Documentary - Howard Ashman on Disney +

Life of a genius lyricist.

The man behind Little Shop of Horrors.

Co wrote the songs (with Alan Menken) for Aladdin, Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast.

Just getting the treatment (general story) behind each movie inspired him to write full songs for each movie, before the movie was ever made.

The guy could see exactly how a song should sound in his head and demanded that it be sung that way. His stamp in on the songs, like Walt on animation, or Harry on stop motion animation.

When Kaztenberg announced that ‘part of your world’ needed to be cut from Little Mermaid, Ashman told him that he’d kill him first.

While dying of AIDS in a hospital, he continued to work. The co writer brought in a keyboard and they continued working Aladdin.

One of the the only songwriters (at the time) to win an Oscar after he died. His husband had to receive it for him.

And amazing man.