BMI Composer Alan Menken Receives Max Steiner Achievement Award in Vienna
![(L-R) BMI’s Reema Iqbal with BMI composer Alan Menken at the Hollywood in Vienna gala.](/images/news/2022/_770/Alan-Menken-Hollywood-in-Vienna_lead.jpg)
Legendary composer Alan Menken was recently honored by Hollywood in Vienna, the annual film music gala, with the Max Steiner Achievement Award, a prestigious accolade which recognizes exceptional achievements in the art of film music. The ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra paid tribute to the multiple Oscar, GRAMMY, and Golden Globe-recipient with a special concert showcasing highlights of his Disney classics such as The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas and more. The symphony was joined on stage by a number of celebrated vocalists to perform the songs, including Susan Egan and Adam Jacobs.
Menken and his longtime collaborator, Randy Kerber, also participated in a symposium, during Hollywood in Vienna week, sharing insights on creating a musical production, the legal challenges in film, and the process for scoring an animated film, among other topics.
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