Alan Menken

Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is an American composer, conductor, songwriter, singer, music director and music producer. Menken is best known for his scores and songs for movies produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. 

His scores and songs for The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), and Pocahontas (1995) have 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) and Tangled (2010).

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Other websites

Internet Broadway database Listing
Internet Off-Broadway database Listing 
MusicalTalk interview with Alan Menken

 The Whole New World of Alan Menken 
 Alan Menken: "Beauty and the Beast captures the magic of Disney animations and brings it to the stage"  Alan Menken in Barcelona's Beauty and the Beast

Category:1949 births
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Category:Best Original Song Academy Award-winning songwriters
Category:Writers from New York City
Category:Academy Award winning composers
Category:American Grammy Award winners
Category:Tony Award winning actors
Category:American Emmy Award winners