Theater Talk: Alan Menken, Part 1

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  • 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.
    Watch more Theater Talk at www.tv.cuny.edu...

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  • @pageturner95
    @pageturner95 12 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I can credit this guy for half - if not 3/4 - of my childhood. Thank you for the memories, Mr .Alan Menken.

  • @SarahSchreck
    @SarahSchreck 12 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Pink Fish is just so incredibly perfect.

  • @robbymulvany2109
    @robbymulvany2109 12 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I could listen to him all day

  • @princepeterwolf
    @princepeterwolf 12 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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.

  • @seroia
    @seroia 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    ALAN I love your bright and enthusiastic soul.

  • @valleyguy1123
    @valleyguy1123 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Favourite composer, not only does he bring life to music and has so much fun, but he sings magically! :D

  • @oklu_
    @oklu_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    long live Alan Menken!

  • @FedeHepburn
    @FedeHepburn 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Amazing composer I love him!!! One of my favourites, absolutely!!! Alan I adore you!! ♥

  • @jordanbriskin238
    @jordanbriskin238 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ain't he just the BEST singer EVER?

  • @MrGabeanator
    @MrGabeanator 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    love this

  • @jordanbriskin238
    @jordanbriskin238 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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".

    • @xxkewldudexx
      @xxkewldudexx 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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).

    • @jordanbriskin238
      @jordanbriskin238 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      xxkewldudexx I most certainly will! Thanks for the recommendation.

    • @xxkewldudexx
      @xxkewldudexx 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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".)

    • @jordanbriskin238
      @jordanbriskin238 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      xxkewldudexx Well, until I find that record, I'll need to search for it here on TH-cam.

    • @xxkewldudexx
      @xxkewldudexx 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      It should be on iTunes

  • @atlantis2339
    @atlantis2339 12 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    @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.

  • @pbscraze
    @pbscraze 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    God bless his soul.

  • @helen937
    @helen937 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    that tune is going to be in my head for days!

  • @MrGabeanator
    @MrGabeanator 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    happy birthday alan

  • @MrGabeanator
    @MrGabeanator หลายเดือนก่อน

    awesome

  •  10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    gosh, I can't believe I didn't know he was behind Sister Act too until now.

  • @TheJPCatholic
    @TheJPCatholic 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish he’d record him singing his own songs. They take on a life of their own when the songwriter themselves does it

  • @angelofmusic997
    @angelofmusic997 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Where can I find the ORIGINAL score/soundtrack for LSoH (the Corman style one before they changed it)? Anybody know?

  • @Windom138
    @Windom138 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @victoriaindigo
    @victoriaindigo 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    While he's playing the piano I'm hearing Aladdin tunes in my head LOL

  • @Jiwpgakis
    @Jiwpgakis 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    @FamGuyFreak100 I think it's just the lyrics:D because he always collaborates with an lyricist

  • @k741852
    @k741852 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Found it! :-)

  • @atlantis2339
    @atlantis2339 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    @johnybroadway10 well there's an equally incredible one, Howard Ashman

  • @MrGabeanator
    @MrGabeanator 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    to Donna Summer RIP

  • @johnybroadway10
    @johnybroadway10 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    is there a more brilliant Man?

  • @MrGabeanator
    @MrGabeanator 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the director of Rocky should've got a special thanks on lion king

  • @MasterMerc13
    @MasterMerc13 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Anyone know where I can find how he played Fabulous, Baby in the beginning?

    • @MasterMerc13
      @MasterMerc13 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mattbrain
      That's a good observation, but it doesn't tell me where he got it from lol.

    • @MasterMerc13
      @MasterMerc13 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

  • @k741852
    @k741852 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where can I find Part 2?

  • @MrGabeanator
    @MrGabeanator 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    me too

  • @ashleybohnert250
    @ashleybohnert250 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Orginal style

  • @hcpiano
    @hcpiano 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I dont know why but I find the guy interviewing quite annoying

  • @sebbeasen
    @sebbeasen 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why is that guy laughing all the time? He should bow! All the time!