Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is an American musical theatre and film composer and pianist. Menken is best known for his scores for films produced by
Walt Disney Animation Studios. His scores for
The Little Mermaid,
Beauty and the Beast,
Aladdin, and
Pocahontas have each won him two
Academy Awards. He also composed the scores for
Little Shop of Horrors,
The Hunchback of Notre Dame,
Hercules,
Newsies,
Home on the Range,
Enchanted,
Tangled, The Shaggy Dog, and
Mirror Mirror.