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After 'Moonlighting' and 'ALF,' he worked on the Fox show for 27 years, then filed a lawsuit over his dismissal.
This unforgettable tune, like so much of what made The Simpsons a cultural juggernaut, sprang from the genius of Alf Clausen, ...
Remembering longtime 'Simpsons' composer Alf Clausen The Emmy-winning composer/arranger worked with a 35-piece orchestra for 27 years, creating music for The Simpsons. Clausen died May 29.
Alf Clausen, a composer and arranger whose songs, interludes and closing credits for hundreds of episodes of “The Simpsons” were so central to the animated sitcom’s success that its creator ...
Alf Clausen, the Emmy-winning composer whose music provided essential accompaniment for the animated antics of “The Simpsons” for 27 years, has died.
Alf Clausen, ‘The Simpsons’ Composer Who Wrote Songs in the Key of Springfield, Dies at 84. For hundreds of episodes, he helped create the DNA of one of the most successful shows in television ...
Legendary composer Alf Clausen recently passed away. In honor of the Emmy-winner, we look back at his incredible work on The ...
Alf Clausen, Emmy-winning composer for ‘The Simpsons,’ dies at 84. For nearly three decades, he wrote and conducted virtually all of the show’s music cues and original songs.
Monorail,” a classic episode of “The Simpsons,” was written by Conan O’Brien, just before he made the jump to his late-night talk show, but the “Music Man”-inspired song was penned by Alf Clausen, the ...
The Emmy-winning composer/arranger worked with a 35-piece orchestra for 27 years, creating music for The Simpsons. Clausen died May 29. Originally broadcast May 14, 1997.
Longtime lovers of the show, myself included, have long been aware that The Simpsons would not have been The Simpsons without Clausen. From 1990 to 2017, he was the show’s musical soul, crafting ...