Martin Scorsese hosts Robbie Robertson tribute concert
To honour the late guitarist and musician Robbie Robertson, Martin Scorsese hosted a private tribute concert on November 15th in Los Angeles with guests including Joni Mitchell, Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone.
The guests all saw Jackson Browne and a swathe of other musicians play Robertson’s songs and a series of his movie score excerpts. Notably, Robertson’s final release had been the score for Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon.
Furthermore, musicians Rocco DeLuca, Citizen Cope, Angela McCluskey, Blake Mills, Jim Keltner, and Jason Isbell all joined Browne on stage at one point or another to pay their respects to the late guitarist of The Band.
Robertson was also praised on November 15th when he was posthumously awarded a 2023 Hollywood Music in Media Award for ‘Best Score for a Feature Film’ for his effort on Killers of the Flower Moon.
Discussing Robertson’s score, Scorsese noted, “I think that for Robbie, this was a pinnacle in our collaboration on this picture, which is dedicated to him. In a way, I think he was destined to score ‘Killers,’ which unfolded in the world of the Native American community.”
He added, “In this case, the Osage Nation. It was almost as if Robbie had come home. I think he created one of the most beautiful scores ever written for a film. His music is the beating heart of the picture.”
Village Studios owner Jeff Greenberg said of the musician, “I had the privilege of being with Robbie Robertson almost every day in the last 27 or 28 years. Every time I’ve started to write something about Robbie, I can’t stop from tearing up. I had the privilege and the pleasure of knowing a humble and shy and brilliant magician and musician because he truly did make magic.”
Following Robertson’s death in August, Scorsese paid tribute to his late friend, stating, “Robbie Robertson was one of my closest friends, a constant in my life and my work. I could always go to him as a confidante. A collaborator. An advisory. I tried to be the same for him.”
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