Biography
Alan Menken was born in 1949 in New Rochelle, New York, and is one of the most successful film composers of our time. With his scores for the Disney animated films The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin, he revolutionised the animated musical in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Menken has won eight Academy Awards — a record unmatched among living composers. His collaboration with lyricist Howard Ashman is considered one of the most fruitful partnerships in musical history. Numerous of his film scores have been successfully adapted for the stage, including The Hunchback of Notre Dame, which is particularly popular in the German-speaking region. His melodies combine Broadway craftsmanship with catchy refinement and appeal to audiences of all ages. Menken continues to live and work in New York.
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