Gary Barlow - We Write The Songs

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The stories behind the songs from the world’s best loved songwriters

Gary Barlow extends his personal conversations with some of the world’s most exciting songwriters as he delves beyond the melodies and lyrics to discover the stories behind the songs. 

What really makes a great song? Gary Barlow has written some of the most beloved of the last few decades, and in this new series he meets fellow musicians and songwriters to get the inside story on what really makes the magic happen in the studio. From Barry Gibb to MNEK, Paloma Faith to Robbie Williams and many more, these great musical minds share their secrets of how some of their biggest hits came about.

Gary Barlow - We Write The Songs: Series 1: Max Martin

Max Martin

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BBC Radio 2 - Gary Barlow - We Write The Songs, Series 1, Max Martin

Gary Barlow chats to the song writing powerhouse from Sweden, Max Martin.

Gary Barlow talks to one of the world's most successful, but least well known songwriters, Max Martin, about creating hits for Britney, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift.

Gary Barlow gets personal with one of the most successful song writers of all time.  Max Martin has made hits for Britney Spears, The Backstreet Boys, Westlife, Kelly Clarkson, Pink, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, Celine Dion and more.  He's won ASCAP's Best Songwriter of the Year eleven times and sold more than 140 million records.  He's also written the West End music '& Juliet' based on his own songs.  Successful as he is, Max Martin keeps an incredibly low profile.  In this rare interview, he explains how he works, what it takes to make a hit and how he collaborates with the world’s biggest stars.

Gary Barlow - We Write The Songs: Series 1

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Gary Barlow speaks to fellow acclaimed songwriters.

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