Theater Talk: Alan Menken, Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- We interview the great composer Alan Menken at the piano. He details the development of his musical career and performs some of his key compositions including songs from his new hit show SISTER ACT. This is part one of a two-part series.
Taped 05/20/2011
Theater Talk is a series devoted to the world of the stage. It began on New York television in 1993 and is co-hosted by Michael Riedel (Broadway columnist for the New York Post) and series producer Susan Haskins.
The program is one of the few independent productions on PBS and now airs weekly on Thirteen/WNET in New York and WGBH in Boston. Now, CUNY TV offers New York City viewers additional opportunities to catch each week's show. (Of course, Theater Talk is no stranger to CUNY TV, since the show is taped here each week before its first airing on Thirteen/WNET.)
The series is produced by Theater Talk Productions, a not-for-profit corporation and is funded by contributions from private foundations and individuals, as well as The New York State Council on the Arts.
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I can credit this guy for half - if not 3/4 - of my childhood. Thank you for the memories, Mr .Alan Menken.
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Pink Fish is just so incredibly perfect.
I could listen to him all day
ik
He's perhaps the best of it's time and truly one of the most beloved composers of all time, if not the most loved indeed.
lol
ALAN I love your bright and enthusiastic soul.
Favourite composer, not only does he bring life to music and has so much fun, but he sings magically! :D
long live Alan Menken!
Amazing composer I love him!!! One of my favourites, absolutely!!! Alan I adore you!! ♥
Ain't he just the BEST singer EVER?
yep
love this
I was afraid of how "Pink Fish" would sound, but it's HILARIOUS! When I first saw the lyrics, I was thinking, "WHAT was Alan smoking when he wrote this? It sounds more like "Weird Al" Yankovick than Alan Menken".
If you think that song sounds like Weird Al, then check out the song "A Little Dental Music" (which was cut from Little Shop of Horrors).
xxkewldudexx I most certainly will! Thanks for the recommendation.
Jordan Briskin Not at all. It's available as a bonus track on the 2003 revival recording of Little Shop (along with a few other great demos, including the infamous cut ballad "We'll Have Tomorrow".)
xxkewldudexx Well, until I find that record, I'll need to search for it here on RUclips.
It should be on iTunes
@AgentofTheNight of course i know about him! i don't know why these guys don't get more credit/publicity for their amazing work. they're so talented. it's such a shame than howard ashman is no longer alive. that's devastating but alan men ken is still amazing on his own.
God bless his soul.
that tune is going to be in my head for days!
which one
happy birthday alan
awesome
gosh, I can't believe I didn't know he was behind Sister Act too until now.
ik
I wish he’d record him singing his own songs. They take on a life of their own when the songwriter themselves does it
Where can I find the ORIGINAL score/soundtrack for LSoH (the Corman style one before they changed it)? Anybody know?
Angelofmusic997, that is a pretty tall order. I recall seeing a used copy of it on vinyl at a Fangoria convention, of all places, in 1994, but it does exist.
While he's playing the piano I'm hearing Aladdin tunes in my head LOL
@FamGuyFreak100 I think it's just the lyrics:D because he always collaborates with an lyricist
Found it! :-)
@johnybroadway10 well there's an equally incredible one, Howard Ashman
to Donna Summer RIP
is there a more brilliant Man?
the director of Rocky should've got a special thanks on lion king
Anyone know where I can find how he played Fabulous, Baby in the beginning?
Mattbrain
That's a good observation, but it doesn't tell me where he got it from lol.
Mattbrain
Well, it's not unknown for composers to put music that they wrote on the Internet for the public to see and use. It's actually very common.
Where can I find Part 2?
me too
Orginal style
I dont know why but I find the guy interviewing quite annoying
Why is that guy laughing all the time? He should bow! All the time!