Bibliography: 1996
- “The Ten Most Influential Film Composers,” John S. Walsh
Film Score Monthly, Winter 1996, 65-67:18-22 - “Film scores: the men who make the music, Part 1,” Andy Trudeau
Weekend Edition Sunday (NPR), 3 March 1996 - “Pops Goes to the Movies,” Mark Kanny
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 7 March 1996 - “Atlanta Olympics Theme Unveiled”
Reuters, 21 March 1996 - “On a Disk, Nixon Faces the Music,” Charles Bermant
The New York Times, 25 March 1996 - “Sixty Candles, Two Orchestras, Three Soloists,” Chris Pasles
Los Angeles Times, 1 May 1996 - “Meeting An Olympic Challenge,” Neil Strauss
The New York Times, 16 May 1996 - “With Donen, Williams, this Pops was tops,” Richard Dyer
The Boston Globe, 22 May 1996 - “He knows the score,” Edward Seckerson
The Independent, 25 May 1996 - “Williams takes two at London’s Abbey Road Studios,” Richard Dyer
The Boston Globe, 28 June 1996 - “Always playing second fiddle,” Dermot Clinch
New Statesman, July 12  1996, 125:4292, 37:2 - “The Olympics offers John Williams another heroic challenge,” Matt Wolf
Associated Press, 19 July 1996 - “A Close Encounter with John T. Williams,” Bill Snedden
johnwilliams.org, 20 July 1996 - “Concert Impressions,” Martin Schemitsch
johnwilliams.org, 23 July 1996 - “A Special Evening,” C. E. Harris
johnwilliams.org, 15 August 1996 - “The Sound of a Star,” Giuseppe Arena
johnwilliams.org, 18 August 1996 - “Mehta’s 60th Celebrated,” Richard S. Ginell
American Record Guide, September/October 1996, 49–50 - “Orchestra to premiere Williams’ trumpet concerto,” Donald Rosenberg
The Plain Dealer, 22 September 1996 - “John Williams’ trumpet concerto a hit in premiere,” Donald Rosenberg
The Plain Dealer, 27 September 1996 - “John Williams’ work a trumpeter's delight,” Elaine Guregian
Akron Beacon Journal, 28 September 1996 - “Action Scores in the ’90s,” Doug Adams
Film Score Monthly, October 1996 - “Williams’ concertos take center stage,” Richard Dyer
The Boston Globe, 4 October 1996 - “John Williams: Planètes symphoniques,” Pierre Berthomieu
Positif, December 1996, 430:72–73