Editing Robbie Robertson (section)

==Film career (1980–2023)==
===''Carny''===
After the release of ''The Last Waltz'', MGM/UA, who released the film, viewed Robertson as a potential film actor, and provided Robertson with an office on the MGM lot.<ref name=rs_rr_intv_1987/><ref name="rs_young_hawks_1978">{{cite magazine|last1=Palmer|first1=Robert|author-link1=Robert Palmer (American writer)|date=June 1, 1978|title=A Portrait of the Band as Young Hawks: Rolling Stone's 1978 Feature on 'The Last Waltz'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/a-portrait-of-the-band-as-young-hawks-rolling-stones-1978-feature-on-the-last-waltz-20110329|magazine=Rolling Stone|publisher=Wenner Media LLC|publication-date=June 1, 1978|issue=266|access-date=June 22, 2016}}</ref> During this time, Martin Scorsese's agent, Harry Ulfand, contacted Robertson about the idea of producing a [[Drama (modern genre)|dramatic film]] about [[traveling carnival]]s, which Robertson was drawn to because of his childhood experiences working in carnivals. The screenplay for the film ''[[Carny (1980 film)|Carny]]'' was directed by documentary filmmaker [[Robert Kaylor]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/11/25/archives/yesterdays-rock-stars-try-for-a-future-in-film-rock-stars-go-to.html|title=Yesterday's Rock Stars Try for a Future in Film (Published 1979)|work=The New York Times |date=November 25, 1979 |last1=Palmer |first1=Robert }}</ref>

Although Robertson was initially only intended to be the producer of ''Carny'', he ended up becoming the third lead actor in the film, playing the role of Patch, the patch man. [[Gary Busey]] played "Frankie", the carnival [[clown|bozo]] and Patch's best friend. [[Jodie Foster]] was selected to play the role of Donna, a small town girl who runs away to join the carnival and threatens to come between the two friends. The film cast real life [[Carny|carnies]] alongside professional film actors, which created a difficult atmosphere on set.<ref name=carny_ost_notes/><ref name="rs_carny_1980">{{cite magazine|last1=Flippo|first1=Chet|author-link1=Chet Flippo|date=June 26, 1980|title=Interview: Robbie Robertson|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/robbie-robertson-19800626|magazine=Rolling Stone|publisher=Wenner Media LLC|publication-date=June 26, 1980|issue=320|access-date=June 22, 2016}}</ref> ''Carny'' opened to theaters on June 13, 1980.<ref name="nyt_6-13-80">{{cite news|author=Canby, Vincent|title=Screen: Jodie Foster in 'Carny'|newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 13, 1980|page=C8}}</ref> Also in 1980, [[Warner Bros]] released a [[soundtrack album]] for ''Carny'', which is co-credited to Robertson and composer [[Alex North]], who wrote the orchestral score for the film. The soundtrack was re-released on compact disc by Real Gone Music in 2015.<ref name=carny_ost_notes/>

===Collaborations with Martin Scorsese===

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After the production of ''Carny'' was completed, Robertson flew to New York to assist Martin Scorsese on the music for the film ''[[Raging Bull]]'' (1980).<ref name="carny_ost_notes" /> Robertson and Scorsese would go on to have a long working relationship. The former found or created music to underscore the latter's films. ''Raging Bull'' was the first, and Robertson credited his work on it for sparking his interest in sourcing and underscoring film music.<ref name="taxi_3" /><ref name="kcrw_rr_and_ms">{{cite interview|last=Robertson|first=Robbie|subject-link=Robbie Robertson|interviewer=Jason Bentley|title=Robbie Robertson on working with Martin Scorsese|type=Filmed radio interview|work=Morning Becomes Electric|publisher=KCRW|location=Santa Monica, CA|date=May 6, 2011}}</ref> Robertson supplied three newly recorded instrumental jazz tracks for sourced music, which he also produced. These three tracks feature Robertson playing guitar, along with performances from the Band alumni Garth Hudson and Richard Manuel. One of the tracks, "Webster Hall", is co-written by Robertson and Garth Hudson.<ref name="band_raging_bull">{{cite web|last1=Viney|first1=Peter|title=Soundtrack: ''Raging Bull''|url=http://theband.hiof.no/albums/raging_bull.html|website=The Band Website|publisher=Jan Hoiberg|access-date=30 June 2016}}</ref> Robertson also worked with Scorsese on selecting the film's opening theme music, choosing the [[intermezzo]] from ''[[Cavalleria Rusticana]]'' by Italian opera composer [[Pietro Mascagni]].<ref name="taxi_3" /> The soundtrack was finally released by Capitol Records in 2005 as a 37 track, 2-CD set.<ref name="band_raging_bull" />

Robertson worked with Scorsese again on his next film, ''[[The King of Comedy (film)|The King of Comedy]]'' (1983), and is credited in the film's opening credits for "Music Production".<ref name="koc_opening_credits">{{cite AV media|people=Scorsese, Martin|year=1983|title=The King of Comedy|time=6:01|publisher=Regency/20th Century Fox}}</ref> Robertson contributed one original song, "Between Trains", to the film's soundtrack. The song was written in tribute to "Cowboy" Dan Johnson, an assistant of Scorsese's who had recently died.<ref name=band_bio/>{{rp|379}} Robertson produced the track, sang lead vocals, and played guitar and keyboards; the Band alumni Garth Hudson and Richard Manuel appeared on the track as well. A soundtrack album for the film was released by Warner Bros. in 1983.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}

In June 1986, Robertson began working with Scorsese on his next film ''[[The Color of Money]].''<ref name="musician_9-87">{{cite magazine|last=Flanagan|first=Bob|date=September 1987|title=The Return of Robbie Robertson|url=http://theband.hiof.no/articles/rr_musician_sep_87.html|magazine=Musician|location=New York|publisher=Billboard Publications Inc.|access-date=July 4, 2016}}</ref> In addition to sourcing music for the film, Robertson also composed the film's score;<ref name="com_opening_credits">{{cite AV media|people=Scorsese, Martin|year=1986|title=The Color of Money|time=1:50|publisher=Touchstone Home Video}}</ref> it was the first time Robertson had ever written a dramatic underscore for a film.<ref name="rr_87_cr">{{cite AV media|people=Gilmore, Mikal with Robbie Robertson|year=1987|title=Robbie Robertson: A Special Conversation For College Radio|medium=Pre-recorded radio interview on Compact Disc|publisher=Geffen Records|id=PRO-CD-2877}}</ref> Robertson brought in Canadian jazz composer [[Gil Evans]] to orchestrate the arrangements.<ref name="gil_evans_book">{{cite book|last1=Stein Crease|first1=Stephanie|title=Gil Evans. Out of the Cool: His Life and Music|date=2003|publisher=A Cappella Books|location=Chicago|isbn=1556524250|page=[https://archive.org/details/gilevansoutofco00stei/page/313 313]|edition=First|url=https://archive.org/details/gilevansoutofco00stei|url-access=registration|access-date=July 4, 2016}}</ref> The best known song on ''The Color of Money'' soundtrack is Eric Clapton's "[[It's in the Way That You Use It]]", which was co-written by Robertson. "It's in the Way That You Use It" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in January 1987.<ref>{{cite web|title=Artists: Eric Clapton. Chart History|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/301809/eric-clapton/chart?f=376|website=Billboard.com|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|access-date=July 4, 2016}}</ref> Robertson produced a song for the film with blues player [[Willie Dixon]]<ref name="willie_dixon_book">{{cite book|last1=Inaba|first1=Mitsutoshi|title=Willie Dixon: Preacher of the Blues|date=2011|publisher=Scarecrow Press|location=Lanham, Maryland|isbn=9780810869936|page=295|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HJXt6xLGQ1EC|access-date=July 4, 2016}}</ref> entitled "Don't Tell Me Nothin'"; Dixon's track was co-written with Robertson. ''The Color of Money'''s soundtrack album was released by [[MCA Records]].

Robertson worked on Scorsese's films ''[[Casino (1995 film)|Casino]]'' and ''[[Gangs of New York]]'', and he provided music supervision for ''[[Shutter Island (film)|Shutter Island]]'', ''[[The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film)|The Wolf of Wall Street]]'', and ''[[Silence (2016 film)|Silence]]''.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} He scored 2019's ''[[The Irishman (2019 film)|The Irishman]]'' and consulted with music supervisor [[Randall Poster]] on the entire soundtrack.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flood |first=Alex |date=2019-11-01 |title=The Band's Robbie Robertson details soundtrack for Martin Scorsese's 'The Irishman' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/the-irishman-soundtrack-robbie-robertson-martin-scorsese-2563638 |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> He scored Scorsese's ''[[Killers of the Flower Moon (film)|Killers of the Flower Moon]]'' shortly before his death.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Killers of the Flower Moon Soundtrack {{!}} Soundtrack Tracklist |url=https://soundtracktracklist.com/release/killers-of-the-flower-moon-soundtrack/ |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=soundtracktracklist.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Bloom |first=Madison |date=2023-08-09 |title=Martin Scorsese Remembers the Band's Robbie Robertson: "I Could Always Go to Him as a Confidante" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/martin-scorsese-remembers-the-bands-robbie-robertson-i-could-always-go-to-him-as-a-confidante/ |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> The film is dedicated to Robertson.<ref name=":4">{{cite web|url=https://decider.com/2023/10/20/robbie-robertson-killers-of-the-flower-moon-dedication-martin-scorsese/ |website=[[Decider (website)|Decider]] |access-date=23 October 2023 |date=20 October 2023 |title='Killers of the Flower Moon' Ends with a Touching Dedication to Longtime Scorsese Collaborator Robbie Robertson &#124; Decider }}</ref> He received a posthumous [[Academy Award]] nomination for his work on the film.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Moreau |first=Jordan |date=2024-01-23 |title=Oscar Nominations 2024 (Updating Live) |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/awards/oscar-nominations-2024-list-1235877798/ |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>