
Alan Menken
Known for Sound · 16 credits
- Born
- 1949-07-22 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- New Rochelle, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Alan Irwin Menken
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 the Range (2004), Enchanted (2007), Tangled (2010), and Disenchanted (2022), among others. His accolades include winning eight Academy Awards — becoming the second most prolific Oscar winner in the music categories after Alfred Newman (who has 9 Oscars), a Tony Award, eleven Grammy Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards, and a Daytime Emmy Award. Menken is one of nineteen people to have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony ("an EGOT").
Known For

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee

Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
2023
as Self

Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self - Ariel (voice) / Lumiere (voice) (archive footage)

Howard
2018
as Self / Various Character Scratch Singing

Hollywood in Vienna
2011
as Self

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009
as Self
TV Shows (2)
Movies (14)

Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
2023
as Self

Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self - Ariel (voice) / Lumiere (voice) (archive footage)

Howard
2018
as Self / Various Character Scratch Singing

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009
as Self

The Disney Family Singalong
2020
as Self - Performer

Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2015
as Himself

The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World
1992
as Self

Disney's Broadway Hits at London's Royal Albert Hall
2016
as Himself - Special Guest

Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast
2010
as Self
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
2006
as Self

Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin
2004
as Self

Listen to Her Heart: The Life and Music of Laurie Beechman
2003
as Self

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

An Evening with Alan Menken
2020
as Himself
About Alan Menken
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 the Range (2004), Enchanted (2007), Tangled (2010)… With 16 credits spanning from 1956 to 2023, Alan Menken has appeared in 14 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Alan Menken Movies
- Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20 (2023) — as Self
- Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009) — as Self - Ariel (voice) / Lumiere (voice) (archive footage)
- Howard (2018) — as Self / Various Character Scratch Singing
- The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009) — as Self
- The Disney Family Singalong (2020) — as Self - Performer
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