Alan Menken

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Alan Menken

broadway movie tunes orchestral soundtrack
United States
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Distinguished composer/lyricist Alan Menken is responsible for penning many of the catchiest tunes from Disney features of the late '80s through the mid-'90s, including such chart-toppers as "Whole New World" (from Aladdin) and "Colors of the Wind" (Pocahontas). Menken is a graduate of New York University and got his start when noted playwright Howard Ashman chose him and Lehman Engel to write the music for his 1978 adaptation of Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. Menken and Ashmanhad major success as a team when they adapted Roger Corman's popular 1960 film Little Shop of Horrors into an off-Broadway smash that in 1986 became a major feature film. With Menken penning the tunes and Ashman writing the lyrics, the duo began working for Disney Studios on The Little Mermaid, the company's first major animated feature in years. For their catchy, calypso tune "Under the Sea," Menken and Ashman earned an Oscar. Menken has since earned seven more for his songwriting work. Following Ashman's death in 1991, Menken continued working for Disney with others, notably Stephen Schwartz.

Monthly Listeners

7.6 million

Followers

169,621

Total Streams

4.7 billion

Top Cities

United Kingdom London
156,742 listeners
Australia Sydney
89,582 listeners
Mexico Mexico City
79,809 listeners
United States Los Angeles
78,345 listeners
United States Chicago
78,318 listeners

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Popular Tracks

1082 tracks
1
I See the Light - From "Tangled" / Soundtrack Version

I See the Light - From "Tangled" / Soundtrack Version

Sep 20, 2017

407.6 million

streams

2
When Will My Life Begin? - From "Tangled"

When Will My Life Begin? - From "Tangled"

Sep 20, 2017

381.5 million

streams

3
A Whole New World - From "Aladdin" / Soundtrack Version

A Whole New World - From "Aladdin" / Soundtrack Version

Sep 20, 2017

355.4 million

streams

4
Part of Your World - From "The Little Mermaid" / Soundtrack Version

Part of Your World - From "The Little Mermaid" / Soundtrack Version

Sep 20, 2017

332.0 million

streams

5
I Won't Say (I'm In Love) - From "Hercules" / Soundtrack Version

I Won't Say (I'm In Love) - From "Hercules" / Soundtrack Version

Sep 21, 2018

306.4 million

streams

6
Colors of the Wind - From "Pocahontas" / Soundtrack Version

Colors of the Wind - From "Pocahontas" / Soundtrack Version

Sep 21, 2018

250.0 million

streams

7
Go the Distance - From "Hercules" / Soundtrack Version

Go the Distance - From "Hercules" / Soundtrack Version

Sep 20, 2017

199.8 million

streams

8
Kiss the Girl - Synth Demo B

Kiss the Girl - Synth Demo B

Dec 15, 2014

196.2 million

streams

9
Beauty and the Beast - From "Beauty and the Beast" / Soundtrack Version

Beauty and the Beast - From "Beauty and the Beast" / Soundtrack Version

Sep 20, 2017

174.3 million

streams

10
Zero To Hero - From "Hercules" / Soundtrack Version

Zero To Hero - From "Hercules" / Soundtrack Version

Sep 21, 2018

165.7 million

streams

Releases

100 releases
Disney's Hercules (Original London Cast Recording)

Disney's Hercules (Original London Cast Recording)

2025

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Walt Disney Records
Beauty and the Beast Prologue

Beauty and the Beast Prologue

2025

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9907986 Records DK
Oo-De-Lally

Oo-De-Lally

2025

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YPK MOVIE&SOUND
Spellbound (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film by Skydance Animation)

Spellbound (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film by Skydance Animation)

2024

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Republic Records
Alan Menken: Go the Distance (Arr. for Flute by Claudio Ferrarini) [From the Film "Hercules"]

Alan Menken: Go the Distance (Arr. for Flute by Claudio Ferrarini) [From the Film "Hercules"]

2024

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Arte Sonora
Disney on CLASSIC - a Magical Night 2023 (Selections from Live)

Disney on CLASSIC - a Magical Night 2023 (Selections from Live)

2024

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Walt Disney Records
Disney Piano

Disney Piano

2024

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Pablo Huelsz
Prologue (From "Beauty and the Beast") [Arr. for Harp by Kristan Toczko]

Prologue (From "Beauty and the Beast") [Arr. for Harp by Kristan Toczko]

2024

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Leaf Music
Colors of the Wind

Colors of the Wind

2024

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Danielle Schreiner
Disney on CLASSIC -a Magical Night 2022 -Live ("The Hunchback of Notre Dame" Edition)

Disney on CLASSIC -a Magical Night 2022 -Live ("The Hunchback of Notre Dame" Edition)

2024

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Walt Disney Records