Alan Menken

Alan Menken (born July 22 , 1949 ) is a Jewish-American Broadway and Film Music Composer .

Menken has collaborated with several renowned Lyricist s including Howard Ashman (1950-1991), Tim Rice and Stephen Schwartz . He is best known for his work on several Disney Animated Features , including '' The Little Mermaid '', '' Beauty And The Beast '', '' Pocahontas '', and '' Aladdin ''. His first successful work was the 1982 Off-Broadway Musical '' Little Shop Of Horrors ''. Menken has received eight Academy Awards .

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ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS AND WINS

--- nomination, Original Song (with Howard Ashman ) - "Mean Green Mother from Outer Space", from '' Little Shop Of Horrors ''

--- winner, Original Song (with Ashman) - "Under the Sea", from ''The Little Mermaid''

--- nomination, Original Song (with Ashman) - "Kiss the Girl", from ''The Little Mermaid''

--- winner, Original Song (with Ashman) - "Beauty and the Beast", from ''Beauty and the Beast''

--- nomination, Original Song (with Ashman) - "Belle", from ''Beauty and the Beast''

--- nomination, Original Song (with Ashman) - "Be Our Guest", from ''Beauty and the Beast''

--- winner, Original Song (with Tim Rice ) - " A Whole New World ", from ''Aladdin''

--- nomination, Original Song (with Ashman) - "Friend Like Me", from ''Aladdin''

--- winner, Original Musical or Comedy Score (with Stephen Schwartz ) - '' Pocahontas ''

--- winner, Original Song (with Schwartz) - " Colors Of The Wind ", from ''Pocahontas''

--- nomination, Original Musical or Comedy Score (with Schwartz) - '' The Hunchback Of Notre Dame ''

--- nomination, Original Song (with David Zippel ) - "Go the Distance", from '' Hercules ''

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