Alan Menken

Biography

Alan Menken (born July 22, 1949) is an American pianist, and musical theatre and film composer. He is best known for his numerous scores for films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Little Mermaid; Beauty and the Beast; Aladdin; and Pocahontas, each of which won him two Academy Awards. He also composed the scores for The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Home on the Range, Enchanted, and Tangled. Menken has collaborated on several occasions with lyricists such as Howard Ashman, Tim Rice, Glenn Slater, and Stephen Schwartz. He has won a total of eight Oscars, more than any other living individual, and has been Oscar-nominated a total of nineteen times.

Most Famous Work

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The Little Mermaid

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Tangled

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Madeline

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Galavant

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The Little Mermaid

(1989) Songs

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Beauty and the Beast

(1991) Original Music Composer

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Hercules

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Beauty and the Beast

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2023	Self	Disney 100: A Century of Dreams -- A Special Edition of 20/20 2023-12-22 Movie
2022	N/A	Hollywood in Vienna 2022: A Celebration of Disney Classics - Featuring Alan Menken 2022-10-09 Movie
2020	Himself	An Evening with Alan Menken 2020-08-06 Movie
	Self	The Disney Family Singalong 2020-04-16 Movie
2018	Self / Various character scratch singing	Howard 2018-04-22 Movie
2016	Himself - Special Guest	Disney's Broadway Hits at London's Royal Albert Hall 2016-12-21 Movie
2015	Himself	Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 2015-12-13 Movie
2010	N/A	Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast 2010-10-05 Movie
2009	Self / Ariel (voice) / Lumiere (voice) (archive footage)	Waking Sleeping Beauty 2009-09-05 Movie
	Himself	The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story 2009-04-24 Movie
2006	Self	Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' 2006-10-03 Movie
2004	Alan Menken	Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin 2004-10-05 Movie
2003	Self	Listen to Her Heart: The Life and Music of Laurie Beechman 2003-03-31 Movie
1992	Self	The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World 1992-11-25 Movie
1956	Self - Nominee	Tony Awards 1956-04-01 TV Show
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Original Music Composer	The Little Mermaid 2023-05-18 Movie
	Songs	The Little Mermaid 2023-05-18 Movie
2022	Music	Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration 2022-12-15 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Disenchanted 2022-11-18 Movie
	Songs	Disenchanted 2022-11-18 Movie
2020	Music	Tangled: The Musical 2020-07-24 Movie
2019	Original Music Composer	The Little Mermaid Live! 2019-11-05 Movie
	Songs	Aladdin 2019-05-22 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Aladdin 2019-05-22 Movie
2018	Original Music Composer	Howard 2018-04-22 Movie
2017	Original Music Composer	Beauty and the Beast 2017-03-16 Movie
	Songs	Beauty and the Beast 2017-03-16 Movie
	Songs	Tangled: Before Ever After 2017-03-10 Movie
2016	Music	God Bless You, Mr Rosewater 2016-07-27 Movie
	Songs	God Bless You, Mr Rosewater 2016-07-27 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Sausage Party 2016-07-11 Movie
2015	Music	Galavant 2015-01-04 TV Show
2012	Original Music Composer	Voyage of the Little Mermaid 2012-10-21 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Mirror Mirror 2012-03-15 Movie
2010	Songs	Tangled 2010-11-24 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Tangled 2010-11-24 Movie
2007	Songs	Enchanted 2007-11-20 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Enchanted 2007-11-20 Movie
2006	Original Music Composer	The Shaggy Dog 2006-03-09 Movie
2004	Music	Noel 2004-11-12 Movie
	Music	Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 1 - Once Upon A Dream 2004-09-07 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Home on the Range 2004-04-02 Movie
	Songs	Home on the Range 2004-04-02 Movie
1999	Music	Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits 1999-03-05 Movie
1997	Original Music Composer	Hercules 1997-06-20 Movie
	Songs	Hercules 1997-06-20 Movie
1996	Original Music Composer	Beauty and the Beast: A Concert on Ice 1996-12-06 Movie
	Music	The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1996-06-21 Movie
	Songs	The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1996-06-21 Movie
1995	Music	Aladdin on Ice 1995-11-17 Movie
	Songs	Pocahontas 1995-06-14 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Pocahontas 1995-06-14 Movie
1993	Original Music Composer	Life with Mikey 1993-06-04 Movie
1992	Songs	Aladdin 1992-11-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Aladdin 1992-11-25 Movie
1991	Songs	Beauty and the Beast 1991-10-22 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Beauty and the Beast 1991-10-22 Movie
1990	Music	Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue 1990-04-21 Movie
1989	Original Music Composer	The Little Mermaid 1989-11-17 Movie
	Songs	The Little Mermaid 1989-11-17 Movie
1988	Songs	Madeline 1988-09-09 TV Show
1986	Songs	Little Shop of Horrors 1986-12-19 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Little Shop of Horrors 1986-12-19 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Spellbound Movie
	Music	Hunchback Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Additional Music	Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook 2021-02-13 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Lyricist	Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook 2021-02-13 Movie
2017	Musical	Newsies 2017-02-16 Movie
2004	Musical	A Christmas Carol 2004-11-28 Movie
1986	Musical	Little Shop of Horrors 1986-12-19 Movie
	Lyricist	Spellbound Movie
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Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2015	Executive Producer	Galavant 2015-01-04 TV Show
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