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Nile shows us how he has adapted to the new musical landscape and has collaborated with a diverse range of musicians - Daft Punk, Laura Mvula, Keith Urban, Avicii and John Newman.

The final part is almost entirely set in the landscape of the music world today - a world that is near unrecognisable from the one Nile started out in over 40 years ago.

Technology and digital media have revolutionised how we hear music. Digital platforms like YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music and others make music instantly available to everyone. Computers and the internet have changed how music is written and composed and, via social media, artists can communicate directly with their fans - they can even release their music to them with a single tweet.

Nile shows us how he has adapted to this new world and why he wants to be a part of it. We discover how, in recent years, he has collaborated with a more diverse range of musicians on a greater variety of music than ever before.

The first collaboration we hear about is Get Lucky with Daft Punk, which became a Grammy-award-winning international hit. Later, we have contributions from singer-songwriter Laura Mvula, who won a Novello award this year for her album The Dreaming Room which Nile worked on. We hear from top country music star Keith Urban - they were both nominated last year at the Country Music Awards. And from Swedish DJ and composer Avicii, who plays to audiences of tens of thousands around the world, we discover the closeness of their musical relationship and learn about their working methods. We discover how Nile's contribution to singer John Newman's song Give Me Your Love came about.

In what is the 40th anniversary of Nile's band Chic, we see him on stage in Glasgow, and at the end of the film Nile reveals that he has just finished recording a new song. Called I Believe In Music, this at present unreleased song sums up Nile's personal philosophy toward the art form that has dominated his life. This film has exclusive access to that song.

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Sat 19 Feb 2022 00:00
BBC Four

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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:02

    Sister Sledge

    Lost In Music

  • 00:05

    Daft Punk

    Around The World

  • 00:07

    Daft Punk

    Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams)

  • 00:10

    Blondie

    Rapture (Special Disco Mix)

  • 00:11

    INXS

    Need You Tonight

  • 00:11

    Chic

    Good Times

  • 00:15

    Avicii

    Lay Me Down

  • 00:17

    Avicii

    Levels

  • 00:24

    John Newman

    Love Me Again

  • 00:33

    Laura Mvula

    Green Garden

  • 00:36

    Laura Mvula

    Overcome (feat. Nile Rodgers, Laura Mvula)

  • 00:42

    Keith Urban

    Somebody Like You

  • 00:48

    Chic

    Le Freak (Single Version)

  • 00:49

    Sister Sledge

    He's The Greatest Dancer

Credits

Presenter Nile Rodgers
Executive Producer Philip Armstrong-Dampier
Director Christopher Bruce
Series Editor Nigel Timperley
Narrator Nina Sosanya
Interviewed Guest Mark Ronson
Interviewed Guest John Newman
Interviewed Guest Avicii
Interviewed Guest Keith Urban
Interviewed Guest Kate Mossman
Interviewed Guest Krissi Murison
Interviewed Guest Keith Harris
Music Group Chic Organization band

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