Alan Menken
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").
Personal Details
Also Known As
Movies (48)
Spellbound
Lyricist (Writing)
2024
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
as Self
2023
The Little Mermaid
Songs (Sound)
2023
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
Music (Sound)
2022
Disenchanted
Songs (Sound)
2022
Hollywood in Vienna 2022: A Celebration of Disney Classics - Featuring Alan Menken
2022
Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook
Additional Music (Crew)
2021
An Evening with Alan Menken
as Himself
2020
Tangled: The Musical
Music (Sound)
2020
The Disney Family Singalong
as Self - Performer
2020
The Little Mermaid Live!
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2019
Little Shop Of Horrors
Music (Sound)
2019
Aladdin
Songs (Sound)
2019
Howard
as Self / Various Character Scratch Singing
2018
Beauty and the Beast
Songs (Sound)
2017
Tangled: Before Ever After
Songs (Sound)
2017
Newsies
Musical (Writing)
2017
Disney's Broadway Hits at London's Royal Albert Hall
as Himself - Special Guest
2016
God Bless You, Mr Rosewater
Music (Sound)
2016
Sausage Party
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2016
Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
as Himself
2015
Aria for a Cow
Songs (Sound)
2015
Mirror Mirror
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2012
Tangled
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2010
Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast
as Self
2010
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self - Ariel (voice) / Lumiere (voice) (archive footage)
2009
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
as Self
2009
Enchanted
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2007
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
as Self
2006
The Shaggy Dog
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2006
A Christmas Carol
Musical (Writing)
2004
Noel
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2004
Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin
as Self
2004
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 1 - Once Upon A Dream
Music (Sound)
2004
Home on the Range
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2004
Listen to Her Heart: The Life and Music of Laurie Beechman
as Self
2003
Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits
Music (Sound)
1999
Hercules
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1997
Beauty and the Beast: A Concert on Ice
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1996
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Songs (Sound)
1996
Aladdin on Ice
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1995
Pocahontas
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1995
Life with Mikey
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1993
Lincoln
Music (Sound)
1992
The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World
as Self
1992
Aladdin
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1992
Newsies
Songs (Sound)
1992
Beauty and the Beast
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1991
