In conversation with Alan Menken | The Little Mermaid | Arielle, die Meerjungfrau | Interview

At the German premiere in Berlin I had the chance to sit down with composer and Disney legend Alan Menken to talk about the live action remake of THE LITTLE MERMAID (Arielle, die Meerjungfrau).

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ABOUT ALAN MENKEN
ALAN MENKEN’s music, songs, and scores have become an integral part of the fabric of our lives since his first works were produced nearly 40 years ago. His chart-topping songs have included “Beauty and the Beast,” “A Whole New World,” “Colors of the Wind,” and “Go the Distance.”
His stage musicals include “God Bless You Mr. Rosewater,” “Atina: Evil Queen of the Galaxy,” “Real Life Funnies,” “Little Shop of Horrors,” “Kicks,” “The Dream on Royal Street,” “Beauty and The Beast,” “A Christmas Carol,” “Weird Romance,” “King David,” “The Little Mermaid,” “Sister Act,” “Leap of Faith,” “Newsies,” “Aladdin,” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” “The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz,” “A Bronx Tale,” and “Hercules.”
Song and score credits for film musicals include “The Little Mermaid,” “Beauty and the Beast” (animated), “Newsies,” “Aladdin” (animated), “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” “Hercules,” “The Shaggy Dog,” “Home on the Range,” “Enchanted,” “Tangled,” “Mirror Mirror,” “Beauty and the Beast” (live action), “Howard,” “Aladdin” (live action), and Billboard No. 1 soundtrack “Pocahontas.” Individual songs for film include “The Measure of a Man” (“Rocky V”), “My Christmas Tree” (“Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”), “Cold Enough to Snow” (“Life with Mikey”), “Winter Light” (“Noel”), “Star Spangled Man” (“Captain America: The First Avenger”), and “The Great Beyond” (“Sausage Party”).

Television credits include writing songs for “Sesame Street,” the ABC mini-series “Lincoln,” a musical episode of “The Neighbors,” the ABC series “Galavant,” and the Disney Channel’s® “Tangled: The Series.” He is the winner of eight Oscars®, with four for best score and four for best song and holds the distinction of having won more Academy Awards® than any other person still living. Other notable awards include 11 GRAMMY Awards® (including song of the year for “A Whole New World”), seven Golden Globes®, a Daytime Emmy® Award, a Tony® for best original musical score “(Newsies”), London’s Evening Standard Award, the Olivier Award®, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, and two Drama Desk Awards.
His 2021 Emmy® win elevated him to EGOT status as the 16th person ever to receive an Emmy®, GRAMMY®, Oscar®, and Tony® Award. In 2001 he received the distinction of being named a Disney Legend. He has also been awarded honorary doctorates in fine arts from both New York University and the North Carolina School of the Arts. In 2010, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame®. He has been inducted as a member into the American Theater Hall of Fame (2021), as well as the Songwriters Hall of Fame® (2008), followed by receiving the Johnny Mercer Award for lifetime achievement (2017).

Recent live concert appearances include the Hollywood Bowl, Segerstrom Center, Royal Albert Hall, Budokan, Osaka-jo Hall, Maihama Amphitheatre, Tuacahn, and Chicago Auditorium.