Bibliography: 2016
- “Listening to Star Wars,” Alex Ross
The New Yorker, January 1 2016 - “Building on Iconic Themes,” Jon Burlingame
Variety, January 7 2016 - “John Williams receives 50th nomination,” Clarisse Loughrey
The Independent, January 15 2016 - “DSO tackles virtuoso new concertos by Kernis, Williams,” Mark Stryker
Detroit Free Press, January 22 2016 - “Keeping Score on Movie Maestros,” Jon Burlingame
Variety, February 3 2016 - “It’d Be Really Hard to Be John Williams,” Melinda Newman
The Hollywood Reporter, February 23 2016 - “Gustavo Dudamel and Los Angeles Philharmonic try out daring program before European tour,” Timothy Mangan
The Orange County Register, February 26 2016 - “Here or away, Phil goes its own way,” Mark Swed
Los Angeles Times, February 27 2016 - “Diane Warren, John Williams and More Composers Talk Oscar Nominations & Performance Snubs at Pre-Academy Awards EventScores,” Melinda Newman
Billboard, February 27 2016 - “Star Wars brings composer John Williams his 50th nomination,” Deborah Vankin
Los Angeles Times, February 28 2016 - “From Ennio to Bond, beyond,” Mikael Wood
Los Angeles Times, February 29 2016 - “Los Angeles Philharmonic Makes the Familiar Feel Fresh,” Zachary Woolfe
The New York Times, March 15 2016 - “Los Angeles Philharmonic Makes the Familiar Feel Fresh,” Zachary Woolfe
The New York Times, March 15 2016 - “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter sold out for opening day,” Samantha Valtierra Bush
Los Angeles Daily News, April 6 2016 - “Phila. Orchestra celebrates Star Wars, classical composer John Williams,” David Patrick Stearns
Philadelphia Inquirer, April 27 2016 - “Kernis: Flute Concerto (World Premiere) Detroit Symphony,” Brian Wigman
American Record Guide, May/June 2016 - “An evening of immortality,” Peter Dobrin
Philadelphia Inquirer, May 1 2016 - “Much more than a love fest,” David Patrick Stearns
Philadelphia Inquirer, May 5 2016 - “Phila. Orchestra John Williams festival balances the composer’s two sides,” David Patrick Stearns
Philadelphia Inquirer, May 7 2016 - “John Williams Conducts Star Wars Favorites During Wondrous Boston Pops Concert,” Joe Lynch
Billboard, May 13 2016 - “Planets, Tubas and Febrile Strings With the New York Philharmonic,” Zachary Woolfe
The New York Times, May 27 2016 - “E.T., Jaws, Star Wars composer John Williams honored at American Film Institute,” Rebecca Keegan
Los Angeles Times, June 6 2016 - “Why it matters that AFI’s Lifetime Achievement Award is going to Star Wars composer John Williams,” Mark Swed
Los Angeles Times, June 6 2016 - “Interview with Composer John Williams,” Eric Sullivan
Inside the USAF Band, June 7 2016 - “Creator of Dream Themes,” Jon Burlingame
Variety, June 7 2016 - “Steven Spielberg and Fellow Directors Reveal the Stories Behind John Williams' Iconic Scores,” Gregg Kilday
The Hollywood Reporter, June 9 2016 - “Steven Spielberg, George Lucas & Kobe Bryant Laud Composer John Williams At Emotional AFI Toast,” Melinda Newman
Billboard, June 10 2016 - “John Williams: Five underrated scores by the AFI-honored composer,” David Ng
Los Angeles Times, June 15 2016 - “Harry Potter casts a spell — and breaks records at the Mann,” Peter Dobrin
Philadelphia Inquirer, June 26 2016 - “L.A. Phil strikes magical chord,” Randy Lewis
Los Angeles Times, July 5 2016 - “John Williams’ spry presence brings Tanglewood on Parade crowd to its feet,” Clarence Fanto
The Berkshire Eagle, August 3 2016 - “John Williams at Tanglewood for a day of music,” Mark Shanahan
The Boston Globe, August 3 2016 - “John Williams, Boston Pops bring Star Wars universe to stormy Tanglewood,” Ray Kelly
The Republican, August 14 2016 - “Crowd braves the tempest, John Williams brings the thunder,” Clarence Fanto
The Berkshire Eagle, August 15 2016 - “Fantastic Beasts and The BFG Tap Into Magical Musical Worlds,” Jon Burlingame
Variety, December 1 2016 - “Composers Compete for Oscar With Fresh Tunes, New Technology,” Jon Burlingame
Variety, December 13 2016 - “Star Wars composer has made a very surprising confession about the films he helped make famous,” James Desborough and Halina Watts
The Mirror, December 21 2016 - “What’s a Star Wars Film Without John Williams?,” Vann R. Newkirk II
The Atlantic, December 26 2016