Alan Menken
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1949-07-22
- Works
- 110
Top works
- היפה והחיה
- Little Mermaid - Music from the 2023 Motion Picture Soundtrack Easy Piano Souvenir Songbook
- Little Mermaid - Music from the 2023 Motion Picture Soundtrack Piano/Vocal/Guitar Souvenir Songbook
- Disney's Beauty and the Beast
- The Little Mermaid
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Sound · New Rochelle, New York, USA
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…
Known for
- Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20 — Self2023
- Hollywood in Vienna 2022: A Celebration of Disney Classics - Featuring Alan Menken2022
- The Disney Family Singalong — Self - Performer2020
- An Evening with Alan Menken — Himself2020
- Howard — Self / Various Character Scratch Singing2018
- Disney's Broadway Hits at London's Royal Albert Hall — Himself - Special Guest2016
- Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs — Himself2015
- Hollywood in Vienna — Self2011
- Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast — Self2010
- Waking Sleeping Beauty — Self - Ariel (voice) / Lumiere (voice) (archive footage)2009
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Alan Menken (born July 22, 1949 in New Rochelle, New York, United States) is an American musical theatre and film composer, and pianist. Menken has collaborated with several renowned lyricists including Howard Ashman (1950-1991), Tim Rice and Stephen Schwartz. For his work he has won eight Academy Awards as well as ten additional nominations. His best known work includes the Disney animated movies, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Alan+Menken">
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Key facts
- Born
- Alan Irwin Menken , ( 1949-07-22 ) July 22, 1949 (age 76) , Manhattan , New York City, U.S.
- Education
- New York University ( BA )
- Genres
- Pop musical theatre film score
- Occupations
- Composer conductor arranger music director music producer
- Years active
- 1972–present
- Label
- Walt Disney
- Spouse
- Janis Roswick ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1972 )
- Website
- www .alanmenken .com
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Key dates
- Born
- 22 July 1949
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Rochelle
- Occupation
- record producer
- Educated at
- New York University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Judaism
- Award
- Daytime Emmy Award
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Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is an American composer and conductor. Over his career he has received numerous accolades including winning eight Academy Awards, a Tony Award, eleven Grammy Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards, a Daytime Emmy Award, and a Golden Raspberry for worst original song. He is one of 28 recipients to have won the competitive EGOT (Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony).
He is best known for his scores and songs for films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Menken's contributions to The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), and Pocahontas (1995) won him two Academy Awards for each film. 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), Disenchanted (2022), and Spellbound (2024), among others.
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