Alan Menken

Alan Menken

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").
    Known for
    Sound
    Place of birth
    New Rochelle, New York, USA
    Birthday
    7/22/1949
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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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
6.5
Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin
Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin
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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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Disney's Broadway Hits at London's Royal Albert Hall
Disney's Broadway Hits at London's Royal Albert Hall
7.9
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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The Disney Family Singalong
The Disney Family Singalong
8.3
The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World
The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World
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Howard
Howard
6.9
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
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Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
6.3
An Evening with Alan Menken
An Evening with Alan Menken
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Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
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