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Alan Menken is an American composer, songwriter, music conductor, director and record producer. Menken is best known for his scores and songs for films 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.
Mar 1, 2020 · So, when the Jerusalem 3000 committee approached me about writing a musical to commemorate King David, to be performed at The Sultan’s Pool, outside the walled city of Jerusalem, it was a perfect opportunity for the first Menken/Rice musical. Songs. Israel and Saul. Samuel Anoints David. The Enemy Within. Palm 8. Goliath of Gath. Sheer ...
Apr 20, 2017 · A medley of Menken’s hits, performed by the man himself to kick off a Q and A session ahead of the Melbourne opening of Aladdin the Musical.
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Alan's thoughts. “Hercules” represented many important things to me, when it was offered to me in 1995. It was my first collaboration with David Zippel, a brilliant lyricist who I’d wanted to write a musical with since we’d met in the early 80’s. It was a return to working with John Musker and Ron Clements, with whom I’d written ...
Little Shop of Horrors. Alan's thoughts. This was our first foray into the world of movie-musicals; pre-dating “The Little Mermaid” by a few years. Howard and I wrote a new song for Audrey 2, called “Mean Green Mother From Outer Space”. And we rewrote “ (Don’t It Go To Show) You Never Know” as “Some Fun Now”.
Nov 24, 2022 · Alan Menken, composer: “Aladdin” was started almost simultaneously with “(The Little) Mermaid.” While we were still working on “Mermaid,” we had started “Aladdin,” had a whole take ...
Synopsis. “The Little Mermaid,” visionary filmmaker Rob Marshall’s live-action reimagining of the studio’s Oscar®-winning animated musical classic, opens exclusively in theaters nationwide May 26, 2023. “The Little Mermaid” is the beloved story of Ariel, a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure.
