The Last Waltz" may have been a festive parting for the members of the Band, but for Martin Scorsese and Robbie Robertson, it was the opening number.
Since directing Robertson and his bandmates in that famed 1978 concert film, Scorsese, 67, and Robertson, 66, have been close friends and consistent collaborators. From Raging Bull" to Scorsese's latest film, Shutter Island," Robertson has frequently consulted on the music in Scorsese's movies.
We've always had this relationship going back and forth," Scorsese said in a recent interview. We started a kind of relationship in which we'd touch base as to every film I was doing and the type of music I was using."
Shutter Island," the eighth film they've worked on together by Robertson's count, is one of their most interesting efforts. A Gothic thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Shutter Island" is as much about mood and atmosphere as anything -- making the music particularly critical.
While Scorsese's loyalties to Robert De Niro and DiCaprio have been widely documented, his work with Robertson has spanned more time than either. Sandy Weintraub, a girlfriend of Scorsese's in the '70s, once said the best relationship Scorsese (who has been married to his fifth wife, Helen Morris, since 1999) ever had was with Robertson.
With some people you just know: We're in it," says Robertson.
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