Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is an American musical theater, movie composer and pianist. He is best known for his scores for films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. His scores for The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and Pocahontas have each won him two Academy Awards. He also composed the scores for Little Shop of Horrors, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Mulan, Tarzan, Newsies, Home on the Range, Enchanted, Tangled, The Shaggy Dog, Swan Lake, and Mirror Mirror.