Every time I play 'Part of Your World,' a whole part of my life comes back to me. It's just inescapable -… — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
My favorite thing is a brand-new project from scratch because you really never know how they're going to come to life. Going… — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
I have the ability to clear the decks and focus on what's happening in the moment. And I get to spend my… — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
Movies, there are moments when you're writing a song or demoing, a moment in the recording studio. Musicals much more just eat… — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
My favorite experience, in general, probably was the 'Little Shop' experience, which probably was terrifying, frustrating, and exhilarating and amazing, but because… — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
Any musical form that has been around long enough to have cultural resonance beyond just being a cutting edge kind of communication… — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
I've said, for a long time, my favorite part of my career is when I'm creating a new thing where I'm pulling… — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
I was always a composer since I was a kid, but the BMI Workshop is where the networking really all stems from.… — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
'Snow White' was really hip for its time. Walt Disney was basically using Sigmund Romberg and operetta in the telling of the… — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
Every time I play 'Part of Your World,' a whole part of my life comes back to me. It's just inescapable - it was… — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
My first success was 'Little Shop of Horrors,' and I had been working for years on jingles. — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
Part of the job is knowing how to use this medium in the most effective way for the story you're telling, so for me,… — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
I'll always work with my collaborator in the room so I have a reaction on a note-by-note basis. I know in my gut when… — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
I think the thing that strikes you when you come back to 'The Little Mermaid' after all of these years is the simplicity and… — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
Music is a gestalt. Songs are a life force and they have specific vocabulary to them. You hear a few notes, and they take… — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
I see my songs and shows almost like a mosaic - part of a bigger picture. — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
I have an awards cabinet in my studio where I keep my eight Oscars, my 11 Grammys, my seven Golden Globes, and my Tony Award. — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
My favorite thing is a brand-new project from scratch because you really never know how they're going to come to life. Going back for… — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
Truth be told, of course, what I enjoy most is reinventing myself and doing new projects where I work in new genres, or I… — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
I love 'The Gospel Truth,' the song that opened up 'Hercules.' I thought that song was a lot of fun, and I really enjoyed… — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
