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Alan Irwin 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. 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), among others.
Birth Name
Alan Irwin Menken
Born
Friday, 22 July 1949
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Disney 100: A Century of Dreams - A Special Edition of 20/20 | Self | 2023 |
| Soundtrack of Our Lives: A Celebration for the Film & TV Music Community | Self | 2020 |
| The Disney Family Singalong | Self - Performer / Self | 2020 |
| 1989: The Year That Made Us | Self | 2019 |
| 1989: The Year That Made Us | Self | 2019 |
| Howard | Himself / Self | 2018 |
| Disney's Broadway Hits at Royal Albert Hall | Special Guest / Himself - Special Guest | 2016 |
| Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Himself / Self | 2015 |
| The 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors | Self - Performer | 2014 |
| Spotlight on Broadway | Self | 2013 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
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Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
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| Galavant | 2015 |
| Jungle Cubs | 1996 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
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| 2016 | Emmy | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | Nominated |
| 2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | Nominated |
| 2011 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song | Nominated |
| 2011 | Golden Globe | Best Original Song - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2008 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song | Nominated |
| 2008 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song | Nominated |
| 2008 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song | Nominated |
| 2008 | Golden Globe | Best Original Song - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1998 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |
| 1998 | Golden Globe | Best Original Song - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1997 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score | Nominated |
| 1997 | Golden Globe | Best Original Score - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1996 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Won |
| 1996 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score | Won |
| 1996 | Golden Globe | Best Original Score - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1996 | Golden Globe | Best Original Song - Motion Picture | Won |
| 1993 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Won |
| 1993 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |
| 1993 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Score | Won |
| 1993 | Golden Globe | Best Original Score - Motion Picture | Won |
