Tune in to a new edition of the composer podcast "On the Score" at Filmmusicmag.com, as the truly enchanted composer ALAN MENKEN talks about taking on his latest Disney fairy tale with TANGLED. It's an entertaining, and candid listen as the award-winning composer behind such hits as BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, THE LITTLE MERMAID and POCAHONTAS talks about what it takes to weave the magic of songs and score like no other composer who specializes in the animated realm. Hear it at:
And there's lots more On the Score shows to listen to in our version of Rapunzel's tower. To unlock dozens of interviews with such musical luminaries as James Horner, Thomas Newman and Christopher Young, become a member of the Film Music Network here.
Menken was candid about some personal episodes in his career, and very amusing on the subject of the "Home on the Range" disappointment.
The conversation also reminded me inadvertently of a couple of impending DVD releases I have been looking forward to for a very long time, both due out November 30th:
