"It's writing songs within the structure of telling a story, so it becomes a platform for diverse songwriting, for a writing process that's broader than just figuring out a song. You're also dealing with always pushing the story forward, with casting the voices, with the orchestration, with the arrangements."
Alan Menken is an American composer and songwriter known for major work in musical theater and animated film. He composed scores for Disney productions including The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and Pocahontas. He is one of the few entertainers to achieve EGOT-level recognition.