Alan Menken
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Alan Irwin Menken is an American composer, pianist, music director, and record producer, best known for his scores and songs for films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and Skydance Animation. Menken's music for The The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), and Pocahontas (1995) has each won him two Academy Awards. He also composed the scores and songs for Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Newsies (1992), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Hercules (1997), Home on the Range (2004), Enchanted (2007), Tangled (2010), and Disenchanted (2022), among others. His accolades include winning eight Academy Awards — becoming the second most prolific Oscar winner in the music categories after Alfred Newman (who has 9 Oscars), a Tony Award, eleven Grammy Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards, and a Daytime Emmy Award. Menken is one of nineteen people to have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony ("an EGOT").
Gameography
As Alan Menken is not a video game composer, his gameography is presented in alphabetical order.
| Released | Title | Sample | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 199?-??-?? | Aladdin II (GEN) | A Whole New World, Friend Like Me; Arranged by Unknown. | |
| 1992-??-?? | Ariel: The Little Mermaid (GEN) | Under The Sea; Arranged by D'Cuckoo. | |
| 1992-??-?? | Ariel: The Little Mermaid (GG) | Under The Sea; Arranged by Unknown. | |
| 1993-??-?? | Ariel: The Little Mermaid (SMS) | Under The Sea; Arranged by Unknown. | |
| 1997-11-25 | Ariel's Story Studio (W32) | Original Songs. | |
| 2011-03-17 | Dance on Broadway (PS3) | Little Shop of Horrors. | |
| 2010-06-15 | Dance on Broadway (WII) | Little Shop of Horrors. | |
| 2022-12-05 | Disney Dreamlight Valley (IOS) | A Whole New World, Beauty and the Beast, I See The Light. | |
| 2022-12-05 | Disney Dreamlight Valley (PS4) | A Whole New World, Beauty and the Beast, I See The Light. | |
| 2022-12-05 | Disney Dreamlight Valley (PS5) | A Whole New World, Beauty and the Beast, I See The Light. | |
| 2022-12-05 | Disney Dreamlight Valley (SW) | A Whole New World, Beauty and the Beast, I See The Light. | |
| 2022-12-05 | Disney Dreamlight Valley (W64) | A Whole New World, Beauty and the Beast, I See The Light. | |
| 2022-12-05 | Disney Dreamlight Valley (XSX) | A Whole New World, Beauty and the Beast, I See The Light. | |
| 2022-12-05 | Disney Dreamlight Valley (XONE) | A Whole New World, Beauty and the Beast, I See The Light. | |
| 2020-01-30 | Disney Getaway Blast (IOS) | A Whole New World, Beauty and the Beast. | |
| 2019-10-19 | Disney Princess Majestic Quest (IOS) | Part of Your World, A Whole New World, Beauty and the Beast. | |
| 1994-??-?? | Disney's Aladdin (AMI) | |
Arranged by Andrew Barnabas. |
| 1994-??-?? | Disney's Aladdin (DOS) | Arranged by Andrew Barnabas. | |
| 1995-??-?? | Disney's Aladdin (FC) | Arranged by Hummer Cheng. | |
| 1993-11-11 | Disney's Aladdin (GEN) (アラジン) | |
Arranged by Tommy Tallarico and Donald Griffin. |
| 1994-12-08 | Disney's Aladdin (GB) | |
A Whole New World, One Jump Ahead, Prince Ali; Arranged by Mark Cooksey. |
| 2000-11-07 | Disney's Aladdin (GBC) | |
Arranged by Steve Collett. |
| 1994-??-?? | Disney's Aladdin (GG) (アラジン) | Arranged by Yoko Wada. | |
| 1994-??-?? | Disney's Aladdin (NES) | |
A Whole New World, Prince Ali; Arranged by Mark Cooksey. |
| 1994-??-?? | Disney's Aladdin (SMS) | Arranged by Yoko Wada. | |
| 1993-11-26 | Disney's Aladdin (SNES) (アラジン) | A Whole New World, Friend Like Me; Arranged by Yuki Iwai, Yuko Takehara and Setsuo Yamamoto. | |
| 1996-??-?? | Disney's Aladdin (W16) | Adapted by Allister Brimble. | |
| 2004-10-05 | Disney's Aladdin Chess Adventures (W32) | A Whole New World. | |
| 2004-12-01 | Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge (PS1) | A Whole New World, Friend Like Me; Arranged by Rob Lord. | |
| 2000-12-?? | Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge (W32) | Arabian Nights, A Whole New World, Friend Like Me; Arranged by Rob Lord and Billy Martin. | |
| 1994-??-?? | Disney's Beauty and the Beast (NES) | |
Beauty and the Beast; Arranged by Jeroen Tel. |
| 1994-07-08 | Disney's Beauty and the Beast (SNES) | Arranged by Nick Stroud. | |
| 2000-??-?? | Disney's Beauty and the Beast Magical Ballroom (W32) | Arranged by Jeremy Soule. | |
| 1993-??-?? | Disney's Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Quest (GEN) | Beauty and the Beast, Belle; Arranged by Tony Williams. | |
| 1993-??-?? | Disney's Beauty and the Beast: Roar of the Beast (GEN) | Beauty and the Beast, Battle on the Tower; Arranged by Tony Williams. | |
| 1997-07-03 | Disney's Hercules (GB) | Zero to Hero; Arranged by Mark Ortiz. | |
| 1997-07-03 | Disney's Hercules (PS1) | Arranged by Steve Duckworth. | |
| 1997-07-03 | Disney's Hercules (W32) | Arranged by Steve Duckworth. | |
| 1997-07-03 | Disney's Hercules Animated Storybook (W32) | Original Songs. | |
| 2004-04-02 | Disney's Home on the Range (GBA) | You Ain't; Arranged by Martin Schioeler. | |
| 1996-11-11 | Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame Animated Storybook (W16) | Original Songs. | |
| 1997-03-?? | Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Topsy Turvy Games (GB) | Arranged by Mark Ortiz. | |
| 1996-??-?? | Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Topsy Turvy Games (W16) | Arranged by Billy Martin. | |
| 1992-??-?? | Disney's The Little Mermaid (GB) | Under The Sea; Arranged by Hitoshi Sakimoto. | |
| 1991-07-19 | Disney's The Little Mermaid (NES) (リトルマーメイド) | Under The Sea; Arranged by Yasuaki Fujita. | |
| 2000-09-13 | Disney's The Little Mermaid II (PS1) | Arranged by Rob Lord. | |
| 2006-10-02 | Disney's The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure (NDS) | Under The Sea; Arranged by Eric Stamm. | |
| 2006-10-03 | Disney's The Little Mermaid: Magic in Two Kingdoms (GBA) | Under The Sea; Arranged by Eric Stamm. | |
| 2000-09-24 | Disney's The Little Mermaid II: Pinball Frenzy (GBC) | Arranged by Mark Chosak. | |
| 1996-??-?? | Disney's Pocahontas (GB) | Arranged by John Prince and Mark Ortiz. | |
| 1996-??-?? | Disney's Pocahontas (GEN) | Arranged by Patrick Collins. | |
| Unreleased | Disney's Pocahontas (SNES) | Arranged by Jeroen Tel. | |
| 1995-??-?? | Disney's Pocahontas Animated Storybook (W16) | Original Songs. | |
| 1995-??-?? | Disney's Pocahontas Riverbend Adventures (PICO) | Arranged by Greg Turner. | |
| 2007-11-06 | Enchanted (NDS) (魔法にかけられて) | True Love's Kiss; Arranged by Tomoyoshi Sato. | |
| 2007-11-15 | Enchanted: Once Upon Andalasia (GBA) | |
True Love's Kiss; Arranged by Martin Schioeler. |
| 1998-04-17 | Hades Challenge (W32) | Zero to Hero. | |
| 1999-??-?? | Hercules II (GEN) | Zero to Hero; Arranged by Unknown. | |
| 2013-10-01 | Just Dance 2014 (PS3) | Prince Ali. | |
| 2013-10-01 | Just Dance 2014 (WII) | Prince Ali. | |
| 2013-11-18 | Just Dance 2014 (WIIU) | Prince Ali. | |
| 2013-10-01 | Just Dance 2014 (X360) | Prince Ali. | |
| 2004-11-11 | Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (GBA) (キングダム ハーツ チェイン オブ メモリーズ) | Under The Sea; Arranged by Yoko Shimomura. | |
| 2007-03-29 | Kingdom Hearts: Re:Chain of Memories (PS2) (キングダム ハーツ Re:チェイン オブ メモリーズ) | Under The Sea; Arranged by Yoko Shimomura. | |
| 2013-03-14 | Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix (PS3) (キングダム ハーツ HD 1.5 リミックス) | Under The Sea; Arranged by Yoko Shimomura. | |
| 2020-11-11 | Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory (PS4) (キングダム ハーツ メロディ オブ メモリー) | Part of Your World, Under The Sea, A Whole New World, Beauty and the Beast. | |
| 2020-11-11 | Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory (SW) (キングダム ハーツ メロディ オブ メモリー) | Part of Your World, Under The Sea, A Whole New World, Beauty and the Beast. | |
| 2020-11-11 | Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory (XONE) (キングダム ハーツ メロディ オブ メモリー) | Part of Your World, Under The Sea, A Whole New World, Beauty and the Beast. | |
| 2002-03-28 | Kingdom Hearts (PS2) (キングダム ハーツ) | Under The Sea; Arranged by Yoko Shimomura. | |
| 2005-12-22 | Kingdom Hearts II (PS2) (キングダム ハーツII) | Part of Your World, Under The Sea; Arranged by Yoko Shimomura. | |
| 2019-01-25 | Kingdom Hearts III (PS4) (キングダム ハーツIII) | Healing Incantation. | |
| 2019-01-25 | Kingdom Hearts III (XONE) (キングダム ハーツIII) | Healing Incantation. | |
| 1995-??-?? | Super Aladdin (NES) | Arranged by Victor Chen. |
Picture Gallery
Music Theatre International.
Links
- linkedin.com/in/alan-menken-505b8214 - LinkedIn.
- mobygames.com/person/78225/alan-menken - MobyGames.
- facebook.com/alanmenken - Facebook.
- instagram.com/alanmenken - Instagram.
- twitter.com/AlMenken - Twitter.
