Alan Menken Breaks Down His Most Iconic Disney Animated Songs, from 'A Whole New World' to 'Colors of the Wind' (Exclusive)

Speaking with PEOPLE from his piano, the composer offers a rare glimpse into how instinct, collaboration and revision shaped ...
Variety

Alan Menken Knows He Wrote the ‘Soundtrack to Your Childhood’

Alan Menken is a true romantic. Just ask him how he met his wife of 52 years, Janis. “This dancer walks into the room, and I knew immediately who she was, because I dreamt her,” he says, beaming from ...
People on MSN

Alan Menken reflects on writing the title song for Beauty and the Beast

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Composer Alan Menken Finally Achieves EGOT Status

Alan Menken, a true living legend and the composer behind (amongst other things) Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid and Aladdin, has now reached the legendary EGOT status with a Daytime Emmy ...
Yahoo

Composer Alan Menken Achieves EGOT Status After Daytime Emmy Win

Alan Menken became the latest recipient of EGOT status following his Daytime Emmy win on Sunday, July 26. Menken, who has eight Oscars, 11 Grammys and one Tony Award, took home the Daytime Emmy for ...
The Spokesman-Review

Composer Alan Menken talks adaptations of ‘Aladdin’ and ‘The Little Mermaid’

As a composer who knows his way around a good reprise, Alan Menken is appropriately inclined to revisit his work. Take “Aladdin” and “Beauty and the Beast”: After writing the scores for the Disney ...
The New York Times

Alan Menken

Thirty years after Disney released “Pocahontas,” the film’s Oscar-winning song has taken on a life of its own with millennial and Gen-Z fans. By Ashley Spencer The composer talked revisiting “The ...