Congratulations to composer Alan Menken on his recent Daytime
Emmy Award for “Waiting in the Wings” from Disney Channel’s Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure. Menken
shares this honor with lyricist Glenn Slater. But for Menken, the award made
him the 16th person receiving an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony – or, in showbiz
lingo, to be an EGOT along with talented
entertainers like Rita Moreno, Mel Brooks, Whoopi Goldberg and John Legend.
Menken has eight Oscars to his credit for songs from Beauty and the Beast, Little Mermaid,
Pocahontas and Aladdin. In
addition to these wins, he earned eleven Grammys for those same movies, and his
Tony Award is for the musical Newsies original
score.
Because Menken is one of our favorite guests on Movie
Addict Headquarters, we are pleased to present his vintage interview ON DEMAND
all during the month of August. Menken dropped by a few years ago to discuss the wonderful music he wrote for the movie Enchanted as well as his
general experience as a movie composer. That interview is still timely and fun
to hear.
Just click on the link below at any time
during August. You will be enlightened and entertained by the great Alan
Menken!
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