Alan Menken

Alan Menken

1949-07-22

Biography

Alan Irwin Menken (born July 12, 1949) is an American composer, pianist, music director, and record producer, best known for his scores and songs for films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Menken's music for The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), and Pocahontas (1995) has each won him two Academy Awards. He also composed the scores and songs for Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Newsies (1992), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Hercules (1997), Home on the Range (2004), Enchanted (2007), Tangled (2010), and Disenchanted (2022), among others. His accolades include winning eight Academy Awards — becoming the second most prolific Oscar winner in the music categories after Alfred Newman (who has 9 Oscars), a Tony Award, eleven Grammy Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards, and a Daytime Emmy Award. Menken is one of nineteen people to have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony ("an EGOT").

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The Boys: The Sherman Brothers’ Story

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers’ Story

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Howard

Howard

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Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

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Disney 100: A Century of Dreams - A Special Edition of 20/20

Disney 100: A Century of Dreams - A Special Edition of 20/20

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Disney’s Broadway Hits at London’s Royal Albert Hall

Disney’s Broadway Hits at London’s Royal Albert Hall

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The Disney Family Singalong

The Disney Family Singalong

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Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast

Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast

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Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World

The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World

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Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney’s ’The Little Mermaid’

Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney’s ’The Little Mermaid’

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Listen to Her Heart: The Life and Music of Laurie Beechman

Listen to Her Heart: The Life and Music of Laurie Beechman

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Hollywood in Vienna 2022: A Celebration of Disney Classics - Featuring Alan Menken

Hollywood in Vienna 2022: A Celebration of Disney Classics - Featuring Alan Menken

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An Evening with Alan Menken

An Evening with Alan Menken

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