Interview With "Spellbound" Composer Alan Menken & Lyricist Glenn Slater

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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"Spellbound" is a new American animated musical film directed by Vicky Jenson with music composed by the multi-Academy Award-winning Alan Menken, who also wrote the songs with longtime collaborator and lyricist Glenn Slater. The two of them were kind enough to spend a few minutes speaking with us about their work on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now available to stream on Netflix and is up for your consideration in all eligible categories at the 97th Academy Awards, including Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is Daniel Howitt's interview with the composer for Spellbound, Alan Mencken, and the films of your sister, Glenn Slater.
0:12.0	Hey, Elion! Wait on!
0:15.7	Yeah!
0:22.6	Welcome to Lumbria. My mom and dad were king and queen.
0:26.6	Woohoo!
0:27.6	Until...
0:29.6	A dark spell was cast upon them.
0:32.6	We can't keep this secret much longer. Your kingdom needs a real ruler.
0:40.3	I know.
0:41.3	Dad, put him down.
0:44.3	Mom?
0:47.3	I just really miss you both.
0:50.3	If they don't change back soon, dark magic will spring through the kingdom, and you will never get your parents back.
0:57.8	I'm not going to let that happen.
1:00.1	Troops.
1:01.2	Close the gates.
1:03.2	Flink, do something.
1:04.6	Alan and Glenn, thank you so much for chatting with me about Spellbound.
1:09.1	I can't tell you what an honor it is to speak with you both today. I appreciate your time.
1:13.3	Thank you. Thanks.
1:14.5	Well, Spellbound has this fairly modern theme that's hidden in the guise of kind of a classic fairy tale shell. It's a very modern story underneath.
1:24.8	How did this sort of hidden nature of what's really going on with this family make
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