Alan Menken

WriterComposerSoundActorCrew Jul 22 (age 76) New Rochelle, New York, USA 1956–2024 (68 year career)

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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 t…

Known For

Film

Aladdin

Original Music Composer

Film

Beauty and the Beast

Original Music Composer

Film

Tangled

Original Music Composer

Film

Beauty and the Beast

Original Music Composer

Film

Hercules

Original Music Composer

Film

The Little Mermaid

Original Music Composer

Film

Aladdin

Original Music Composer

Film

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Original Music Composer

Filmography

Acting (16)

Movies (14)

Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20

2023

as Self

6.8

Hollywood in Vienna 2022: A Celebration of Disney Classics - Featuring Alan Menken

2022

8.0

The Disney Family Singalong

2020

as Self - Performer

8.3

An Evening with Alan Menken

2020

as Himself

Howard

2018

as Self / Various Character Scratch Singing

6.8

Disney's Broadway Hits at London's Royal Albert Hall

2016

as Himself - Special Guest

7.9

Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

2015

as Himself

6.3

Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast

2010

as Self

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009

as Self - Ariel (voice) / Lumiere (voice) (archive footage)

7.2

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

2009

as Self

7.3

Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'

2006

as Self

Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin

2004

as Self

6.0

Listen to Her Heart: The Life and Music of Laurie Beechman

2003

as Self

The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World

1992

as Self

7.0

Television (2)

Hollywood in Vienna

2011

as Self

Tony Awards

1956

as Self - Nominee

5.9

Crew (63)

Movies (61)

Spellbound

2024

Lyricist

6.6

Spellbound

2024

Original Music Composer

6.6

The Little Mermaid

2023

Original Music Composer

The Little Mermaid

Songs

Disenchanted

Original Music Composer

6.7

Disenchanted

2022

Songs

6.7

Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration

2022

Music

6.7

Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook

2021

Additional Music

Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook

2021

Lyricist

Tangled: The Musical

2020

Music

7.6

Aladdin

2019

Original Music Composer

7.1

Aladdin

2019

Songs

7.1

The Little Mermaid Live!

2019

Original Music Composer

6.7

Little Shop Of Horrors

2019

Music

Howard

2018

Original Music Composer

6.8

Beauty and the Beast

2017

Original Music Composer

7.0

Beauty and the Beast

2017

Songs

7.0

Tangled: Before Ever After

Songs

Newsies

Musical

Sausage Party

Original Music Composer

5.8

God Bless You, Mr Rosewater

2016

Music

9.0

God Bless You, Mr Rosewater

2016

Songs

9.0

Aria for a Cow

2015

Executive Producer

Aria for a Cow

2015

Songs

Aladdin - The Broadway Muscial

2014

Music

Mirror Mirror

2012

Original Music Composer

5.9

Tangled

2010

Original Music Composer

Tangled

Songs

Enchanted

Original Music Composer

Enchanted

Songs

The Shaggy Dog

Original Music Composer

4.9

Home on the Range

2004

Original Music Composer

Home on the Range

Songs

Noel

Original Music Composer

5.9

A Christmas Carol

2004

Musical

6.4

Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 1 - Once Upon A Dream

2004

Music

9.0

Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits

1999

Music

Hercules

1997

Original Music Composer

7.5

Hercules

1997

Songs

7.5

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1996

Original Music Composer

7.1

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1996

Songs

7.1

Beauty and the Beast: A Concert on Ice

1996

Original Music Composer

7.7

Pocahontas

1995

Original Music Composer

Pocahontas

Songs

Aladdin on Ice

Original Music Composer

4.7

Life with Mikey

1993

Original Music Composer

5.7

Aladdin

1992

Original Music Composer

Aladdin

Songs

Newsies

Songs

Lincoln

Music

Beauty and the Beast

Original Music Composer

7.7

Beauty and the Beast

1991

Songs

7.7

Beauty the Beast - Live on Stage

1991

Songs

Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue

1990

Music

6.3

The Little Mermaid

1989

Original Music Composer

7.4

The Little Mermaid

1989

Songs

7.4

Little Shop of Horrors

1986

Musical

7.0

Little Shop of Horrors

1986

Original Music Composer

7.0

Little Shop of Horrors

1986

Songs

7.0

Hunchback

Music

Aladdin: Live from the West End

Music

Television (2)

Galavant

Executive Producer

Galavant

Music