Alan Menken plays his whole songbook in 10 minute medley

[@princessrose1671]

Ladies and gentlemen, this is the man who wrote the soundtracks of our childhoods

[@JulieWallis1963]

Princess Rose not my childhood. I grew up in the 60’s. He wrote the soundtrack to my children’s childhoods!

[@Kreemerz]

@@JulieWallis1963 We looove you Julie! Thanks for that.

[@JulieWallis1963]

Kreemerz hey I love you too 😘

[@mckenzie.8653]

Princess Rose truly

[@Compucles]

...and my adulthood when you include "Enchanted," "Tangled," and "Tangled: The Series."

[@elizabethancheril2924]

does this man know how much of a gift he is to mankind edit: wow, thanks for over 400 likes of agreement!!

[@lukeskywalker6809]

Hopefully he does. He has millions of dollars on his bank account to prove it. Which he deserves every cent of.

[@haeyongJeon]

wow, congratulate for over 700 likes of agreement!!

[@Nan-59]

Elizabeth Ancheril 1.1K LIKES!! March 16, 2020

[@tripl39music85]

@@Nan-59 1.8k 2022 :)

[@KittyStarlight]

I'm in agreement too. ☺️

[@laraanderson9855]

I wish they hadn't given him a time limit, I could listen to this man play for hours.

[@thehlion1939]

Lara Anderson it was a session before the Melbourne opening of Aladdin! So sadly he didn’t have all day to play for us

[@analuisa8843]

same

[@jfiggs9780]

I’m sure he has better things than to entertain some thot

[@ibrahimabedin451]

@@jfiggs9780 Damn bro who hurt you

[@pieroriveragarcia8691]

X2

[@adrianarojo8174]

He's got 8 Oscars for his amazing work with Disney. Alan Menken is truly a legend!!

[@jojodagostino7806]

Adriana Rojo WOW 8 oscars? I didn't know... all deserved! He's truly amazing. 😀

[@juanrisa945]

that's the biggest number of oscars won by a living person (not counting Visual Effects supervisor Dennis Muron, since only six were competitive, two were "special achivement" awards and one "technical achievment" award).

[@silvia-90_]

He is indeed!!

[@Christensen4400]

@@juanrisa945 And in '91 he had 3 songs nominated for best original song, all from Beauty And the Beast (Beauty And The Beast, Belle and Be Our Guest). Its not everyday that one person have 3 out of 5 nominations in the same category at the Oscars. He was basically competing against himself. As a sidenote, we should all really give a shoutout for Howard Ashman and Tim Rice who wrote the lyrics for most of Menkens most popular songs. RIP Howard Ashman.

[@Ashes2Ashes_Blush2Blush]

Yessss

[@JulieWallis1963]

If this guy was British, he’d have a knighthood.

[@demonica180]

Hopefully he will receive a Kennedy Award one day.

[@karinshadi227]

@@demonica180 this man doesn't have a Kennedy Award yet?

[@demonica180]

As far as I could tell, he has performed at the Kennedy center but has not received an award. I have seen the awards on television since Trump came to office and denounced the whole affair and people protested going. :(

[@jameshershberger8085]

indeed, although I wonder if they thought about making an exception to Knight the Sherman Brothers. British people love the music of Mary Poppins.

[@letstalkstuttering3594]

its also cool how humble he seems. very chilled, no airs about him. just pure talent.

[@lkramberg]

Met him in person and he truly is all those things!

[@margauxbonnardot7173]

Lou Kramberg waw you are so lucky 😊

[@Lundy.Fastnet.Irish_Sea]

Let's Talk Stuttering He's such an underrated composer. Under-popular to be more precise.

[@Kreemerz]

Yeah, as beautiful as David Foster's work is, he's become one of those industry people now. He used to stay behind the scenes and produce.

[@silvia-90_]

@@lkramberg you are so lucky! Where did you meet him?

[@nikkigrossman4244]

Alan Menken = the ultimate disney princess.

[@jemandjemand2362]

wearing a fishtail with an apron while flying on a carpet with a racoon on his shoulder, playing the piano

[@eliben4066]

@@jemandjemand2362Don’t forget the frying pan!!!

[@carloenavarro]

Composer of my life's music.

[@jojodagostino7806]

Juan Navarro yes exactly what I was thinking 😊😀

[@amayajones68]

Okay. A few things.... (1) I didn't know he composed for Little Shop, Enchanted and Tangled (2) I think I forgot he wrote music for Pocahontas. (3) I was hoping Hunchback would be included. (It was. Yay!!!!!) (4) Watching this medley made me realize that the Disney Renaissance, specifically the songs of that era of Disney, would not be the same without Alan Menken. He literally composed my childhood. Each song he performed brought back memories from my younger days watching The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, belting along to the songs and wishing I could be a part of the movie. Thank you Mr. Menken for filling my childhood years with joy and the catchiest songs ever.

[@Ihdc1]

Pocahontas was there.

[@PhilJohn1980]

And don't forget Howard Ashman who's insanely clever lyrics formed the one-two punch for them.

[@tbobo5198]

Hunchback is my absolute favorite and I was going to been so mad if it wasn’t in here

[@amayajones68]

T Bobo I agree. It’s one of my favorite Disney movies ever, and it doesn’t get enough credit.

[@uri-official7549]

Never forget Howard Ashman!

[@canefan17]

The Elton John of animated movie melodies.

[@pianosenzanima1]

who’s eleton John?b

[@pipi-io9cq]

pianosenzanima are you serious

[@pianosenzanima1]

TheLostRose yes

[@enricocava6784]

just an EXAMPLE....THE LION KING !!!

[@TheMBE2003]

I'm here much later than these comments were written but I find it hilarious that someone with the word "piano" in their username doesn't know who Elton John is

[@theresisty7122]

This makes me miss Howard Ashman so deeply. We lost him too soon. ❤

[@frozenseafire]

What kind of brain does Alan Menken have to be able to produce so much artistic amazing music? He’s incredible!

[@mcook6005]

frozenseafire And a big heart. He plays with a lot of soul.

[@luisquintero2992]

The mind he haves is the one from s brilliant music touched by God

[@mgjmiller1995]

My dad says he had a roommate who could hear a song, grab his guitar, and immediately play it. Mr. Menken must be the same way 😂 (prob good w/ numbers +memory too...both seem to be connected to those with superb musical talent)

[@chheinrich8486]

Ask that to John williams, hans zimmer etc😂

[@olgil]

​@@mgjmiller1995That requires a pretty standard understanding of music theory and the ability to play an instrument. I'm thankful I have the ability to do thay on guitar and piano. The ability to WRITE countless iconic songs is another thing altogether.

[@dansky03]

I love you Alan! You are responsible for my childhood. God bless you!

[@DaveW22]

This guy basically composed the soundtrack of my childhood! So much love and respect for this man!

[@disneygirl8069]

This man is one of my biggest idols!! His music crisp and clean all the time, his personality down to earth and caring, his piano skills indescribable. My passion for how music and theater is written mainly comes from him. I am so proud that he moved past Howard's death and became a better person having lost his best friend and partner so young. Howard would be extremely proud of him and the world he has created for Disney films.

[@sayenshin]

A thousand thumbs up

[@paolowahn5309]

Ya I give this 1 billion likes if I could

[@daisyjewel9435]

R.I.P Howard Ashman. Your work is a real gift.❤️🎁❤️

[@ecpi.x]

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS 0:02 Little Shop of Horrors 0:19 Somewhere That's Green LITTLE MERMAID 1:01 Under the Sea 1:41 Part of Your World 2:20 Kiss the Girl BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 2:45 Belle 3:15 Be Our Guest 3:54 Beauty and the Beast ALADDIN 4:26 A Whole New World 5:22 A Friend Like Me POCAHONTAS 5:55 Colors of the Wind HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME 6:44 The Bells of Notre Dame HERCULES 7:27 Go the Distance ENCHANTED 8:12 That's How You Know TANGLED 9:02 I See the Light

[@nataliamiranda677]

dominant11th Thanks

[@nolanbernal530]

thx

[@AGingerHomosapien]

dominant11th iii

[@brookeelizabeth1104]

THANK YOUUU

[@kiranygaard7787]

dominant11th the transition to go the distance gave me chills

[@bubblebluemoon]

what a living legend he is

[@archsbway]

When he started playing Bells of Notre Dame, I was like YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS but then again I was like YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS throughout the whole thing!

[@dancer121998]

Alan Menken is the man behind all the magic. Besides Walt Disney of course ☺️

[@richardpperalta]

Newsies would have been a delightful addition to the medley

[@MarlinTheGaiboi01]

+ God Bless You Mr Rosewater :)

[@lillijohnson7118]

YES

[@abigailgould4858]

Absolutely!!!! 😍

[@semilt9039]

a man with a gift. so happy his talent has been noticed by Disney...

[@LadyTarasque]

xD I died when he sang that he forgot the lyrics for 'Go the Distance'.. no wonder I was really confused up til that line. Still, he did well... just wish he wasn't in such a rush :x

[@jetblackfox]

Such a musical genius. Thank you for a LIFETIME of music, Mr. Menken.

[@bethmayne3610]

Dang! I just wanna hug him tight for all the Disney memories he helped create!

[@melviness4769]

5:20 The transition though 🤣😮

[@wellshoot]

Melvin * 😂😂😂 I was *not* expecting that

[@rickyhaswifi]

These 10 minutes are honestly why Disney & Disneyland is as big as it is.

[@rhaynesmith1158]

Him singing Disney princess songs is absolutely precious

[@rhaynesmith1158]

Also I need a full cover of him singing friend like me immediately!

[@letstalkstuttering3594]

this man made my childhood. thank you for existing, you amazing soul.

[@kennethjacksack]

He deserves more then 8 oscars...

[@emilyadams3716]

I got to see him do something like this in person, but it was like three hours and he talked about working on the songs and stuff. Such an awesome experience, he's an incredible composer AND preformer.

[@mafranciscacorreia8852]

Emily Adams omg how lucky

[@livmendel]

7:37 menken losing focus, forgetting the lyrics, but overall laughing it off made my day :)

[@iLuvvYuuMjxXxLia]

And nothing from Sister Act the musical of Newsies...this man has blessed us with so much! The Disney renaissance era would be nothing without Mr Menken!

[@mizusenshisongs]

He's got a pretty good singing voice himself! I remember him saying his voice is always higher than those who sing his songs (on one of the Bonus Tracks for the Aladdin Broadway musical soundtrack). Plus it's amazing he can play all those songs from memory like that.

[@mattgross6983]

He's got a soul filled with magic

[@joshuajohnson2026]

what's more impressive is JES NOT READING THENSHEET MUSIC AS HES PLAYING fucking LEGEND

[@theokinok]

He plays very fast, I can hardly keep up, trying to sing along :D

[@IrishRunningVlog]

theokinok he was under a time constraint

[@tillydee933]

He only had 10 minutes and he has written hundreds of hours of music! He had to hurry!

[@giammelledamias7900]

I played it 0.75x

[@eunicemendoza7069]

Yes because he makes that faster than the norman coz its a challenge how to finish all he play in just a minutes

[@linhduong5455]

@@giammelledamias7900 haha same

[@danajcdn]

Protect this man at all costs!!!

[@jess_or_jessica]

Whyyyy would they give him a time limit? 🎵 "I want more"🎵

[@lexaaa8984]

Jess it's called a show and games. But ya, I wan moreee

[@eirawillemark5707]

He’s literally written ALL the classics. Jesus what a musical genius!

[@suschords]

I love how the fact that even though he is pretty much “phoning it in,” that in itself is entertaining to watch. That’s how talented he is.

[@DavidMcCoul]

Okay, so it's not his entire songbook, but it's a good sampling! Bravo, Maestro!

[@Anna-mz6lx]

David McCoul Yeah that’s what I was thinking Lol

[@guzkus1]

I think he has over 200 songs at this point.

[@mcshanefamily1696]

He and Howard Ashman were like Rodgers and Hart. Fabulous music and lyrics. And when Ashman, like Lorenz Hart, passed away, Menken, like moved on to create great music with others.

[@sandyshadows]

They should make a movie about this legend! And of course include all these songs and the process of creating them - how amazing would it be 😍

[@AlyssaSteiner]

I almost screamed with excitement when he started playing Go the Distance. Favorite movie

[@thehamtori3115]

disney wouldn't be half as iconic if they didn't have the songs hes written 🥺

[@amy_muk]

Wow I am speechless. This man, this legend, so humble, yet so talented 🙏

[@Sapphireia]

Speechless 😁

[@LaurenPoland0930]

THAT TRANSITION BETWEEN NOTRE DAME AND GO THE DISTANCE THO

[@disneytuber5903]

Also wrote one of my favourite pieces from any movie. ”Star Spangled Man”, from Captain America - The First Avenger.

[@savannahroot9948]

In my musical theater class at school each student had to pick an Alan Menken song and perform it for the class and everyone else chose Disney princess songs and I did star spangled man and it was really funny

[@belacickekl7579]

WAIT WHAT? That is so cool!!!!

[@TheClarkChannel]

This man is a national treasure we must protect him at all costs

[@MJHistory100]

Alan Menken's impact is endless. I love the man, the artist. I'm a Disney superfan. I would be so honored to see him. God bless him. I thank him for everything, His work makes me feel in my place and makes me feel like I'm in home. He is just the best to me. 💗

[@mark0077777]

I walked around Disneyland last week and it was all music from Alan, this guy is amazing!

[@cookieaddictions]

I adore him. #1 person on the planet I would love to meet. Not only did he create some of my favorite soundtracks ever (Newsies, BATB, little shop of horrors, Galvant, etc), he comes across as so genuine and friendly. I've seen so many interviews and he seems insanely nice and normal. I would literally be speechless if I actually met him.

[@PhilippeEscayola]

*STANDING OVATION* this was a-ma-zing!

[@user-vc5rp7nf8f]

What I love is he’s not trying to nail any vocals or playing super perfectly. What makes his writing so special is he really captures the emotion, musicality, and spirit of those characters and those moments in the movies.

[@AWDTH1111]

This one man pretty much created the anthem of Childhood lol

[@visuelliot]

I'm guessing the camera team told him "OK, maybe you could play something of yours for maybe... 5 minutes?" hoping it wouldn't be to much of his time. But then Alan love playing his songs and just kept going

[@AxeKick80]

A 10 minute stroll through my childhood by the master and architect 🙂😭😄👏 Thank you Mr. Menken. Disney for life!!!!!!

[@jan12chen]

we can never appreciate him enough for what he's done for the world. gosh i love him so much he's a friggin living legend...

[@Ssnusmumrikenn]

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is the most epic soundtrack ever!!!

[@705paramore]

I can't even describe my love for Hunchback but bless this man for everything he has ever created and shared with us

[@rawlinsonboy]

I live how his mind gets confused at a couple of moments forgetting the odd lyric... just shows how many hits he's written

[@isaacgonzales5612]

To call him a music genius is a understatement

[@leonurias7177]

I remember watching many Disney musicals when I was only four, not knowing who this guy was. When I got involved in music I discovered the genius behind Aladdin, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and much more. This man has greatly inspired me to become a composer through the compositions which he wrote. I hope I get to meet this man some day.

[@TheRoneZone]

Never thought one of my top 3 songwriters would be a Disney songwriter...and yet here we are.

[@fatmabahri1315]

6:31 He feels the words so strongly. I love "Colors of the wind" of Pocahontas such a meaningful song.

[@nochucomethru1909]

alan menken is one of the big parts of my childhood, probably he still is. thank you for your gift for the children and mankind.

[@anthonysousa5943]

Alen Menken gave Disney its unique take on movies. If it weren't for him I would not have had the awesome Disney movies back in the 90's! He did most of their music. Thank God he was there for Disney to help them make timeless songs and movies! He's one of the best artists you can find!

[@mias535]

I saw him perform Beauty and the Beast live...the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen

[@AlexandRaAmethystSannySiahaya]

This is the man who responsible for our beautiful childhood.. he is a hero to me.. your music really grow in my 💜..

[@svetsarkirurgen2]

This man's genius cant be overstated

[@kimberlymichelle3759]

I want to give a shout out to Alan's memory! That's AMAZING that he can remember all those songs and how to play them. The man is a genius

[@teresitazegers4376]

Thank you for a very beautiful childhood

[@rawlinsonboy]

*stands up, claps and cheers* my entire childhood in one video

[@mashtali1]

Alan Menken is a genius darling.

[@billyjoecobra2517]

He's the best movie composer ever. People likes to talk about Zimmer, Morricone or Williams, are they are really great, but Menken is just... incredible.

[@IshizuMarisol]

This man is my entire childhood.

[@fabriziomolinari7953]

This man carried Disney Musically on his shoulders for so many years. Huge sense of musical wonder and you can see he only needs his mind and a piano maybe. I can only say Respect dude! Big shoes to fill

[@lionessmummy4418]

I smiled for Ten minutes straight!

[@anacarone6690]

Like everyone and many people of my generation he is our composer😍!! Somehow Disney recognized his talent when he was new in the business and since then he has been composing most of their success songs, like his score always is nominated to Oscars or golden globes. How can so much talent be inside someone???????? Is it that easy for him to compose all those different songs? Like he composed for Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast!

[@TheMrdonmessi]

One of the few living legends!

[@dafacefilms8460]

A true legend and my idol

[@DanKeeleyMusic]

This is nowhere close to his whole songbook. Haha! The man's repertoire is larger than an encyclopedia. What about Out There from The Hunchback of Notre Dame?

[@craneberry9246]

Dan Keeley WHAT ABOUT NEWSIES

[@PrincessNinja007]

the entirety of Galavant

[@ActorsWithIssuespodcast]

And his version of A Christmas Carol.

[@cm_0011]

Yeah, the first one I noticed missing was Lion King, but there's no way he could have done the whole thing in such short time :p

[@interestedbystander196]

archeyangel1 Well, Lion King wasn't missing. Menken didn't write it. That was Elton John and Hans Zimmer.

[@vebyoktiahasibuan1126]

Literally one of my favorite things on the internet

[@Ramshackle23]

Huge respect! Love you Alan Menken! ❤ You're a gift from God.

[@linhnguyen-mc6gh]

It's not easy to come up with children's music but even adult can enjoy so this man is genius. All his music has this fairy-ish sound that go so well with disney princess movie. Classic indeed.

[@curtismartin2866]

Not "children's music". Just because a film is animated, doesn't mean it's for children.

[@Robert-gm8ig]

My friend says you’re not smart enough to be an engineer and you have 0 talent, idk why…

[@abehambino]

@@curtismartin2866 nor is it diminished by the mere fact that it is accessible to children, animated or otherwise.

[@curtismartin2866]

@@jpc2470 The Menkin/Ashman films were straight up Broadway musicals. While there wasn't any profanity or gore, that shouldn't mean they were for children.

[@askatuproductions]

He is a genius and inspires me to keep studying music and composing

[@fashiondarling-j7q]

A legend casually playing it all as if none of us arent emotionally invested

[@riminissi]

Thank you Mr. Menken, I was able to finish my school because of the scholarship you granted. Thank you again. The school I went did not allow contacting you directly to express my gratitude, but if you read this, thank you and thank you

[@mollydoyle3648]

Alan you are responsible for all the songs I listened to and sang to as a child that I continue to sing to this day Thank you 💖

[@cael_aj]

Always a pleasure to listen to my favorite composer play his music, but I gotta say I was a little disappointed that Newsies wasn't included.

[@jennamedlyn]

My new favorite thing to make me smile when I'm sad

[@oblivionangel13]

"I'm not crying. You're crying." 😉 Thank you Alan. Anyone else shouting out the movies? ❤❤❤

[@sydneyburnett2895]

He looks like such a nice guy he’s also such a talented songwriter and piano player

[@tocororo]

So many remarkable, catchy, beautiful songs. A true genius. Thanks for adding joy to our childhoods Alan.

[@Supercilliouzman]

Im breaking down i had no idea you was responsible for my childhood this is incredible.

[@naya3253]

A medley of my favorite songs of all time

[@HazelFaith]

I am watching this with a big fat grin on my face. 💛

[@suryaawangga51]

I am an Indonesian. Mr Menken, thanks for made my childhood meaningful with your Disney's songs.

[@chesilly]

As a kid, I didn't care who wrote the songs I grew up with. Hearing this now, and all these were from just one man, I would just like to give applause 👏

[@urilevi9575]

Such an incredible writer. Piano skills are out of this world.