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Labrinth Explains Euphoria Exit as Season 3 Debuts With New Composer

His departure highlights strain over industry treatment, commercialization of TV soundtracks, artistic control.

Overview

  • Labrinth said in a new GQ interview that he chose to leave before season three to show he was not pushed out and because the production no longer felt like a supportive “family.”
  • He earlier posted and then deleted messages attacking his label and the show, later saying he had removed any of his music from the new season after speaking with HBO.
  • He rejected turning his songs into weekly releases tied to episodes, writing that he would not reduce his work to online fodder.
  • Hans Zimmer now holds the season-three composer credit, and none of Labrinth’s signature cues from earlier seasons appear in the current run.
  • Creator Sam Levinson praised Labrinth as the show’s sonic foundation yet said he did not know why he left, signaling a deliberate break in sound as the series moves into its next chapter.