Alan Menken is an American composer, songwriter, music conductor, director and record producer.
Menken is best known for his scores and songs for films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. His scores and songs for
The Little Mermaid (1989),
Beauty and the Beast (1991),
Aladdin (1992), and
Pocahontas (1995) have each won him two Academy Awards. He also composed the scores and songs for
Little Shop of Horrors (1987),
Newsies (1992),
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996),
Hercules (1997),
Home on the Range (2004),
Enchanted (2007),
Tangled (2010), among others.
He is also known for his work in musical theatre for Broadway and elsewhere. Some of these are based on his Disney films, but other stage hits include Little Shop of Horrors (1982), A Christmas Carol (1994) and Sister Act (2009).
Menken has collaborated with such lyricists as
Lynn Ahrens,
Howard Ashman,
Jack Feldman,
Tim Rice,
Glenn Slater,
Stephen Schwartz and
David Zippel. With eight Academy Award wins, Menken is the second most prolific Oscar winner in the music categories after
Alfred Newman, who has 9 Oscars. He has also won 11 Grammy Awards, a Tony Award, Emmy Award, 7 Golden Globe Awards and many other honors.
Vanessa Williams: Colors of the Wind(1995)
Galavant(2015)
Aria for a Cow(2015)
Jungle Cubs(1996)
Spellbound(2024)
Little Shop of Horrors Fan film(2024)
Home on the Range(2004)
Sausage Party: Foodtopia(2024)
The Little Mermaid(2023)
Disenchanted(2022)
NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert(2009)
The Legacy Project(2011)
ElÀmÀni Biisi(2019)
Saturday Night Live(1975)
40 Duets at the BBC(2026)
The Masked Singer UK(2020)
America's Morning Headquarters(2000)
ABC News Breakfast(2008)as Self - Composer
Big Night of Musicals by the National Lottery(2022)as Self
Still Watching Netflix(2014)as Self
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams - A Special Edition of 20/20(2023)as Self
ClaraRunaway(2017)as Self
L'antre du Mea(2010)as Self
Wait in the Wings(2019)as Self
MsMojo(2016)as Self
Disney et les 2000(2018)as Self
