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Alan Menken
Alan Menken
American Musician
Born: Jul 22, 1949
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I think the thing that strikes you when you come back to 'The Little Mermaid' after all of these years is the simplicity and innocence. That's in the look of it, and that's in the sound of it. Alan Menken
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I have the ability to clear the decks and focus on what's happening in the moment. And I get to spend my life doing what I love to do. Alan Menken
Life Love Focus My Life Spend Ability Clear Doing Get Happening Deck Moment
For a while now, I try to ignore the hoopla, because if you buy into that, you have to buy into the criticism. All you can do is put your work out there and move on; you just never know what will come. Alan Menken
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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 the third and fourth time to old ones is very gratifying, but it's not my favorite use of my creativity. Alan Menken
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I love 'The Gospel Truth,' the song that opened up 'Hercules.' I thought that song was a lot of fun, and I really enjoyed producing that and writing that. Alan Menken
Love Truth Song Writing Thought Opened Gospel Lot Up Really Producing Fun Enjoyed Hercules
Whether it's animated, whether it's live-action, whether it's Broadway, whether it's television, a musical is a musical is a musical. So, pretty much, you approach the songs in pretty much the same way. Alan Menken
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What I look for in a partner is a skill, a voice of their own so I have a strength to go up against. They definitely have to be able to get out of their own way. I can't take somebody being precious about their work. Alan Menken
Work Strength Somebody Partner Own Way Definitely Out Able About Voice Take Look Go Up Precious Get Being Against Skill
I'm an architect. Before you start pouring the concrete, you build a foundation that is solid so that when you take the scaffolding down, it holds - forever. So that when junior high schools are doing 'Hunchback,' a 12-year-old as Frollo still works on some level. Alan Menken
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Often my best work comes from somebody trying to stretch me in a direction that I wouldn't normally want to go in. It's not something I fight at all. Alan Menken
Work Best Me Fight Somebody Best Work Something Direction Go Normally Trying Often Want Stretch
In animation, the directors are part of a huge team of animators who all have opinions, too. It's a much more democratic process. Also, the animation executives oversee things more. Alan Menken
Too More Directors Animation Part Animators Democratic Also Democratic Process Executives Opinions Oversee Huge Process Much Team Who Things
Howard Ashman was an amazing lyricist and an amazing artist. Alan Menken
Amazing Lyricist Artist
I was always proud of the score to 'Newsies.' The movie is good, but it was under-budgeted. Alan Menken
Good Always Proud Score Movie
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 something works for me, and I'll fight for it, but I'm a very easy re-writer. Alan Menken
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