.R0bbieR0berts0n gets deep about his long history in film music, including ‘The Irishman,’ Scorsese, and ‘Once Were Brothers’
.” He even took on multiple roles as co-screenwriter, co-producer and co-star, alongside Jodie Foster and Gary Busey, in the 1978 film “Carny.”
In recent months, the Ontario-born Robertson has faced a related challenge — multitasking — as he more or less simultaneously recorded the soundtrack for “” and his new solo album “Sinematic,” while working on a documentary about the Band called “Once Were Brothers.” To him, they’re all just different methods of storytelling.
After the Band split up in 1976, Robertson went whole-hog into filmmaking with “Carny.” He had worked in carnivals as a teenager, so the film’s narrative spoke to him — so much that he ended up getting involved as a producer. Then he began tinkering with the script and was asked to play one of the characters, as well as oversee the music. As if wearing all of those hats weren’t enough, the shooting of the film was an adventure in itself.
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