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* ''Film/Aladdin2019'' (additional lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul)
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->''"I always wanted to be a composer, and I sort of went in to NYU as pre-med because I just thought, 'Well... who actually becomes a composer?'"''
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Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is a composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for theater and film. Since 1989, he has been the go-to guy for [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney musicals]], having composed the songs and scores for ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'', ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}''. This has earned him ''eighteen'' UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, eight of which he won -- more Oscars than any other living individual. In 2020, he became the 16th person to achieve the EGOT - though Menken [[MedalOfDishonor proudly talks about the]] UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/preview/la-et-cm-spring-arts-preview-theater-newsies-20150315-story.html which he won for]] ''Film/{{Newsies}}'', though ironically, he earned the Tony when it was adapted to stage. To date, he's the only EGOT to also have a Razzie.

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Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is a composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for theater and film. Since 1989, he has been the go-to guy for [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney musicals]], having composed the songs and scores for ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'', ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}''. This has earned him ''eighteen'' UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, eight of which he won -- more Oscars than any other living individual. In 2020, he became the 16th person to achieve the EGOT - though Menken [[MedalOfDishonor proudly talks about the]] UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/preview/la-et-cm-spring-arts-preview-theater-newsies-20150315-story.html which he won for]] ''Film/{{Newsies}}'', though ironically, he earned the Tony when it was adapted to stage. To date, he's the only EGOT to also have a Razzie.



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* ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'' (lyrics by Creator/StephenSchwartz)



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* LiveActionAdaptation of ''Film/TheLittleMermaid'' (additional lyrics by Creator/LinManuelMiranda)

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* LiveActionAdaptation of ''Film/TheLittleMermaid'' ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'' (additional lyrics by Creator/LinManuelMiranda)
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Menken first made a name for himself as a composer in 1982 with the Off-Broadway musical ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors'', for which he co-wrote the songs with lyricist/librettist Howard Ashman. The musical's producer, David Geffen, recommended them to then-Walt Disney Pictures chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg (''Little Ship'' company manager Peter Schneider was vice president of Feature Animation at the time) to compose the songs for the studio's adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'', beginning what would be a long and fruitful partnership between Menken and the studio.

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Menken first made a name for himself as a composer in 1982 with the Off-Broadway musical ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors'', for which he co-wrote the songs with lyricist/librettist Howard Ashman. The musical's producer, David Geffen, recommended them to then-Walt Disney Pictures chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg (''Little Ship'' Shop'' company manager Peter Schneider was vice president of Feature Animation Disney's feature animation division at the time) to compose the songs for the studio's adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'', beginning what would be a long and fruitful partnership between Menken and the studio.
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Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is a composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for theater and film. Since 1989, he has been the go-to guy for [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney musicals]], having composed the songs and scores for ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'', ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}''. This has earned him ''eighteen'' UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, eight of which he won--more Oscars than any other living individual. In 2020 he became the 16th person to achieve the EGOT - though Menken [[MedalOfDishonor proudly talks about the]] UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/preview/la-et-cm-spring-arts-preview-theater-newsies-20150315-story.html for]] ''Film/{{Newsies}}'', which ironically earned the Tony when adapted to stage. He's to date the only EGOT to also have a Razzie.

Menken first made a name for himself as a composer in 1982 with the off-broadway musical ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors'', for which he co-wrote the songs with lyricist/librettist Howard Ashman. The musical's producer David Geffen, recommended them to then-Disney Studio chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg (''...Horrors'' company manager Peter Schneider was Katzenberg's partner) to compose the songs for the studio's adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'', beginning what would be a long and fruitful partnership between Menken and the studio.

Following Howard Ashman's death from AIDS in 1991 during the production of ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', Menken has written with an ever-rotating cast of lyricists, including Creator/TimRice, Jack Feldman, Creator/StephenSchwartz, David Zippel, Glenn Slater, and Creator/LinManuelMiranda.

He had been set to compose for the film that would eventually become ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'', until he was ultimately replaced with Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Christophe Beck, instead serving as composer and songwriter for a different Disney project, the short-lived ABC musical series ''Series/{{Galavant}}''. Afterwards, he was going to provide music for a Creator/DreamWorksAnimation movie titled ''Series/{{Lidsville}}'', but after former co-worker Katzenberg's studio wound up in a rut and restructured their business strategy and film lineup, word on ''Lidsville'' has gone silent.

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Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is a composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for theater and film. Since 1989, he has been the go-to guy for [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney musicals]], having composed the songs and scores for ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'', ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}''. This has earned him ''eighteen'' UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, eight of which he won--more won -- more Oscars than any other living individual. In 2020 2020, he became the 16th person to achieve the EGOT - though Menken [[MedalOfDishonor proudly talks about the]] UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/preview/la-et-cm-spring-arts-preview-theater-newsies-20150315-story.html which he won for]] ''Film/{{Newsies}}'', which ironically though ironically, he earned the Tony when it was adapted to stage. He's to date To date, he's the only EGOT to also have a Razzie.

Menken first made a name for himself as a composer in 1982 with the off-broadway Off-Broadway musical ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors'', for which he co-wrote the songs with lyricist/librettist Howard Ashman. The musical's producer producer, David Geffen, recommended them to then-Disney Studio then-Walt Disney Pictures chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg (''...Horrors'' (''Little Ship'' company manager Peter Schneider was Katzenberg's partner) vice president of Feature Animation at the time) to compose the songs for the studio's adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'', beginning what would be a long and fruitful partnership between Menken and the studio.

Following Howard Ashman's death from AIDS in 1991 during the production of ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''Beauty and the Beast'' and ''Aladdin'', Menken has written with an ever-rotating cast of lyricists, including Creator/TimRice, Jack Feldman, Creator/StephenSchwartz, David Zippel, Glenn Slater, and Creator/LinManuelMiranda.

He had been set to compose for the film that would eventually become ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'', until he was ultimately replaced with Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Christophe Beck, instead serving as composer and songwriter for a different Disney project, the short-lived ABC musical series ''Series/{{Galavant}}''. Afterwards, Afterward, he was going to provide music for a Creator/DreamWorksAnimation movie titled ''Series/{{Lidsville}}'', but after former co-worker Katzenberg's studio wound up in a rut and restructured their business strategy and film lineup, word on ''Lidsville'' has gone silent.



* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'' (lyrics by Howard Ashman; also Menken's first instrumental underscore)

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'' ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'' (lyrics by Howard Ashman; also Menken's first instrumental underscore)



** ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar'' (song "Arabian Nights", lyrics by Howard Ashman)

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** ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar'' ''WesternAnimation/{{The Return of Jafar}}'' (song "Arabian Nights", lyrics by Howard Ashman)



* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1992'' (instrumental theme and end credits music)

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1992'' ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1992 The Little Mermaid: The Series]]'' (instrumental theme and end credits music)
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Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is a composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for theater and film. Since 1989, he has been the go-to guy for [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney musicals]], having composed the songs and scores for ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'', ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}''. This has earned him ''eighteen'' UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, eight of which he won--more Oscars than any other living individual. In 2020 he became the 16th person to achieve the EGOT - though Menken [[MedalOfDishonor proudly talks about the]] UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/preview/la-et-cm-spring-arts-preview-theater-newsies-20150315-story.html for]] ''Film/{{Newsies}}'', which ironically earned the Tony when adapted to stage.

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Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is a composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for theater and film. Since 1989, he has been the go-to guy for [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney musicals]], having composed the songs and scores for ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'', ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}''. This has earned him ''eighteen'' UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, eight of which he won--more Oscars than any other living individual. In 2020 he became the 16th person to achieve the EGOT - though Menken [[MedalOfDishonor proudly talks about the]] UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/preview/la-et-cm-spring-arts-preview-theater-newsies-20150315-story.html for]] ''Film/{{Newsies}}'', which ironically earned the Tony when adapted to stage.
stage. He's to date the only EGOT to also have a Razzie.
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Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is a composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for theater and film. Since 1989, he has been the go-to guy for [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney musicals]], having composed the songs and scores for ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'', ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}''. This has earned him ''eighteen'' UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, eight of which he won--more Oscars than any other living individual. He's an Emmy short of being listed among UsefulNotes/TheEGOTs - though Menken [[MedalOfDishonor proudly talks about the]] UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/preview/la-et-cm-spring-arts-preview-theater-newsies-20150315-story.html for]] ''Film/{{Newsies}}'', which ironically earned the Tony when adapted to stage.

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Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is a composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for theater and film. Since 1989, he has been the go-to guy for [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney musicals]], having composed the songs and scores for ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'', ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}''. This has earned him ''eighteen'' UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, eight of which he won--more Oscars than any other living individual. He's an Emmy short of being listed among UsefulNotes/TheEGOTs In 2020 he became the 16th person to achieve the EGOT - though Menken [[MedalOfDishonor proudly talks about the]] UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/preview/la-et-cm-spring-arts-preview-theater-newsies-20150315-story.html for]] ''Film/{{Newsies}}'', which ironically earned the Tony when adapted to stage.
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Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is a composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for theater and film. Since 1989, he has been the go-to guy for [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney musicals]], having composed the songs and scores for ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1'', ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}''. This has earned him ''eighteen'' UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, eight of which he won--more Oscars than any other living individual. He's an Emmy short of being listed among UsefulNotes/TheEGOTs - though Menken [[MedalOfDishonor proudly talks about the]] UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/preview/la-et-cm-spring-arts-preview-theater-newsies-20150315-story.html for]] ''Film/{{Newsies}}'', which ironically earned the Tony when adapted to stage.

Menken first made a name for himself as a composer in 1982 with the off-broadway musical ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors'', for which he co-wrote the songs with lyricist/librettist Howard Ashman. The musical's producer David Geffen, recommended them to then-Disney Studio chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg (''...Horrors'' company manager Peter Schneider was Katzenberg's partner) to compose the songs for the studio's adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1'', beginning what would be a long and fruitful partnership between Menken and the studio.

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Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is a composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for theater and film. Since 1989, he has been the go-to guy for [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney musicals]], having composed the songs and scores for ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'', ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}''. This has earned him ''eighteen'' UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, eight of which he won--more Oscars than any other living individual. He's an Emmy short of being listed among UsefulNotes/TheEGOTs - though Menken [[MedalOfDishonor proudly talks about the]] UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/preview/la-et-cm-spring-arts-preview-theater-newsies-20150315-story.html for]] ''Film/{{Newsies}}'', which ironically earned the Tony when adapted to stage.

Menken first made a name for himself as a composer in 1982 with the off-broadway musical ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors'', for which he co-wrote the songs with lyricist/librettist Howard Ashman. The musical's producer David Geffen, recommended them to then-Disney Studio chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg (''...Horrors'' company manager Peter Schneider was Katzenberg's partner) to compose the songs for the studio's adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'', beginning what would be a long and fruitful partnership between Menken and the studio.



* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1'' (lyrics by Howard Ashman; also Menken's first instrumental underscore)

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1'' ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'' (lyrics by Howard Ashman; also Menken's first instrumental underscore)



* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid'' (instrumental theme and end credits music)

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid'' ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1992'' (instrumental theme and end credits music)



* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1'' (additional lyrics by Glenn Slater)

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1'' ''Theatre/TheLittleMermaid'' (additional lyrics by Glenn Slater)
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Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is a composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for theater and film. Since 1989, he has been the go-to guy for [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney musicals]], having composed the songs and scores for ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'', ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', and ''Disney/{{Tangled}}''. This has earned him ''eighteen'' UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, eight of which he won--more Oscars than any other living individual. He's an Emmy short of being listed among UsefulNotes/TheEGOTs - though Menken [[MedalOfDishonor proudly talks about the]] UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/preview/la-et-cm-spring-arts-preview-theater-newsies-20150315-story.html for]] ''Film/{{Newsies}}'', which ironically earned the Tony when adapted to stage.

Menken first made a name for himself as a composer in 1982 with the off-broadway musical ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors'', for which he co-wrote the songs with lyricist/librettist Howard Ashman. The musical's producer David Geffen, recommended them to then-Disney Studio chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg (''...Horrors'' company manager Peter Schneider was Katzenberg's partner) to compose the songs for the studio's adaptation of ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', beginning what would be a long and fruitful partnership between Menken and the studio.

Following Howard Ashman's death from AIDS in 1991 during the production of ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'', Menken has written with an ever-rotating cast of lyricists, including Creator/TimRice, Jack Feldman, Creator/StephenSchwartz, David Zippel, Glenn Slater, and Creator/LinManuelMiranda.

He had been set to compose for the film that would eventually become ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'', until he was ultimately replaced with Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Christophe Beck, instead serving as composer and songwriter for a different Disney project, the short-lived ABC musical series ''Series/{{Galavant}}''. Afterwards, he was going to provide music for a Creator/DreamWorksAnimation movie titled ''Series/{{Lidsville}}'', but after former co-worker Katzenberg's studio wound up in a rut and restructured their business strategy and film lineup, word on ''Lidsville'' has gone silent.

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Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is a composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for theater and film. Since 1989, he has been the go-to guy for [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney musicals]], having composed the songs and scores for ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'', ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1'', ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', and ''Disney/{{Tangled}}''.''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}''. This has earned him ''eighteen'' UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, eight of which he won--more Oscars than any other living individual. He's an Emmy short of being listed among UsefulNotes/TheEGOTs - though Menken [[MedalOfDishonor proudly talks about the]] UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/preview/la-et-cm-spring-arts-preview-theater-newsies-20150315-story.html for]] ''Film/{{Newsies}}'', which ironically earned the Tony when adapted to stage.

Menken first made a name for himself as a composer in 1982 with the off-broadway musical ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors'', for which he co-wrote the songs with lyricist/librettist Howard Ashman. The musical's producer David Geffen, recommended them to then-Disney Studio chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg (''...Horrors'' company manager Peter Schneider was Katzenberg's partner) to compose the songs for the studio's adaptation of ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1'', beginning what would be a long and fruitful partnership between Menken and the studio.

Following Howard Ashman's death from AIDS in 1991 during the production of ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', Menken has written with an ever-rotating cast of lyricists, including Creator/TimRice, Jack Feldman, Creator/StephenSchwartz, David Zippel, Glenn Slater, and Creator/LinManuelMiranda.

He had been set to compose for the film that would eventually become ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'', until he was ultimately replaced with Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Christophe Beck, instead serving as composer and songwriter for a different Disney project, the short-lived ABC musical series ''Series/{{Galavant}}''. Afterwards, he was going to provide music for a Creator/DreamWorksAnimation movie titled ''Series/{{Lidsville}}'', but after former co-worker Katzenberg's studio wound up in a rut and restructured their business strategy and film lineup, word on ''Lidsville'' has gone silent.



* ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' (lyrics by Howard Ashman; also Menken's first instrumental underscore)
* ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' (lyrics by Howard Ashman)
* ''Film/HomeAlone 2: Lost in New York'' (song "My Christmas Tree", lyrics by Jack Feldman)
* ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' (lyrics by Howard Ashman, with additional lyrics by Creator/TimRice after Ashman died in 1991)
** ''Disney/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar'' (song "Arabian Nights", lyrics by Howard Ashman)
** ''Disney/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'' (song "Arabian Nights", lyrics by Howard Ashman)

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* ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1'' (lyrics by Howard Ashman; also Menken's first instrumental underscore)
* ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' (lyrics by Howard Ashman)
* ''Film/HomeAlone 2: Lost in New York'' ''Film/HomeAlone2LostInNewYork'' (song "My Christmas Tree", lyrics by Jack Feldman)
* ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' (lyrics by Howard Ashman, with additional lyrics by Creator/TimRice after Ashman died in 1991)
** ''Disney/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar'' ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar'' (song "Arabian Nights", lyrics by Howard Ashman)
** ''Disney/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'' ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'' (song "Arabian Nights", lyrics by Howard Ashman)



* ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'' (lyrics by Creator/StephenSchwartz)
* ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' (lyrics by Creator/StephenSchwartz)
* ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'' (lyrics by David Zippel)
* ''Disney/HomeOnTheRange'' (lyrics by Glenn Slater)

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* ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'' ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'' (lyrics by Creator/StephenSchwartz)
* ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' (lyrics by Creator/StephenSchwartz)
* ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'' ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'' (lyrics by David Zippel)
* ''Disney/HomeOnTheRange'' ''WesternAnimation/HomeOnTheRange'' (lyrics by Glenn Slater)



* ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' (lyrics by Glenn Slater)

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* ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'' (lyrics by Glenn Slater)



* ''Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternet'' (song "A Place Called Slaughter Race," lyrics by Phil Johnston & Tom [=MacDougall=])

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* ''Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternet'' ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'' (song "A Place Called Slaughter Race," lyrics by Phil Johnston & Tom [=MacDougall=])



* LiveActionAdaptation of ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' (additional lyrics by Creator/LinManuelMiranda)

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* LiveActionAdaptation of ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' ''Film/TheLittleMermaid'' (additional lyrics by Creator/LinManuelMiranda)



* ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' (additional lyrics by Creator/TimRice)
* ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''
* ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' (additional lyrics by Glenn Slater)

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* ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' (additional lyrics by Creator/TimRice)
* ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''
''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''
* ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1'' (additional lyrics by Glenn Slater)



* ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' (additional lyrics by Chad Beguelin)

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* ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' (additional lyrics by Chad Beguelin)
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Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is a composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for theater and film. Since 1989, he has been the go-to guy for [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney musicals]], having composed the songs and scores for ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'', ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', and ''Disney/{{Tangled}}''. This has earned him ''eighteen'' UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, eight of which he won--more Oscars than any other living individual. He's an Emmy short of being listed among TheEGOTs - though Menken [[MedalOfDishonor proudly talks about the]] UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/preview/la-et-cm-spring-arts-preview-theater-newsies-20150315-story.html for]] ''Film/{{Newsies}}'', which ironically earned the Tony when adapted to stage.

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Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is a composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for theater and film. Since 1989, he has been the go-to guy for [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney musicals]], having composed the songs and scores for ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'', ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', and ''Disney/{{Tangled}}''. This has earned him ''eighteen'' UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, eight of which he won--more Oscars than any other living individual. He's an Emmy short of being listed among TheEGOTs UsefulNotes/TheEGOTs - though Menken [[MedalOfDishonor proudly talks about the]] UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/preview/la-et-cm-spring-arts-preview-theater-newsies-20150315-story.html for]] ''Film/{{Newsies}}'', which ironically earned the Tony when adapted to stage.

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* ''Film/Aladdin2019'' (additional lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul)



* LiveActionAdaptation of ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' (additional lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul)

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* ''Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternet'' (song "A Place Called Slaughter Race," lyrics by Phil Johnston & Tom [=MacDougall=])
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* ''Theater/LittleShopOfHorrors'' (lyrics by Howard Ashman)

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** ''Disenchanted'' (lyrics by Creator/StephenSchwartz)
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[[caption-width-right:300:Disney's musical [[TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation Renaissance]] man.]]

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Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is a composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for theater and film. Since 1989, he has been the go-to guy for [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney musicals]], having composed the songs and scores for ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'', ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', and ''Disney/{{Tangled}}''. This has earned him ''eighteen'' UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, eight of which he won--more Oscars than any other living individual. He's an Emmy short of being listed among TheEGOTs - though Menken [[MedalOfDishonor proudly talks about the]] GoldenRaspberryAward [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/preview/la-et-cm-spring-arts-preview-theater-newsies-20150315-story.html for]] ''Film/{{Newsies}}'', which ironically earned the Tony when adapted to stage.

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Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is a composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for theater and film. Since 1989, he has been the go-to guy for [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney musicals]], having composed the songs and scores for ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'', ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', and ''Disney/{{Tangled}}''. This has earned him ''eighteen'' UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, eight of which he won--more Oscars than any other living individual. He's an Emmy short of being listed among TheEGOTs - though Menken [[MedalOfDishonor proudly talks about the]] GoldenRaspberryAward UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/preview/la-et-cm-spring-arts-preview-theater-newsies-20150315-story.html for]] ''Film/{{Newsies}}'', which ironically earned the Tony when adapted to stage.
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Alan Menken (b 22 July 1949) is a composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for theater and film. Since 1989, he has been the go-to guy for [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney musicals]], having composed the songs and scores for ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'', ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', and ''Disney/{{Tangled}}''. This has earned him ''eighteen'' UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, eight of which he won--more Oscars than any other living individual. He's an Emmy short of being listed among TheEGOTs - though Menken [[MedalOfDishonor proudly talks about the]] GoldenRaspberryAward [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/preview/la-et-cm-spring-arts-preview-theater-newsies-20150315-story.html for]] ''Film/{{Newsies}}'', which ironically earned the Tony when adapted to stage.

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Alan Irwin Menken (b 22 (born July 22, 1949) is a composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for theater and film. Since 1989, he has been the go-to guy for [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney musicals]], having composed the songs and scores for ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'', ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', and ''Disney/{{Tangled}}''. This has earned him ''eighteen'' UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, eight of which he won--more Oscars than any other living individual. He's an Emmy short of being listed among TheEGOTs - though Menken [[MedalOfDishonor proudly talks about the]] GoldenRaspberryAward [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/preview/la-et-cm-spring-arts-preview-theater-newsies-20150315-story.html for]] ''Film/{{Newsies}}'', which ironically earned the Tony when adapted to stage.
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* LiveActionAdaptation of ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' (additional lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul)
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Alan Menken (b 22 July 1949) is a composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for theater and film. Since 1989, he has been the go-to guy for [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney musicals]], having composed the songs and scores for ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'', ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', and ''Disney/{{Tangled}}''. This has earned him ''eighteen'' UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, eight of which he won--more Oscars than any other living individual.

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Alan Menken (b 22 July 1949) is a composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for theater and film. Since 1989, he has been the go-to guy for [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney musicals]], having composed the songs and scores for ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'', ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', and ''Disney/{{Tangled}}''. This has earned him ''eighteen'' UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, eight of which he won--more Oscars than any other living individual.
individual. He's an Emmy short of being listed among TheEGOTs - though Menken [[MedalOfDishonor proudly talks about the]] GoldenRaspberryAward [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/preview/la-et-cm-spring-arts-preview-theater-newsies-20150315-story.html for]] ''Film/{{Newsies}}'', which ironically earned the Tony when adapted to stage.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TangledBeforeEverAfter'' (lyrics by Glenn Slater)

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* ''WesternAnimation/TangledBeforeEverAfter'' ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'' (lyrics by Glenn Slater)
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It took me a surprisingly long time to find out what exactly Schneider did, since I already knew that he neither wrote nor appeared in it. Wikipedia didn't provide this information, so I had to search in Google Books. Thank you for sending me on this goose chase.


Menken first made a name for himself as a composer in 1982 with the off-broadway musical ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors'', for which he co-wrote the songs with lyricist/librettist Howard Ashman. The musical's producer David Geffen, recommended them to then-Disney Studio chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg (fellow ''...Horrors'' alumnus Peter Schneider was Katzenberg's partner) to compose the songs for the studio's adaptation of ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', beginning what would be a long and fruitful partnership between Menken and the studio.

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Menken first made a name for himself as a composer in 1982 with the off-broadway musical ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors'', for which he co-wrote the songs with lyricist/librettist Howard Ashman. The musical's producer David Geffen, recommended them to then-Disney Studio chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg (fellow ''...(''...Horrors'' alumnus company manager Peter Schneider was Katzenberg's partner) to compose the songs for the studio's adaptation of ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', beginning what would be a long and fruitful partnership between Menken and the studio.
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* ''WesternAnimation/HerculesTheAnimatedSeries'' (song "Zero to Hero", lyrics for opening version by Glenn Slater)

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* ''WesternAnimation/HerculesTheAnimatedSeries'' ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'' (song "Zero to Hero", lyrics for opening version by Glenn Slater)David Zippel)

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For times when a sequel or TV show recycled his songs, only including versions where the lyrics sound either different or non-existent.


** ''Disney/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar'' (song "Arabian Nights", lyrics by Howard Ashman)
** ''Disney/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'' (song "Arabian Nights", lyrics by Howard Ashman)



* ''Disney/HomeOnTheRange'' (lyrics by Glen Slater)

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* ''Disney/HomeOnTheRange'' (lyrics by Glen Glenn Slater)



* ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' (lyrics by Glen Slater)

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* ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' (lyrics by Glen Glenn Slater)



* ''WesternAnimation/SausageParty'' (lyrics by Glen Slater; score co-composed by Christopher Lennertz)

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* ''WesternAnimation/SausageParty'' (lyrics by Glen Glenn Slater; score co-composed by Christopher Lennertz)



* ''Series/{{Galavant}}'' (lyrics by Glen Slater; score co-composed by Christopher Lennertz)

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid'' (instrumental theme and end credits music)
* ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'' (song "Arabian Nights", lyrics for opening version by Howard Ashman)
* ''WesternAnimation/HerculesTheAnimatedSeries'' (song "Zero to Hero", lyrics for opening version by Glenn Slater)
* ''Series/{{Galavant}}'' (lyrics by Glen Glenn Slater; score co-composed by Christopher Lennertz)
* ''WesternAnimation/TangledBeforeEverAfter'' (lyrics by Glenn Slater)



* ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' (additional lyrics by Glen Slater)
* ''Film/SisterAct'' (lyrics by Glen Slater)

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* ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' (additional lyrics by Glen Glenn Slater)
* ''Film/SisterAct'' (lyrics by Glen Glenn Slater)

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