Alan Menken
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Alan Menken is an American composer and songwriter best known for creating the music to numerous Disney animated films, including "The Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast," and "Aladdin."
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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film score composer ⓘ human ⓘ pianist ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Original Score
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Academy Award for Best Original Song ⓘ Daytime Emmy Awards ⓘ
surface form:
Daytime Emmy Award
Golden Globe Award ⓘ Grammy Award ⓘ Tony Award ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
David Zippel
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Glenn Slater ⓘ Howard Ashman ⓘ Stephen Schwartz ⓘ Tim Rice ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1949-07-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | New York University ⓘ |
| employer | Walt Disney Animation Studios ⓘ |
| familyName | Menken ⓘ |
| genre |
film score
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musical theatre ⓘ pop ⓘ |
| givenName | Alan ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement | Disney Renaissance ⓘ |
| name | Alan Menken self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
Known for revitalizing Disney animated musicals in the late 1980s and early 1990s
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One of the most awarded film composers in Academy Awards history ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Aladdin (1992 film) score and songs
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Beauty and the Beast (1991 film) score and songs ⓘ Enchanted (2007 film) score and songs ⓘ Hercules (1997 film) score and songs ⓘ Little Shop of Horrors ⓘ
surface form:
Little Shop of Horrors (stage musical) score and songs
Newsies (1992 film) songs ⓘ Pocahontas (1995 film) score and songs ⓘ Tangled (2010 film) score and songs ⓘ The Hunchback of Notre Dame (stage musical) ⓘ
surface form:
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film) score and songs
The Little Mermaid ⓘ
surface form:
The Little Mermaid (1989 film) score and songs
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| occupation |
composer
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pianist ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New Rochelle, New York
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surface form:
New Rochelle, New York, United States
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| residence |
New York
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surface form:
New York, United States
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Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Beauty and the Beast (song)
subject surface form:
The Little Mermaid (1989 film)
subject surface form:
Beauty and the Beast (song)