Alan Menken is a true romantic. Just ask him how he met his wife of 52 years, Janis. “This dancer walks into the room, and I knew immediately who she was, because I dreamt her,” he says, beaming from ...
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 ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a new video for PEOPLE filmed at his Upstate New York home, Menken reflects on more than five decades of songwriting, ...
It's difficult to overstate Alan Menken's legacy. If you're a twenty-something he wrote the soundtrack to your childhood. If you've ever seen The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, ...
Alan Menken reflects on his five-decade career in a new video for PEOPLE, revisiting iconic Disney songs and sharing behind-the-scenes stories He credits Howard Ashman for shaping Disney’s "I want" ...
Alan Menken reflects on his five-decade career in a new video for PEOPLE, revisiting iconic Disney songs and sharing behind-the-scenes stories In a new video for PEOPLE filmed at his Upstate New York ...
Speaking with PEOPLE from his piano, the composer offers a rare glimpse into how instinct, collaboration and revision shaped some of animation’s most enduring music Alan Menken is opening up his ...