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Some of it is okay, other times it kinda goes on the generic route. I guess his lyrics try to sound more "natural", as if it's actual dialogue, over a big prose/piece of majestic poetry like other lyricists, but the lyrics really fall in some parts ("island" riming twice in HFIG, and some parts in Shiny are a little bizarre- even though that one is probably my second favorite song of the film).

EDIT: His stuff in Hamilton is leagues better in comparison, even though I don't think it's as "rich" as the critics tout it to be. Maybe he was restrained by Disney to follow the formula?

Stephen Schwartz and Tim Rice.

From this list, I'd say its a tight race between Lopez, Schwartz, and Rice.

But I'd honestly put Miranda ahead of them. I know he's not as popular on this board, but I've enjoyed his work in and out of Disney. His lowest point was probably Mufasa, but I can think of other Disney songbooks with much lower scores in my book.