Episode 3
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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Music Played
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Sister Sledge
Lost In Music
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Daft Punk
Around The World
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Daft Punk
Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams)
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Blondie
Rapture (Special Disco Mix)
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INXS
Need You Tonight
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Chic
Good Times
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Avicii
Lay Me Down
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Avicii
Levels
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John Newman
Love Me Again
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Laura Mvula
Green Garden
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Laura Mvula
Overcome (feat. Nile Rodgers, Laura Mvula)
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Keith Urban
Somebody Like You
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Chic
Le Freak (Single Version)
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Sister Sledge
He's The Greatest Dancer
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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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 |