Disney are in the midst of a slew of live-action remakes. Dumbo has already come out this year, and with Aladdin due in cinemas tomorrow (Wednesday), The Lion King is set to follow in the summer. More are in the pipeline, including Mulan and The Little Mermaid - but there’s one that Menken said one in particular will remain untouched.

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"I don't know if we'll ever be able to do Pocahontas,” he said.

“I think that story is going to be difficult.

“With modern sensibilities, it'd be hard – you're going to offend somebody – so I don't know.

"But I'm happy to come back to these films and continue to add to them. Writing 'Speechless' [for Aladdin] was a surprising benefit.

“It was one of those songs that wouldn't have existed otherwise."