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WDW Radio # 763 - Alan Menken Interview - From the WDW Radio Archives

WDW Radio - Your Walt Disney World Information Station

Lou Mongello - Disney Expert

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4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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WDW Radio # 763 - Alan Menken Interview - From the WDW Radio Archives

As we come to the end of year, I found myself once again getting sentimental and nostalgic. I am always grateful for the incredible opportunities this show, thanks to you, has afforded me to share with you... including conversations with true legends.

So this week, I went back into the WDW Radio Archives to bring you one of my favorites. In addition to being a Disney Legend, he is the recipient of multiple Academy Awards, Golden Globes and Grammys for his work on Disney animated classics such as The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Pocahontas, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Enchanted and, of course, Beauty and the Beast. And as I recently discussed on our Best of the Best from the Disney Parks Around the World, he also wrote what is arguably one of, if not the, most beautiful song in a Disney Park. Legendary composer Alan Menken joined me on Show 196 back in 2010 to talk about his early career and helping to usher in the renaissance of Disney animation, as well as his work on Disney’s 50th full-length animated feature, Tangled. It’s a fascinating look into the life and music of a man who continues to make magic for generations of Disney fans.

- What is your favorite Alan Menken piece of music, or film that he composed the music for?

Share your thoughts in the WDW Radio Clubhouse at WDWRadio.com/Clubhouse, or call the voicemail at 407-900-9391 (WDW1) and share your story on the show.

But for now... sit back, relax, and enjoy this week's episode from the Archives on the WDW Radio show.

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What we're going to do right here is go back, way back, back into time.

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Hello my friend and welcome to another episode from the W. W. W.

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Radio Archives, I am Lou Manjello and this is to another episode from the W. W. W. W. W. W. W. W.

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I am Lou Munjello, and this is show number 763.

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And this and every week, I'm going to select an evergreen episode

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from the archives to share that maybe you haven't heard before or one that you haven't heard in a long time from interviews to top 10s relevant reviews way back machines guides and more it's a great way to visit and revisit some of our favorite

0:34.1

episodes including ones that you have suggested I share from the

0:38.0

archives. And as we come to the end of the year, I found myself once again getting sentimental and nostalgic.

0:46.5

I'm always so grateful for the incredible opportunities this show, thanks to you, has afforded me to share with you, including conversations like

0:56.6

this week with true legends.

0:59.7

So this week I went back into the W.W. Radio Archives to bring you one of my favorite interviews.

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Because in addition to being a Disney legend, my next guest is the recipient of multiple Academy Awards, Golden Globes, and Grammys for his work on a few Disney animated

1:18.0

classics like The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Pocahontas, Hunchback of Notre Dame,

1:23.2

Enchanted, and of course, Beauty and the Beast.

1:26.8

And as I recently discussed on our Best of the Best

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from the Disney Parks Around the World episode,

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he also wrote what is arguably one of, if not the, most beautiful song in a Disney park.

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Legendary composer Alan Menkin joined me on show 196 back in 2010 to talk about his early career and then also helping to usher in the renaissance of Disney animation as well as his work on

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Disney's 50th full-length animated feature film Tangled. It is a fascinating look

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into really the life and the music of a man who continues to make

2:06.1

magic for generations of Disney fans and I'd love to know from you what's your

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favorites Alan Menkin piece of music or maybe Disney film

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