- Renowned Composer Dies Climbing Infamous California Trail The Daily Beast
- Man who died on Mt. Wilson identified as film and TV composer Mark Smythe, 53 Los Angeles Times
- Man who died during hike on Mt. Wilson Trail identified as New Zealand-born music composer KTLA
- Mark Smythe, Composer and Professor, Dies on Hiking Trail at 53 Variety
- Prominent Composer Dies on Hiking Trail, Marking Second Fatal Accident There in Just a Week People.com
