75 years old (Born on July 22, 1949)
Happy Birthday, Alan Menken! From enchanting us with timeless melodies in "The Little Mermaid" and "Beauty and the Beast," to making magic happen again recently with your incredible contributions to live-action adaptations like "Aladdin," you've truly composed the soundtrack of our childhoods—and now adulthood too!Your music has a special power: it makes grown-ups sing loudly (and badly) along, kids dance uncontrollably around living rooms everywhere, and ensures that no karaoke night is complete without someone passionately belting out “A Whole New World.” Here's wishing you another year filled with catchy tunes, endless inspiration—and hopefully fewer off-key renditions from fans.
Alan Menken's Best Moments
