Alan Menken
b. 1949 (age 77)
New Rochelle, New York, USA
Composer
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.
Known For
Filmography
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Little Shop of Horrors Fan film
2024 Composer
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Song Breakdowns
2023 Self
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★ 5.6
Disenchanted
2022 Composer
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★ 5.5
Spellbound
2022 Composer
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★ 6.7
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
2022 Composer
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★ 5.6
Say It with PRIDE: Disney+ Celebrate Pride 365
2022 Self
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★ 7.2
The Little Mermaid
2020 Composer
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Bridge to Broadway
2020 Self
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★ 6.9
Aladdin
2019 Composer
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★ 5.7
The Little Mermaid Live!
2019 Composer
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★ 6.9
1989: The Year That Made Us
2019 Self
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★ 7.5
Howard
2018 Self
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Sarah's Sound of Musicals
2018 Self
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★ 7.1
Beauty and the Beast
2017 Composer
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★ 8.2
Newsies: The Broadway Musical
2017 Composer
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★ 6.1
Sausage Party
2016 Composer
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★ 7.6
Disney's Broadway Hits at Royal Albert Hall
2016 Actor
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Special Guest
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★ 7.4
All the Wonders of the Universe
2016 Composer
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★ 7.4
Aria for a Cow
2015 Composer
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★ 7.2
The 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors
2014 Composer
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★ 8.6
The Galavant Showcase
2014 Self
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★ 7.9
The 36th Annual Kennedy Center Honors
2013 Composer
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★ 5.6
Mirror Mirror
2012 Composer
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★ 7.7
Tangled
2010 Composer
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★ 7.0
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
2009 Composer
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Fantasy Comes to Life
2008 Self
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★ 7.1
Enchanted
2007 Composer
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★ 6.8
Finding Kraftland
2007 Self
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Kuriocity
2007 Composer
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★ 4.4
The Shaggy Dog
2006 Composer
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★ 7.2
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
2006 Composer
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★ 5.4
Home on the Range
2004 Composer
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★ 6.1
Noel
2004 Composer
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★ 6.3
A Christmas Carol: The Musical
2004 Composer
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★ 6.5
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
2003 Composer
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★ 8.8
Listen to Her Heart: The Life and Music of Laurie Beechman
2003 Self
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★ 7.0
Michelle Kwan: Princess on Ice
2001 Composer
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★ 7.0
The Magic Lamp 3D
2001 Composer
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★ 8.1
Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits
1999 Composer
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★ 7.3
Hercules
1997 Composer
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★ 7.0
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1996 Composer
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★ 7.3
Beauty and the Beast: A Concert on Ice
1996 Composer
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★ 6.7
Pocahontas
1995 Composer
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★ 6.0
Aladdin on Ice
1995 Composer
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★ 6.8
Beauty and the Beast: The Broadway Musical Comes to L.A.
1995 Self
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★ 4.5
Pocahontas: The Musical Tradition Continues
1995 Self
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★ 8.3
Disney's Beauty and the Beast Goes to Broadway: Backstage
1994 Self
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★ 5.7
Life with Mikey
1993 Composer
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★ 8.0
Aladdin
1992 Composer
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★ 6.9
Lincoln
1992 Composer
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★ 8.0
Beauty and the Beast
1991 Composer
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★ 8.3
The Making of Beauty and the Beast
1991 Self
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20/20: Beauty and the Beast
1990 Self
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★ 7.6
The Little Mermaid
1989 Composer
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★ 6.2
The Making of the Little Mermaid
1989 Self
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★ 6.8
Journey to Under the Sea: The Making of Disney's the Little Mermaid
1989 Self
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Little Shop of Horrors
1987 Composer
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Act II
1987 Composer
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★ 7.4
The Line
1980 Composer
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Hercules
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Untitled Josh Gad/Jeremy Garelick Musical Project
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Lidsville
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Aladdin: Live from the West End
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