Alan Menken

Alan Irwin Menken^[1] (born July 22, 1949) is an American composer, conductor, songwriter, singer, music director and music producer. Menken is best known for his scores and songs for movies produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios.

Alan Menken
Menken in 2013
Background information
Birth name	Alan Irwin Menken[1]
Born	(1949-07-22) July 22, 1949 (age 76) Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Genres	Pop musical theatre film score
Occupation(s)	Conductor arranger songwriter singer music director record producer
Years active	1972–present
Labels	Walt Disney
Website	Official website

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.

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) and Tangled (2010).