Latest Release
- 22 NOV 2024
- 16 Songs
- Tangled (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) · 2010
- Aladdin (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 1992
- Tangled (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) · 2010
- Aladdin (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 1992
- Aladdin (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 1992
- Pocahontas (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 1995
- Beauty and the Beast (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Deluxe Edition] · 2017
- Aladdin (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 1992
- The Little Mermaid (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / Japanese Dubbed Version) · 1989
- Aladdin (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 1992
Essential Albums
- The music accompanying Disney’s animated retelling of Aladdin and the Magic Lamp is lively yet meticulously put together, incorporating traditional Arabic music ideals into set pieces and tracks like the scheming “One Jump Ahead”, which features Brad Kane as the titular pauper. Lea Salonga’s Princess Jasmine offers up a wide-eyed innocence that plays off Kane’s knowing presence on the sparkling “A Whole New World”; Regina Belle and Peabo Bryson’s radio-ready rework of that ballad retains its wonder while adding lush synths.
- Building on the success of The Little Mermaid, composer Alan Menken and lyricist Howard Ashman reteam to tell a fantastical love story through song, complete with dancing dinnerware. “Belle” sets the scene in Broadway style, while the boastful “Gaston” is goofily great, and Angela Lansbury’s voice easily lends itself to an animated character. Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson bring their star power to the title track, providing a swoon-worthy radio single that easily stands on its own.
- Disney reached new heights in 1989 with a soundtrack for an animated movie that had both kids and parents singing along. Alan Menken’s masterful compositions and Howard Ashman's lively lyrics make all the difference, but they’re helped by the big voice of Jodi Benson belting outcast anthem “Part of Your World” as Ariel the mermaid. The deliciously devilish “Les Poissons” is another standout, while a crustacean band and calypso beats add to the fun on tracks like “Kiss the Girl” and the GRAMMY®-winning “Under the Sea”.
Music Videos
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Artist Playlists
- The Disney and Broadway composer is a sure hand at stirring emotions.
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About Alan Menken
The award-winning author of countless classics for Hollywood and Broadway alike, Alan Menken is one of the most decorated stage and screen composers of all time. ∙ Menken’s breakthrough came in 1979, when playwright Howard Ashman enlisted him to write the music for a musical adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s novel God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. ∙ With Ashman, he wrote the iconic musical Little Shop of Horrors, which opened in 1982, broke box-office records, and later spawned the Oscar-nominated film of the same name. ∙ Beginning with 1989’s The Little Mermaid, he contributed music to a series of high-profile animated films, including Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and Pocahontas. ∙ For his work on The Little Mermaid, Menken earned his first two Academy Awards and his first two Grammy Awards. ∙ His 1994 Beauty and the Beast Broadway musical ran for 13 years, and he has since brought Newsies, Sister Act, A Bronx Tale, and other films to the stage. ∙ With his 2020 Daytime Emmy win (for a song on Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure), he achieved the rare EGOT status, having won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards.
- FROM
- New York City, United States of America
- BORN
- 22 juillet 1949
- GENRE
- Musicals