When composer Alan Menken first joined the animated film “Spellbound,” the prospect of writing the score and songs felt “exciting and terrifying at the same time” because the story “defied a formulaic ...

When it comes to princess songs, there's no bigger name in the game than Alan Menken. That's why Skydance Animation turned to the legendary eight-time Oscar winner to write music for and score its ...

You wouldn’t clock Alan Menken on the street. The composer – spiky grey hair, crinkled forehead, encouraging grin – is altogether unassuming. To see his oeuvre, though, is to realise this 75-year-old ...

NEW YORK -- Anyone who has spent an afternoon with songs from "The Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast," or "Aladdin" stuck in your head has one man to thank for that: Alan Menken. The composer who ...