Meet the songwriting behind hits from The Little Mermaid, Beauty and The Beast, Tangled, Aladdin and many more ...

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

NEW YORK -- Anyone who has spent an afternoon with songs from "The Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast," or "Aladdin" stuck in your head has one man to thank for that: Alan Menken. The composer who ...

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 ...

There's been a recent trend in studios masking a film's song-and-dance elements in ads in attempts to lure non-musical moviegoers, but Jenson never wanted to "hide" that about Spellbound. “This is an ...

“A musical is a musical,” Menken said during a recent interview with IndieWire. “It is a good song if it moves the story forward, if it captures the emotional gestalt of the moment, and the intent of ...

When it comes to princess songs, there’s no bigger name in the game than Alan Menken. That’s why Skydance Animation turned to the legendary eight-time Oscar winner to write music for and score its ...

The guy who could find the right music for a mermaid, a genie and a people-eating plant shouldn't have any trouble composing for a wannabe disco diva disguised as a nun. "Sister Act" in fact, seems a ...