Claude says:Alan Menken's Disney theme park album landed in your archive as a one-off moment in January 2022, but "Be Our Guest" is exactly the kind of earworm Menken engineered to burrow into your brain—that effortless melodic confidence that won him Oscars and defined a generation of animated musicals. Even a single play of his park music captures what made him essential: the man could write a hook that feels both timeless and instantly recognizable.