Alan Menken Interview: Legendary Disney Songwriter Talks LITTLE MERMAID, ALADDIN, BEAUTY & THE BEAST

SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE CELEB INTERVIEWS! Emmy-Winner Jake Hamilton (follow on Instagram at @JakesTakes) talks to legendary Disney songwriter Alan Menken about his incredible career.

[MrGabeanator]

wow no matter how many interviews i see with this guy hes amazing

[jordspilapil]

Finally he achieved an egot for this legendary composer, and he wrote most songs during my childhood (Disney film songs - Aladdin, little mermaid, beauty and the beast, etc...) 😍😍

[TroyBlackford]

Great interview with a great human being. I totally get why you were so enthusiastic with him hahaha

[animalanimation]

Great interview! You ask the most interesting questions, especially the one about his own songs getting stuck in his head!

[artsvsscience]

If you managed Alan Menken to play for you (no matter how short it is), you're winning in life Jake!

[annammermaid]

Fantastic interview. Such a humble man 😊

[renjackson]

Genius. Those people are geniuses . They understand emotions . They understand them exactly and then interpret them through music . Different than other people . They are so so different

[benjamincollins]

I started with piano lessons 9 years ago in my junior year of high school, still with it. Finally I picked Disney music and modern classical. Thank you Howard for the music I can play on piano as a early intermediate student. I was born in 1994 in the renaissance period.

[ashleybohnert]

Alan menken I can't wait until you write your next project

[thepassholderfamily]

Jake name is Jake there’s a million interviews you haven’t done, but just you wait, just you wait!” 🎶

😁😁😁

[manuelorozco]

When Alan answered what Disney movie he would have done, I expected Brother Bear as an answer. I mean no disrespect to Phil Collins. My favorites of Alan's work at Disney are Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure and the stage version of Newsies. I'm excited for Hercules on Broadway and Spellbound at Paramount coming in 2022. I also hope Alan returns to Corona and Agrahbah very soon. I am 27 and grew up with almost everything Alan has done for Disney not counting remakes.