Composer, lyricist and bandleader Brian Woodbury joins podcast host Arthur Breur to discuss “A Whole New World” music by Alan Menken. They also discuss three of Brian’s own songs and his ambitious project to produce music videos for 47 of his songs in under one year. Melody: “A Whole New World” Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Whole_New_World YouTube (original 1992 animated scene): https://youtu.be/hZ1Rb9hC4JY?si=-0Re3CCgNfXi0U37 YouTube (2019 live-action film scene): https://youtu.be/eitDnP0_83k?si=NS1gGaqhgZDkPGUu Composer / Songwriter: Alan Menken Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Menken https://www.alanmenken.com/ Duration: 1:26:36 Intro and guest questions – 0:00 Pre-discussion about “A Whole New World” – 10:46 Review of the melody – 16:08 Brian Woodbury shares – 1:02:04 Guest Composer:  Brian Woodbury Website: https://brianwoodbury.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brianwoodburysongs Mentioned in this Episode: “Dear Grandma” from “Bear in the Big Blue House”: https://youtu.be/xKg8DBdDWxs?si=V4XPMh1IZg-rOWy0 Beethoven’s 6th Symphony (“Pastoral”): https://youtu.be/2HbBURnt9f4?si=e09QW2M17NtYg7JS Recorded: September 25, 2023 using Riverside.FM https://Riverside.FM  Musical score for reference created using FREE Musescore software: https://www.musescore.org Melodology Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/melodypodcast