Grammy-winning producer, DJ and rapper Flying Lotus confirms he is the mastermind behind a pair of Apple’s iPhone ringtones.

The Never Catch Me hitmaker – real name Steven Ellison – revealed that he composed Daybreak and Chalet, two tracks that have been available since the 2019 launch of iOS 13.

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The revelation arrives in the latest episode of Twenty Thousand Hertz, a podcast series about “the world’s most recognisable and interesting sounds”.

“Apple leaked it so I can say it,” Flying Lotus wrote on X, quoting a post promoting the episode. “I wrote some ringtones that have been in your iPhone since iOS13. ‘Daybreak’ + ‘Chalet.’”

Apple leaked it so I can say it. I wrote some ringtones that have been in ur iPhone since ios13. ‘Daybreak’ +‘Chalet’ https://t.co/HHReqvxUgf

— FLYLO (@flyinglotus) August 21, 2024

During the podcast, FlyLo shares how the ringtone-making gig came about and the mixed feelings he harboured initially, saying: “At first, I didn’t know how to feel. I was like, ‘What? They want me to be a ringtone maker now? What is that all about?’”

“The one thing that was in my benefit was that I actually had made ringtones for myself before,” he continues. “So, I kind of feel like I knew what was pleasing to hear as a loop, over and over and over and over and over again. Something that alerts you, but isn’t abrasive. Something that’s musical, but isn’t cheesy. Just finding that balance where it’s a bit ambient, but also something that cuts through.”

Of the two tracks he created, FlyLo describes Chalet as having “some kind of longing in the sound”: “I wouldn’t say it’s a sad thing, but there is some kind of memory, like you’re listening to an old cassette.”

“It’s nice to have these tones that I can associate with people who give me this warm feeling. If my girl calls me, and I hear the ‘Chalet’ ringtone, it’s like, ‘Awww,’” he adds. “There’s something really nice about it.”

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