Editing Dolly Parton (section)

===Songwriting===
Parton is a prolific songwriter, having begun by writing country music songs with strong elements of [[folk music]], based on her upbringing in humble mountain surroundings and reflecting her family's Christian background. Her songs "Coat of Many Colors", "I Will Always Love You", and "Jolene", among others, have become classics. On November 4, 2003, Parton was honored as a [[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI Icon]] at the 2003 BMI Country Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/233883|title=Dolly Parton to be Honored as BMI ICON at Country Awards|publisher=bmi.com|access-date=October 2, 2010|date=November 2, 2003}}</ref>
Parton has earned over 35 BMI Pop and Country Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/233525|title=Songwriters Dolly Parton, Conway Twitty and Johnny Bond inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame|publisher=bmi.com|access-date=October 2, 2010|date=August 31, 1999}}</ref> In 2001, she was inducted into the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]].<ref>Press release (April 16, 2001). [https://web.archive.org/web/20080518080959/http://songwritershalloffame.org/ceremony/C3113 "June 14, 2001 @ Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, Imperial Ballroom"]. [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]]; retrieved February 12, 2012.</ref> In a 2009 interview on [[CNN]]'s ''[[Larry King Live]]'', she said she had written "at least 3,000" songs, having written seriously since the age of seven. Parton also said she writes something every day, be it a song or an idea.<ref name="Transcript">{{cite news|author=Transcript|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0903/07/lkl.01.html|work=[[Larry King Live]]|title=Dolly Parton Speaks Out; Variety Entertainer Danny Gans Does Impressions and Talks about Comedy|date=March 7, 2009|access-date=February 12, 2012}}</ref>

Parton's songwriting has been featured prominently in several films. In addition to the title song for ''9{{spaces}}to{{spaces}}5'', she also recorded a second version of "I Will Always Love You" for ''The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'' (1982). The second version was a number one country hit and also reached number 53 on the pop charts.
"I Will Always Love You" has been covered by many country artists, including Ronstadt on ''[[Prisoner In Disguise]]'' (1975), Kenny Rogers on ''[[Vote for Love]]'' (1996), and [[LeAnn Rimes]] on ''[[Unchained Melody: The Early Years]]'' (1997). Whitney Houston performed it on ''The Bodyguard'' soundtrack and her version became the best-selling hit both written and performed by a female vocalist, with worldwide sales of over twelve million copies. In addition, the song has been translated into Italian and performed by the Welsh opera singer [[Katherine Jenkins]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/whats-on/review-an-evening-with-katherine-jenkins-comes-to-cambridge-9070477/|title=Review: An Evening with Katherine Jenkins comes to Cambridge|last=Peel|first=Adrian|date=May 16, 2019|website=Cambridge Independent|language=en|access-date=December 24, 2019}}</ref>

As a songwriter, Parton has twice been nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]], for "9 to 5" and "[[Transamerica (soundtrack)|Travelin' Thru]]" (2005) from the film ''[[Transamerica (film)|Transamerica]]''. "Travelin' Thru" won Best Original Song at the 2005 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards. It was also nominated for both the 2005 [[Golden Globe Award]] for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] and the 2005 [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award]] (also known as the Critics' Choice Awards) for [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song|Best Song]]. A cover of "Love Is Like A Butterfly" by [[Clare Torry]] was used as the theme music for the British TV show ''[[Butterflies (TV series)|Butterflies]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dollyparton.com/life-and-career/movies-television/love-is-like-a-butterfly-tv-theme-song/484|title=Love Is Like A Butterfly – TV Theme Song – Dolly Parton|website=dollyparton.com|date=May 11, 1978|language=en-US|access-date=October 4, 2017}}</ref>