Ladies and gentlemen, this is the man who wrote the soundtracks of our childhoods

Alan Menken = the ultimate disney princess.

He's got 8 Oscars for his amazing work with Disney. Alan Menken is truly a legend!!

does this man know how much of a gift he is to mankind edit: wow, thanks for over 400 likes of agreement!!

I wish they hadn't given him a time limit, I could listen to this man play for hours.

If this guy was British, he’d have a knighthood.

Composer of my life's music.

its also cool how humble he seems. very chilled, no airs about him. just pure talent.

Okay. A few things.... (1) I didn't know he composed for Little Shop, Enchanted and Tangled (2) I think I forgot he wrote music for Pocahontas. (3) I was hoping Hunchback would be included. (It was. Yay!!!!!) (4) Watching this medley made me realize that the Disney Renaissance, specifically the songs of that era of Disney, would not be the same without Alan Menken. He literally composed my childhood. Each song he performed brought back memories from my younger days watching The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, belting along to the songs and wishing I could be a part of the movie. Thank you Mr. Menken for filling my childhood years with joy and the catchiest songs ever.

I love you Alan! You are responsible for my childhood. God bless you!

This guy basically composed the soundtrack of my childhood! So much love and respect for this man!

The Elton John of animated movie melodies.

what a living legend he is

What kind of brain does Alan Menken have to be able to produce so much artistic amazing music? He’s incredible!

This man is one of my biggest idols!! His music crisp and clean all the time, his personality down to earth and caring, his piano skills indescribable. My passion for how music and theater is written mainly comes from him. I am so proud that he moved past Howard's death and became a better person having lost his best friend and partner so young. Howard would be extremely proud of him and the world he has created for Disney films.

He deserves more then 8 oscars...

a man with a gift. so happy his talent has been noticed by Disney...

When he started playing Bells of Notre Dame, I was like YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS but then again I was like YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS throughout the whole thing!

Such a musical genius. Thank you for a LIFETIME of music, Mr. Menken.

5:20 The transition though 🤣😮

Him singing Disney princess songs is absolutely precious

Alan Menken is the man behind all the magic. Besides Walt Disney of course ☺️

He’s literally written ALL the classics. Jesus what a musical genius!

this man made my childhood. thank you for existing, you amazing soul.

Dang! I just wanna hug him tight for all the Disney memories he helped create!

Protect this man at all costs!!!

He's got a soul filled with magic

And nothing from Sister Act the musical of Newsies...this man has blessed us with so much! The Disney renaissance era would be nothing without Mr Menken!

These 10 minutes are honestly why Disney & Disneyland is as big as it is.

Newsies would have been a delightful addition to the medley

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS 0:02 Little Shop of Horrors 0:19 Somewhere That's Green LITTLE MERMAID 1:01 Under the Sea 1:41 Part of Your World 2:20 Kiss the Girl BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 2:45 Belle 3:15 Be Our Guest 3:54 Beauty and the Beast ALADDIN 4:26 A Whole New World 5:22 A Friend Like Me POCAHONTAS 5:55 Colors of the Wind HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME 6:44 The Bells of Notre Dame HERCULES 7:27 Go the Distance ENCHANTED 8:12 That's How You Know TANGLED 9:02 I See the Light

I got to see him do something like this in person, but it was like three hours and he talked about working on the songs and stuff. Such an awesome experience, he's an incredible composer AND preformer.

This makes me miss Howard Ashman so deeply. We lost him too soon. ❤

7:37 menken losing focus, forgetting the lyrics, but overall laughing it off made my day :)

He's got a pretty good singing voice himself! I remember him saying his voice is always higher than those who sing his songs (on one of the Bonus Tracks for the Aladdin Broadway musical soundtrack). Plus it's amazing he can play all those songs from memory like that.

He and Howard Ashman were like Rodgers and Hart. Fabulous music and lyrics. And when Ashman, like Lorenz Hart, passed away, Menken, like moved on to create great music with others.

They should make a movie about this legend! And of course include all these songs and the process of creating them - how amazing would it be 😍

I love how the fact that even though he is pretty much “phoning it in,” that in itself is entertaining to watch. That’s how talented he is.

Okay, so it's not his entire songbook, but it's a good sampling! Bravo, Maestro!

xD I died when he sang that he forgot the lyrics for 'Go the Distance'.. no wonder I was really confused up til that line. Still, he did well... just wish he wasn't in such a rush :x

This man is a national treasure we must protect him at all costs

Wow I am speechless. This man, this legend, so humble, yet so talented 🙏

I almost screamed with excitement when he started playing Go the Distance. Favorite movie

Alan Menken's impact is endless. I love the man, the artist. I'm a Disney superfan. I would be so honored to see him. God bless him. I thank him for everything, His work makes me feel in my place and makes me feel like I'm in home. He is just the best to me. 💗

I adore him. #1 person on the planet I would love to meet. Not only did he create some of my favorite soundtracks ever (Newsies, BATB, little shop of horrors, Galvant, etc), he comes across as so genuine and friendly. I've seen so many interviews and he seems insanely nice and normal. I would literally be speechless if I actually met him.

Never thought one of my top 3 songwriters would be a Disney songwriter...and yet here we are.

This one man pretty much created the anthem of Childhood lol

It's not easy to come up with children's music but even adult can enjoy so this man is genius. All his music has this fairy-ish sound that go so well with disney princess movie. Classic indeed.

A 10 minute stroll through my childhood by the master and architect 🙂😭😄👏 Thank you Mr. Menken. Disney for life!!!!!!

I walked around Disneyland last week and it was all music from Alan, this guy is amazing!

*STANDING OVATION* this was a-ma-zing!

Also wrote one of my favourite pieces from any movie. ”Star Spangled Man”, from Captain America - The First Avenger.

6:31 He feels the words so strongly. I love "Colors of the wind" of Pocahontas such a meaningful song.

disney wouldn't be half as iconic if they didn't have the songs hes written 🥺

I can't even describe my love for Hunchback but bless this man for everything he has ever created and shared with us

What I love is he’s not trying to nail any vocals or playing super perfectly. What makes his writing so special is he really captures the emotion, musicality, and spirit of those characters and those moments in the movies.

I remember watching many Disney musicals when I was only four, not knowing who this guy was. When I got involved in music I discovered the genius behind Aladdin, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and much more. This man has greatly inspired me to become a composer through the compositions which he wrote. I hope I get to meet this man some day.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is the most epic soundtrack ever!!!

This man's genius cant be overstated

Alan Menken is a genius darling.

To call him a music genius is a understatement

alan menken is one of the big parts of my childhood, probably he still is. thank you for your gift for the children and mankind.

I want to give a shout out to Alan's memory! That's AMAZING that he can remember all those songs and how to play them. The man is a genius

I live how his mind gets confused at a couple of moments forgetting the odd lyric... just shows how many hits he's written

I'm guessing the camera team told him "OK, maybe you could play something of yours for maybe... 5 minutes?" hoping it wouldn't be to much of his time. But then Alan love playing his songs and just kept going

This man is my entire childhood.

I smiled for Ten minutes straight!

we can never appreciate him enough for what he's done for the world. gosh i love him so much he's a friggin living legend...

One of the few living legends!

Alen Menken gave Disney its unique take on movies. If it weren't for him I would not have had the awesome Disney movies back in the 90's! He did most of their music. Thank God he was there for Disney to help them make timeless songs and movies! He's one of the best artists you can find!

I saw him perform Beauty and the Beast live...the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen

Like everyone and many people of my generation he is our composer😍!! Somehow Disney recognized his talent when he was new in the business and since then he has been composing most of their success songs, like his score always is nominated to Oscars or golden globes. How can so much talent be inside someone???????? Is it that easy for him to compose all those different songs? Like he composed for Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast!

Huge respect! Love you Alan Menken! ❤ You're a gift from God.

"I'm not crying. You're crying." 😉 Thank you Alan. Anyone else shouting out the movies? ❤❤❤

This is the man who responsible for our beautiful childhood.. he is a hero to me.. your music really grow in my 💜..

Thank you for a very beautiful childhood

A true legend and my idol

Whyyyy would they give him a time limit? 🎵 "I want more"🎵

*stands up, claps and cheers* my entire childhood in one video

Enchanted has always been there for me... thank you Alan Menken. You make me proud of my Jewish heritage.

This man carried Disney Musically on his shoulders for so many years. Huge sense of musical wonder and you can see he only needs his mind and a piano maybe. I can only say Respect dude! Big shoes to fill

He's the best movie composer ever. People likes to talk about Zimmer, Morricone or Williams, are they are really great, but Menken is just... incredible.

I am an Indonesian. Mr Menken, thanks for made my childhood meaningful with your Disney's songs.

How does musical composing genius like this begin?

Always a pleasure to listen to my favorite composer play his music, but I gotta say I was a little disappointed that Newsies wasn't included.

He is a genius and inspires me to keep studying music and composing

A legend casually playing it all as if none of us arent emotionally invested

Literally one of my favorite things on the internet

Alan you are responsible for all the songs I listened to and sang to as a child that I continue to sing to this day Thank you 💖

A medley of my favorite songs of all time

This was freakin' amazing!! 😍I agree that he should have had more time!! He needs his own album.

So many remarkable, catchy, beautiful songs. A true genius. Thanks for adding joy to our childhoods Alan.

Musical genius! Thanks for shaping our childhoods!

So this is the man that made my childhood magical... Thank you Mr Menken. God bless you!!

Harrumph! It could never be Alan Menken's "Whole Songbook" without something from Galavant. He's a legend and his new work deserves recognition too!

He looks like such a nice guy he’s also such a talented songwriter and piano player

Such an incredible writer. Piano skills are out of this world.

Im breaking down i had no idea you was responsible for my childhood this is incredible.

He's gifted and brilliant musician, wonderful person!

My new favorite thing to make me smile when I'm sad