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Little Shop of Horrors. Alan's thoughts. This was our first foray into the world of movie-musicals; pre-dating “The Little Mermaid” by a few years. Howard and I wrote a new song for Audrey 2, called “Mean Green Mother From Outer Space”. And we rewrote “ (Don’t It Go To Show) You Never Know” as “Some Fun Now”.
Nov 24, 2022 · Alan Menken, composer: “Aladdin” was started almost simultaneously with “(The Little) Mermaid.” While we were still working on “Mermaid,” we had started “Aladdin,” had a whole take ...
Mar 1, 2020 · Alan's thoughts. The legacy of “Beauty and the Beast” is forever linked with the last days of Howard Ashman. When we started writing our songs Howard’s health issues were something he was keeping secret. AIDS was a death sentence, both physically and professionally. But, as we worked on our songs, his angst, his anger and his anxiety ...
Alan's thoughts. “Hercules” represented many important things to me, when it was offered to me in 1995. It was my first collaboration with David Zippel, a brilliant lyricist who I’d wanted to write a musical with since we’d met in the early 80’s. It was a return to working with John Musker and Ron Clements, with whom I’d written ...
May 19, 2023 · We had to fight for it,” composer Alan Menken says of “Part of Your World,” one of many classic tunes he wrote with his late lyricist partner Howard Ashman. The beloved song – a nostalgic ...
Jul 29, 2020 · Ron Eshel/Invision/AP. On July 26, composer and songwriter Alan Menken officially became an EGOT — joining 16 others in achieving the rare distinction of having won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and ...
