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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There's been a recent trend in studios masking a film's song-and-dance elements in ads in attempts to lure non-musical moviegoers, but Jenson never wanted to "hide" that about Spellbound. “This is an ...

The guy who could find the right music for a mermaid, a genie and a people-eating plant shouldn't have any trouble composing for a wannabe disco diva disguised as a nun. "Sister Act" in fact, seems a ...

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Disney animation might never have recovered from its late-1980s slump without Alan Menken's scores for "The Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast," "Aladdin" and ...