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Alan Menken, an American composer of musicals and motion picture soundtracks, was born on 22 July 1949 in New Rochelle, New York. He played both violin and piano by high school and, after a short time as a pre-med major at New York University, pursued a career in music, following up his time at NYU with a stint at the Lehman Engel Musical Workshop of Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI).
