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I`m always impressed by the wonderful melodic americana scores of that show by David Rose. Just watched an episode that dealed with the treatment of native americans during the 19th century in a very sensitive way and the score was very touching.
Fantastic television music that would make a great 3 - 4 cd set.
I know David Rose's daughter who controls his catalog. She might be interested in working something out with this music if the soundtrack recordings are available. In the mean time Henry Mancini recorded a very nice arrangement of the theme on his "The Theme Scene" album (1978).
If you know his daughter, please reach out to her and let her know that some of us would love to see his Little House music released! It would be a great way for her father's work to have new life breathed into it.
I would be happy to contact her. However, if I could tell her a specific label is interested it would help.
Roy, I just send you a PM on Facebook. 
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Jun 29, 2019 - 8:09 AM
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Graham Watt
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This was the show that we would never admit to watching back in the days when we were at school, because you'd just be asking to get your head kicked in. And to be honest, it never really appealed to me. Too girly, not SF enough. But this thread sparked my interest regarding the music. The imdb credits David Rose as sole composer for all 205 (?) episodes between '74 and '83. Even if it was heavily retracked (I have no idea), there must be a heck of a lot of David Rose music in there. Anyone know how much he actually wrote in total?
Coincidentaly, when channel-surfing yesterday, one of the TV stations was showing an episode. One of the girls had been thrown from a horse or something, and it looked like she might be left paraplegic. Some well-known craggy-faced actor played the doctor who was sticking pins in her feet and she was saying that nope, she couldn't feel anything. Then some old vindictive hag shouted at one of the other girls, who was crying, and announced that she wanted the dang horse shot, and somebody (maybe the crying girl) ran outside to weep beside a stack of hay in a barn.
All this was accompanied by some very good dramatic music, almost Herrmannesque in its intensity, and a bit similar in feel to the main theme from MARNIE... or maybe it was Rosenman's REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE? Good stuff anyway.
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I'm going to guess the majority of the episodes were sparsely scored, instead focusing on character drama which didn't really need music constantly. Anybody recall?
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I too have always enjoyed David Rose's music for LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE. A CD (or more) of this beautiful music would be an instant buy for me. On YouTube there is some music from the series although not very much. Beautiful opening melody.
I'm in! Where's Cody?
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According to IMDB the characters of Mary and Albert had their own theme music, which often played during their scenes.
David Rose was a frequent user of the leitmotif in his Little House scores. Not only did Mary and Albert have their own themes, but there was a love theme for Laura and Almanzo, a theme for the Olesons, and a theme for Mr. Edwards, which was based on the song "Old Dan Tucker". Lot's of good stuff there!
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Have always wondered, have never looked him up, but is this the same David Rose as in "David Rose and his Orchestra" on The Red Skelton Show? Never missed that show as a kid.
Yes it is. His "Holiday For Strings" was the theme.
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