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Alan Menken


Trivia:

Now tied with famed costume designer Edith Head for third most Academy Awards won, with eight. He has won best score and best song for four Disney animated movies: The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and Pocahontas. See more trivia »

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Filmography

Hide HideMusic Department (17 titles)
2012/I Mirror Mirror (composer: additional music / theme music - uncredited - uncredited)
 
2011 Jock the Hero Dog (songs)
 
2010 Tangled (songs producer: "When Will My Life Begin?", "When Will My Life Begin? (Reprise 1 - ", "When Will My Life Begin ? Reprise 2", "Mother Knows Best", "I've Got a Dream", "Mother Knows Best Reprise", "I See The Light", "Healing Incantation", "Prologue" and "The Tear Heals".)
 
2004 Noel (score producer)
 
2004 Home on the Range (music arranger: songs, music producer: songs and score, songs: music by)
 
2000 The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea (video) (adaptations based on music by)
 
1997 Hercules (music producer, songs: music by)
 
1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (score producer, songs: music by)
 
1994-1995 Aladdin (TV series) (composer: title theme - 86 episodes)
The Great Rift (1995) (composer: title theme)
The Shadow Knows (1995) (composer: title theme)
The Ethereal (1995) (composer: title theme)
Two to Tangle (1995) (composer: title theme)
While the City Snoozes (1995) (composer: title theme)
 
1995 Pocahontas (score producer, songs producer)
 
1994 The Return of Jafar (video) (adaptions based on music by)
 
1992-1993 The Little Mermaid (TV series) (composer: theme - 19 episodes)
Tail of Two Crabs (1993) (composer: theme)
Giggles (1993) (composer: theme)
Wish Upon a Starfish (1993) (composer: theme)
Against the Tide (1993) (composer: theme)
Save the Whale (1993) (composer: theme)
 
1992 Aladdin (composer: songs, songs arranger)
 
1992 Newsies (composer: songs)
 
1991 Beauty and the Beast (music arranger: songs, music producer: songs, songs: music by)
 
1989 The Little Mermaid (songs arranger, songs producer)
 
1986 Little Shop of Horrors (music by: musical stage play/also music by)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (68 titles)
2013 The Neighbors (TV series)
Sing Like a Larry Bird (Aka the Musical) (2013) (music: "Broadway Alien Song", "Giselle", "Broadway Alien Song reprise")
 
2013 The 85th Oscars (TV special) (writer: "Be Our Guest" - uncredited)
 
2012 The X Factor Philippines (TV series)
Final Result (2012) (writer: "Go the Distance")
 
2012 The 66th Annual Tony Awards (TV documentary) (music: "Seize the Day", "Rise Up")
 
2012/I Mirror Mirror (music: "I Believe In Love Mirror Mirror Mix")
 
2011 Jock the Hero Dog (music: "Howling at the Moon", "Howling at the Moon End Credits Version")
 
2011 Captain America: The First Avenger (music: "Star Spangled Man" / producer: "Star Spangled Man")
 
2011 The 65th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie) (music: "Raise Your Voice")
 
2011 The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (music: "I See The Light")
 
2010-2011 The Nostalgia Critic (TV series)
Dungeons and Dragons (2011) (writer: "Belle" - uncredited)
Flubber (2010) (music: "Part of Your World" - uncredited)
 
2011 The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie) (music: "I See the Light" - uncredited)
 
2010 Tangled (writer: "Prologue", "Incantation Song", "The Tear Heals" / music: "Incantation Song", "When Will My Life Begin", "When Will My Life Begin Reprise 1", "Mother Knows Best", "Mother Knows Best Reprise", "I've Got a Dream", "I See the Light" / producer: "When Will My Life Begin", "When Will My Life Begin Reprise 1", "Mother Knows Best", "Mother Knows Best Reprise", "I've Got a Dream", "I See the Light")
 
2010 Disney Sing It: Family Hits (Video Game) (writer: "A Whole New World", "Be Our Guest")
 
2010 Total Drama (TV series)
Walk Like an Egyptian: Part 1 (2010) (music: "Come Fly With Us")
 
2010 She's Out of My League (writer: "Beauty And The Beast")
 
2010 Memòries de la tele (TV series)
Episode #4.16 (2010) (writer: "La bella y la bestia Beauty and the Beast")
 
2009 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Gerard Butler/Shakira (2009) (writer: "Beauty and the Beast" - uncredited)
 
2009 BCN aixeca el teló (TV movie) (writer: "Beauty and the Beast")
 
2009 David Garrett Live in Berlin (TV movie) (writer: "A Whole New World")
 
2009 The Paul O'Grady Show (TV series)
Episode dated 12 May 2009 (2009) (writer: "Little Shop of Horrors" - uncredited, "Under the Sea" - uncredited, "Colors of the Wind" - uncredited, "A Whole New World" - uncredited / performer: "Little Shop of Horrors" - uncredited, "Under the Sea" - uncredited, "Colors of the Wind" - uncredited, "A Whole New World" - uncredited)
Episode dated 23 April 2009 (2009) (writer: "Raise Your Voice")
 
2009 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
Round Eight (2009) (writer: "Friend Like Me" - uncredited)
 
2008 Op zoek naar Joseph (TV series)
Live Show #4 (2008) (writer: "Proud of your boy")
 
2008 The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (video) (writer: "Part of Your World")
 
2008 The 62nd Annual Tony Awards (TV movie) (music: "Part of Your World")
 
2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (music: "Happy Working Song", "That's How You Know", "So Close")
 
2007 Enchanted (music: "True Love's Kiss", "Happy Working Song", "Part of Your World", "That's How You Know", "Beauty and the Beast", "So Close", "Ever Ever After" / producer: "True Love's Kiss", "Happy Working Song", "That's How You Know", "So Close")
 
2007 Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series (TV series)
Egyptian Exhibition Expo 2007 (2007) (writer: "Something There" - uncredited)
 
2007 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Episode dated 3 July 2007 (2007) (writer: "A Change in Me" - uncredited)
 
2007 Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories (Video Game) (music: "Under The Sea")
 
2007 Disney 365 (TV series documentary)
Where Are They Now: Anneliese van der Pol (2007) (writer: "A Change in Me")
 
2005 Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game) (music: "Under The Sea", "Part Of Your World", "Beauty And The Beast")
 
2004 A Christmas Carol: The Musical (TV movie) (writer: "Opening", "Marley's Visitation", "Money Montage/The Engagement is Off" / music: "Jolly Good Time", "Nothing to Do With Me Pt. 1", "Nothing to Do With Me Pt. 2", "You Mean More to Me", "Link by Link", "Lights of Long Ago", "God Bless Us Everyone", "A Place Called Home", "Mr. Fezziwig's Annual Christmas Ball", "A Place Called Home Reprise", "Abundance and Charity", "Christmas Together", "Dancing on Your Grave", "You Mean More to Me reprise", "Yesterday, Tomorrow and Today/God Bless Us Every One reprise", "What a Day, What a Sky")
 
2004 Noel (music: "Winter Light")
 
2004 Home on the Range (music: " You Ain't Home On The Range", "Home On The Range Echo Mine Reprise", "Little Patch Of Heaven", "Little Patch Of Heaven Finale", "Yodle-Adle-Eedle-Idle-Oo", "Will The Sun Ever Shine Again", "Wherever The Trail May Lead", "Anytime You Need A Friend")
 
2002 Kingdom Hearts (Video Game) (music: "Under the Sea")
 
2001-2002 Operación triunfo (TV series)
Gala Disney (2002) (writer: "La bella y la bestia Beauty and the Beast", "Sueña Someday", "Parte de tu mundo Part of Your World", "Bajo el mar Under the Sea" / music: "No importa la distancia Go the Distance", "Si no te conociera If I Never Knew You", "Colores en el viento Colors of the Wind", "Un mundo ideal A Whole New World")
Episode #1.4 (2001) (writer: "Sueña")
 
2000 The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea (video) (music: "Part of Your World" / "Part of Your World")
 
1999 Great Performances (TV series)
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies (1999) (music: "I Wanna be a Rockette")
 
1998 Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Honor to Us All (video short) (music: "Zero to Hero", "A Guy Like You", "I Won't Say")
 
1998 It's Tough to Be a Bug (short) (music: "Beauty and the Bees")
 
1998 The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (writer: "Go The Distance")
 
1998 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (TV special documentary) (music: "A Whole New World" - uncredited)
 
1997 Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Zero to Hero (video) (music: "Be Our Guest", "One Last Hope", "Under The Sea", "A Whole New World", "Topsy Turvy", "Colors Of The Wind", "Prince Ali", "Part Of Your World", "Zero To Hero")
 
1997 Hercules (writer: "The Gospel Truth II", "The Gospel Truth III" / music: "Go the Distance", "The Gospel Truth I", "One Last Hope", "Zero to Hero", "I Won't Say I'm in Love", "A Star is Born")
 
1996 Aladdin and the King of Thieves (video) (music: "Arabian Nights Reprise")
 
1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (writer: "The Bells of Notre Dame", "Out There", "Topsy Turvy", "Humiliation", "God Help the Outcasts", "The Bell Tower", "Heaven's Light/Hellfire", "A Guy Like You", "Paris Burning", "The Court of Miracles", "Sanctuary", "And He Shall Smite the Wicked", "Into the Sunlight", "The Bells of Notre Dame Reprise", "Someday", "Heaven's Light Reprise")
 
1996 The 68th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (writer: "Colors of the Wind")
 
1995 Pocahontas (music: "The Virginia Company" 1995, "The Virginia Company" Reprise / 1995, "Steady as the Beating Drum" 1995, "Steady as the Beating Drum" Reprise / 1995, "Just Around the Riverbend" 1995, "Listen with Your Heart I, II, III" 1995, "Mine, Mine, Mine" 1995, "Colors of the Wind" 1995, "Savages" Part 1 / 1995, "Savages" Part 2 / 1995)
 
1995 Mickey's Fun Songs: Beach Party at Walt Disney World (video) (music: "Part of Your World")
 
1995 The Simpsons (TV series)
Two Dozen and One Greyhounds (1995) (writer: "See My Vest")
 
1994 The Return of Jafar (video) (music: "Arabian Nights" 1992)
 
1993/II Aladdin (Video Game) (writer: "Friend Like Me" - uncredited / music: "A Whole New World" - uncredited)
 
1993 Memory (TV movie) (music: "Plantes d'interior")
 
1993 Life with Mikey (music: "COLD ENOUGH TO SNOW", "LIFE WITH MIKEY THEME")
 
1993 The 65th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (writer: "Friend Like Me", "A Whole New World")
 
1993/I Aladdin (Video Game) (writer: "Arabian Nights" - uncredited, "One Jump Ahead" - uncredited, "Friend Like Me" - uncredited, "Prince Ali" - uncredited / music: "A Whole New World" - uncredited)
 
1992 Aladdin (music: "Arabian Nights" 1992, "One Jump Ahead" 1992, "Friend Like Me" 1992, "A Whole New World" 1992, "Prince Ali" 1992, "Prince Ali Reprise" 1992, "A Whole New World Aladdin's Theme" 1992, "Proud of Your Boy Demo", "Proud of Your Boy", "High Adventure Demo", "Humiliate the Boy", "Why Me?", "You Can Count On Me" / performer: "Proud of Your Boy Demo", "High Adventure Demo" / producer: "Prince Ali" 1992, "Prince Ali Reprise" 1992)
 
1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (writer: "My Christmas Tree" / producer: "My Christmas Tree")
 
1992 Newsies (writer: "CARRYING THE BANNER", "SANTA FE", "MY LOVEY-DOVEY BABY", "THE WORLD WILL KNOW", "SEIZE THE DAY", "KING OF NEW YORK", "HIGH TIMES, HARD TIMES", "SEIZE THE DAY CHORALE", "SANTA FE REPRISE", "ONCE AND FOR ALL", "THE WORLD WILL KNOW REPRISE", "CARRYING THE BANNER FINALE")
 
1992 The 64th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (writer: "Beauty and the Beast", "Belle", "Be Our Guest")
 
1991 Beauty and the Beast (writer: "Beauty and the Beast End Title Duet", "Be Our Guest", "Belle", "Beauty and the Beast", "Belle Reprise", "Something There", "The Mob Song", "Gaston", "Gaston Reprise", "Human Again")
 
1990 Rocky V (music: "The Measure of A Man" / lyrics: "The Measure of A Man")
 
1990 Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Under the Sea (video short) (music: "Under The Sea", "Kiss The Girl")
 
1990 Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (TV short) (music: "Wonderful Ways to Say No")
 
1990 The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (writer: "Kiss the Girl", "Under the Sea")
 
1989 The Little Mermaid (music: "Fathoms Below" 1989 - uncredited, "Daughters of Triton" 1989 - uncredited, "Part of Your World" 1989 - uncredited, "Under the Sea" 1989 - uncredited, "Part of Your World Reprise" 1989 - uncredited, "Poor Unfortunate Souls" 1989 - uncredited, "Les Poissons" 1989 - uncredited, "Kiss the Girl" 1989 - uncredited, "Happy Ending" 1989 - uncredited, "Vanessa's Song" 1989 - uncredited)
 
1987 The 59th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (writer: "Mean Green Mother from Outer Space")
 
1986 Little Shop of Horrors (writer: "Prologue Little Shop of Horrors", "Skid Row Downtown", "Da-Doo", "Grow For Me", "Somewhere That's Green", "Some Fun Now", "Dentist!", "Feed Me Git It", "Suddenly, Seymour", "Suppertime", "The Meek Shall Inherit", "Mean Green Mother From Outer Space")
 
Show ShowComposer (27 titles)
2012/I Mirror Mirror
 
2010 Tangled
 
2007 Enchanted
 
2006 The Shaggy Dog
 
2004 A Christmas Carol: The Musical (TV movie)
 
2004 Noel
 
2001 The Magic Lamp 3D (short)
 
2001 Michelle Kwan: Princess on Ice (TV movie)
 
1997 Hercules
 
1995 Aladdin on Ice (TV movie)
 
1995 Pocahontas (original score by)
 
1993 Life with Mikey
 
1992 Lincoln (TV movie)
 
1992 Aladdin (original score by)
 
1987 Act II (TV short)
 
1972 Parades
 
1995 Sesame Street (TV series)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2002 Tale as Old as Time: The Making of 'Beauty and the Beast' (video documentary) (thanks)
 
1993/I Aladdin (Video Game) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (34 titles)
2012 The 66th Annual Tony Awards (TV documentary)
Himself - Winner: Best Original Score
 
2012 The 78th Annual Drama League Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Honoree
 
2012 CBS News Sunday Morning (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 26 February 2012 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 The 65th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Original Score
 
2011 The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer
 
2011 The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Original Song - Motion Picture
 
2011 Janela Indiscreta (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.44 (2011) … Himself
 
2009 The Paul O'Grady Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 12 May 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Continuarà... (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 28 April 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Hora Q (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.54 (2009) … Himself
 
2008 Becoming Enchanted: A New Classic Comes True (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Original Song
 
2007 Finding Kraftland (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Tale as Old as Time: The Making of 'Beauty and the Beast' (video documentary)
Himself - Composer
 
2001 Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song (TV series documentary)
Himself
Soundtrack (2001) … Himself
 
1997 The Making of 'Hercules' (video documentary short)
Himself - Composer
 
1996 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 23 November 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 The 68th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Original Musical or Comedy Score and Best Original Song
 
1996 The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Original Song & Nominee: Best Original Score
 
1996 The Making of Disney's 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' (TV documentary)
Himself - Composer
 
1995 Pocahontas: The Musical Tradition Continues (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1993 The 65th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Original Score and Best Original Song
 
1993 The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Original Score & Best Original Song
 
1992 The Making of 'Aladdin': A Whole New World (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 The 64th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Original Score & Best Original Song
 
1992 The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Original Score & Best Original Song
 
1991 The Making of 'Beauty and the Beast' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1990 The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Original Score and Best Original Song
 
1990 The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Original Score and Best Original Song
 
1989 The Making of 'The Little Mermaid' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2009 Waking Sleeping Beauty (documentary)
Himself
 

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Trivia:

Now tied with famed costume designer Edith Head for third most Academy Awards won, with eight. He has won best score and best song for four Disney animated movies: The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and Pocahontas. See more »

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