floor or festival main stage. The original song on its own is already so incredible, but for my sets it needed that extra Tisto spice, he tells Variety.
Tistos Renaissance remix is the only official oneso far. But among those DJing their own bootlegs of the song are Diplo, Sofi Tukker, Flux Pavilion, Westend, Enamour, Will Sass and Shouse. Smart money is on making at least a few more of these Renaissance remixes legit.