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The best of the guests

Music Life digs out some of the highlights of the series so far for its 50th episode

• 95 mins

The art of pop with Soweto Kinch, Charlotte Adig茅ry and Jordan Rakei

What role does ego play in art?

• 24 mins

'I get scared' with Azekel, Kwesi Arthur, Shab and Little Dragon's Yukimi Nagano

How hard is it to make music with people you don't know?

• 29 mins

'Synths are my best friends' with Suzanne Ciani, Marie Davidson, Sui Zhen, and Lorenzo Senni

Four leading electronic artists discuss the joy of synthesisers

• 38 mins

Throwing away lyrics with Chali 2na, Omar, Skye Edwards and Rodney P

What's the first step in the creative process?

• 34 mins

Obsessed with production with Kelly Lee Owens, Jessy Lanza, Jehnny Beth and Tei Shi

How hard is it to record animal sounds?

• 33 mins

The science of soundtracks with Max Richter, Hans Zimmer, Hildur Gu冒nad贸ttir and Ang茅lica Negr贸n

Four of today's most notable film and TV composers discuss how they got started in music

• 34 mins

'I forgot to hit record' with Ellen Allien, Afrodeutsche, Catnapp and Mentrix

How the sounds of history make their way into music

• 29 mins

Musical dreams with Ishmael Butler, KeiyaA, IAMDDB and Bishop Nehru

Have you ever dreamed an idea for a song?

• 31 mins

Getting into trouble with Moonchild Sanelly, Etuk Ubong, Cuppy and Bryte

Are there things musicians can't say in their music?

• 32 mins

Dark places and bliss with Reuben James, Izzy Bizu, Scribz Riley and Gracey

If you could go back in time and alter a piece of work, what would you change?

• 28 mins

Songwriting first dates with Melanie C, Nadia Rose, Rae Morris, and Jin Jin

How do you build a songwriting team?

• 35 mins

Heart v technique with Norah Jones, Nitin Sawhney, Anoushka Shankar and Soumik Datta

How does being a solo artist differ from being part of a band?

• 31 mins

Musical resistance with Rina Sawayama, Angel-Ho, Shamir, and Mykki Blanco

Where do artists get the inspiration to create when they are not performing?

• 34 mins

Floppy disks and cassette tapes with T茅m茅 Tan, Nick Hakim, Raquel Berrios and Ela Minus

Is an album a single piece of work or a playlist of songs?

• 29 mins

Recording tradition with Derya Yildirim, Yousra Mansour, Hasan Nakhleh and Merve Erdem

What can music tell us about tradition?

• 33 mins

Music in our grandmother's DNA with Kelsey Lu, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Lotic and Fatima Al Qadiri

How do our ancestral backgrounds influence the stories we tell?

• 34 mins

The 鈥楲ost Beats鈥� folder with Felicia Douglass, Sly5thAve, Leon Michels and Tiana Major9

How quarantine hobbies have fed into musicians' work

• 32 mins

Magic moments with Paul Epworth, Arlo Parks, Dave Okumu and 100 gecs

What's it like to work with analogue equipment in a digital world?

• 32 mins

The importance of improvising with Bebel Gilberto, Martha Wainwright, Sam Amidon and Martin Hayes

How important are family and tradition in music?

• 31 mins

The politics of pleasure with Thurston Moore, Brix Smith, Sunn O)))'s Stephen O'Malley and Rachel Aggs of Sacred Paws

How much does politics influence the work musicians create?

• 30 mins

Loving and hating the studio with Tune-Yards, Haim, Black Pumas and Chicano Batman

How much do musicians consider the audience when they're writing?

• 33 mins

Coconut water and confidence with Kranium, Masego and Alicai Harley

Is an airport a good place to work on music?

• 31 mins

The science behind the perfect hit with Becky Hill, MNEK, Ella Eyre and Frances

Is there a formula for writing the perfect hit?

• 33 mins

Trapped in an idea with David Byrne, St Vincent, Sinkane and Vagabon

Do artists make music to make people think or move their feet?

• 30 mins

'Swans ruined our recording' with 脫lafur Arnalds, Agnes Obel, Dustin O'Halloran and Hania Rani

Are composers happiest working alone?

• 26 mins

Chaos vs perfection with Ami Dang, Elisita Punto, Nazar and Tuna Pase

Does it matter if songwriters don't know where their songs will end?

• 25 mins

Writing under blankets in planes with Aloe Blacc, Gregory Porter, Kadhja Bonet and Chelsea Jade

What happens to the creative process after losing those closest to you?

• 29 mins

Dancing in the kitchen with Eris Drew, Octo Octa, Kate Pierson and Jayda G

How 1950s rock'n'roll influences today's dance music

• 30 mins

'Educate yourself quickly' with Sarathy Korwar, Nadine Shah, James Holden and Nubya Garcia

Is there something inherently dysfunctional about being a performer?

• 32 mins