Alan Menken is Enchanted by Oscar
Eighteen-time Academy Award nominee goes for gold once more in 2008.
By Mallory Potosky
URL: http://www.moviemaker.com/articles/article/alan_menken_enchanted_oscar_20080212/
For years Alan Menken has been charming children and adults alike with songs and scores for some of cinema’s most beloved movies. His work, often synonymous with Disney animation, has led to eighteen Academy Award nominations, eight of which he won. From the catchy tunes of Little Shop of Horrors to the cult numbers of Newsies, Menken continually eases himself into the lexicon of movie music. This season he was at it again. With the animation/live action hybrid Enchanted, Menken has earned three of the five original song nominations the Academy bestows each year.