Ross Care Published Writing
BOOKS:
Cartoon Music Book, The Daniel Goldmark, Yuval Taylor, editors. A Cappella Books, Chicago, 2006
Chapter:
Care, Ross
Make Walt's Music: Music for Disney Animation, 1928-1967.
— An overview of music and composers at the
Walt Disney Studio.
Performing Arts Annual, Iris Newsom, Editor, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 1986.
Article:
Care, Ross Memoirs Of A Movie Childhood in Harrisburg's Film Palaces — “The architectural and entertainment
styles of bygone movie palaces are traced from their Golden Age to their demise as parking lots and porno movies houses.”
Illustrated with movie stills from the Library's Motion Picture Division and vintage photos from the
Pennsylvania State Archives. Theaters illustrated and discussed include LOEW'S Regent, the State, the Colonial,
the Rio, the Senate, and the Penway.
Performing Arts Annual, Iris Newsom, Editor, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 1989
Article:
Care, Ross Hot Spell — Alex North's Film Score for
A Streetcar Named Desire — “The score for A Streetcar Named
Desire contains some of the most potent and atmospheric evocations of the America South ever heard on a
motion picture soundtrack. Alex North, a Russian-Jewish composer from Chester, Pennsylvania, created it.”
Performing Arts at the Library of Congress, Iris Newsom, Editor, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 1992
Article:
Care, Ross Hot Spells — Alex North's Southern Gothic Film Scores (The Sound and
the Fury, The Long Hot Summer, Hot Spell, The Rose Tattoo, Sanctuary) — “Alex North's film scores for
The Sound and the Fury, and The Long Hot Summer
evoke a passionate South as depicted during Hollywood's late Golden Age, before the demise of the studio
system.”
Performing Arts — Music, Library of Congress, Iris Newsom, Editor, Washington, DC, 1995.
Article:
Care, Ross Out of This World — The Lesser-Known Cole Porter (Out of This World, The
Pirate, Silk Stockings, Les Girls) — “Through his investigation of the Music Division's
collections, the author has achieved insights into Cole Porter's creative processes by analyzing some of his
lesser-known movie and Broadway productions.”
Performing Arts — Motion Pictures, Iris Newsom, editor Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 1998.
Two Articles:
Article 1.
Care, Ross The Great (Almost) American Novel Becomes The Great American Film Score — Johnny Green's Music for
Raintree County — “Composer-author Ross Care presents an in-depth and
entertaining analysis of Green's score for the film version of Ross Lockridge, Jr.'s great American novel
Raintree County.
LINK: Raintree County site
GRAPHIC: Book Cover
Article 2.
Care, Ross Twilight's Last Gleaming The Americanization of Hollywood Film Music
1950-1965 — “Using many high quality film stills from the period as a backdrop for his essay,
Ross Care describes the Hollywood studio system from 1950 to the mid-1960s — one of the most varied and brilliant
periods for both filmmaking and original film scoring — and the events that led to its demise.”
Performing Arts — Broadcasting, Library of Congress, Iris Newsom, Editor,
Washington, DC, 2002.
Article:
Care, Ross Movies in the Air: Dramatized Shows in Radio's Late Golden Age”
— During the thirties and fifties
movies and radio were the entertainment mediums that dominated the American imagination. Hollywood soon learned to exploit the
airways and established film stars were encouraged to act in radio dramas, which led to a mutually supportive and profitable
alliance and the production of programs ranging from Lux Radio Theatre to Fibber McGee and
Molly.”
Wonderful Inventions: Motion Pictures, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound at the Library of Congress. Iris Newsom, editor,
The Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 1985
Article:
Care, Ross Threads of Melody: The Evolution of a Major Film Score — Walt Disney's
Bambi - — From the study of two rare scores in the Music Division of the Library of Congress the author discusses
the several-years development of composer Frank Churchill's original material into the final symphonic score as arranged
and refined by orchestrator Edward Plumb and a staff of Disney studio musicians. Article includes original film and production
stills, composer portraits, and rare printed musical excerpts from the Library's piano conductor's score and the first
draft manuscript score.
NOTE: A short version of this article originally appeared in The Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress, (Spring, 1983)
MAGAZINES:
Care, Ross, “Cinesymphony, Music and Animation at the Walt Disney
Studio, 1928-1941”, Sight and Sound, British
Film Institute, London, England, #46, Winter, 1976-77.
Discusses techniques of synchronizing music and animation in the early films of the Disney Studio. Includes original comments
from letters to the author by Disney director Wilfred Jackson.
Care, Ross, “Dark Passages: The World of Film Noir — Some Like It Hot,” Scarlet Street, (#40, 2000) — An essay on the Billy Wilder noir comedy.
Care, Ross, Disney Composers: Paul J. Smith, Oliver Wallace, George Bruns; Disney Music During the Classic Era: An Overview, ” The Cue Sheet, vol. 18, no. 3/4/, July-October 2002. - Biographical essays and an overview of Disney music written for the Disney issue of the Journal of the Film Music Society, Sherman Oaks, CA.
Care, Ross, “Disney Unlocks the Music Vault” Scarlet Street, (#27, 1998) — Overview of the first classic Disney Original Soundtrack CDs. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Dumbo, Bambi, et al.
Care, Ross, “Disney's Unburied Treasures, DVD Reviews by Ross Care, Barry Monush, and Richard Valley” Scarlet Street, (#47, 2003) —
Care, Ross, “Film Music of Leigh Harline,” Elmer Bernstein's Filmmusic Notebook, vol. III, no. 2, 1977 — An overview of the career of composer Leigh Harline who started at the Disney Studio and eventually worked at most of the major studios of Golden Age Hollywood. Film scores discussed: Music Land, The Old Mill, Pinocchio, Pickup on South Street, The 7 Faces of Dr. Lao.
Care, Ross, “Forever Raksin: An Interview with David Raksin” Scarlet Street, (#22, 1996) —
Care, Ross, “Into Orbit: The Scores of Ferde Grofe,” Take One, January 1979 — Rocketship XM: film music of the composer of Grand Canyon Suite.
Care, Ross, “Lisztomania,” Film Quarterly, vol. XXXI, #4, spring, 1978.
An in-depth review of the film by Ken Russell that explores the historical/cultural facts woven into the controversial
director's biographical fantasy.
Lisztomania is very freely based on the life of composer/piano virtuoso Franz Liszt, who Russell sees as one of the first
pop superstars. It also explores his relationship with Richard Wagner in whose epic music Russell sees a horrific
premonition of Nazi Germany.
LINK: Article on Russell site
Care, Ross, “The Music of Sound: Alfred Hitchcock Rear Window,” Scarlet Street, (#37, 2000). A detailed look at the use of sound and music in the 1954 Hitchcock film. Composer Franz Waxman provided the original musical theme but a variety of other music cues were woven into the film's total soundtrack. This article also draws on the original cue sheet for the film.
Care, Ross, “Mondo Music — Not Soundtracks: Ollie Powers/Good Day Dark Side,” Mondo Cult, #2, 2008. A review of the CD by versatile songwriter/performer Ollie Powers.
Care, Ross, “Record Rack: Adventures on Marco Polo” Scarlet Street, (#35, 1999) — The Uninvited, Adventures of Marco Polo, King Kong, Moby Dick, etc CDs of music by Victor Young, Max Steiner, Philip Sainton, and others are reviewed.
LINK: Scarlet Street website
GRAPHIC: Record Rack graphic
Care, Ross, “Record Rack: Bernard Herrmann on CD,” Scarlet Street, (#17, Winter 1995)
Care, Ross, “Record Rack: Chinatown, the Film and the Score,” Scarlet Street, (#24, 1997)
Care, Ross, “Record Rack: Classic Hollywood Scores on Marco Polo” Scarlet Street, (#20, Fall 1995)
Care, Ross, “Record Rack: Classic Musicals on DVD” Scarlet Street, (#43, 2001)
Care, Ross, “Record Rack: “Fox Renascent: The Fox CDs ”
Scarlet Street, (#28, 1998) —
CDs discussed: Journey to the Center of the Earth, Mephisto Waltz, Overview of the 20th Century-Fox music department.
Care, Ross, “Record Rack: Fun with Peter, Alice, and Lolita” - Scores for the Films of Disney and Kubrick” Scarlet Street, (#32, Winter 1999)
Care, Ross, “Record Rack: More Music from 20th Century-Fox on CD” Scarlet Street, (#44, 2002) — How to Marry A Millionaire, Blue Denim, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Batman: the Movie (1966), Illustrated Man, Stagecoach
Care, Ross, “Record Rack: Music for Gods, Monsters, and Bugs” Scarlet Street, (#34, 1999) - The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Psycho, Mighty Joe Young, Gods and Monsters, et al
Care, Ross, “Record Rack: North by Northwest on CD,” Scarlet Street, (#21, Winter 1996) — A review of the complete score on Rhino CD.
Care, Ross, “Record Rack: Portraits in Black, Music for Film Noir ”
Scarlet Street, (#29, 1998) —
CDs discussed: Film Noir (Stromberg/Morgan/RCA Victor CD), Double Indemnity (Koch CD), Murder Is My Beat (Rhino CD),
LA Confidential
Care, Ross, “Record Rack: Rebecca, Meet Me in St. Louis, Ziegfeld Follies” Scarlet Street, (#19, Summer 1995). CD reviews.
Care, Ross, “Record Rack: RecordWracked: Recent Scores on CD,” Scarlet Street, (#18, Spring 1995) Ed Wood, Interview with the Vampire, et al
Care, Ross, “Record Rack: Rozsa” Scarlet Street, (#38, 2000)
Care, Ross, “Record Rack: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs & Pinocchio: the First CD Releases” Scarlet Street, (#12, Fall 1993) - Care's first column for Scarlet Street.
Care, Ross, “Record Rack: Tony Perkins Just Sings” Scarlet Street, (#49, 2003) — The singing career and records of actor Anthony Perkins.
GRAPHIC: Record Rack Perkins page
Care, Ross, “Record Rack: 20th Century-Fox Music on CD” Scarlet Street, (#28, 1999) — A roundup of vintage CD soundtracks from the major Hollywood studio.
Care, Ross, “Record Rack: Warner. Bros. 75 Years of Film Music,” Scarlet Street, (#31) — A review of the WB CD anthology.
Care, Ross, “Record Rack: A Wistful Longing for Horror: The Fantasy World of MGM” Scarlet Street, (#44, 2002) — Bandwagon, Brigadoon, Meet Me In St. Louis, Wizard of Oz, Ziegfeld Follies, et al Scarlet Street, (#25, 1997) — The fantasy/horror elements of MGM musicals are mused upon.
Care, Ross, “The Robe/Alfred Newman,” vol. 9/no. 33, March 1990 — A review of the Trax Modem CD re-issue of the original Decca soundtrack LP. A review of the European release of the original Decca Records mono LP release.
Care, Ross, “Symphonists for the Sillys: Early Composers at the Walt Disney Studio, ” Funny World, #18 — The major composers for the Disney shorts of the 1930s (including the Silly Symphonies) are discussed.
Care, Ross, “Taras Bulba: The Epic Franz Waxman,” The Cue Sheet, Marilee Bradford, Editor, Vol. 22, No. 1/2 — January/April 2007 — A cue-by-cue analysis of Waxman's great symphonic score.
Care, Ross, “Threads of Melody: The Evolution of a Major Film Score — Walt
Disney's Bambi,” The Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress,
(Spring, 1983) —
(NOTE: An expanded version of the article is published in the book, Wonderful Inventions, Iris Newsom, Editor, Library of
Congress, Washington, DC, 1983)
CD LINER NOTES/BOOKLETS:
Broken Lance (20th Century-Fox, 1954), Film Score Monthly vol. 4, no. 18, 2006 - Notes on the film and music and a cue-by-cue description of the score by Leigh Harline.
Equus (United Artists, 1977), Rykodisc RCD 10726 - Notes on the film and music and a cue-by-cue description of the score by Richard Rodney Bennett.
Raintree County (MGM, 1957), Film Score Monthly vol. 9, no. 19, 2007 (2-disc set) — Notes on the film and music and a cue-by-cue description of the score by John Green.
7 Faces of Dr. Lao (MGM, 1964), Film Score Monthly vol. 9, no. 11, 2006 - A cue-by-cue description of the score by Leigh Harline.
ON LINE ARTICLES:
A variety of short reviews of current classic soundtrack CD releases.
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